Hi Sweetie,
Had a tough time getting to sleep last night, after the evening ran so long, and ended up sleeping later than normal. After chores and breakfast, I started the generator, and it only ran for about 10 minutes before stopping, darn it! Waited until it cooled off, started it again, this time leaving the compartment door open (even though the manual tells you not to, but it always conks out quicker when I close it), and it ran long enough to finish one load of laundry and get about ten minutes into the next one before conking out again. I hung up the first load, then waited for it to cool off enough to start it again, but was never able to. It would crank and crank but not start. I called Cummins, but never got any additional advice (other than to bring it in and leave it until they could get to it in about three weeks!), so that was no help. I did some work on the computer, put in my request for reimbursement for the road service charges I paid when my wheel fell off, and made a few other phone calls, took Lola and then Apollo for a walk, then realized my Starlink wasn't working, and the reason was that I was powering it from my truck, as well as using my truck to charge some other stuff, and I overdid it and killed the battery. Grrr! I tried to jump the truck, but my battery jumper's battery has started to expand, just like the first one of these that I had, and it's not safe to use when that happens, so I ended up getting a jump from one of Linda's friends who happen to be coming by. So now I have no generator, and my truck is on life support, though I did run it for nearly two hours, I hope that's enough for me to be able to start it! I reached out to Rob and Lori, my new friends from earlier in the week, as they had offered to bring me a generator to borrow, and they have been kind enough to agree to bring it out tomorrow for me to use this week, or until I solve the problem, whichever comes first. Frankly, I don't know what else it could be, based on the information I have been able to glean from the internet, but now I'm thinking of getting to Joyce's early so I can have it looked at down there. There are more Cummins mechanics there, so hopefully I can figure something out. Lately, it's always been something! Oh, well! Joined Linda and her friend at the campfire again tonight, though I didn't stay quite as long, will be off to shower and fresh air-dried sheets soon! Good night, my darlin'! Love you!
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