On the Boat (11-14 Oct)

I've been very busy cleaning and getting ready for the final indoor cleaning, steam cleaning the carpet tomorrow morning.  I also found out what happens when you don't empty the black water tank often enough.  It's especially not pleasant when the discovery is made on a Saturday evening and you have to put up with the results until Monday morning.  The folks here at Lamb's Yacht Center were very understanding and the problem was solved before noon.  Life is very good once more.  I also remembered why I dislike GFCI outlets.  It took me several hours of work to figure out why the fluorescent lights in the engine rooms went dark unexpectedly.  I checked out the switch and the GFCI outlet in my stateroom.  I looked all over then found the culprit, a second GFCI outlet in the port engine room.  Larry, I'm sure glad that Downing Jr. was available to drive the boat.  We had to back boat into the fuel dock and he took two tries before he got it right.  The wind almost blew us into another boat.  Carrie, I took your advice and am watching the fall TV shows on various web sites.  The Black List is my favorite.