Jul 4, 2026

Tick Tock Tick Tock

April 22, 2026

Leaving Virginia after a week with family, we stopped in Elizabethtown, PA, for a week. The idea was to spend time in Amish country, relaxing for a week. Within a day though, we had several activities planned. 

Our first stop was the clock museum. The National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors has a museum in Columbia, PA. They have over 13,000 items and currently display about 3% of their collection.

The sound is what strikes you first. The gentle tick tock of the clocks somehow calms. Then you start noticing the different movements. Pendulums, plates, clock hands, and gears all run with precise movements. 

Different and impressive, this museum is definitely worth a stop when you're in the area.


Eberman Tower Clock 1784

Thoughts?

Clock Tower Clocks



Grand Statuary Clock






Rose Engine

Advertising clocks

Machine for making watch screws

Guinness World Record - Most Accurate Mechanical Clock


Where Are We Going Next?

Jul 1, 2026

Flock of Factory Fresh Filters

I need to conduct annual preventative maintenance on our RVs engine, generator and water heater. To do this, I need to replace a phalanx of filters. I carry all the filters for our next preventative maintenance interval onboard our RV with the exception of the air filter due to its physical size.

 

Fabulous Filter Festivities Follow

 In the front row is the air filter, fuel filter and oil filter for our generator.

Second row serpentine belt, air dehydrator desiccant cartridge and the screw on hydraulic filter.

The ten by two-inch water filters are for our reverse osmosis water filtration system. The white one is a five-micron sediment and the black one is a five-micron carbon block.

To the right is the five-year service kit for our Oasis hydronic heating system which also heats domestic hot water.

On top of the box are the in tank hydraulic filter, fuel filter, fuel water separator and oil filter.

The large steel canister is our engine air filter.

The open bay door is where all of this stows with the exception of the air filter.

RVing is not inexpensive. Sitting on this table is $1,259.95 in parts. I have yet to purchase the oil and hydraulic fluid I need to replace during this service. It is included in our annual budget but UGH that is a challenging pill to swallow.

 

Five 

 

Front row is the fuel nozzle and sintered bronze fuel filter.

The device with the two white wires is the fuel ignitor with the protective shipping cap removed.

The black device with the red, white and black wires is the flame sensor.

There is also the air fitter which is made of sintered bronze attached to steel pipe thread.

Lastly is the Garber type R fuel oil filter.

 

Soon I will need to install all of these…… Wish me luck!!!!!

Where Are We Going Next?