Mystery of the Wobbling Table

I have noticed that our kitchen table has been very unstable.  It wobbled and made eating an adventure much like being out to sea.  At first I thought the vertical tubes were the problem but soon discovered the right reciever in the floor was the culprit.

These are supposed to be a one piece untit but the one on the right had somehow snapped.  I am not sure if it came from the factory like this or if we did it without realizing it. 

 Detail of the snapper and the snapee!

I was fortunate to have a spare reciever hanging around so I took the broken one up from the floor using a square/philips security bit and replaced it.  Mystery solved, no more wobble!

 

My Wyeth Look

After a day of cleaning and prepping for the upcoming trip to Charleston..my best Wyeth impression...

Refrigerator Drain Hose Blues

I noticed on our last outing that our refrigerator isn't draining the condensation water from the cooling fins as it is supposed too.  Rather it collects under the vegtable crispers and leaks onto the floor.

As you can see, I used some food color in water to run a test, the colored water sits under where the vegtables crispers slide in.  I poured the water in the drain pan (removed for the picture) and the water didn't run through the drain hose, but streamed down the back wall of the frig.

Next I got a flexible audio cable and used it as a snake.

This after I had my son blow through the drain tube outside...

I pushed the cable through the drain to my son outside.

We worked it back and forth to clear any clog or mud dauber work.

And the result...while the drain line is clean and hooked up for some reason the condensation STILL streams down the back wall and gathers rather than drains as it is supposed too.  I suppose this warrents a call the mfg.

Weeping Willow lane, Topsail Hill

Top of the lane leading to our campsite.  Beautiful plants and mature pine trees are everywhere in the campground.

Topsail Hill SP, Santa Rosa Fl

Fully ready to land on the sand!  I pull the wagon with the bike down to the beach.  Its about a 3/4 mile ride from the campground. 

Getting ready for 2012

FINALLY!

Not Yet Awake From A Long Winters Rest

It is the end of February, 2012 and the Bullet is still under its winter blanket.  We have a lot of trees and spring time is messy with pollen so I hold off pulling the cover as long as possible.  Though this year I have the itch to do it soon!