Matt's New Mexico (Formerly Airstream) Adventure
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earplugs, @Matt . Not as much fun as rye but more effective
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I'm going to clean out the black tank today. We won't be using it since we switched to the composting toilet so we're going to convert it to a backup grey tank.
The black tank is where toilet waste goes and the grey tank is where sink and shower water ends up for those of you not familiar with rv mechanics. Not having to routinely visit the dump station to empty waste from a family of 4 is a win for dad. I can only assume after seeing how the previous owners cared for the trailer what prizes they left for us in the black tank. The monitor says it's 5% full, that's not ours. My father in law has some kind of bio product that we can flush into the tank and it will eat the waste and bacteria left in there. Like probiotics for your sewer system. Wish me luck.
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I try. For instance…
Did you know that marine/rv batteries filled with sulfuric acid start to emit a sulfur odor when overheated? Furthermore, did you know that when living in an rv every day you should occasionally hit the battery disconnect switch to make sure it’s actually in store mode whilst the trailer is hooked up to shore power? If you did know these things then why didn’t you tel me?!?!
I’ll be visiting the battery store n Mon to make sure the batteries are ok. This could be the perfect excuse to try and convince my wife we need to upgrade to lithium batteries. What’s a grand a piece between friends?
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Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historic Park
In the 19th and early 20th century, the C&O Canal provided jobs and opportunities for people throughout the Potomac River Valley, from the tidal basin in Washington D.C. to the mountains of Western Maryland.
In a little less than one hundred years, the C&O Canal witnessed a race west by transportation giants, the growth and decline of communities and businesses along the banks of the Potomac River, fierce battles raging between a divided nation, and improvements in technology that made life along the canal obsolete.
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That was the Potomac River. The canal is actually what the boat was sitting in. It's been abandoned as a canal for quite some time and the towpaths that were used by mules to tow the ships are now the hiking and bike paths. I was looking for a good pic of the canal and the locks but I must have neglected those. Sorry.
