ON A ROLL--MAYBE!

A roll of bad luck that is! 

My electronics installer Cory, who had been coming to do my work since MAY, was to be here over two weeks ago.  The day he was to arrive, he called while driving through Kingdom City from his home in Iberia, MO (near Lake of the Ozarks).  He said his mom was taken to the hospital in AR by Ambulance so he was turning around and going to AR. 

The next week Cory came here and worked a full day Tue. July 30.  He left to pick up some needed parts on Tue. and was to return to work on SaSea Sally Thursday July31.  The parts didn’t come in on Wednesday, so he had to stay there for their delivery on Thursday.  I got a call before 8am that he was in AR with his mother who was taken to the hospital (for the second time in ten days).  She did have some kind of heart procedure he told me today and his aunt was with her.

Cory showed up this Tuesday and worked a full day.  He stayed at the motel here last night hoping to get the job done today.  At 5AM his dad called him saying both their houses were flooded due to the torrential rains around Waynesville, MO.  Cory left around 10AM heading back to Iberia to assess the damage.

Cory offered to come back Saturday and Sunday but we have plans in St Louis Saturday night with Kristen and John so I declined.  We have a date for Cory to return next Monday—maybe.  Cory was able to remove all the older Standard Horizon and Raymarine equipment (radar, two displays, a fish finder, and the GPS.  In its place, two new Garmin 7212s and a Garmin HD radar were installed and after a 25 min call to Garmin tech support all the new equipment is working.  He was also able to get the satellite TV integrated with the new TVs and other audio visual equipment in the entertainment center.  Four of the closed circuit TV cameras are working and he has found the problem with the fifth camera.  There are miscellaneous other installation tasks including teaching me how to operate the new chart plotters and Garmin laptop software.

Sally and I are cleaning the interior for the third time  I’ve been vacuuming, dusting, and scrubbing everything in sight.  We've been busy organizing and stowing items on the boat as well as hauling many things from home that we will be taking along.  Giving the boat exterior a good washing is on tomorrows agenda.  Lots to do!

Cory's dad's home.

Wet carpet for sale!