Yes, it's that time of the year when the rest of the old people head south to hopefully warmer weather. I'm again invited to drive down with Paul and Shirley to Arizona. We were suppose to leave right after Christmas, but the cold bug hit my camping buddies so we held off until now. The plan is to head out New Year's day and hope the camper warms up by the time we get to Oklahoma. I will post when I get a chance and let you know how the trip is going.
I've been busily prepping the household for my trip. Since my wife has to stay home and work while I'm gone, I've tried to anticipate anything that could possibly go wrong. I shoveled the snow this morning one last time, changed the batteries in the programmable thermostat..didn't even realize there were batteries in there. Of course a compact fluorescent burned out in the bathroom this morning, got that changed. The furnace is what I now am worried about. The burner blower is vibrating like crazy when the furnace runs, and I tried to stabilize it by tightening some mounts and adding some padding. It shouldn't be shaking like that. Happen to glance at when the thing was installed and low and behold, the poor thing is working through it's 23rd winter. January is not the time to assessing the capability of your furnace. Hope it keeps shaking away at least until I get home. I don't want to hear my wife tell me horror stories while I'm away. It just isn't good for my health and well being.
Well, it's time to hit the road and see what lies down the road.
