Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2013 13:43:02 -0500
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From: Dave Mcneely <mcneely4@COX.NET>
Subject: Re: refrigerator behavior
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---- Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> Living off the fat of the land travelling in your Westy, it doesn't get any better! No blueberries here (Seattle) until after the fourth, but they run though late August. One of the healthiest foods you can eat.
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> Flame blew out, no doubt. Don't know what to tell you about the indicator lights though. Maybe David has some ideas.
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> Stuart
Thanks Stuart. Well, the blueberries we get here are "high bush," or "rabbit eye" blueberries. They are improved from wild blueberries native to the southern states. Easy to pick, and some are the diameter of a quarter, though a nickel is about average.
You guys have huckleberries, something we don't see down here. Back in the day, the country folks (my parents for example) called the wild blueberries in the SE U.S. including eastern Oklahoma huckleberries. But they have the smaller seeds that mark them for the blueberry side of the clan. Those are the ones improved as high bush and grown throughout the South now.
Last trip up Washington way the wife and I picked enough huckleberries (wild of course) of two varieties, black and red, to make a couple of pies. But wow, slow going. One has to want that pie. We've done it before. They also make good lures to keep small children moving down the trail. Our grandson finally caught on, and said if we just stopped, we probably could get all the huckleberries we wanted without walking so much.
Yeah, I really like getting out and about and foraging, even when it is farm stuff like these blueberries.
mcneely
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Dave Mcneely
> Sent: Monday, June 24, 2013 10:16 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: refrigerator behavior
>
> Bonnie and I had a great weekend camping excursion with our 1991 Volkswagen Vanagon GL Campmobile.
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> We went to NE Oklahoma Ozarks. First, we visited a blueberry farm, where we picked enough blueberries to last us till next year after we freeze them (my job today). Then we drove to a place on private property where we have permission to camp, and where we have access to a beautiful Ozark stream filled with Smallmouth Bass and other cool water species. I had a great time wade fishing for them with an ultra light spinning rig. I probably caught 75 fish in about six hours total fishing over 2 days. Of course, all but six of those I released. The six made for a wonderful supper, breakfast, and lunch for the two of us.
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> Had an oddity with the refrigerator that I think I understand, but just checking with you guys.
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> While at the berry farm, I put the refrigerator on propane, after driving over with D.C. setting. Refrigerator was very cold, with frost on the cooling fins.
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> When we left the farm, I did something I never do and have advised against. I drove to the creek location (about 5 miles on local roads) without switching back to D.C. Some time later, Bonnie was getting something from the refrigerator, and she said, "David, the refrigerator is warm." I checked all I could think to check. Propane valve was open, LED was glowing green, propane switch in the box was pushed in, indicator lamp was off, setting was on maximum, on-off knob for propane was turned on. Fuse was ok. Refrigerator was warm.
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> By rotating the dial for setting level, I could cause the LED to go off, and the flickering indicator lamp to come on. So, I went through the process of restarting the refrigerator, but of course, not being able to trust the two indicators that normally show that it is operating. I have never been able to see the blue flame in the peepsite, and that was true this time, also.
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> In an hour the refrigerator was cold again.
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> What happened? I believe the flame blew out when I was driving, but I don't know that.
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> mcneely
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David McNeely
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