Jim checked the propane this morning before leaving for work.
Had one full tank.
Furnace was still operating, second tank was still full.
Worked late tonight.
Finally made it home.
Jim checked the propane.
We are out.
Station closes at 10pm.
It is 9.49pm.
Usually takes at least 14 minutes to get to the station.
It took us 9 minutes.
The prospect of freezing all night (not to mention the RV pipes freezing) sure makes the truck go fast! 
Jim sent me in–said I might have more luck begging.
Begged the attendant to open door and give us propane.
He took pity on us.
Was it because we are such good customers (spent a fortune so far this winter) or did we look as panicked as we felt?
Came back.
Hauled tank from truck to RV.
So cold! But…..
warm all night.
Not having fun yet! 
Sewer pipe\hose froze yesterday. It is now in pieces in the garbage. I had to buy a new one. This time I emptied the sewer and then stored the new hose in the basement until needed again. Each day is a new learning experience. Fun.
Five to six inches of snow overnight! With the long handled scrub brush, I cleared a path around Ms E to access the propane, water, sewer etc. I guess I will have to buy a snow shovel–have not needed one in over 7 years (living in a condo).
We tried to bring the slide in to remove the snow from the covers, but the wet snow was just too heavy. I will need a longer ladder to remove it by hand!
This is the pits!!
Slide cover-kitchen large slide–was filled with ice about 3 inches thick. I poured warmed windshield washer fluid onto the ice at each end hoping to separate the ice slab from the cover. It worked!! About 2 hours later I managed to remove the ice piece by piece.
Though I don’ think I have ever had such cold hands..
What can I say!? November and snow! This picture taken on NOVEMBER 26th!!!!!
Now the ‘clever weather people’ are saying it is going to be a long harsh winter. I could have told them that months ago. Why? Well we had decided we could not go away for the whole winter. But, we had also decided to stay in the RV and then take it to Florida to Catherine and Bryan’s wedding at the end of January, so we could have at least a few weeks of Florida weather.
Since we would be leaving at the beginning of January, there was no use wrapping the RV, ordering a large propane tank and doing all those other things you would normally do if you were going to ‘hunker down’ for the whole winter.
As a result, this early, cold start to winter has cause us so much hardship.
Propane flying out the window.
Carrying an empty 40 pound propane tank every second day to the truck and down to the filling station.
Paying for a fill up.
Hauling it back to the truck and then lifting it back into the RV. All in the freezing cold.
Climbing up a ladder to try and clear huge slabs of ice from the slide covers.
Praying Susan holds the ladder and I don’t end up on the ground.
Frozen hands!
Constantly being cold.
Turn up the heat…too hot.
Furnace shuts off…too cold.
Best thing we did do (Cat’s advice) was to put a mattress heater on the bed!
Do not know if we can survive this until January!
Susan was so anxious to leave she started to drive away while I was taking this picture. However, she did pause long enough to pick me up on the way out of the park. 
