Memorial Day, Some RV Info And Photos and A Cookout

Rantoul, IL.
69 Deg. clear, S. at 8 mph.
Forecast today = Sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Breezy. South winds 15 to 20 mph. Gusts up to 30 mph in the afternoon.

Please take some time today to honor all of the men and women who have died to keep us free. They gave the ultimate sacrifice.

OK, I've messed with you enough. ;-)   Here's some of the photos Jim took the other day, and I must admit, this MH sure looks nice.

I don't know all the details about it yet, but I do know that it's a 2000 Newmar London Aire. It's 45' long, has about 58,000 miles on it and has a very big Cummins engine. It has 2 slides on the drivers side, (one for the living room / kitchen and one in the bedroom). It has the Aqua Hot heating system, basement AC, a 12.5 KW Onan diesel generator, a side-by-side residential refrigerator / freezer and an electric stove.

In the basement it has an entertainment center, slide out trays in 2 bays, plus quite a bit more storage space.

As you can see by the photos, it has a gold / silver / grey / white paint scheme

Being that it's 45' long, it has the tag axle and I understand it has a CCC (cargo carrying capacity) of around 6,000 lbs.

That should be enough for all Jim and Linda's stuff!!!    ;-)
                                    
A side view.

Here's a few photos of the inside.

This one is from the front of the coach looking back.

This is from the back looking forward.

If you notice, there are 2 couches. Well, the one on the right in the photo above is going to be removed and a desk and and a recliner are going to go into it's place. For now, the couch on the left will stay, but may be replaced with chairs or recliners at some later date.

The dealer is having the engine serviced and will correct some minor problems with the coach. While that is being done, Jim and Linda are getting their finances in order and in about a week and a half to 2 weeks they should be taking possession.

Then, of course, all of Jim and Linda's "stuff" that is in me will have to be transferred to the Newmar, but the dealer told Jim and Linda that they would help.

So . . . . . . . . . .there you have it. It sure sounds and looks nice and I hope that it will serve Jim and Linda for many, many years to come.

Yesterday afternoon, Louise and Paul had a cook-out over at their site and invited Jim and Linda to come over for hamburgers.

Linda decided that she would bake a cake to take over there but when she went to use my convection oven, after preheating,  it just quit. No display no nothing. Jim checked my circuit breakers and even checked the voltage at the outlet where it's plugged into, and there was electric there. :-(

If you remember, this microwave / convection oven was just installed last November, so Linda called the customer service number in the book and talked to a lady that said it would be covered under warranty and gave Linda a Job # and a phone number to call for repair service in this area. Of course being the Holiday weekend, she couldn't contact the repair facility, so that will have to be done tomorrow.

So, "What did Linda do about the cake"? you ask. Well, she already had it mixed up and in the pan, so she called Louise and asked her if she would bake it in her oven? Louise said "of course", so Jim took it over there and Louise baked it for Linda. Then in about 45 minutes Jim went back over to Louise's and brought the cake back here to cool and for Linda to frost it.

Thanks, Louise.

The cook-out was a great success. There must have been about a dozen people over there and many of them brought something to contribute to the meal.

Ahhhhhh!!!!  Good food, good company, what more could you ask for?  ;-)

Did you know that on Memorial Day, the flag should be at half-staff until noon only, then raised to the top of the staff?