Fire ants , Chipotle Tabasco and another Texas Voice,

Working on the ground sucks ! Sorry , just the way I feel today ,working underneath the Big fellah looking for loose things and inspecting brake lines to see if I can afford to replace them before taking off . The metal lines appear to be in good shape but the old rubber ones to the wheel cylinders will have to be replaced . Again the ones that are on there may be fine but I see signs of dry rubber and small cracks , I would rather spend a few bucks now than to be going into a place where the lack of brakes would make life way too exciting ! Hopefully within the next week or two will have access to my friends garage and his invaluable help to rebuild the carb , fix the small exhaust leak [ muffler clamps] new front shocks and do the brake lines all at once . If we have the time I have a couple of other projects that would be nice to have an extra pair of hands that are well trained and equipped in a nice garage instead of laying on the ground with fire ants for company .
As for the Chipotle Tabasco while cruising the aisles I found some Chipotle Tabasco by Mcilhenny's , just for fun got some and It's GOOD , I like spicy flavorful food anyway and have found that using different spices on the lean meats and sometimes bland veggies the Diabetes Demon demands makes mealtime more interesting .
While taking an engineering break , I started to listen to the new CD from Amy Hughes , another Texas voice I have come to really like among the young talent out in Texas her website is www.amy-hughes.com She has some very good sounds and a great band , check her out also a couple of free songs there to download , plus links to some other Texas musicians

Azad the RV

Dazed and confused Azad found his way home .The journey from Gainesville Fl. to Lake City Fl. is only about fifty miles and "A" performed like a champ ! For as old as He is the old guy trucked along and seemed to have plenty of spirit and all systems were a go except for the turn signals . I brought the old fella to the side yard at my sisters and we are ready to begin all the little projects and modifications I've been planning for the last few months.
First step is to learn all I can about the existing systems and all the little gremlins lurking in A's thirty year old body . Already I've answered numerous questions concerning the lunacy of buying something so old ! My reasoning is , So am I ! I understand the technology in A's innards , nice and simple , basic wiring and electric equipment .All the semi hi- tech stuff I plan to add is also the same plan , Uncomplicated and easy to maintain . The main plan is for house batteries as big as I can afford {hopefully glass mats }a solar charger to keep them at a level to run a few of my tools like a laptop , coffee pot , etc . After some research I was surprised at the availability of appliances for 12 volt systems .
Today was dedicated to tracing wiring and checking fuses , also pulled the old radio out of the dash to see if I wanted to keep it or not , School's still out on that decision , I did find most everything is safe and no major problems , rerouted a couple of wires and added some padding to a some sharp bends just for safety . Found a good place for water storage under the sink area that will be easy access for maintenance and installation .Tomorrow if the weather permits (thunderstorms today ) the plan is to delve into the propane system to see it's condition and decide if I need to upgrade or replace anything.