Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Generator Test - Went to the Movies

(Fair Oaks, IN) - Jim "exercised" our onboard generator today.  About once a month it needs to be run under load for an hour or so to keep it working properly.  He forgot to turn off the air conditioner before doing the changeover and it tripped one of the breakers.  Not being familiar with where the generator's breakers are, he contacted fellow Cameo owner Bob, who gave him some good info.  (Check out his blog at How to Love Where You Are and Eat Where the Locals Eat.)  After re-setting the breaker and re-starting the generator, everything works fine.  We're able to run both air conditioners on generator power.  We're always learning something new in this lifestyle.

It’s getting warmer again with higher humidity. At least we had a two day break.  We decided to go see the movie “Salt."  It's a pretty good spy thriller with a lot of plot twists and turns.  (And Angelina Jolie isn't bad, either! - Jim)  A good summer movie.  We stopped for groceries on the way home. 

I did a short walk around the area and found this locust shell.  They’re so noisy this time of year.
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I also got some chatter from this squirrel.  I guess he didn’t like me around his nest.
squirrel (Small)

We have another full day planned tomorrow, or we may wait until Thursday.  It depends on how we feel when tomorrow gets here.  Isn't this a great life? 

5 comments:

Prettypics123 said...

That is a great life. I was just thinking how great it is today.

KarenInTheWoods said...

Glad your genny got a little exercise and you learned about your breakers. Good deal!

Just catching up on all the blogs here. Whew!

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KarenInTheWoods said...

Glad your genny got a little exercise and you learned about your breakers. Good deal!

Just catching up on all the blogs here. Whew!

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Karen and Steve
(Our Blog) RVing: Small House... BIG Backyard
http://kareninthewoods-kareninthewoods.blogspot.com/

Merikay said...

Good time to learn is when it is not an emergency!

Anonymous said...

Ya'll are so cute! Hope all is well!! I'm about to head out for a walk then a little adult fun later!

Sounds like ya'll are having a great time!

Joe Rosenberger

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