It Seems to be Our Turn, Feeling the Heat

Yuma Lakes RV Resort

So, continuing from last night, things went awry here in the Suite. Around 6:30 when we were finishing supper, the power flicked off and on. This happened a couple of times and Bill thought that we’d blown a breaker since not all things came back on.

Just a short walk this morning

With some investigation, after hearing a noise I can’t describe and smelling burnt wires?, we discovered that the big power bar we have up in the cupboard for our stereo components was kaput. That’s what popped and where the smell came from. Thank goodness for small mercies, the power bar protected our units. 😊 However, it seems that it is our turn to have the bad juju land on us. Things were too good, I guess.

Thank goodness for this surge protector
power bar
It's too bright in the fridge to get a pix of the control box
that has no lights

The fridge light is on but the compressor unit at the top that shows you the temperature, isn’t lit up. That means our fridge isn’t running. ☹ Oh crap! Does this sound familiar Lori and Roland? Bill searched to no avail as to the cause of the problem. The fridge is a no-go, the microwave works. The tv, fireplace and stereo units work. The surge (or whatever it was) blew our Keurig, it’s toast and maybe the toaster yet the outlet still works.

All GFI outlets don’t work but all 12v lights and outlets do. We had our a/c turned on but it wasn’t running at the time and both units are working. The GFI switch will not reset and stay on. Bill had the park maintenance guy come and check the electric at our post and he has tested and retested everything that has been suggested. We can’t get into the back of our huge residential fridge easily (right, Ken W.?) so we’re just going to baby it until we get home.

I sat out with Gibbs and saw this lady
Can you see her?

That was last night. This morning, Friday, Apr. 8^th, nothing had changed although until we know where and what circuits have failed, we are nervous to plug into power. We are staying on battery/inverter power for the day. I didn’t feel great first thing but a couple of Tums took care of my upset tummy quickly. Could be nerves, maybe? It was a short walk for Gibbs and I, Mom wasn’t up to par. He understood and enjoyed the round the block jaunt all the same.

We needed to be proactive and learn from our friends who’ve recently lost their fridge. In Yuma, we picked up a large cooler when we couldn’t find any cheapo Styrofoam ones in the right size. They were all perfect in size for keeping a 12 pack of beer cold but nothing bigger. This cooler will hold the freezer items, the dairy, other necessary items plus ice bags.

I transferred the cubes of ice we made up to yesterday into large ziplock bags so we don’t have a watery mess when they melt. The park sells bags of ice and in town we can get dry ice if we decide to go that route. On the way back from Yuma, we stopped at a couple of rv dealers to see what their service bays are like and were told they were looking at Apr. 15^th and May 16^th before they could look at it. ☹ Not good. We have to be back in Canada by April 20^th.

Bill called a mobile guy that RV World recommended and he can’t come until Monday, late morning or early afternoon. We’re not overly confident in this action but will pay for a service call and see what we can learn. We’ve extended our stay until Tuesday at minimum. We notified my sister and her husband who we’d planned to begin travelling with Sunday morning. They have an earlier deadline for home crossing so encouraged them to go on ahead if they need to.

Simple supper cooked outside

I’m spoiled more than ever after using the a/c in the Suite over these hot day and Gibbs is finding it hard to get comfortable. Poor little guy. After lunch, I went to the pool. Bill hasn't yet shown an interest in taking the 'plunge'. haha. It’s where I feel the most relief and I spent almost the whole 2 hours in the water. My fingers showed that I’d been in too long! 😉 By the time I walked back, I was warmed up all over again. LOL

It's not a great picture but there's my boys up ahead of me
on their walk 💓

For supper, Bill cooked Italian meatballs and brown beans on the Weber. We both agreed on simple food tonight that didn’t have to be heated or cooked indoors. After doing the dishes by hand, Bill took Gibbs for a walk and I slipped up to the pool for another swim. It was Bill’s suggestion and a way for me to cool down. 😊 He’s good to me! First a dip in the pool, then because it was warm, a dip in the hot tub which was hot and then a last swim around the pool. Aaah, just right. I felt like Goldilocks!♥ 

I had the pool and hot tub to myself
but I wasn't staying more than a few minutes

The clubhouse is right beside the pool

This hasn’t been one of our better days but we know from our friends’ experiences, that it could be much worse. We’ll still count our blessings and move forward. The temperature today reached 99F/37C. Tomorrow will be the same so we're turning the a/c back on and hope everything works well.

Walking back home, this view needed to be
captured on 'film'.
Good night!

Thank you for your visit.