Monday, July 24th, 2017….. Monday
was chore day. We had some cleaning up
to do around the house. Plus we needed
to head off to the DMV to get our driver’s licenses. Randy hung around as we
took off. The DMV here is small and easy
to get in and out of. Trouble is you
still have to complete all of their paperwork for licenses and registrations. We had most of it done ahead of arriving so
we got in pretty quickly. We had to take
the written test which we both passed so that was done. Pictures and payments and that was over. Next
up was starting the registration for the Honda.
Turns out I forgot to bring the title.
So we will go back tomorrow and get that done. But we were done for today. Meanwhile, Randy decided to run in to Albany
to pick up some electrical parts for the rv circuit we are putting on the
workshop. The wiring that I found that
will work for us will support 30 amp, not 50, but that will work for us. We
still needed to go to Camping World for the outside box but we wanted to time
it so we could eat at the pizza place in Coburg while we were down there. So we
started working on setting up the tvs in the bedroom and setting up all of the
stereo and surround equipment in the living room. We got half way with that and then headed to
Coburg. Camping World doesn’t stock that
part anymore but the guy said his boss just bought his box at Jerry’s Hardware
so we went to eat dinner
and then to Jerry’s and found it (about ½ of what Camping World would have sold it for). We drove back to Penny's house but stopped along the way at the Santiam River next to Gill's Landing RV Park. Here's a shot of the river:
We drove by Penny’s house and saw that the folks hadn’t
started moving out yet. L
We stopped at
Walmart and got a lamp and some more trash cans and then went home. Randy spent time on the phone with Maryanne
and I went in to the rig to watch tv. Randy went back to work on the
entertainment center and got everything connected. The stereo, dvd, and
surround sound is now up and running! It’s good to have kids who are handy!
Tuesday, July 25th, 2017….. More
work to do today. We had already bought
all of the stuff and got to work setting up the rv 30 amp hookup. The circuit that I found was one that Walt
probably used for a welder but I could use for the rv. We drilled out the hole for the outside and
mounted the box. Randy got the wires through and wired it up and we were almost
done!
He was working on caulking the box
so Lydia and I took off to get the registration done on the Honda. We got the ordinary ‘tree plates’.
Oregon no
longer allows disabled license plates - they only have placards and we had the
necessary paperwork to get one issued (expires in 2025) so that was done as
well. The truck will be next but I think
we’ll wait until next month so they are not due at the same time. Same for the Acadia and the motorhome. At
least the tags are good for two years instead of every year like in California!
When we got
back I unloaded a few more boxes and Randy took a look at the hot water heater,
air conditioner unit and the central vacuum system. All looked good but we did dump the vacuum container
and wash out and clean the bag. Tomorrow he will look at the ac compressor and
we’ll probably hose that out too. Lydia fixed spaghetti for dinner and
afterwards we relaxed and watched tv for a while.
you might want to check to make sure there isn't a penalty for waiting. I know in CA you only have 10 days to get your vehicles registered without a penalty. Might want to check if OR has a similar rule.
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