Tasks

Monday - The slide topper over the kitchen slide had started to rip where it attaches to the RV several years ago. I had called the vendor, ShadePro, and they sent a replacement. After carrying it around for quite a while, it finally got installed. Thanks to Richard for helping as it’s almost impossible to do it by yourself. The task got slowed down by a broken screw during the last replacement. After a trip to the hardware store for a center punch and a drill bit, I was able to remove enough of the screw to get the old topper removed. I was guessing that the project should’ve taken about an hour or so. Five hours later, we finished. 

Tuesday - Another slow day. There was a Veterans Day event here at the park followed by coffee and cupcakes. 

I picked up a couple of Meshtastic node “kits” on Amazon. They are based on the ESP32 microprocessor, the same one that I’m using with HomeAssistant. After assembly, they needed to be flashed with the Meshtastic firmware. The Mac driver would never complete the install so I used Windows to install the firmware. There is a learning curve with this but basically, it’s an off-grid communications platform. 

Thursday - I made a loaf of Hawaiian banana bread today for some sort of fund raiser. I must admit that I wasn’t really thrilled making something that I couldn’t even sample. But, it’s done.