Peeing in the Rain
No we aren't camping. We've been having some really high winds lately. So much so that they put out a warning for high winds. Well, the vent cover in our bathroom was whisked off in true Wizard of Oz style and I can only guess that since the wicked witch is already dead that some poor munchkin now has a vent cover firmly embedded in his or her skull.
So, as nature has to come calling eventually. I needed to pee. No sooner had this need come upon me as Mother Nature decided to join me. So, I peed in the rain, in my own bathroom. Well I couldn't just let the bathroom fill with water. I kept trying to get a hold of DH. (His battery was dead and he e-mailed me to tell me, unfortunately I only check it in the mornings, thanks for trying hon). No luck. Straight to voicemail.
I zipped up my raincoat, headed out into the now torrential downpour of rain. I searched in the dark for the handy dandy telescopic ladder. Success! Now how to work the dang thing? I got the ladder up after not too much of a hassle and headed up to conquer the beast. The roof was more slippery that a slip 'n slide covered in KY (no, I have not tried this). In true Macgyver fashion, I was armed with only a grey recyclable garbage sack. It was not quite big enough to just slide over the top, so I called A1 and had her raise the imaginary cover. I slid the garbage bag into position and then had her lower it. I thought I was in the clear. I carefully got back down. Remembering my Army training of maintaining 3 points of contact while descending the ladder. So far, so good. I attempted to retract the ladder but I was foiled and just set it down on it's side. I was tired from my adventure.
The wind was still blowing really hard and mocked me by pulling off my half-hearted attempt at a garbage sack vent cover. Of course it waited until I had already changed out of my drenched clothing and into dry clothes. So, I headed out again. This time armed with ammo from my sewing kit (a long cord of black elastic). Thank goodness for the person who invented elastic. I climbed the RV once again and secured that gosh darn garbage sack once and for all by laying it over the top and putting the elastic over the sides of the vent.
I was exhausted and ready to cry out of frustration. It is still holding as of this morning. Of course, it is holding about an inch of water too. But for now I can pee without being peed on by Mother Nature and that is a blessing indeed.
Here is a picture of me fixing the vent the correct way, a day after the event.
