Bearings, baskets, and books

At 7:30 this morning, I started calling mechanics. My regular mechanic is unable to work on RVs, as I suspected, but was able to recommend 'his guy', also as suspected. It took a few phone calls and some mapping on Google, but we found him and took the trailer over shortly before lunch. He seems like a pretty up-and-up fellow, and says he can have the bearings cleaned and repacked by Thursday. We'll then take the truck over to get him to swap out the 4-pin cable (which only controls lights on the trailer) for a 7-pin cable (which controls both lights and brakes). 

We took the long way home and hit the Cookout for onion rings, burgers, and shakes. I will miss Carolina style burgers.

Then I touched base with my sociology buddy, Dee. She came by to visit for a while, since I hadn't talked with her all month, and to pick up a stereo I wanted to pass along to her daughter. I'm thrilled that she took me up on the offer of a whole slew of textbooks. For the most part, we've taken identical courseloads during grad school, but she did manage to pick a whole box of books I'd collected along the way that she can use. Books are heavy. I'm really trying to go digital these days.

This is the stereo I bought when I got my first apartment as an adult in 1997.

I also did a boatload of laundry today. More culling of stuff the kids have outgrown. We won't mention how I tossed a handful of old t-shirts they'd commandeered from the Babaloo for sleep shirts. I refuse to carry paint-spattered shirts with holes across the country. There are baskets all over the dining room, full of clean clothes to go various places.

I also finished clearing off the bookshelf that previously held the fish tank. Part of the books went to Dee. The encyclopedia set will go with the bookshelf to my niece. The remaining books will probably be sold or donated.

My parents bought these for me when I was in junior high. You know, pre-internet.

My dad salvaged and restored this shelf when the kids were tiny.

I think that's it. It's very hot and humid today. I'm tired. I also just remembered that I was supposed to call a lady today about some miscellaneous items I need to get rid of, but I forgot. I'll have to do that tomorrow. It's been a long day.