Sunday was a rest and relaxation day for me. I finished a book I was reading and watched the coverage of NHRA eliminations from Wild Horse Pass on TV. In the evening, Donna rode the Can Am Spyder over to Sara Graff’s house to watch the Academy Awards program.

Nice sunset after a relaxing day

We hit the pickleball courts around 8:15 on Monday morning. We had short breaks between games and played steadily until 10am. Pickleball players are rated by ability through a system that numbers players between one and five. One is a beginner while five is expert level play. As you progress in skill, you go through stages. At 10am, they had a class for 3.0 level players. Donna attended and went through drills. The class used two courts. The other two courts were reserved for 3.0 players. I played there although I’m at about a 3.5 level. The guys I played with were all 3.0 to 4.0 players and we had very competitive games. I ended up playing for about three hours total and got a lot of steps in – measured by the Samsung Galaxy S Health app.

Look at the activity between 8 and 11am

Our neighbors were preparing to pull out with their fifth-wheel trailer but they had a problem. The right rear jack wouldn’t retract. They have a Lippert electric jack system on their Durango trailer. I took a look at it but without a wiring diagram, I couldn’t do much. I looked for a simple solution like a blown fuse or loose connector at the jack motor but didn’t come up with anything. They had to stay another day and wait for a mobile RV technician to come out.

I had a repair to make on our new car carrier trailer. When I picked up the trailer, I had the guys at TrailersPlus install a handle on the side door. I noticed right away that the upper mount of the handle was only screwed through the door skin into the plywood. The guy missed the steel beam inside the door. I had him redo it by moving the handle 1/4″ to the right and reinstall the screw. It seemed secure.

The heat sometimes makes the door seals on the trailer stick. This happened yesterday. When I pulled on the handle the lower mount pulled loose – he had missed the steel beam on the lower mount as well! I measured the correct distance and saw I had to move the lower mounting screw 1/4″ to the right. When I removed the existing screw to move the handle, I found bad news. It was amateur hour at TrailersPlus. Not only had the guy missed the beam, he missed twice! I found two holes in the door skin – one had the screw into the plywood and the other was hidden by the edge of the handle. Moving the handle to the right to screw it into the beam exposed the first hole. I wasn’t too happy about it.

Poor workmanship

I phoned TrailersPlus when they opened this morning – they’re closed on Mondays. I e-mailed the photo of the hole in the door skin and I’m waiting to hear what the solution will be.

Donna ordered a new trash receptacle for our coach. It’s larger than what we were using and has two compartments – one for garbage and one for recyclables. It has a foot-operated lid that closes slowly and silently when you remove your foot from the pedal. She found it online at Bed, Bath and Beyond. It’s made by a company called Simple Human.

New trash can

Lid slowly closing over two compartments

Last night, Donna made turkey burgers with a special sauce recipe she got from our friend Karin Von Kay. I grilled them on the Weber Q.

Turkey burger with special sauce

Last night, Ozark went crazy with catnip. I gave her a small amount and she kept begging for more. After awhile I think she was a little loopy.

Ozark feeling the catnip

This morning I took it easy on the pickleball courts. I played for about an hour and half while Donna went to the gym and worked out. This afternoon I have some errands to run. We need kitty litter and water from Costco. I need to shop for court shoes and I’m thinking of buying a new motorcycle helmet I saw at Steve’s Cycles.