2018 January 03 Wednesday

2018 January 03 Wednesday means Grandies. But before we could get there, we had to get out of bed. 18° outside and 48° inside. Yep, the thermostat failed again.
So, we grudgingly got out of bed and dresses in cold, cold clothes.
I started the coffee perking and the bacon cooking.
Then I fired up the oven (with the oven door open). Yes I know that you're not supposed to do that. However, I always have two windows partially open at all times. Plus we weren't going to be there long.
We ate, turned the oven off, and left for Grandies. There we eleven brave souls there today. Three of us celebrate birthdays this month and today was when we had our cake and ice cream. After the meeting, we stayed to play Canasta while some played bridge.
For lunch Ella and I went across the tracks to Hobo Junction for lunch. It had warmed to 45° by the time we left at 12:30.
We stopped at Winkley's to look for an electric space heater. Sold out. Went across the street to Tractor Supply. All sold out. Called Dollar General. "Yes we have many choices." Well they had five choices and plenty of stock for each model. I bought a basic milkhouse style.
When we arrived home, I put our west-facing awning away so that we could soak in some more afternoon solar heating. It got to 73° inside without any heater other than the sun shining through the windows.

As I was getting ready for an afternoon nap, the furnace kicked on. I'm beginning to suspect that when the inside temperature gets high enough (68° with the fireplace turned off and the new heater still in the box) that the furnace isn't really needed. However, it is predicted to drop below freezing again tonight. I’ll not take any chances with the “confused” thermostat. I’ll drip water to keep it from freezing again and I’ll use auxilary heat also.

However, the furnace continued to turn on as the RV cooled. It'll be interesting to how it goes through the night.