HAVNIG STRANGE READING PROBLEMS WITH THIS BLOG

I DON'T KNOW WHY BUT I CAN'T READ THE ENTIRE BLOG WHEN I GO TO VIEW WHAT I'VE WRITTEN HERE.  I'M GOING TO GO OFF THE BLOG AND TRY IT AGAIN ON A DIFFERENT BLOG SITE.  SORRY.  IT'S JUST DRIVING ME A LITTLE NUTS NOT TO BE ABLE TO READ THE BLOG OR YOUR COMMENTS.  THANKS FOR YOUR PATIENCE AND UNDERSTANDING.  I'LL LET YOU KNOW WHEN I GET SET UP ON ANOTHER SITE, OR AT THE VERY LEAST I'LL KEEP YOU POSTED ON EMAIL.  :  )

GLUE VERSES STICKY VELCRO TAPE

     So, I decided I wanted to hang a new mirror in the rv bathroom, but when we tried to remove the old mirror we quickly learned that it had been glued to the wall.  Ron's first response to this knowledge was to leave well enough alone.  Mine was to break the old mirror and take it down in pieces using a hot blow dryer and a scraper.  I won out, and after getting Ron some goggles, gloves and a towel the mirror was successfully removed.  My next project desire was to hang a new picture on the wall behind the dining table.  Again, we found the picture hung by the rv manufacturer to be a chore to remove only this time the securing mechanism was a hanger bracket and some sticky velcro tape (and I mean really sticky).  This project too was completed and I must say that even Ron is happy with the effects.  I do want to say that in the process of aesthetic remodeling we're learning that sticky is better then gluey.  We have since gone to Lowes to purchase the sticky velcro in order to hang a few things, including the new mirror in the bathroom.  It works great, and the rv is looking more homey and more cozy all the time. 

FIRST SNOW!

With a feeling of alarm we awoke to an early snowstorm on October 4th.  Snowflakes fell hard like swollen waters over a dam, and piled up three inches worth on the ground and in the trees which are still dressed in their full summer greens.  The snow lasted two days followed by freezing temperatures.   Ron works furiously on getting ready to leave, but there are still things to be done.   At the moment he is tiling the bathroom floor which was rotted around the toilet, and since linoleum has a tendency to curl up at the edges in hot climates we decided tile was the way to go.  Our "Color Tile" store experts clued Ron into a slightly different type of cement board than we normally use in the house.  This board is more flexible and can be cut with a good utility knife.   Poor Ron is squeezed into a very small space with tiles, buckets, trowels, etc, but he's nearly finished and the floor is looking great.