Happy Thanksgiving!

7:15 am - Thursday - November 22nd - Campbellsville, KY - 28º F, 100% humidity, wind 1 mph out of the northwest.......clear today with a forecast high of 55º F.

The new gas shocks for the VW hatch came into Autozone early afternoon so I got dressed, drove directly to the store to pick them up, and then headed across the parking lot to Lowe's to buy a couple of new electrical outlets.  It seemed, at the time, that the outlet in the bedroom at TLE's vanity was going bad.  She was experiencing an intermittent connection with her hairdryer, so I bought two (always good to have a spare) new outlets, and then headed to Fantastic Sam's for a haircut.

Normally I would have waited another 2 weeks, but my hair was just long enough that the fans in Amazon were blowing it around quite a bit during our 10 hour shifts.  All you need is one more thing to irritate you to go along with all the other things, right?  There was a little bit of a line, but I was still in the chair getting my ears lowered within 10 minutes.

Back home I quickly got out the long handled brush I use when washing the the Newell, screwed off the head, and used the pole (after properly adjusting it to the proper length) to hold the hatch of the VW open while I removed the faulty shocks, and then installed the new ones.  As it turns out only one of the shocks was bad, but I still replaced both of them.....only makes sense, right?  I noted that the two older shocks were slightly different (one shaft was black, while the other was chrome), and came to the conclusion that the prior owner had replaced one of the shocks before I bought the car.  That would also explain why sometimes on very cold days the hatch would not stay completely in the raised position.....one shock was going bad, and it clearly takes two to hold that heavy hatch in the 'up' position.  After installing the two new ones order was restored, and we now have a functioning hatch once again.  I am saving the one good shock for future use.

I then turned my attention to the electrical outlet at TLE's vanity.  I should have opened it up before I bought the two new outlets, because, as it turned out the screw holding the black wire in place was loose, and that was the source of the intermittent connection.  Oh well, now I have two extra outlets for future use.  That's one thing about RV's that you must remember.  Things can vibrate loose while you are motivating down the road.

We had made plans with our shift friends to meet at Brother's BBQ at 5:30 pm for dinner.  It occurred to me around 4:45 pm that we might need reservations with a potential party of 7, so I called and was advised it was first come, first served.  Normally we would have left to make the drive around 5:20 pm, but I didn't want to take a chance there would not be a table, so we left around 5:05 pm to get there early and secure a table for seven......

Left side: Don, Di and Pam / Right side: TLE, moi and Dennis

.....there ended up being only 6 of us, but I am glad we arrived early.....look how crowded the restaurant is (see background) as we are getting ready to leave.....the place was packed, and there were people up front waiting for a table.  The food and conversation were exceptional, and we are looking forward to the second installment, which will be Thanksgiving (today) day when we all journey into Elizabethtown, KY to the Cracker Barrel for Thanksgiving dinner.....it was the only place around that is open on Thanksgiving!

Our second of three consecutive days off work was quite pleasant, and I am looking forward to a third on Thursday before 'bail' is revoked and  it is time to trundle back off to work in the concrete bunker for the next five days.

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