Well it wasn't exactly sunny Sunday as it was a bit overcast and the temperatures plummeted into the 70's, although at the higher end of the range. You can really see the rainy weather coming in, for several days ahead, not many surprises on it here. It is a nice change actually and all the northerners are still wearing short pants, while the locals are starting to button up and wear flannel.
Got out the door in good time and went to the church service in the park. Very small attendance, I guess a combination of the number of people still not here and the weather. We were even missing one of our piano/organ players, but the park owner filled in well. After the service the pastor came to see me about coffee and fellowship after. The sermon was on giving thanks and the love of family, on which I paid him a compliment. We had a nice visit and then I explained to him that Marg often has breakfast prepared for my return and today was french toast, one of my favourites. Kind of funny as he asked me if it is referred to as Canadian toast in some areas; being politically correct. I replied that all I have ever heard it called is french toast. Anyway, sure enough the french toast was in the frying pan when I got back and it was good, as usual.
After I went out and pulled the skirting off the back of the trailer so I could hide the antennae wire. When I installed the new tv antennae, I had left the coaxial cable laying on the patio. I knew at the time this was a temporary measure, as I dislike leaving loose wires laying about. While I was under there I chopped off a couple of the old cable lines. They had been there a long time and were serving no useful purpose. As part of this process I pulled off some of the skirting on the side, around where the hot water tank is. I had a dual purpose in mind as I wanted to take a look at the area where I would be installing the connection for the washer/dryer.
This was kind of good news/bad news as I discovered the annual water leak. We have had one every year since owning this old trailer and I thought we might have dodged the bullet this year. Alas that was not to be, the dirt under there was a bit damp. Not soaking wet like last year, but enough to warrant further investigation. The cause seems to be the hot water tank has been leaking. There was a bit of water standing on the floor beside the tank and after wiping it up and not finding a damp water line determined the base of the tank was the source of it. This is a real concern as the floors in these units are very susceptible to excessive water, they just go all soft and cause a major repair problem when they are not found in a timely manner, so it was sort of good news. Corrosion seems to have caused a very slow leak in the tank and it is seeping out around the bottom rim, albeit slowly. Checked the serial number on the unit on line and it seems to be a 1998 model, so 18 years would be about all that we could expect. Left it for a bit in an attempt to see if that was correct and if so how bad it was.
Went for a walk around the park and had a few visits. One couple who hang out with the happy hour group just arrived today, nice to see them back. They are interested in a park model and one of the couples that just got in this past week had bought a second one; sight unseen, even though it was next door to the one they are in. As it turns out it was not what they expected and now they want to sell it, so Marg went on the tour with the interested couple. It's no big deal if they don't buy it as another couple arriving next week are also interested in it. Places in this park really don't stay for sale very long if they are priced right.
Well just before supper checked it and confirmed the diagnosis seems to be correct. Googled suppliers on price and where I could find one in stock The lowest price was at Sears, but it would take 4 days to get one. Found a Lowes [not the one in AJ] with 9 in stock, so we delayed supper and went to pick one up, so I could install it first thing tomorrow and avoid going out during rush hour on the freeway. Had a few problems with service as it was getting late by then, so I had to run around and get some price skews from the shelves for some of the things I bought. When I asked about a sale price or whether they match prices, the cash lady said they did. After some checking she said it was on sale last week, so gave me the sale price. That was a big break as she charged me $69 less than the shelf price, converted to Canadian that would be over $80, so more good news.
When we got back, Marg had most of supper ready to cook, so it didn't take long to eat. As always, supper was very tasty: shrimp and fried rice with peas mixed in and a nice pastry for dessert.
Tomorrow will be a busy day. The gamblin' gals are going to the Fort because Thursday is the Thanksgiving dinner in the park. For me you already know my plans, just part of the joy of owning an older unit, you know of course I am speaking of the trailer. LOL
Sunday, 20 November 2016
Saturday, 19 November 2016
Saturday, Nov 19th
It warmed up quite a bit, last night was downright pleasant. A sharp contrast to the Thursday night temps that were the lowest since the first part of February of this year. They are talking about rain in some parts of the state that could be snow in the higher elevations [some reports are 9,000 ft, others are 5,000] but we should not see an of it. In fact the temp got up to about 81F today, is was very warm.
I got out for breakfast this morning. Bacon, eggs, pancakes but I really go for the pancakes. They also had corned been hash and tried to tempt me with it, but I passed. I love corned beef hash, but not for breakfast, much like I love roast beef but for any other meal.
When I got back, Larry and I went for a bike ride. Fortunately I checked my bike first thing this morning and discovered the rear tire was flat. That is the one I had problems with last week and put in my original tube, so maybe not my best decision, so I just pumped it up. I'll have to deal with this tomorrow, but am undecided on my course of action. The tube with the hole had that green never go flat stuff in it, so much for how effective it is. If it was an ordinary tube I would patch it, but it has all that green slime all over it, or I could patch the old tube. Stay tuned for the outcome on this riveting story and my decision.
When I returned we went out to look at a few park sales. We don't usually go to garage sales, but the ones in the nicer parks are worth a look. Marg is looking for a few things and got one of them, a headboard for our bed. We had a book case headboard, but because the room is tight wanted a metal frame one. Well she found one she really liked and it was in great condition, so she got it for $10. I wasn't really looking for anything, but did buy a Canadian coin set. It is a mint set from 1982, so has all 6 coins produced in a sealed plastic carrier. Knowing there is not a great deal of interest in Cdn coins here, I got it for $5, a pretty good deal.
When we got back I changed headboards and Marg took a picture of it, so must still be happy with it. I had to go to the hardware for bolts to install it. Although I hate to drive down there for $2 worth of nuts, bolts & washers; it gave me an opportunity to look at plumbing solutions for the laundry installation I need to do. It is almost ready to move from the planning stage to taking action. Marg went out to Walmart for some things she needed. She went to the one just down Delaware and her biggest challenge was dealing with all the people from the park she met there. Another thing she is happy about is the kitchen supplies are finally getting to where she has choices for making meals.
Happy hour and then supper tonight was eat in and we had a couple of those pork chops Marg got in her good deal the other day and they were fine. Later there was a welcome back dance in the hall tonight, but we passed on it. We needed a bit of a break, so took one.
I got out for breakfast this morning. Bacon, eggs, pancakes but I really go for the pancakes. They also had corned been hash and tried to tempt me with it, but I passed. I love corned beef hash, but not for breakfast, much like I love roast beef but for any other meal.
When I got back, Larry and I went for a bike ride. Fortunately I checked my bike first thing this morning and discovered the rear tire was flat. That is the one I had problems with last week and put in my original tube, so maybe not my best decision, so I just pumped it up. I'll have to deal with this tomorrow, but am undecided on my course of action. The tube with the hole had that green never go flat stuff in it, so much for how effective it is. If it was an ordinary tube I would patch it, but it has all that green slime all over it, or I could patch the old tube. Stay tuned for the outcome on this riveting story and my decision.
When I returned we went out to look at a few park sales. We don't usually go to garage sales, but the ones in the nicer parks are worth a look. Marg is looking for a few things and got one of them, a headboard for our bed. We had a book case headboard, but because the room is tight wanted a metal frame one. Well she found one she really liked and it was in great condition, so she got it for $10. I wasn't really looking for anything, but did buy a Canadian coin set. It is a mint set from 1982, so has all 6 coins produced in a sealed plastic carrier. Knowing there is not a great deal of interest in Cdn coins here, I got it for $5, a pretty good deal.
When we got back I changed headboards and Marg took a picture of it, so must still be happy with it. I had to go to the hardware for bolts to install it. Although I hate to drive down there for $2 worth of nuts, bolts & washers; it gave me an opportunity to look at plumbing solutions for the laundry installation I need to do. It is almost ready to move from the planning stage to taking action. Marg went out to Walmart for some things she needed. She went to the one just down Delaware and her biggest challenge was dealing with all the people from the park she met there. Another thing she is happy about is the kitchen supplies are finally getting to where she has choices for making meals.
Happy hour and then supper tonight was eat in and we had a couple of those pork chops Marg got in her good deal the other day and they were fine. Later there was a welcome back dance in the hall tonight, but we passed on it. We needed a bit of a break, so took one.
Friday, 18 November 2016
Friday
We got out and about early today. There were some sale flyers from grocery stores that Marg want to check out, so thought we would do that first thing. First stop was Albertsons, not one of our regular spots. One of the big deals was buy a tray of pork chops and get 3 more free, another was butter at $1.88 a pound and then there was a couple of bags of other stuff. The bill was $38 and our total savings was $61.95. We are well supplied with pork chops and if they taste as good as they look good, it will be a great buy. Second stop was Fry's where she got a nice prime rib roast for $16 and a few other things. The grocery bill was $28 and the savings were $19. I got fuel there for $1.99/gallon, that would be about 57 cents a litre for our metric fans. The last stop was Costco. We got lots there including scotch and Baileys at [$16 for 1.75 litre bottle], a bunch of groceries and some frozen stuff. Lots of good deals like the 5 pounds of wieners for $6.79. We are thinking of having a hot dog night with some friends.
Lunch was at Costco. The food table area in the Mesa store is huge. I think it seats well over 100 people. It was pretty busy in there and we make it a practice to not go to Costco on weekends. They always have unique things and some are really very good. It's interesting to see how they customize their stores to match the needs or wants of the area. Another unique feature in this store is the ceiling fans at the cash area. The fan blades must be 8 feet long. We used to go there quite a bit, but in recent years we have not because they only accepted American Express or cash and now their deal is with Visa. They don't accept the MasterCard that the Canadian stores use other than for member identification.
In the afternoon Marg went to Bells to see what they had in bathing suits, but was unsuccessful. When she returned to the park, she had quite a few visitors. Always lots going on here and news travels faster on the moccasin telegraph around here. I went down to the pool hall and played 8 ball for a couple of hours. It was a big adjustment from the snooker tables in GP, but had pretty good success. One of the guys I played with is real character and is fun to play. He enjoys playing away from a couple of the older residents here because we play anything goes and he hooked me 3 times in a row, laughing each time, especially the one I missed.
Happy hour was brief today as a bunch of us went to Ihop for the cod special. There ended up being 10 of us. We were able to get seated pretty quickly as it's still not terribly busy around here yet. The meal was pretty good, but not as good as Dirtwater café, but still very filling and some of our group ate a lot of pieces of fish.
The weather cooled down noticeably from the yesterday. I think the night time temp was around 50F and the daytime high got into the low 70's. Lots of people here in long pants, but the snowbirds were almost all still in shorts. Yours truly wore shorts, so you know it was till nice out.
Lunch was at Costco. The food table area in the Mesa store is huge. I think it seats well over 100 people. It was pretty busy in there and we make it a practice to not go to Costco on weekends. They always have unique things and some are really very good. It's interesting to see how they customize their stores to match the needs or wants of the area. Another unique feature in this store is the ceiling fans at the cash area. The fan blades must be 8 feet long. We used to go there quite a bit, but in recent years we have not because they only accepted American Express or cash and now their deal is with Visa. They don't accept the MasterCard that the Canadian stores use other than for member identification.
In the afternoon Marg went to Bells to see what they had in bathing suits, but was unsuccessful. When she returned to the park, she had quite a few visitors. Always lots going on here and news travels faster on the moccasin telegraph around here. I went down to the pool hall and played 8 ball for a couple of hours. It was a big adjustment from the snooker tables in GP, but had pretty good success. One of the guys I played with is real character and is fun to play. He enjoys playing away from a couple of the older residents here because we play anything goes and he hooked me 3 times in a row, laughing each time, especially the one I missed.
Happy hour was brief today as a bunch of us went to Ihop for the cod special. There ended up being 10 of us. We were able to get seated pretty quickly as it's still not terribly busy around here yet. The meal was pretty good, but not as good as Dirtwater café, but still very filling and some of our group ate a lot of pieces of fish.
The weather cooled down noticeably from the yesterday. I think the night time temp was around 50F and the daytime high got into the low 70's. Lots of people here in long pants, but the snowbirds were almost all still in shorts. Yours truly wore shorts, so you know it was till nice out.
Thursday, 17 November 2016
Thursday
It was road trip day for the gamblin' gals, as it is every Thursday. At Ft. McDowell or "the Fort" they area again giving out dishes on Thursday to anyone with a loyalty card, so this year the pattern continues. Really funny because Larry said they have all the unopened boxes in a room at home. Our situation is not quite that bad, but I do believe there are a few boxes with dishes in the storage room. Today was some kind of serving dish and apparently that is what we need. LOL
I went to coffee & donuts this AM and we were lucky to be drawn second table up. That means choices were excellent. The association president is back and his record is for brief meetings and that proved to be the case today. Kind of reminds me of when I was working; we used to have a saying we ran meetings by - "Nothing to say - don't say it". Almost forgot, they started recognizing birthday's and anniversaries during the meeting; so this month being November, the counter-month [when we are not here] is May. I stood to announce ours, saying that if we are still together next may it will be 47 years. It got a pretty good laugh.
After I did emails for a while and printed off some of the Harbor Freight coupons as I get those by email now. I had taken the ink cartridges out of the printer when I left last spring, putting them in a zip lock bag. It sort of worked as they never dried out, but some of the colors are not showing up as they should. So they would not be great for printing pictures, but fine for coupons. LOL
After lunch I tackled the screen I bought the material for the other day, but discovered that my ability to cut the 45 degree corners in the aluminum track did not work out. I went out to Lowes and got a cut-off disc for metal that fit my power mitre saw and that did the trick. With that it was pretty easy to get the frame together. The sun screen was heavier than regular screen, but the smaller size spline I bought proved to be the right solution to fitting into the track. After installation, it appears to be doing what I had hoped. Enough light comes through that the room is not dark, but the bright sunshine is filtered out. I am hoping it will reduce the damaging effect of the suns rays as well as reducing the heat build up from the window.
Went to happy hour and the gals arrived about half way through. It appears there were no big winners today, although Marg was close all day. She said on one game with a $600 payout, her number was on the monitor when bingo was called, so that's as close as it gets without winning. Anyway it seems they had lots of laughs and a good time. Apparently they have a new agreement that what ever is said on the trip stays in the Fort, so even the spouse is in the dark. They are probably talking about how good looking their spouses are anyway, right? Kenny was organizing at the end, so it looks like fish for supper tomorrow. There are quite a few all-you-can-eat cod offers in the area on Friday and several people seemed interested, so that looks like the plan.
Supper was left overs, but the were very good. There were fried potatoes & she always does a nice job with them. Marg had brought two [that were left over] home last night, but tonight gave one to her buddy Lynette for her supper. Maybe that is what they discussed in the car?
Stay tuned for a report on Fish Friday.
I went to coffee & donuts this AM and we were lucky to be drawn second table up. That means choices were excellent. The association president is back and his record is for brief meetings and that proved to be the case today. Kind of reminds me of when I was working; we used to have a saying we ran meetings by - "Nothing to say - don't say it". Almost forgot, they started recognizing birthday's and anniversaries during the meeting; so this month being November, the counter-month [when we are not here] is May. I stood to announce ours, saying that if we are still together next may it will be 47 years. It got a pretty good laugh.
After I did emails for a while and printed off some of the Harbor Freight coupons as I get those by email now. I had taken the ink cartridges out of the printer when I left last spring, putting them in a zip lock bag. It sort of worked as they never dried out, but some of the colors are not showing up as they should. So they would not be great for printing pictures, but fine for coupons. LOL
After lunch I tackled the screen I bought the material for the other day, but discovered that my ability to cut the 45 degree corners in the aluminum track did not work out. I went out to Lowes and got a cut-off disc for metal that fit my power mitre saw and that did the trick. With that it was pretty easy to get the frame together. The sun screen was heavier than regular screen, but the smaller size spline I bought proved to be the right solution to fitting into the track. After installation, it appears to be doing what I had hoped. Enough light comes through that the room is not dark, but the bright sunshine is filtered out. I am hoping it will reduce the damaging effect of the suns rays as well as reducing the heat build up from the window.
Went to happy hour and the gals arrived about half way through. It appears there were no big winners today, although Marg was close all day. She said on one game with a $600 payout, her number was on the monitor when bingo was called, so that's as close as it gets without winning. Anyway it seems they had lots of laughs and a good time. Apparently they have a new agreement that what ever is said on the trip stays in the Fort, so even the spouse is in the dark. They are probably talking about how good looking their spouses are anyway, right? Kenny was organizing at the end, so it looks like fish for supper tomorrow. There are quite a few all-you-can-eat cod offers in the area on Friday and several people seemed interested, so that looks like the plan.
Supper was left overs, but the were very good. There were fried potatoes & she always does a nice job with them. Marg had brought two [that were left over] home last night, but tonight gave one to her buddy Lynette for her supper. Maybe that is what they discussed in the car?
Stay tuned for a report on Fish Friday.
Wednesday, November 16th
Wednesday is usually a fun day for yours truly, but alas there are still too many things to do, commitments complicated by not enough fun things getting on my agenda. Larry & I went for a short bike ride, we made about 3 miles. We intended to visit the donkey as we have heard it braying quite often, but with Gary not being along to feed it an apple, we opted for a short ride today. Although the donkey is quite a ways from here we hear it calling, but there is no doubt it is looking for attention. On returning, I adjusted Larry's patio door as I had left it until they used it a couple of days and told him he had one more adjustment remaining under the warranty. Hah!
When I returned it was time to head to the kitchen. Marg had warned me before coming down and most of the trip down here, not to volunteer us for anything this year. On arriving and discovering our breakfast team had folded we were anticipating much more free time. You can imagine my surprise to learn we were working the potato bar, Thanksgiving dinner and seem to be on another breakfast crew. It was a humbling moment when she confessed to me that she may have made these commitments. Not only made commitments, but to the busiest kitchen team in the park. I am still in shock, so can only say - we'll see how it goes. The couple that head up this team are great and we really enjoy their company, but - well; we'll see how it goes. Anyway, I digress; it was to the kitchen to scrub 4 sacks of potatoes for the park-wide potato bar for supper. Some of the biggest potatoes I have seen and very tasty as well. Later on, a guy asked why his was cut-off on the end. I told him it was so we could get it through the door, LOL.
After finishing the potato preliminaries Marg went to water aerobics. It seems there was some interest from guys in the park and the current group want to keep it ladies and let anyone else organize a men's or all-inclusive event if there is interest. Not really sure if there really is interest or if it just another example of this gender neutral phase society seems to be going through. I can see this among the next generation, but among seniors?
A quick lunch and then back to the kitchen. The potatoes had to have bits dug out of them and them slathered in oil to be put on baking sheets and in the oven. There were so many Gary had the convection oven full as well as the stove oven. We got close to 2 dozen on each sheet or tray and they were full. We tried to group them by size so they would all cook at about the same rate. He said it was from 1 1/2 to 2 hours until done. We also had to set the rest of the stuff out and get the slow cookers all ready. There was: chili by the bowl by the bowl, soft cheese, onions, bacon bits, sour cream, broccoli, butter, etc. to dress up the potatoes. By 5 we were ready when the hungry hoard descended on the hall. My job was to squeeze the potatoes and make them pop open so butter could be added. Marg was adding the butter the spuds and serving the counter which included the chili bowls.
It was a good crew and by the time we cleaned up it was a little after 6, so not too bad. These events are fund raisers for the tenants association in the park and the proceeds are used to pay for events for the good of all. The upcoming Thanksgiving turkey dinner will have the turkey, dressing and gravy supplied while participants bring their side dishes.
Kenny & Doris had stayed back and helped a bit with the clean up, so we had them over to sit out and have a glass of wine before calling it a night. Well they had wine, I had a brewski.
When I returned it was time to head to the kitchen. Marg had warned me before coming down and most of the trip down here, not to volunteer us for anything this year. On arriving and discovering our breakfast team had folded we were anticipating much more free time. You can imagine my surprise to learn we were working the potato bar, Thanksgiving dinner and seem to be on another breakfast crew. It was a humbling moment when she confessed to me that she may have made these commitments. Not only made commitments, but to the busiest kitchen team in the park. I am still in shock, so can only say - we'll see how it goes. The couple that head up this team are great and we really enjoy their company, but - well; we'll see how it goes. Anyway, I digress; it was to the kitchen to scrub 4 sacks of potatoes for the park-wide potato bar for supper. Some of the biggest potatoes I have seen and very tasty as well. Later on, a guy asked why his was cut-off on the end. I told him it was so we could get it through the door, LOL.
After finishing the potato preliminaries Marg went to water aerobics. It seems there was some interest from guys in the park and the current group want to keep it ladies and let anyone else organize a men's or all-inclusive event if there is interest. Not really sure if there really is interest or if it just another example of this gender neutral phase society seems to be going through. I can see this among the next generation, but among seniors?
A quick lunch and then back to the kitchen. The potatoes had to have bits dug out of them and them slathered in oil to be put on baking sheets and in the oven. There were so many Gary had the convection oven full as well as the stove oven. We got close to 2 dozen on each sheet or tray and they were full. We tried to group them by size so they would all cook at about the same rate. He said it was from 1 1/2 to 2 hours until done. We also had to set the rest of the stuff out and get the slow cookers all ready. There was: chili by the bowl by the bowl, soft cheese, onions, bacon bits, sour cream, broccoli, butter, etc. to dress up the potatoes. By 5 we were ready when the hungry hoard descended on the hall. My job was to squeeze the potatoes and make them pop open so butter could be added. Marg was adding the butter the spuds and serving the counter which included the chili bowls.
It was a good crew and by the time we cleaned up it was a little after 6, so not too bad. These events are fund raisers for the tenants association in the park and the proceeds are used to pay for events for the good of all. The upcoming Thanksgiving turkey dinner will have the turkey, dressing and gravy supplied while participants bring their side dishes.
Kenny & Doris had stayed back and helped a bit with the clean up, so we had them over to sit out and have a glass of wine before calling it a night. Well they had wine, I had a brewski.
Tuesday, 15 November 2016
November 15th
Got up early this morning as it was the first day to ride the bike and Larry has been raring to go. Knowing I would be gone and expecting the Mediacom guys, Marg got an early start on the day as well. It was a bit chilly this morning, so I wore a jacket, but about half way I had to take it off. Never made a lot of miles today, only 4, but it was my first day. It was about all my butt could handle, until I ride myself into shape. When I returned, the cable man had not been around. What a surprise.
I had a shower and a bite to eat. I have been having a lot of sinus problems, and suspect it's either the dust or the pollen in the air. Marg gave me a tablet and went to water aerobics. When she returned I had fallen asleep in my chair. Pretty sure it was the medication as I had not worked that hard this AM. They had a pretty good turn-out for splash & thrash and a good workout. The lady who helped get it started is not here, but the group pretty much runs itself now. There was a bit of controversy on whether it was to be ladies only or a mixed group. They resolved it as ladies only saying that if there is interest in a mixed group, a second one could be started.
After lunch Marg went out to get a slow cooker. We had one here, but took it home and wanted a larger unit. When she returned, she made up a dish for supper as it was going to be a bit of a rushed affair tonight. Then the Mediacom guys showed up with the new unit. It seems to be just what we needed and everything is working fine now. We have a new land line number for the house now. I think the guys were looking for a tip, but after all the delays and BS about the appointment day one was not in the cards. Then we went out to get a few things. I am looking for ideas on connecting the laundry to services and want to get a sun screen for the window in our bedroom. There are no standard sizes when dealing with older units like ours, so I just bought the material to make one. It is a south facing exposure and we really get the sun beating on that part of the house and need to cut down the sun's rays. We stopped on the way back to fill our 5 gallon water bottle at one of the many water stations. The filtered water is so much better, especially from the water cooler.
By then it was time to go for happy at Jim & Beth's. We are really like the Hutterites, the guys in one area and the gals in another. Not sure but the gals talk about all kinds of stuff, while the guys focus on solving the great mysteries of the universe. LOL When we got back there was a nice hot dinner in the new slow cooker.
Then it was off to bingo, the first one of the season. It was nice to see Richard back as caller. There was a pretty good turnout and I even got a win, but had to split it 3 ways. A win is a win, even if it's only $9 and a good way to start the year.
I had a shower and a bite to eat. I have been having a lot of sinus problems, and suspect it's either the dust or the pollen in the air. Marg gave me a tablet and went to water aerobics. When she returned I had fallen asleep in my chair. Pretty sure it was the medication as I had not worked that hard this AM. They had a pretty good turn-out for splash & thrash and a good workout. The lady who helped get it started is not here, but the group pretty much runs itself now. There was a bit of controversy on whether it was to be ladies only or a mixed group. They resolved it as ladies only saying that if there is interest in a mixed group, a second one could be started.
After lunch Marg went out to get a slow cooker. We had one here, but took it home and wanted a larger unit. When she returned, she made up a dish for supper as it was going to be a bit of a rushed affair tonight. Then the Mediacom guys showed up with the new unit. It seems to be just what we needed and everything is working fine now. We have a new land line number for the house now. I think the guys were looking for a tip, but after all the delays and BS about the appointment day one was not in the cards. Then we went out to get a few things. I am looking for ideas on connecting the laundry to services and want to get a sun screen for the window in our bedroom. There are no standard sizes when dealing with older units like ours, so I just bought the material to make one. It is a south facing exposure and we really get the sun beating on that part of the house and need to cut down the sun's rays. We stopped on the way back to fill our 5 gallon water bottle at one of the many water stations. The filtered water is so much better, especially from the water cooler.
By then it was time to go for happy at Jim & Beth's. We are really like the Hutterites, the guys in one area and the gals in another. Not sure but the gals talk about all kinds of stuff, while the guys focus on solving the great mysteries of the universe. LOL When we got back there was a nice hot dinner in the new slow cooker.
Then it was off to bingo, the first one of the season. It was nice to see Richard back as caller. There was a pretty good turnout and I even got a win, but had to split it 3 ways. A win is a win, even if it's only $9 and a good way to start the year.
Monday, 14 November 2016
Monday, Nov 14th
One week we have been in Arizona and we are just about caught up on the stuff we need to get done. The weather continues to be quite warm, in the 80's during the day, but it looks set to cool off for a few days. In fact the weather report had below freezing temperatures up north in the higher elevations like Flagstaff, etc. Nothing that drastic forecast for this area.
Went to Mediacom this AM as soon as it opened and was about #12 in line. The waiting room was full as people continued coming in while I was there. Part of my inquiry about why we never got installed on Saturday was to tell them the satellite co would do it the next day and was answered with, you are scheduled to be installed this morning. I just said, we'll see. The service guys did come today, although in the afternoon. The guys were pretty good, but had some challenges. They had TV & a land line right away, but no internet as they had a faulty piece of equipment. They got a new one at the shop and when it was installed they had TV & internet, but no telephone. We left it at that and they are returning tomorrow with yet another piece they think will fix it. The service we do have is pretty good, so far so good.
Marg did floors and some housework in the morning to get the place in order. I fixed the vents on the Az room as lots of them had fallen out during the summer winds. Then I replaced the tube in my bike tire as it had developed a leak. It was one of those tubes with the green goop in it, so rather than patch it I just put in the new one. It also gave me an opportunity to lube the bike and get it ready. Larry has been anxious about riding and this wife wants him to go with someone as he is a little unsteady these days. I made a garbage run and took Larry's ladder back. While at the garbage bins, I knelt down and as luck would have it the dead grass has some goat heads in it. I ended up with about 6 in my leg and 4 in my hand and yes they were painful. Just google them if you doubt me, I think they are the reason the dinosaurs are extinct. LOL
While I was away, Mark had stopped by and gave Marg a nice little china cup and saucer. I think they call it a demi-tasse. He recalled that when we were doing the roof, I had said she liked china tea cups and enjoyed finding old ones. He deals in a lot of old stuff, kind of an antique dealer, so he found a nice one in his stuff that he thought she would enjoy.
Marg made me french toast for lunch. I love that stuff, she never has to ask me if it OK, any meal of the day it's fine with me. We didn't have syrup, so I had honey on some and homemade strawberry jam on the rest. Mavis had given Marg a couple of jars of jam she made back in Minnesota. Marg opted for leftovers as there was a bit of potato salad from yesterday.
In the afternoon, I played a game of 8 ball with Kenny. He had bought a cue and wanted to try it out. It worked well, almost too good as he was down to the 8 ball when I still had 4 on the table. Then he had to leave early as he had a delivery of new laundry coming. They gave us their old one and Daryl gave me a hand bringing it back to our place. We really don't have a place in the trailer to install it, so think we will use in in the breezeway. I just have to figure out the connections for water, sewer and power. A project for another day I guess. Marg is looking forward to being able to spend less time in the Laundromat, so better not take too long.
Oh yes, we had a visitor in the park today, a roadrunner:
Supper tonight was a nice shrimp dish with mini-penne. It was very good. After we went out to Fry's for a bit as Marg needed a few things like milk and butter, and the was our day.
Went to Mediacom this AM as soon as it opened and was about #12 in line. The waiting room was full as people continued coming in while I was there. Part of my inquiry about why we never got installed on Saturday was to tell them the satellite co would do it the next day and was answered with, you are scheduled to be installed this morning. I just said, we'll see. The service guys did come today, although in the afternoon. The guys were pretty good, but had some challenges. They had TV & a land line right away, but no internet as they had a faulty piece of equipment. They got a new one at the shop and when it was installed they had TV & internet, but no telephone. We left it at that and they are returning tomorrow with yet another piece they think will fix it. The service we do have is pretty good, so far so good.
Marg did floors and some housework in the morning to get the place in order. I fixed the vents on the Az room as lots of them had fallen out during the summer winds. Then I replaced the tube in my bike tire as it had developed a leak. It was one of those tubes with the green goop in it, so rather than patch it I just put in the new one. It also gave me an opportunity to lube the bike and get it ready. Larry has been anxious about riding and this wife wants him to go with someone as he is a little unsteady these days. I made a garbage run and took Larry's ladder back. While at the garbage bins, I knelt down and as luck would have it the dead grass has some goat heads in it. I ended up with about 6 in my leg and 4 in my hand and yes they were painful. Just google them if you doubt me, I think they are the reason the dinosaurs are extinct. LOL
While I was away, Mark had stopped by and gave Marg a nice little china cup and saucer. I think they call it a demi-tasse. He recalled that when we were doing the roof, I had said she liked china tea cups and enjoyed finding old ones. He deals in a lot of old stuff, kind of an antique dealer, so he found a nice one in his stuff that he thought she would enjoy.
Marg made me french toast for lunch. I love that stuff, she never has to ask me if it OK, any meal of the day it's fine with me. We didn't have syrup, so I had honey on some and homemade strawberry jam on the rest. Mavis had given Marg a couple of jars of jam she made back in Minnesota. Marg opted for leftovers as there was a bit of potato salad from yesterday.
In the afternoon, I played a game of 8 ball with Kenny. He had bought a cue and wanted to try it out. It worked well, almost too good as he was down to the 8 ball when I still had 4 on the table. Then he had to leave early as he had a delivery of new laundry coming. They gave us their old one and Daryl gave me a hand bringing it back to our place. We really don't have a place in the trailer to install it, so think we will use in in the breezeway. I just have to figure out the connections for water, sewer and power. A project for another day I guess. Marg is looking forward to being able to spend less time in the Laundromat, so better not take too long.
Oh yes, we had a visitor in the park today, a roadrunner:
Supper tonight was a nice shrimp dish with mini-penne. It was very good. After we went out to Fry's for a bit as Marg needed a few things like milk and butter, and the was our day.
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