Monday, December 27, 2021

Boondocking with a generator

 I'm into day three of no solar and I'm sick and tired of the sound of that generator.  Overslept a little this morning, so as soon as I took Yuma for his morning walk, I headed for Yuma with no breakfast.

I bought my solar set-up here in Yuma at RV Connection, so that's where I headed.  Unfortunately, they are located on the very east side of Yuma and I'm 16 miles west. 😒  Got there a little after 10 and the owner's son and part of the team came to my window to tell me they were closed for the day!

He was there waiting on a delivery of inverters from FedEx.  I chatted with him and the final say was he would contact Go Power about my broken inverter and he said the delivery would include a 2000 watt inverter I could buy tomorrow. 😊  

When all is over I may have two inverters, but that is fine.  Always good to have a back-up.  Hopefully, tomorrow I'll be up and running with solar once more.

This morning was cloudy and chilly when I left and still the same when I got home at 12:30.  We stayed indoors all day and the Happy Hour was cancelled because of a cool breeze and lack of a warm sun.  It did pop out shortly before nightfall.


We had a quick dinner of sandwiches and our yummy whip cream and pudding for desert.  Now we're watching Monday Night football.

Thanks for stopping by.

12 comments:

  1. Hopefully you'll be all set up again tomorrow. It's no good letting the fridge get warm. Hope the sun is out for you boys in the morning.

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    1. Thanks Dolly. I'm hoping for a good day tomorrow too.

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  2. That's a bummer about the inverter. Hopefully you can get that back up and going pretty quick. Maybe you'll get a bit of sun and warmth tomorrow!

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    1. Me too. Not good to have to run the generator all day and night. Calling for a nice day :)

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  3. What Steve said!! RATS!! But at least your generator is starting up!!! LOL. Mine still refuses to run.

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    1. It is a bummer, but I'm very thankful my generator hums quietly along. Good luck with your generator. At least you'll gain muscle pulling that starter rope. :)

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  4. It's funny we've never heard you grumpy before LOL. Hopefully all will be well today :) Cancelling Happy Hour? That's a no no! haha. Hopefully it'll warm up for you all!

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    1. Not having solar makes me grumpy! If it gets down to 55 with a north wind, we cringe and stay inside. :) Today is much better weather wise.

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  5. Inverter should have a warranty of some kind, shouldn’t it? It’s not very old. Glad you folks are having a great time, I thought you folks might have parked at our garden spot out there off Ogilby Road. Happy New Year guys!,

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    1. Yes it does have a warranty and I will soon be sending it back and work with them for a new one hopefully. Can't believe the year is almost over. Happy New Year to you and Riley.

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  6. Today is a high of 43. We are 43 now so I guess this is it. Hope you get sunshine and no wind for today. Elva

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    1. Brr! At least we're expecting mid 60s today with sunny skies and little wind. We'll take it!

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