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Leaving Is The Hardest Part

by Richie

T-Minus a few days, and counting…

We’ve got three lists of ‘Do Not Forget’ items, six piles of clothes, and two freezers of food waiting to be crammed into the coach. But first, maintenance chores at the farm are required before we can leave the cabin unattended for a month, so we traveled the two-hour round trip this evening.

We just purchased a swanky new portable generator for the cabin. Opting for the cheaper route, we bought a refurbished unit on ebay, saving hundreds of dollars.

Last week we diligently tested the generator at home. Ran great, easy start, super quiet operation. We congratulated ourselves for finding such a great deal. Then Pin-Head mode set in, and we didn’t actually plug an appliance into the blessed thing.

You can guess what happened next…

That’s right, it doesn’t work. We hauled it out to the farm tonight only to find the outlets are dead. Fired right up, but doesn’t produce any AC power. So tomorrow I’ve got to make a special trip to the “authorized factory dealer” and put in a claim before the 30 day warranty expires next week. Meanwhile the cabin chores are left unfinished, and we’re out of time.

Yup, leaving is the hardest part of going on vacation.