Sunday December 22nd 2024

The last few days have been dedicated to tasks around the base camp. As with many home improvement type tasks it was a combination of successes and frustrations. Chief among the successes was getting a few more things stored away in their “permanent” locations. I moved stuff from my RV Home in storage containers. Over the last couple of days the final few containers got emptied into cabinets, draws or smaller containers for under the bed. Hopefully, I can find what I’ve moved and haven’t taken too much out of my RV home.

My latest furniture building project is on the frustration side of the equation. It has been too cold to get a lot of work in. The temperature hasn’t reached the mid sixties until after lunch and by 4PM the sun is at the wrong angle as it sets. Getting the tools and equipment out and then returned to the shed after using it consumes more time. On Friday, I only got in an hour of work and today I didn’t get in any outside work.

The biggest frustration was and continues to be my efforts at changing the light in my kitchen. The florescent light that came with the home didn’t work. Most likely the ballast was broken. I chose to replace it with a LED light rather than replacing the ballast. A few weeks ago I bought the light and started the project. The first thing I discovered was there was no utility electrical box behind the light. I needed to remedy that situation. It took a while until I bought the the electrical box. When I finally got back to the task, I found there wasn’t enough space for the box I purchased. After a run to Lowes, I finished installing the box and returned to the primary task of installing the LED light, but me troubles weren’t over.

The LED light came with a plastic bag with all of the mounting hardware and electrical connections. The light was right where I left it, but the plastic bag of parts was nowhere to be found. It is not something that I would throw out. I always keep all the extra parts from everything I assemble or install. The question is where did I “store” them. I can buy replacement parts to get it installed, but for now I am going to allow a few days for the parts to find me.