Groceries, A Water Leak and Continuing To Get Ready

Rantoul, IL.
65 deg. clear, no wind..
Forecast today = high temp. 77 deg. sunny, NE wind @ 10 to 15 mph.

Jim checked all my  tires yesterday morning and then checked CLT's. After that, he took a little bike ride  before he and Linda went to the IGA grocery store to get enough groceries to last them until we get up to Wisconsin.

By this time it was noon. After they had the groceries put away, Linda put a load of laundry in my washer and they both sat down to relax a little and watch the noon news on TV. After the news was over Jim got up and headed to my refrigerator to get a drink and that's when he noticed that the carpet in front of my ice maker was all wet!!

Hmmm, now what was causing that?

Well, Jim pulled the drawers out of the cabinet right next to the ice maker, and the water was definitely coming for the ice maker, so he got out some tools and pulled it out of it's cabinet. It didn't take long for him to find out that the little plastic tube that supplies water to it had sprung a tiny little leak.

Jim shut the water supply off to it and went out to see if he had any parts in one of his boxes that he could use to repair it, but couldn't find anything. So...... Jim and Linda took CLT and off to the hardware store they went. After finding some new tubing and fittings, they came back here and Jim was able to get the new tube installed.

By this time, it was time for dinner and Jim and Linda had bought a nice big pork chop for Jim to cook on his grill, so, because he wanted to make sure there were not any leaks, he left the ice maker out of the cabinet and went out and fired up the grill, while Linda put together some vegetables to go with the pork chop.

After a very nice meal,  and a little rest, Jim checked the tube and the connections for leaks, reinstalled the ice maker, put the drawers back into the cabinet and put away his tools.

I definitely wasn't what Jim wanted to do yesterday afternoon, but I guess it was lucky that it happened while we were still here in Rantoul, rather than out on the road someplace.

Today Jim and Linda will continue to get me ready to travel. They also have to go to the post office to check on mail, and then I imagine they'll both go over to visit with Louise and Paul and pay for my stay here.

How's my itchy tire condition, you ask??? Well, I'm trying very hare to ignore it, but I'm sure glad that we're leaving here tomorrow cause it's getting really bad!!! :-(

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