Weekend Woundup and Weview January 8, 2018

Odie made a last minute visit to our beloved Acapulco with cousin Lisa on Wednesday and snapped a few pictures of the salsa drinkers in action.

Come on, girls! You are going to have to get the straw down in the salsa bowl to make it at least look real!😀😀

I will begin the Weekend Woundup and Weview on Thursday when we left Ohio.

I already mentioned that we made it out of the frigid cold north without any problems on Thursday. Once we crossed the state line into Kentucky we even had some sunshine. There was not much sun to be seen at the Lazy OD Ranch though.

You can see some sun in this dash cam shot on the south side of Louisville, Kentucky less than 2 1/2 hours later.

We pulled out of the drive at 1:35 PM and hit traffic in Cincinnati, Louisville and Nashville at the perfect time. We hardly every do that but it worked great this time.

We were in need of an oil change in the BoggsMobile and I had intended to stop at the Speedco in Franklin, Kentucky right near the Tennessee state line. I called about 15 minutes before the exit and they were backed up at least two hours and maybe (probably) more. Since I had the option of stopping at another Speedco further south and Nashville traffic was clear, we decided to press on south.

We scooted right around Nashville and onto I-40 west with no problems at all. I foolishly passed the first rest area thinking the next one would have open parking places but it did not. We finally stopped just east of Jackson, Tennessee at an closed weigh station turned truck parking area. We had driven 417 miles.

I slept a few good hours and would have left way before daylight but we were blocked in by trucks. I guess it is a good thing we were not in a sure enough hurry. I parked where I did so as not to block other trucks. The only truck in the picture below that was there when we arrived was the flatbed that you can barely see on the center right.



It was a cold night but Friday became progressively warmer the farther we drove. By the time we arrived in Jackson, Mississippi it was 45 degrees! I mean every syllable when I say Praise the Lord!

The total mileage for the day was only 317 miles but that included a 3 1/2 hours visit to Speedco in Jackson. There were two trucks in the lanes and two trucks in lines when we arrived. They had me pull in the open bay and then wait for the other four trucks to be completed. No problem at all.



I took a little nap and two+ hours after we pulled in they started on the BoggsMobile. They were super nice and I had a great conversation with the workers and two drivers. The slowdown was the tech on the bus had never serviced a bus so he was in training.

There was a nice 1990 Peterbuilt with a Cat engine that has never been rebuilt according to the owner. He said it only had 1.5 million miles. He pulls a stainless refer trailer with red accents.



The engine oil analysis machine was not functioning. It was not functioning last March when we were at this same Speedco. I did the same thing I did then. I had them put some of the old oil in a little jar and I will stop at another Speedco and have them run the analysis.

The RV spots at the Flying J at the same exit were filled with cars so we rolled about an mile to the Bass Pro. We parked there overnight and I think we all slept pretty good.



The drive the rest of the way to Pine Prairie was less than 250 miles but 145 miles of it was not interstate. We took it nice and slow and pulled into the Christian Tabernacle before 1:00 PM Saturday.

Crossing the Mighty Mississippi!

It is very good to be back with our friends here. We love these folks and they have proven their love for us through the years as well. We had a good evening Saturday, a wonderful Homecoming service Sunday along with a great meal and special fellowship most of the day Sunday evening.

Pastor Gautreaux and Christian Tabernacle are celebrating 21 years as a church in Pine Prairie. Their new building was dedicated two years ago and it is so nice. It seems to be just the right size and is very beautiful.

Yesterday they had a temporary ramp ready for Miss Odie Podie. Odie loves that!

Bro and Sis. Juneau

Pastor Barry Gautreaux, Sis. Teresa with me and Kelly Jo

We will have many more pictures before the week is over. I am quite sure God is going to meet with us in revival and we will all be blessed.

That wraps up our weekend. Thank you for tuning in.

Davy

View Out The Front Window 1/7/2018

Here are the links to our posts from the last week. Please take a moment to check them out.

This And That

Installing Rev-A-Shelf

House Project Update

Weekend Woundup and Weview January 2, 2019

New Year

This was our view out the front window where we parked Thursday night to sleep. It was a truck parking area a few miles east of Jackson, Tennessee.

This was our view out the front window where we slept Friday night at the Bass Pro in near Jackson, Mississippi.

We arrived in Pine Prairie Saturday afternoon but I neglected to take pictures while the sun was shining. Odie reminded me, but I forgot. This was our view out the front window late last night behind Christian Tabernacle in Pine Prairie, Louisiana.



This is our view out the front door.

I hope you have a super great Sunday. Thanks for reading.

Davy

This And That

The BoggsMobile cranked fine Thursday afternoon, aired up good and climbed the incline up to the road with no trouble at all. None of that was an accident. I put a heater next to the engine all night, I try to maintain the air system and I worked on the drive Tuesday. 

I was still concerned about all three things but it all worked out perfectly. Praise God. There is nothing like a little preparation blessed by a lot of grace!

I will tell you more about all the travel later but everything has been going well.

I snapped a couple of pictures inside the barn early Thursday morning that I want to show you. This thermometer is only a few feet from the bus and it was reading below 25 degrees.

This one is upstairs in my study and it was reading about 22 degrees.

When we are home I try to begin each morning in my study. It is nice to have a private place for my devotions. Obviously I have not been spending much time up there this visit home!😀 

It does not take much of a heater to warm the study but all heaters have been called up to active duty to heat the house until the HVAC is installed. That should happen Saturday.

I told you back in November about the Kidde fire extinguisher recall. You can follow the link to that post and follow links from the there to the Kidde recall site. Out of seven fire extinguishers we own, three of them are Kidde brand and all three fell under the recall.

I filled out the forms online and in 3-4 weeks they sent three replacements. There were waiting on us in the barn when we arrived December 23rd.

They came with instructions concerning sending the recalled units back. Kelly Jo jumped through all those hoops and I set them out for FedEx pickup early Thursday morning.

They were still there when we left the ranch Thursday afternoon but tracking information says they have been picked up. That was easy. At least it was easy for us. It must be a very hard blow for the Kidde company.

If you own a fire extinguisher, and you should, check it to see if it is affected by the recall. If it is not, it will not hurt to look at it anyway to make sure it is charged properly and within the date range to use. It would be awful to need an extinguisher, pick it up, point it at the fire and then nothing happen but more burning.

That is all for today. Thank you for dropping by.

Davy

Installing Rev-A-Shelf

Another small project we completed on the house while home for Christmas was installing the pull down shelving in the upper kitchen cabinets. 



It allow a person in a wheelchair to use the upper cabinets because the shelving unit pulls down and out of the cabinet. 



We had seen these in handicap accessible places we have stayed and we knew they would be a benefit to Odie. The brand is Rev-A-Shelf.

Bro. Galen Cummins (His company built the cabinets, which is another story I need to tell you) made it possible for Odie to have one of these in all of the upper cabinets in the kitchen and also the cabinet in the utility room. It was an incredibly generous gesture and one that will be a blessing for many years.

Bro. Galen installed one of them so that I could have a pattern to go by. I am thankful I had one as a guide. The instructions were good but having an installed shelf unit to compare to the directions was a huge help to me.

Here is the process.

I first marked the center of the opening. Then measured over the prescribed distance to the first screw for the bracket below. I made a little jig for that and the other measurements. It helped speed up the process.

Install the bracket in the cabinet.

These are the sides with gas pistons and springs.

The sides and the baskets.

The baskets, the brackets and the handle on the bottom assembled.

Then I installed that assembly in the cabinet and fastened it to the brackets. Next I installed the synchronizer bar across the back. That turned out to be the most difficult part because of my short, fat arms.

There you have it.

The Rev-A-Shelf pulls down easily with one hand and locks into place.

You pull down on the handle again and it will go back into the cabinet on its own assisted by little gas piston.

There are two on the east wall of the kitchen.

And three on the south wall.

Plus one in the utility room that is not pictured. It was the pattern Bro. Galen installed.

The directions said it should take 45 minutes. The first one I was interrupted by phone calls and visits. Plus I took time to make a little jig for the various measurements. With all that, the first one took me 1 hour and 45 minutes from opening the box to closing the cabinet door. Ouch!

Did I ever tell you about the puzzle one of my toddler nephews or nieces received for Christmas one year? It said on the box 2-4 years and it only took me 6 days. I guess I am a little above average.



You will be happy to know the second Rev-A-Shelf took me only 38 minutes and by the fifth one I was down to 22 minutes. Maybe you can teach an old elephant new tricks.😀

It felt good to get those put in the cabinets. There were several other little things I completed during this short stay and I am sure there will be a few dozen more on our next visit to the Lazy OD Ranch. We are making progress.

Thank you for going with us.

Davy