{"id":6122,"date":"2025-03-31T20:31:23","date_gmt":"2025-04-01T03:31:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/contessajewall.com\/?p=6122"},"modified":"2025-03-31T20:31:28","modified_gmt":"2025-04-01T03:31:28","slug":"real-live-update-more-or-less","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/contessajewall.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/31\/real-live-update-more-or-less\/","title":{"rendered":"Real live update, more or less……"},"content":{"rendered":"

Well, we have been on a bit of a roller coaster ride the past 4 days. Very suddenly about noonish on Friday the 28th we lost all electricity to our site. It appears that a neighbor was doing some patio construction when they accidentally cut an electrical connection. \u00a0We just happened to be right there at the time when the fellow who did it, came out holding a hacksaw saying that an electrical line had been cut. So Colin and then Joe went to check our respective electrical connections and sure enough we had no power. The fellow who manages our site only showed up after dark with his electrician. Of course nothing could be sorted out in the dark. The next day was not much better. And the translator we use, lives in Guadalajara!<\/p>\n

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All of this brush has been burned and the ashes raked and removed.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Going up there is going to be so much fun.<\/p><\/div>\n

Very long story short we are now waiting for the CFE ( Federal Electricity Commission ) to come and sort out the problem. As you know we have a new to us RV which runs entirely on electricity. The past 4 days has been a challenge resulting in a good deal of stress. For some reason our generator would not start unless plugged in to at least 15AMPs for a short period of time. OR we could start the RV and from there the generator. And it appears that the house batteries that came with this RV are not holding as good a charge as they should. Then we have a problem with the water pump affecting flushing the toilet. So lots of issues all at once. So far we have been able save the food in the fridge. Heating the water for showers is a bit of a challenge so don’t get too close \ud83d\ude0e We are hoping that by Monday or Tuesday we have a solution. Not to worry, we have plan B and C and possibly D. Plan F ( fail ) involves returning to Canada – perhaps just me!!<\/p>\n

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Our good friend Nancy has goats visit on a regular basis. She also feeds iguanas daily. \u00a0Life on the Isla is different.<\/p><\/div>\n

I wrote the above yesterday ( Sunday ) and here we are Monday at 7PM with no change. No CFE. Well not exactly true. Late yesterday ( which is why I am only completing this post the next day ) Erik ( our RV tech who has been ill for over two weeks ) showed up to try and help us out. He was able to sort out that the neighbors ground wire had been cut which in turn had affected our own electrical connection. After a great deal of testing this and that and trying few things Erik was able to create a very temporary fix using one of our dog fence rebars and a hose clamp. And voila we were functioning. Suddenly we had electricity to run our fridge and hot water ( yeah, a shower again ). So next Colin has to go out and find the proper copper pieces required to create a proper ground. We are still having water pump issues and continue to use a bucket of water to flush but electricity is everything. Low to no shower pressure is acceptable.<\/p>\n

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I don’t think I showed you our computer desk set up.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Oh and thanks for your suggestions re naming my bit of paradise – which due to all the stuff happening I have not been to for a few days. I am likely going to go with something with “C’s” in the name. So keep your thinking caps on.<\/p>\n

In real time, this past Saturday evening we attended a beyond spectacular classical guitar performance by a lovely young woman ( only 23 ) from Russia. This was her first time ever in Mexico and she loved it. Her concert brought me to tears.<\/p>\n

A snippet of one of her pieces. She is one with her instrument.<\/p>\n