Yesterday was 101 (yes you read that right 101) degrees. The AC is barely keeping things livable. Of course, since we have to open the door and go out and sign people in and out we loose cool air.
Yesterday I was pretty busy. 55 customers from about 7am to noon. It would help to sit out, but our rig faces east so we get all of the morning sun, and the wind prevents me from putting the awning out. I tried yesterday as the wind did let up (for about 2 minutes) but had to put the awning back down.
I had 11 truckloads of casing(drill pipe) yesterday. I counted one load and it had 42 sections that are approximately 45 foot long. To save you the math, that is 1980 feet. Not every truck had 42 pieces, some had maybe 30. That's still a lot of casing.
When we started gate guarding some of the service guys said that it would be wise to by a surge protector as the generators sometimes lose a belt which causes the voltage to spike. Which can damage every electrical thing in your rig. We bought one, as did Jim and Bobbie. They lost a belt, and did not have any damage. Kind of expensive to buy at $400 but well worth it.
A couple of days ago our service man Mark came over to change the generator oil, filter and diesel fuel filter. He shut off the breakers and did his thing. After restarting the generator and letting it settle in, he turned the breakers on and our surge protector started making strange noises. I called Pete at Techno RV where we bought it and he in turn called Progressive Dynamics who made the device, telling them that I needed a replacement right away and authorization to return the one we have.
Long story short, I got the new device yesterday and will return the original.
Have a wonderful weekend
ya' gotta know we love ya'
Jim and Linda
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