Two Thoughts On Packing

Packing and getting ready to go somewhere has to be the most difficult thing to do. Standing on top of the suitcase, sitting on it, trying to fit that last piece in there and then saying oh crap I needed to put this in there…LOL

The hardest part is on the sailboat we don’t get to bring a lot of items with us on board but I don’t want to walk around with sailing attire on before we take off. So I am going to have to UPS my extras home to the kids when we shove off. The kids are great! Someone is always here ’cause their schedules are so different I won’t have to worry about my stuff getting back and all the animals will be well cared for.

I think I am going to get a vacuum seal unit that compresses clothes to nothing so I can get more on board and not have to worry so much about how much I am bringing with me. I have heard they are good for this sort of packing.

Well I can’t wait to get there. This is the last week we will have to wait so I am getting excited… This hurry up and wait crap is for the birds and who would have thought it would take so much prep just to take a darn vacation!!!

Second thought – Packaging.

I have been getting everything ready to go and giving out instructions to everyone.

Well, here is the deal, I have a switch installed on the wind and solar system so during the day I can turn off the inverters that make 110 voltage for the house to give them a break and charge the backup batteries. Nobody, I mean Nobody, will take on the responsibility to do this and make a mistake and kill the system I’ve worked on for so long… So I decided to install a simple programmable switch that will do six on and off events each day as programmed for however long I want it to be and it will be fully automated and I won’t have to touch it except to see it is working. I know, what does this have to do with packing…LOL

I received some of the parts from an electronics store and I died laughing when I saw how it was packed for shipping. Don’t get me wrong, this is an awesome piece but look at the photo.

OMG lets not get carried away…LOL a rubber band and two pieces of Styrofoam one inch long. It definitely made for a good laugh. So now I have something to keep me busy ’till we leave I am installing it today and testing for a couple of days just to make sure my idea works like it should.

Have a great Tuesday

Wolf

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