We went shopping in Muscatine, Ia about a 15 minute drive West, it's a bigger city and has most any store you'd need. Refilled propane and a Wally stop. Bumped into a AC repairman when gassing the rig so I asked him if he had any motor capacitors and he had just what we needed for $13 !! Now thats a lot better price than the $92 quote from the RV suppliers!! Got set up by 1100 and we'll stay here thru the holiday weekend. When we pulled in there on Wednesday there were lots of empty sites but by 1800 they were filling fast. Nice clean park on the Miss. River with a beach. We can see a lot of barges being pushed along the river.
Update on the AC repairs--Found a motor capacitor. As luck might have it..when LP refilling, a refrigeration repairman from
the area pulled in to the station so I asked him if he had a 7.5mf, 370v motor cap...HE DID !!! $13 ! (how come the RV places get $92???) It's an exact match and very common! He also gave me some advice and hints as to what to look for. Gotta Love Iowa pleasantries. I changed it out in the heat of the afternoon, 95F, and it was really hot up on 'da roof! I turned it on and YAHOO..it works..B U T --short lived celebration! Died again in about 10 minutes. NOW...a motor search is on!! BOOO!!
It was so hot in the afternoon & evening we hooked up a hose to the spigot and just cooled off under it!! AHHHH!! Felt like a kid in a sprinkler..HA HA HA. I even sprayed the MH roof to cool it down. Oh well. Happy Hour fixes everything..
I bet ya we don't do a lot of cooking in this heat..planning on a lot of sandwiches the next few day. That too reminds us of being kids!! I'm not "kidding" you !! Glad we have this shady spot we're camped in.
Hope you all have a happy and safe Labor Day ! Use a lot of sunscreen.
REMEMBER, LIVE YOUR DREAMS AS TIME GOES BY QUICKLY Charlie & Heather
Beautiful campground!
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