It was an interesting day…
One more day and we will be at our east most point…
Cleaning Day – This time it’s personal
Today I cleaned the outside of our Airstream. Yesterday was all about the inside, today was all about the outside. I started from the top and worked my way down.
While I was tending to the detailing, Sean doubled our stored power by changing out the lead acid batteries with lithium ion batteries.
We should have the ability to go five to seven days on battery alone for basic needs (lighting, fridge low volt system, inverter to charge computers, and television).
The past eight days…
Each morning we would wake up at six, change into our work clothes, make a pot of coffee, and get to cleaning. The first four days were spent sorting the things to be saved, the things to be sold/recycled/re-homed, and the things to throw away.
The dumpster showed up on day three and was filled by the end of day four. It was emptied and returned on day five.
Day six we had a yard sale to sell/re-home as much as we could. It went okay, but not as good as that Grafton yard sale back in 2009. Many thanks to Giza for stopping by to keep us company and enjoy some much needed beer.
By Sunday (Day 7) we were exhausted and, with the help of a friend, staged all the items to be sent to Uncle Mike in the now clean garage.
Sunday Afternoon we visited Dorney Park in Allentown, PA for lunch and a few rides before admitting defeat and returning to the house to rest. Sore muscles demanded naps. Later in the afternoon I got my second wind and cleaned out the office getting everything ready for travel.
Now it’s Monday, and the house has been broom swept in the basement, floors have been wet-mopped upstairs and carpets vacuumed. The only two rooms with things in them are the office and bathroom, which we are using (as well as the island in the kitchen, which is our staging area for cleaning supplies).
Uncle Jed and Aunt Pat are coming up to pick up some heirlooms today and go to dinner with us.
Later tonight I will take yet another shower and do yet another load of laundry.
Blast from my past…
It looks like Uncle Mike had and used a pair of the very fen•all 880 Series filters that I used to market back when I worked for Bacou-Dalloz. This is a shade 5 wielding glass. You can see the fend•all ‘f’ next to the 5Hon each lens. This model was intended on being clipped to a hard hat brim, which is where we found it.
House Cleaning
We are now starting week two of our house cleaning project. We’ve managed to get the two bedrooms, office, dining room, kitchen, living room, and garage mostly cleaned out and ready for this weekend’s estate sale. The dumpster is almost full, another day of lugging stuff from the basement should fill and send it off to dreamland – we will need a second dumpster…
Today’s goal is to get everything for the yard sale into the garage and haul more trash out of the basement.
For those in the King of Prussia area, check out our estate sale at https://www.harvillc.com/estate-sale-holstein-road-king-of-prussia-pa/.
Estate Sale – Holstein Road and Crooked Land King of Prussia, PA
Starting Monday, September 15 through Friday September 20 – By Appointment Only.
Public Yard Sale September 21 and 22.
Call 1-702-860-1447 if interested in any of the items pictured below:
Chair and Foot Still – $30.00 
Two Seat Couch – $30.00 
Glass Coffee Table – $20.00 
Cabinet – $40.00 
Glass Front Cabinet – $40.00 
Dining Room Sideboard – $60.00 
Chair and Foot Stool – $25.00 
Single Drawer End Table – $10.00 
Chest of Drawers – $60.00 
Standing Mirror – $20.00 
Bedside Table – $30.00 
King Side Bed Frame – $50.00 
Bedside Table – $30.00 
Long Drawer Set – $60.00 
Photo 1: Corner CD Cabinet – $20.00 
Photo 2: Corner CD Cabinet – $20.00 
Clock – $30.00 
Photo 1: Cabinet with doors and shelves – $40.00 
Photo 2: Cabinet with doors and shelves – $40.00 
Sofa – $5.00 – Needs Recovering 
Lamp – $10.00 
Speak 1 of 2 – $10.0 
Speak 2 of 2 – $10.0 
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All items are being sold as is, where is. Furniture cushions are dirty as there was a cat in the house.
King Sized Master Set $200 if taken all at once and includes Chest of Drawers, Long Draw Set, 2 Bedside Tables, and Bed Frame (mattress optional).
Lamps – $10.00 Each
Additional Items will be added daily.
Day 17: Bingo!
Take two: didn’t hit the save.
Last night, after a day of helping Uncle Mike clean, pack, sort, and prep for his move to the great north (Massachusetts) we headed back to our camp site for dinner. While we were away from the campground more people moved it! Every available spot is now occupied by a camper! They played bingo last night.
Day 16: King of Prussia
We have arrived at Uncle Mike’s place – well sort of… We’re staying at a campground about 30 miles north of Uncle Mike as we want electricity, water, and our own bed. Tomorrow starts the sorting, boxing, and final prep for Mike and his cat’s move to Massachusetts. Next week we start the boxing and prep to get everything Mike wants to his new house.
Today was more corn…
So far we have driven 3082 miles in 61 hours with an average speed of about 51 miles an hour with each of us behind the wheel for about 30.5 hours.
We are here for at least three nights. After that we’ll decide what to do next.
Day 14: Electrics?
We made our way to Sandusky, Ohio today – short drive filled with stops for meetings and work related stuff. I decided that we needed to make a detour to Michigan so that we could say we’ve taken the trailer to yet another state on this journey.
Eleven states so far!
Once we got to the campground we learned that the 50 Amp circuit on the pole has a dead phases (only half the trailer worked on AC Power). Simple fix, plug in next door.
Day 13 – Back On The Road
We left Minneapolis this morning and traveled through Wisconsin and Illinois into Indiana for our overnight. Tomorrow we head to Ohio!
