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<\/a>2005 Dodge Ram 1500<\/p><\/div>\n
This truck is already wired for a heavy trailer and has a heavy-duty hitch.The trim level is the “Laramie” package with interior upgrades for a bit more comfort and convenience. Engine is the famed Hemi V-8. Good for power, not so good for gas mileage. Pam likes the idea of the 4 doors as the dogs would travel in the extended part of the cab and could be let out and in through the extra doors. Having a Crew Cab does mean the truck bed is shorter than the standard 8-foot bed. The ATV would fit, but full-size sheets of plywood and lumber would hang out a bit. I don’t think this would be a problem as we have our 5 foot by 12 foot utility trailer to haul larger items.<\/p>\n
We would have to take the Subaru in and see what kind of trade-in financing we could arrange. Asking price for the truck is $15K, but a quick search of the internet shows the same truck for sale at other dealerships for less, down to a low of $10K. The $15K price seems a bit much. We shall see.<\/p>\n
Our daffodils (and dandelions) started to bloom yesterday. Spring is still not fully here, though, as below zero temps are forecast for this Tuesday night. Still it is nice to see the flowers progressing. Below is a photo for Mike and Virgil; these are iris plants they gave us a few years ago. Coming up nicely this Spring!<\/p>\n
<\/a>Iris plants doing well<\/p><\/div>\n
The white lilac bush behind the iris plants is budding out as well. We’ll have to cover this bed Tuesday, though, to help protect it from the overnight frost in the forecast.<\/p>\n
Here are a few of our daffodils blooming, and a literary moment:<\/p>\n
<\/a>Shortest Daffodils you may ever see<\/p><\/div>\n
Daffodils<\/h2>\n\nI wandered lonely as a cloud
\nThat floats on high o’er vales and hills,
\nWhen all at once I saw a crowd,
\nA host, of golden daffodils;
\nBeside the lake, beneath the trees,
\nFluttering and dancing in the breeze.<\/p>\n
Continuous as the stars that shine
\nAnd twinkle on the milky way,
\nThey stretched in never-ending line
\nAlong the margin of a bay:
\nTen thousand saw I at a glance,
\nTossing their heads in sprightly dance.<\/p>\n
The waves beside them danced; but they
\nOut-did the sparkling waves in glee:
\nA poet could not but be gay,
\nIn such a jocund company:
\nI gazed–and gazed–but little thought
\nWhat wealth the show to me had brought:<\/p>\n
For oft, when on my couch I lie
\nIn vacant or in pensive mood,
\nThey flash upon that inward eye
\nWhich is the bliss of solitude;
\nAnd then my heart with pleasure fills,
\nAnd dances with the daffodils.<\/p>\n
William Wordsworth<\/em><\/p>\nWe have begun working on the trailer, fixing things and checking items off our list. Small stuff, such as trying to find a replacement for the missing oven knob. I have a few items on order including some light fixture lenses and a replacement stabilizer jack. I did get the front window cover fixed, lubricated the slide mechanism, and started fixing the shades. A couple other items have cropped up that need attention: one drawer in the kitchen need the support rail fixed and one towel holder in the bath needs work. Again, small stuff, but needs to be addressed. Pam will be going through the shelves and drawers, cleaning them and putting down freezer paper as drawer linings. Lots to do yet before we’re ready to pull up the RV to the lot. Here are a couple more trailer photos.<\/p>\n
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<\/a>Slide out extended<\/p><\/div>\n
Front window cover repaired and open, slide out lubricated and extended. I put the matching spare tire on the ground and will use the mis-matched tire as the spare.<\/p>\n
I wandered lonely as a cloud
\nThat floats on high o’er vales and hills,
\nWhen all at once I saw a crowd,
\nA host, of golden daffodils;
\nBeside the lake, beneath the trees,
\nFluttering and dancing in the breeze.<\/p>\n
Continuous as the stars that shine
\nAnd twinkle on the milky way,
\nThey stretched in never-ending line
\nAlong the margin of a bay:
\nTen thousand saw I at a glance,
\nTossing their heads in sprightly dance.<\/p>\n
The waves beside them danced; but they
\nOut-did the sparkling waves in glee:
\nA poet could not but be gay,
\nIn such a jocund company:
\nI gazed–and gazed–but little thought
\nWhat wealth the show to me had brought:<\/p>\n
For oft, when on my couch I lie
\nIn vacant or in pensive mood,
\nThey flash upon that inward eye
\nWhich is the bliss of solitude;
\nAnd then my heart with pleasure fills,
\nAnd dances with the daffodils.<\/p>\n
William Wordsworth<\/em><\/p>\n We have begun working on the trailer, fixing things and checking items off our list. Small stuff, such as trying to find a replacement for the missing oven knob. I have a few items on order including some light fixture lenses and a replacement stabilizer jack. I did get the front window cover fixed, lubricated the slide mechanism, and started fixing the shades. A couple other items have cropped up that need attention: one drawer in the kitchen need the support rail fixed and one towel holder in the bath needs work. Again, small stuff, but needs to be addressed. Pam will be going through the shelves and drawers, cleaning them and putting down freezer paper as drawer linings. Lots to do yet before we’re ready to pull up the RV to the lot. Here are a couple more trailer photos.<\/p>\n Slide out extended<\/p><\/div>\n Front window cover repaired and open, slide out lubricated and extended. I put the matching spare tire on the ground and will use the mis-matched tire as the spare.<\/p>\n<\/a>