Rockwall, Texas
Weather Condition; High 99, Low 75, Sunny
We spent 15 days at Beavers Bend State Park at Broken Bow, OK. It was a
176 mile drive for us. We attended the annual BBRT (Beavers Bend Reunion Tour).
Every year this group gets together for two weeks at Beavers Bend SP. This is
our second year to join the group.
These ladies are from all different areas such as; Oklahoma City,
McKinney, TX and Pride, Louisiana. We have a few that were unable to make this
year’s trip and we sure do miss them. They are from the San Antonio, TX area.
Everyone arrived safely Sunday. However, there were a few incidents
that took place. Ginny & Dena backed up with their rear steps down and bent
the steps bad enough that it wouldn’t fold up. I was dumping our black tank
before we left Rockwall and the valve cable broke as I was closing it. Now our
kitchen and sewer valve cables are broken. A friend loaned us their Flush King to use as
a control valve while we were at the park.
The weather was hot but bearable. One of the great things about that
park is all the wonderful tall shade trees and the cool water in the river.
We had a great time. We arrived back in Rockwall on Monday.
First item on the agenda, find a new refrigerator. We also have to buy an
external waste valve. Then I have to crawl under the fiver and open all the valves.
We spent an afternoon looking for a residential apartment size refrigerator.
We really wanted the Whirlpool 9.6 cubic foot but the Magic Chef 9.6 was a
little cheaper at Home Depot. They come in white and we really wanted black or
stainless. Whirlpool come in black but not Magic Chef. We looked on-line and in stores for a good
price. Everywhere we looked we found the prices were pretty much the same
($329.99 to $359.00).
We did get the waste valve for $27.00 and I also bought a water heater
tank flushing wand for $2.00! So the day was NOT a total waste!
After much thought, Dawn and I decided we would have to bite the bullet
and buy the Whirlpool in white and either paint it black or find something we
could live with.
On the way to Home Depot we decided to stop off at Best Buy and see if
they had anything on sale. We did well at Best Buy. It just so happens they had
a Whirl Pool 9.6. They only had one, the floor model. It had a big red tag on
it that stated $239.99. It is white but we can live with it for now at that
price!
We bought it with a two year service plan for less than
$300.00!!!!!!!!!! We were so excited. We now have a refrigerator again.
We called friends to come by and pick up the fridge for us. Next we have to remove the RV fridge and trim
the cabinet opening enough to accommodate our new fridge.
I spent the first part of the fourth with our friend Mike under the
fiver removing the under belly so that we could pull open all the valves. We
rolled around under the fiver for a couple of hours but we got that task done.
Now we will use our one external valve to empty our tanks. We chose
this route because of the problems we have encountered with our valves and the horror
stories we have heard from others.
The second part of the day was spent removing the old fridge and
trimming the cabinet opening with a jig saw. All I needed was a half inch. I
had to trim down both sides of the cabinet opening in order to get that half
inch. I took my time and it looks pretty
good. The next several hours were spent cleaning up all the saw dust that was
everywhere! I do mean everywhere!
Before dinner Mike and his sons helped
me install the new fridge. It barely slipped into the cabinet opening. But it
did fit and now life is good!
I installed a couple of straps to make sure the fridge doors don’t come
open while we are traveling. I will be adding a bracket at the rear of the
fridge to keep it in place.
I also had to trim up some of the black plastic trim that was around the old fridge to close up a large opening under the new fridge.
WOW! I’m tired now.