December 7, 2020 - Doctor Visit, Hose Repair, and Signs Up

The day before we left home my left eye started hurting and was all red. All the way down it bothered me. We got here late Tuesday so on Wednesday morning I went to an Urgent Care to get it looked at.  This was my first urgent care visit ever and I found it a strange system. Walk-ins were welcome so I arrived at opening time of 8:30 a.m. I was told to check in using the kiosk. I did that and was then told my appointment was in four and a half hours. I voiced my incredulity at that so the nurse talked to the nurse practitioner and she said if I came back in 30-45 minutes they would squeeze me in between vaccinations. She gave me some anti-biotic cream to put in four times a day. I put it in and over the weekend it still wasn't any better so I decided to find an ophthalmologist. I found one and they got me in at 9:30 this morning. He said it wasn't infected but the cornea was all irritated. He gave me drops to put in every two hours and a salve at night. He wants to see me back in a month so he can dialate the eye. He was concerned about three bumps on the lower eyelid of that eye that I have had for about a year. He said I needed to see a specialist to see if it needed to be biopsied for skin cancer. I have an appointment in four weeks for that as well.

When I got back to the RV the package had been delivered with a new hose coupler. Here is a picture of the old coupler after I took it off. It was plastic. I'm not crazy about plastic coupler because they tend to crack over time.

I installed the new (brass) coupler and water squirted all the way across the lot to the camper next door. I turned off the water and found that the hose was cracked.  Here is a picture after I cut the bad part off.

It is easy to see the crack which I didn't even look for when installing the new coupler. I cut off this piece and reinstalled the hose. Here is a picture of the completed project with no leaks.

This should be a good repair for several years. This hose connects the RV to the water filter and water pressure regulator. We really need a water pressure regulator here because the water pressure at the spigot is insane.

A project yesterday was to hang all of our signs. We have several that go on the fifth wheel, including a new one I just got for a Jack Horner prize at Thanksgiving. (It is on the bottom.) Here is a picture.

The top sign my dad used when he went camping. When he died in 1984 I inherited it. It didn't seem fair to only have my name out there so I made the second one for Kelly. 

This year we have a separate sign I made to set out that states that masks and distancing are required at our campsite. It has a decal on each side that I put on a painted black board. Here is a picture.

It rained all night and it doesn't appear that the glue on the decal is fairing well with water. We will see how long it lasts. I may have to take it down when it rains - a pain but the sign is important.  Everywhere I have gone down here people wear masks. It is very good to see that. 

We ordered some groceries online at Publix and picked them up and we will continue to do that to stay away from people. They charge $4.00 for the service but it well worth it. Aldi does it as well.

Kelly got a new paint by number today and is already busy working on it while she listens to music.

We have been using Kelly's hotspot for internet and it has worked quite well but today she was notified that, although it is unlimited, at 6 more gig they are going to throttle her back. So much for unlimited. So I'm doing this blog from the campground clubhouse where the internet is fast and free. It's good exercise for me to ride my bike up here anyway.

The sun has come out and it is 63 degrees, light jack weather - nice.