Sunday, June 19, 2011

Too Hot For Chores

The dogs got me up early again and I made the most of it by going outside and transferring the water from the jacuzzi to my mobile home water tank. That's the last of my water. I have 250 gallons until it rains or I get some from my friend's house or I pay $120 to have some delivered. After cleaning up the yard and spreading the mulch in the dog run it was very hot outside and I escaped back inside. The middle of the day is pretty much useless for any outdoor activity.

I was too lazy to go get propane so I moved the groceries from my RV freezer into my mobile home freezer and and moved the items in the fridge to the mini-fridge in the RV then turned to RV fridge off. I needed to defrost that freezer anyway. I should have a little bit of propane left to cook with although I haven't been doing much cooking lately other than heating things in the microwave. I can also use the electric stovetop in the mobile home if I want to cook some noodles or chicken. I could put off getting propane all Summer if I wanted to.

I've been following the fire in southern Arizona because I know a few people who live down there. With Facebook pages for fire info, the online newspaper and a live police radio audio feed, it is amazing how much up to the minute information that is available. I sure hope they can protect the homes down there. Unfortunately it probably won't rain for another 2 or 3 weeks and sometimes only the rain can put a fire out. I think they will be able to beat this one though. They did a good job this weekend despite the 100 degree temps and wind.

2 comments:

Tessie said...

Water seems to be a scarce commodity, but you have lots of sunshine! You should think about giving solar cooking a whirl. Solar cookers are pretty cheap to build with stuff you probably have around (i.e, cardboard boxes), and it would be easy for someone so handy such as yourself. I am not handy, so I bought mine from the Solar Oven Society. I love them! I have three, and use them whenever I can. Everything comes out great, I don't heat up the house, and not to mention I save a bit on utilities. I have made cakes, meatloaf, roast chicken, beans, stew, chili....well, all kinds of yummy stuff. I have been solar cooking for years, and I still get a kick out of it. Free plans for box cookers (the kind I use) are easy to find on the internet. Ok, I'll shut-up now. I can't help myself, though, because solar cooking is awesome!

Daizy said...

Tessie, when I lived in Yuma I tried to make a solar oven out of boxes, foil and an oven bag. It was an excellent dehydrator but not a good oven. I didn't pursue it because I had a place to cook so it wasn't a need. I would like to try again but this time I think I should buy one like you did. I also want a solar hot water heater and a solar distiller for my water tank and a solar water pump. Oh, and solar panels but I don't think I can afford them.