Today we hung pretty close to the trailer and made some reservations for our next few stops. It looks like our next destination is down in Rockport, on the Gulf of Mexico.
Late in the day, we were stricken by a strange form of insanity that compelled us to tinker with the water plumbing despite there not being a Home Depot, Lowe’s or Ace Hardware anywhere near our RV spot. The insanity also got us started at about 4:00 PM. Once I had removed and replaced the interior water filter, we turned on the water which promptly squirted in all directions. Taking the filter assembly apart and scrutinizing it, we discovered a crucial O-ring was boogered up and made some futile efforts to make the questionable O-ring hold water. All efforts were for naught.
At about 4:45 I told Peggy to get on her phone and look up the closest plumbing supply or hardware stores where we could look for a replacement ring. Columbus is in the central time zone and weekday hours for hardware and plumbing supply stores generally end right at 5:00 and we weren’t but 15 minutes from town.
Peggy got ahold of a guy named Fred at Columbus Hardware and he said he would hang around the store long enough for us to come in and peruse his O-ring selection. We shot over in Charlotte and Fred was awaiting our arrival. He took us inside to the counter and made some measurements and started pulling boxes of assorted O-rings from the dim recesses of the store. He had a full selection of all the standard sizes but none would fit properly into our component. Fred remained determined to send us away with what we needed so he got creative. We discovered an O-ring with the proper length but a greater ring diameter size that would fit in the groove and headed home, thanks to Fred and his willingness to work overtime to help two insane Californians.
Surprisingly, when we installed the fat ring into the filter system, it sealed up all the leaks, tight as a drum. I could hardly believe it. That stuff never works. What a great day. The sunset was gorgeous again this afternoon.
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