I was whining to Croft about the internet yesterday so he sent an email on my behalf and next thing I know a friend of his who works for the internet company has me hard wired. No more wi-fi for two months! I just hope I don’t get used to this!
Virgin Mobile got back to me in regards to Dawson service and it’s no dice, so it looks like I’ll be going with my plan A, getting myself hard wired up there.
Thanks, Croft!!!!
I’m still undecided as to whether to leave the dishwasher on the counter or try to find a non-leaking way to install it below the counter.
There’s a service hatch below the stove to get at what I think is the furnace.
(Not a very good pic, I know, but I didn’t think to bring the camera and dock into the house)
That space runs clear from the back of the dinette bench to the plumbing. I could, in theory, run my hoses under there and tie into the water intake and drain. I could then run one of my outlets down and have a really slick, built-in installation.
While I trust my plumbing skills, I am hesitant to do this because I am sure that the RV will have a longer lifespan than will the dishwasher. I’m nervous about breaking into perfectly good plumbing and creating the potential for leaks for an appliance that will probably die before the RV and might not be replaceable.
The other thing is that I am falling in love with the idea of creating a bank of drawers under that counter, some facing into the kitchen and some into the dining area. If I install the dishwasher under the counter, then I can only have drawers facing into the dining area.
I’ve figured out how I would secure the dishwasher on the counter, but the aesthetics of the idea are bugging me (ie. partially blocking the window). I do find that the dishwasher is much easier to load and unload from counter height and that I don’t lose any serious amount of food prep space.
With an equal amount of pros and cons for both solutions, it’s no wonder the decision is so hard to make!
I’m exhausted today. I can’t remember the last day that I didn’t push myself physically, either at the convenience store or working on the renos. I’m behind in the required hours for my contract, so I decided that today was going to be a multiple cups of coffee, sitting in front of the computer in my jammies, cat(s) on my lap, heavy production day.
Of course, the internet had other plans. It always does. Internet is sentient, I am now 100% sure of that. There is no other reason why it works fine when I have better things to do and doesn’t work when I need it. I’m sure inquiring minds want to know how I’m posting this; I’m in the living room of the house; at least wi-fi is working there again today (earlier it wasn’t).
The only work I did on the rig today was finish pulling up the wood flooring in the kitchen and start to chip away at the edges. I need to finish working on the edges and then figure out what I’m going to do in the entrance stairwell. The sides and bottom are metal covered by wood, so I can just pull up the wood and install the Allure over top the metal, but the back is an access panel. I might simply install the vinyl over the boards. Then, I need to take that dinette bench apart. I keep procrastinating on doing so because it’s my way up into the loft. Soon as I do away with it I’ll have to start focusing on making a new way to climb up. I might as well put this off as long as I can and just focus on getting the wood flooring out of the way.
My heart just wasn’t into it today, so I quit early and went to get pizza and beer for dinner. There’s a liquor store located two doors down from the pizza place in the Willowpoint stripmall, which is highly convenient. 🙂 I was asked for ID for the first time in my life! According to the cashier and the manager I don’t look a day over 18. I am going to be thirty-one next month. I don’t know if I should be flattered or horrified! I also seem to be aging backwards; when I was backpacking around Scotland at nineteen and going to pubs with people ten to twenty years older than me, they always got pinned as being younger than me. Very, very, very odd!
Today was one of those calendar marking days.
Normally, when I say a project will only need another 20 minutes, it usually means another couple of hours, if I’m lucky. Today, I was bang on!
I conceded defeat with the angle grinder, concluding that I was missing a wrench to change the disc. Off to Home Hardware I went, hoping that someone could help me. My last resort was to schlep all the way to Home Depot to buy a new grinder.
Home Hardwares are, in my opinion, the stores with the most helpful staff. From Wakefield QC to Whitehorse YT to Campbell River BC and in some small town in Alberta the name of which I forget, I’ve never come out of a Home Hardware feeling like my business doesn’t matter.
I came into the store today and was promptly greeted by an associate who couldn’t help me. She scurried off to find someone who could. He confirmed that I was missing a wrench and got one, then showed me how to change the disc. He did not want to sell me a new disc because I had one and he did not want to sell me a wrench because Croft might have one. I insisted on buying both. For one thing, I don’t think it’s right to go ask for help at a store and not buy something. For another, Croft most definitely does not have that wrench and is going to need one! Plus, what if I wound up needing to switch discs again?
Once back home, I got down on my hands and knees again and away I went. Twenty minutes later the chairs were out, vacuumed, and stacked in the garden shed awaiting their new owners. Tabitha and Neelix seem so bereft without their lounging spots!
Please, no comment on the mess or the mountain of metal shavings still on the floor. 🙂
Had I not had people waiting for those chairs, I would have probably procrastinated on this project. I’m so glad it worked out the way it did! Now, I just have to finish dismantling the other dinette bench and rip up the rest of the flooring.
Before I dismantle the bench, however, I need to figure out how I’m going to get in and out of the loft, even if only temporarily. I have three three ideas for that.
As for what I have in mind to replace one of the bucket chairs, I’m flashing back to my student days as the solution then might be the solution now. I just have to find the right one…
Off to clean up the lounge. What a mess metal shavings make!
One bucket chair is now sitting outside. I’d call that progress.
I have two and a half bolts left to get through and I need to change the disc on the grinder. With no instructions for how to do so and no information on the tool as to what type it is so I can look up a manual online, I’m hoping it’s not as nice a day in Mexico today as it is in Campbell River and that Croft is online! 😀
Grinding through the two bolts I needed to grind through to get to where I am right now was scary! There was no way to control the incredible amount of sparkage going on. I just got everything out of the way and had wet cloths and a bucket of water handy. It didn’t matter if the floor got dinged since it was coming out anyway.
Once I get the disc changed, I’m looking at another twenty minutes, tops, to finish this project. It’s going by a lot better than I would have expected.
Word of warning when grinding: if you don’t have a face shield expect to get a mouthful of (thankfully cool) shavings. 🙂