Wednesday, February 19, 2020

New fridge

Location:  Pilot Knob RV Resort, Winterhaven, California

Slept fairly well last night, but because I'm feeling better, I was anxious to get the day started, so ended up getting up and going right at daybreak.  With no problems staring me in the face, I decided I would drive into Yuma and look for a small electric refrigerator/freezer.

Dolly texted me this morning to let me know that today is Yuma's birthday.  He is six years old.  He's been with me for five of those six years.  He was born right here in Winterhaven, California too!  Happy Birthday to Yuma!  

After taking a walk, having breakfast and then reading blogs and making comments, it was time to head to Yuma.  Already 11 o'clock.  Poor Yuma gets to stay home and be a watchdog today.

Yuma watching me leave from the front window.

 

Not sure what I wanted, but I have made the decision I am going to find a small electric refrigerator / freezer that I can plug into an invertor that is connected to a couple of batteries that are connected to a couple of 100 watt solar panels.  


I already have all the solar stuff and batteries, so just need the fridge.  I'm going to keep the large refrigerator and remove it when I get home and either give it to one of the children or place it in our garage.

Stopped at Walmart and turned in a bottle for a new prescription and looked around the store.  No mini-fridges to be found.  Probably could order online, but I want to see one first.  Then I moved on to Lowe's.

As I was wandering around the appliance department, I saw small fridges, but no fridge/freezer combos.  A young lady came up and asked it I needed help, so I explained what I needed. She said they had one compact refrigerator / freezer left on the floor.  

I took a look at it and it was a little larger in size than I really wanted, but the 4.5 cubic feet storage sure sounded like a nice size for storage.  Cost is $237 total which won't break the bank.  It uses 15 amps of power and I think a couple of solar panels can handle that.  Might need one more.  Tomorrow, I will go to a solar store and discuss my situation with them before opening the box.  Just in case there is an expensive surprise in the solar department.  Have no idea where I'm going to put it, but this is the one I want, I think.
 The first problem was getting it home.  But with a little work and removing the back window, we were able to get it safely in the Jeep.
Got it home with no problems and then Yuma and I were able to push the 72 pounds up and into the White Lion where it now stands.
I haven't taken it out of the box yet because I'm not real sure if this is the one or not.  I think so, but still got some thinking to do as to where to safely store it while traveling.

The gang is having HH today at three o'clock and it is already three.  So, I took Yuma for a quick walk and had a sandwich for lunch and headed over to Ken and Kim's place.   Everyone was there and we had another afternoon covering most subjects that needed to be discussed.
Bill, Patsy, Kim, Ken and Keith.
 It was a beautiful afternoon with plenty of sunshine and a slight breeze.  Love days like this.  Friends Ken and Shirley had mentioned they may be coming this way from the LA area, so we kept a watch out for them but I guess they didn't make it in time.  Hopefully, we will hear something from them so we don't need to worry.

At about 5:30 we broke up and I quickly went home to take Yuma for a walk.  Poor guy is not having a good birthday.  :((  Hopefully, I can make it up to him another day.  I was going to give him a bath, so he should be happy he missed out on that. :))
Desert Lily.

See you later.


20 comments:

  1. You're a busy fella. Hope this works out for you. Happy Birthday Yuma.

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  2. Happy Birthday, Yuma! Fridge looks like a nice option, we used a 12v for a few years but a commercial unit should last longer.
    Take a nice sniff of the Lily, a very subtle fragrance, but one of my favorite.

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    1. Yuma thanks you Jeff! I'm still waffling on this fridge idea. So close but not happy yet. Maybe today things will become clear. The lilies do have sweet fragrance.

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  3. Well Happy Birthday Yuma!!!! Hope the fridge works for you. I didn't know they made them that small. I have never seen a Desert Lily in person. Seems everything is blooming where you are. Nothing here yet, still too cold.

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    1. Yuma thanks you Nancy! He didn't have the best birthday ever, but I'll make it up to him soon. Never heard of it being cold in Tucson. Going to be 80 here today. Downright AC hot. :)) I could get spoiled with this RV park thing. Not good. :((

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  4. Happy Birthday Yuma.!! 🌷🎂🎀

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    1. I thank you and Yuma thanks you. I hope you're having a good day and keeping warm.

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  5. Happy Birthday Yuma! Sorry guys we didn't make it in time for Happy Hour. Hopefully we can see you all today :) Ever since I got a new phone, I don't have all my contacts in otherwise I would have texted Patsy. Hoping the fridge works for you but checking with solar people is definitely a good idea. Great HH picture!

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    1. Glad to hear you made it. Looking forward to seeing you two. Yuma thanks you with a woof! :)) I'm thinking maybe 15 amps is a little too much for two solar panels, so I'm thinking of going in a different direction now. Worse than a woman on my indecision! :))

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    1. Thank you Steve! Hope you didn't freeze your butt off taking down lights this morning. Just think of me in this sweltering 80 degrees laying in the shade and you'll feel better. :))

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  7. Happy 6th Birthday, Yuma! Hoping the fridge situation works itself out. Don't ever hesitate to ask for help to lift heavy things, Doug. The guys are more than willing, anytime.
    It was a nice happy hour in the heat of an afternoon desert day.

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    1. Thank you Patsy for volunteering Bill to do the heavy lifting. :)) I do appreciate the offer. I enjoyed the HH yesterday. Gave me time to calm down after a hectic day. One day, I'll learn to enjoy the day like you can. Relaxing and laying by a pool! That's the good life!

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  8. Happy birthday to Yuma! Does he still jump straight up, that was just amazing. C

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    1. Thank you Cathie. Yes, he still jumps straight up when he's excited. Don't have the heart to try to break him of his jumping. It's just in his nature. Yuma is getting up in years faster than I wish. I want him around forever.

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  9. I love your comment about wanting Yuma around forever.....if only. I have never seen a desert Lily. That's beautiful. Happy birthday Yuma.

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    1. Thank Elva. I know it's wishful thinking, but... Next winter you will see a Desert Lily I'm sure.

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  10. Yes a big Happy Birthday to Yuma alright. Wouldn't it be nice as Boondockers if we could simply pull into a nice secluded desert spot free of Park rules and regulations and yet have a Park's amenities such as power, septic, and water, etc. Dogs can run free and no noisy neighbors six feet away. In our 13 Snow Bird years our best memories were always when we found a nice scenic spot all by ourselves. Restful, relaxing and no stress. Best of luck and I hope you don't run into anymore problems with your rig.

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  11. Thank you Al. And Yuma thanks you and Kelly and Pheebs. It would be nice but I'm with you. The freedom of the desert without the crowds is a much stronger calling. It will be nice if the rig just sails along for the rest of the winter.

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