Friday

The last Friday in February, where does the time go?  We have been south of the border for 10 weeks  or so.  The weather today started warming up again and that's a good thing.  We saw temps in the low 70's today.  A very pleasant day, but Marg is starting to complain that she isn't getting her usual winter tan this year.
  Somewhere along the line some of my posts seem to have the wrong day on them.  This is what happens to rv'ers and they even sell a wall clock down here that has day/date on it to help us snowbirds keep track of what day of the week it is.
  This morning after we got up we had the propane detector chirping.  The same thing happened briefly last week, but I was able to clear the air and it quit.  This repeat got me very concerned and even after clearing the air in the motorhome, it came back on.  Called around and got an appointment at Camping World for a propane inspection.  That is no small task when we get all spread out after setting up, but we did it and were on the road by around 10:30.  It's about 12 miles from here, so not too bad on the freeway.  They never got to it until about 3 PM as they had some jobs turn large and take more time than expected.  After the inspection they certified that the entire system was sound with no leaks and right up to the standard it was supposed to be.  Got a coupon for 10% off at the door and was able to use it for the inspection, so that was good.  It gave us a lot of comfort knowing the system is safe, but raised a few questions about what was causing it.  Sometimes a low battery or faulty detector will cause that, but the tech ruled that out.  We will sleep a lot better knowing the inspection came up with a pass.  Caused lots of questions when I pulled out of the park, this park is like a small community, everyone wants to know whatever is going on.
  After dropping off the coach, we went to the Mesa market.  That's the huge outdoor market, something like a flea market.  Anyway I took my pocket books in.  The old gal who runs the stall bought them all.  Usually I just turn around and buy books to replace them, but this year I have been borrowing from Gary and just returning them to him.  The place was packed, probably everyone was trying to get out after being trapped by bad weather the last week or so.  On the way out I weakened and bought a putter.  Not sure I need one, but time will tell.  Putting & chipping is where I am losing all my strokes, so if it works out I will be very happy with the purchase, stay tuned.
  Lunch was Ihop, Marg really knows the way to my heart.  I got adventurous and had scrambled eggs and pancakes.  The really good news is that I was able to finish them, after Marg took my bacon, that is.  I'm still not drinking coffee though, trying to stay with cold drinks per the dentists advice.
  Toured around a bit and then went back to Camping World to wait for the rv.  Two couples [Kenny/Doris & Jerry/Pat] showed up at the shop to see how we are making out.  I guess they were concerned and thought we wouldn't ask for help if we needed it.  These are good friends.  It's amazing how we came to this park on a whim 5 years ago and now have what we consider very good friends.  One of life's lessons, never be afraid to try something new or venture out on your own. 
  After supper we went to the animal races.  This is a regular Friday event for us and it's lots of fun.  The crowd was the biggest we have seen tonight.  That was nice to see as the organizers go to quite a bit of trouble to make it happen.  The animals were good to me tonight, but Marg did better.  She was doing the happy dance pretty regular tonight.