Complicated Nav and Human Frogger
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I will work to update this several times a day.
Second, I was reminded by a loved one, that I have been informed previously that I snore...
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As we rolled into California a few complications began to set in. Like a Spring storm in Texas on a late afternoon, the traffic began to build, the closer we got to LA. While the traffic was thickening, the air was warming up.
There are five air conditioning units on the Prevost. These can be powered by a combination of engine, inverters or generator. Seems a power surge tripped one of the main breakers on an inverter. This meant two things, One, the AC was running on a backup and it was slightly warm in the cab. Two, the AC power at the front was not working. I was the navigator and Jason was at the helm. What the traffic did not accomplish the traffic assured, Jason was not comfortable. Normally we would just drive straight to the RV park. However this time Jason was renting a car for the local driving. We needed to drive the Prevost to the rental agency, find a parking area of some kind, switch drivers and then setup at the RV park.
I was navigating from my phone. As we neared Valencia, my battery began to die. I ran back and got a charger. Jason asked to be sure the streets were wide enough. I zoomed in on the map. The nav was routing us through a traffic-circle. Not a good thing.
What?? My phone was not charging. Down to 5%. Did I mention there was not power at the front? Running to the back, I grabbed my power-brick as a backup phone charger. We re-routed the nav and zoomed in on satellite view to make sure the way was clear. Jason eased off the highway and guided the bus with careful turns and lane changes. Lots of pointing and and window scanning. The plan was to park in the middle of the road (AKA: turn lane), let Jason have a quick exit to play human-frogger running across the road to Hertz, then Marv would jump forward into the cockpit and shepherd us to the RV park. Just imagine....
If only, Lewis Hamilton had been with us. It was a graceful ballet of movement; turns completed, sites located, brakes applied, stop made, egress accomplished, drivers changed, running completed and then we were both, safely on our way. Even without fuel and tires, it was a Formula-One level performance.
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