Monday in La Porte IN

Nov 2 Monday
We are settled in La Porte. Today is a bit of a work day to get a few things done with the items I have purchased via the Internet and had shipped to La Porte. The easiest job first. The windshield washer nozzles have broken off where they come through the cowl below the windshield. A small tube coming from the washer pump connects to the inside part of the nozzle, while another small tube connects on the outside, going to the squirter part. The nozzles were very difficult to find but inexpensive. A ten minute job should do the trick. Disconnect hoses. Remove busted nozzles. Install new ones. Connect hoses. Done. Oops...one nozzle won't shoot out fluid. Turns out that the inside hose wasn't connected to the nozzle but to a bolt. Funny that the washer fluid can't make it through solid metal.
Next job was to install a new battery charger. The battery charger is used to charge the 12V DC "house" battery while we are parked and plugged into 120V AC. All lighting in the RV uses DC so without charging, the house batteries will die. The old charger still works but the new one is current technology that is more "battery smart" and will charger faster and not overcharge the batteries. The old one has a huge transformer and weighs a ton while the new one is practically feather light. This job goes quickly, without a hitch.
Next job is a biggie. The awning doesn’t work right so one spring mechanism needs replacement, as well as the whole awning fabric. One person can't do this job. The four of us fumbled our way through the job but get it done in a couple of hours. Don says he won't be doing any awnings in the future. Too much like work. What a whuss!