2021 Trip To South Dakota

[Sir Henry]

Quiet. I could use some of that. It was great to catch up on your travels.

[JEBar]

today's project -- modify the water tank lid for my CPAP so it can connect to our SoClean machine .... in the first two pictures the OEM lid is on the left and the SoClean compatible it son the right .... the fitting used and after being installed shown in next two pictures .... last picture show shows both .... the biggest complication that needed to be dealt with is most of the surfaces are curved .... this complicates a good seal ... I hope to pickup the glue to finish the modification at Walmart in the morning .... the reason for this mod is our insurance covers scheduled replacement tanks but will not cover SoClean comparable lids which cost about $30 .... the fittings to make the conversion cost about 6 cents each ..

[Sir Henry]

It’s great to catch up on your adventures. Tire pressure and tv troubles is life on the road.

[dave77]

today's project -- modify the water tank lid for my CPAP so it can connect to our SoClean machine .... in the first two pictures the OEM lid is on the left and the SoClean compatible it son the right .... the fitting used and after being installed shown in next two pictures .... last picture show shows both .... the biggest complication that needed to be dealt with is most of the surfaces are curved .... this complicates a good seal ... I hope to pickup the glue to finish the modification at Walmart in the morning .... the reason for this mod is our insurance covers scheduled replacement tanks but will not cover SoClean comparable lids which cost about $30 .... the fittings to make the conversion cost about 6 cents each ..

What brand is your cpap machine?

Phillips is recalling a lot of theirs due to degradation of the foam soundproofing. They say the decision to continuing to use it before the repair is up to you and your doctor. My sleep doctor pretty much left it up to me.

They think the problem may have been caused by using SoClean type machines.

https://www.respshop.com/philips-cpap-r ... xIQAvD_BwE

[JEBar]

What brand is your cpap machine?

ResMed AirSense 10 .... my last 3 have all been ResMed

Phillips is recalling a lot of theirs due to degradation of the foam soundproofing. They say the decision to continuing to use it before the repair is up to you and your doctor. My sleep doctor pretty much left it up to me.

They think the problem may have been caused by using SoClean type machines.

interesting .... I've been using one for 2 years without any problem

[JEBar]

It’s great to catch up on your adventures. Tire pressure and tv troubles is life on the road.

I can only wish the list was that short ....

[JEBar]

its been a really good day .... first, 21 members of Maureen's family joined us for our annual Frogmore.... after eating some of us drove down to Brookings to fire several .... rounds of Trap .... must admit I thoroughly enjoyed both .... it appears the knee injury I experienced on July 3 is on the mend ... only a few days ago I wasn't anywhere near ready to fire 100 rounds ....

[JEBar]

we have a new neighbor .. .. don't see very many of these back home

[JEBar]

later today I hope to get down to Brookings to shoot Trap ..... Saturday we have a "Reveal" party for one of Maureen's nieces on Saturday followed by a family reunion on Sunday .... a steady of schedule of mostly family related events is most certainly fueling the afterburners of time that are helping to speed its passing

[JEBar]

beautiful morning ..Smile .. the family reunion that's on tap will be taking place in the city park directly behind our camper .... already up to 81 on its way to 91 later this evening .... a good possibility of strong thunderstorms around midnight .... no trap shooting today, my knee simply can't handle it

[Sir Henry]

I’ll be shooting some trap this fall in Texas.

[brm4450]

Traveled over your way today, picked up some grandkids in Watertown and toted them back here today. I am sure one these days a trip to Sioux Falls is in order and we’ll make a connection.

[JEBar]

Watertown is 20 some minutes north of where we are in Estelline .... if you were on I29 you passed 7 miles from us

[JEBar]

well, not exactly the morning we anticipated .... with recent days of highs in the 90's and overnight lows in the 70's our camper's AC's have been working .... this morning we awoke to water dripping from the front AC onto the foot of our bed .... after pulling the inside cover I found much more water than anticipated .... checked the 4 bolts that hold the AC in place .... two were snug, snugged up the other two .... after eliminating them as the problem, it pretty well has to be the drain holes in the drip tray under the coil have to be clogged .... with the predicted high today being 100, I'm highly motivated to get it taken care of ASAP .... got into a bit of trouble when I told my wife that I needed to get on the roof to work on it .... lets just say, doing so was quickly and forcefully vetoed .... put in a call to Maureen's nephew and he'll be here as soon as he can get his daughters up and on the road .... hopefully we can get it taken care of before the heat really builds in

[JEBar]

well, front AC issue resolved .... anticipated diagnosis of the drain holes in the drip tray under the coil had to be clogged proved to be correct .... the door side drain had a blockage that was 3 or more inches long .... granted its been accumulating for 9 years but I don't recall ever seeing one with so much gunk .... the AC seems to be doing fine

[JEBar]

why aren't they calling for thunderstorms .. .. 94 right now where we are camped in East Central South Dakota .... they are calling for a low tonight of 61 .... that's a 31 degree drop in the temp and back home such a drop is usually accompanied by pretty strong thunderstorms ..

[brm4450]

Welcome to SD, one of the state slogans was “land of infinite variety” we say “land of inclímate variety”

[JEBar]

the wind has apparently changed ... for the first time smoke and smell from the fires out west is in the air

[JEBar]

smoke from western / Canadian forest fires

[brm4450]

Wow, we have had some smoke but not that bad