A much nicer day today, but wait it will get better by the weekend.
We got up fairly early as the Gamblin' Gals were scheduled to go to the Fort and it was coffee in the hall this morning. Marg and her group were off at 9:30 so I had the earlier start at 9:00 for coffee. The event was well attended this morning and best of all the donuts were provided by the association. I took a few pictures to post on the tenants assoc. FB page. It seems whenever there are pictures it drives traffic up on FB.
Marg and the gals played a bit of slots and lots of bingo. They are still making the pilgrimage even though one of the key gals is not here this year. It seems the luck was better on the slots today, but she was very close for the first 7 or 8 games. You know, when your number is on the monitor and some yahoo yells bingo, well that close. Seems the Carefree bingo luck is not transferable to Fort McDowell. Makes for a tough day sitting in those hard chairs for a very long time. The bottom line was pretty much a break even, well she got a lunch out of it and some entertainment with her buddies.
They got back to the park just a little after 4.
For me I went to Harbour Freight with Jim to get a drum puller. We spent a long time getting the one off yesterday so was looking for a better solution. Got one and was able to use both a 20% off and a free gift coupon, so a good deal. The gift I selected was a package of micro-fiber cloths. I also got a circuit tester for 12 volt and had Jim buy it so he could get a free gift. How good was that deal, well the testers were $14 -$18 elsewhere and it was $2.79 at HF.
Then back to the park where I had to make my own lunch, kind of the downside of the gamblin' gals adventures. After getting Wink to open the shop, we loaded the cart on the lift and now knowing the routine got right at it. Using the puller we put some stress on the hub and a good rap with the mallet got the drum right off. Something that took over an hour yesterday done in minutes today, amazing how the right tool changes the task. The brakes were the very same as yesterday, so I just roughed up the shoe lining to take the glaze off and put it back together. While we were at it, Jim backed off the brake cable. Fortunately he had the foresight to spray it with penetrating oil yesterday and it operated just fine. After the adjustment not only did the brakes work fine, but the park brake now works well. Test drove and I think we are done with this project now.
Went and returned the manual to Wink Shop manuals for the Melex golf carts are fairly uncommon, so it was great to have it for this process. Wink has slowed down a lot, but has done many golf cart repairs and rebuilds, so still has everything to do the work, so is a great resource. Phil you would love his shop, there is everything from: a small welder, to spray paint equipment, lots of tools pretty much everything to build them.
Back at our place I put everything away and then worked on the computer: emails, posting pictures on the tenants assoc. FB page, reading the local paper from home. I had to sit around waiting for Mediacom as they were to come with the television receiver. They just give a time of 1:00 to 5:00 and if you miss them, it means a week or more for another call. He got here right around 4, just before Marg got back and connected us so we are good to go on everything with them.
We went out for supper, but on the way stopped at a couple of places looking for new tail lights for the cart. I needed surface mount ones and after several stops, got one at a the Tractor Supply store [remember that place Katie]. Unfortunately they only had one, but there are more at the Fountain Hills store, where we may go tomorrow.
Then it was on to Ihop for supper. Marg had a nice salad and I departed from the 2x2x2 and had a slam with spicy salsa on the eggs. It was pretty good too. Back home where we took a brief cart ride around the park and called it a day. No animal races for us tonight, I just needed to put my feet up.
Thursday, 11 January 2018
Wednesday, 10 January 2018
Wednesday, Jan 10th
A different kind of day here in the valley, it rained so hard and the wind blew long and hard changing the landscape. There was water laying all over as well as branches and general debris this morning, including under our carport. I had caulked around the bottom of the Arizona room walls yesterday and we never had any water seep in, so a big improvement.
Gerry C came over early as it was golf day. There was a lot of road construction on Ironwood, so it was a good thing we left early. There was a full slate of players at Apache Sun this morning and it was a bit chilly. I think the temps were in the 50's, so it was long pants and jackets. Gerry and I were paired with the Knake's and Al is a very good golfer. The course was in great shape except for the branches everywhere and a tree [about 40 ft] that was toppled. I had a better round than on Monday, but nothing to brag about. Gerry played well and Al well, he shot par, he plays at an entirely different level. Oh yeh and Terri, she's a hoot to play with. I had my name on the longest putt, but someone in the last group got a longer one and took the prize money. Note to self, leave a putt longer than a foot if you want the moolah.
Marg did laundry this morning and cleaned up the breezeway & furniture. It was a real mess with mud and crud all over the place. She went to the Superstition Ranch market and picked up more vegetables and fruit than she could carry. Then we had a nice crab/corn chowder soup for lunch, followed by a bowl of fresh fruit. She cut up a bunch in a fruit salad, something we both love. She also got a bag of oranges and they are great. They are so fresh here that they taste very different than anything we get in GP, and it's like $2 for a bag of them.
After lunch I drained back the hotwater tank and replaced the pressure valve. I'm not certain but the water I drained was kind of milky coloured so need to figure out what that is all about. Likely some kind of sediment in the tank. We don't get it when we run the hot water, so it must be a layer at the bottom of the tank or something like that. Anyway the replacement has stopped the discharge from the pressure relief valve, so it must have been a problem with the rubber in the valve or seat releasing hot water.
My next project was the brakes on the golf cart. I spoke with Wink and he offered the use of his golf cart hoist. It's pretty cool as it gets the cart up off the ground and at a height where it's easier to work on. It really helped in seeing what's going on with the mechanism around the brake system and I think we have a handle on problem with the park brake. It was a handful, but we managed to remove a brake drum on the driver's side wheel to get a look at he brakes. The drum is in like new condition and the shoes themselves are like new, but with some glazing on the surface so we buffed them off. It was very time consuming as we made several trips to get tools from home and they were on very tight. It's a mechanical rather than hydraulic brake system, so we have a bit of a challenge getting it figured out. It was a big help as it turned out that Wink had a factory manual on the Melex carts.
By that time we to take a break as it was time for hamburgers for supper, so we put it together and plan on doing the other wheel tomorrow.
Poker tonight was a full table and a couple of uncanny lucky players. I was not one, but I think I was around the break even level.
Gerry C came over early as it was golf day. There was a lot of road construction on Ironwood, so it was a good thing we left early. There was a full slate of players at Apache Sun this morning and it was a bit chilly. I think the temps were in the 50's, so it was long pants and jackets. Gerry and I were paired with the Knake's and Al is a very good golfer. The course was in great shape except for the branches everywhere and a tree [about 40 ft] that was toppled. I had a better round than on Monday, but nothing to brag about. Gerry played well and Al well, he shot par, he plays at an entirely different level. Oh yeh and Terri, she's a hoot to play with. I had my name on the longest putt, but someone in the last group got a longer one and took the prize money. Note to self, leave a putt longer than a foot if you want the moolah.
Marg did laundry this morning and cleaned up the breezeway & furniture. It was a real mess with mud and crud all over the place. She went to the Superstition Ranch market and picked up more vegetables and fruit than she could carry. Then we had a nice crab/corn chowder soup for lunch, followed by a bowl of fresh fruit. She cut up a bunch in a fruit salad, something we both love. She also got a bag of oranges and they are great. They are so fresh here that they taste very different than anything we get in GP, and it's like $2 for a bag of them.
After lunch I drained back the hotwater tank and replaced the pressure valve. I'm not certain but the water I drained was kind of milky coloured so need to figure out what that is all about. Likely some kind of sediment in the tank. We don't get it when we run the hot water, so it must be a layer at the bottom of the tank or something like that. Anyway the replacement has stopped the discharge from the pressure relief valve, so it must have been a problem with the rubber in the valve or seat releasing hot water.
By that time we to take a break as it was time for hamburgers for supper, so we put it together and plan on doing the other wheel tomorrow.
Poker tonight was a full table and a couple of uncanny lucky players. I was not one, but I think I was around the break even level.
Tuesday, 9 January 2018
Tuesday, Jan 9th
The day started out a bit cloudy, well it was supposed to rain, but cleared off and was a pretty nice day until late afternoon when the clouds returned with strong winds. It is raining in the high country but in the valley, still nothing. Fingers crossed for golf tomorrow morning. Oops, spoke too soon, the storm just moved in and it is blowing, thundering and raining pretty hard. This will be big news as they are still in a drought here and there has been no rain for over 3 months.
We went to Costco right after breakfast and the place was packed. We picked up an energy booster that is added to a bottle of water. It is reputed to be 5 times as beneficial as Gatorade in giving energy, building electrolytes and boosting immune system. We usually use Emergen-C but this is getting such good reviews that we are trying it.
We went to Costco right after breakfast and the place was packed. We picked up an energy booster that is added to a bottle of water. It is reputed to be 5 times as beneficial as Gatorade in giving energy, building electrolytes and boosting immune system. We usually use Emergen-C but this is getting such good reviews that we are trying it.
Our real surprise was a nice bottle of single malt that comes from the Tullabardine distillery and Marg found a nice size of Tequila [1.7 litres]. I think she intends the girls to out party us again.
We got back in time for lunch and had a nice caesar salad we picked up at the deli counter. Marg went tooling around in the golf cart with Linda. Even though we need to do the brakes, it still runs fine and in an emergency they can drag their feet. LOL I went and played a couple games of pool, but barely got there in time to play at all. This busy life of ours is taking some adjustment on my part. When I got back I ran out to get a tank of propane for the bbq as I always like to have a spare tank. This really paid off last night when I ran out in the midst of 2 nice T-bone steaks. It also gives me enough to use our fire pit if the weather turns cold at night.
Marg had just started chicken breast in the slow cooker when the happy crowd started to arrive. We had happy hour at our place, partly because it must be our turn and we have a sheltered breeze-way. With this wind it would be a little uncomfortable out in the open. It was a smaller group than it has been getting to be, I think there were just over a dozen of us. We were so rushed we never even put out snacks it was strictly a byob affair.
After supper we went to bingo and Marg was the big winner tonight cashing in a win for $32. Just another fun day in the Valley of the Sun.
Monday, 8 January 2018
Monday, Jan 8th
The day started out a bit cloudy, but became very nice by mid-day.
I had made arrangements to golf at Encanto with Gerry Canuel. From the park here, Gary & Stan had agreed to join us, so we had a 4some. Left Carefree shortly after 9 and traffic on the 202 was fairly light. Gerry was meeting us there so we stayed on the freeway until the tunnels in downtown Phoenix where we took the 7th Ave exit at the west end. When I got to the course, I had a pleasant surprise as my Golf Phoenix card was still valid so I got a good deal on green fees. The course was in nice shape and the pace of play was very good, hardly waited at all on the tee's. I need to get accustomed to the fast greens here again as there is nothing like them at home.
Marg started out re-arranging stuff in the breezeway and the trailer. It was a combination of finding out what she had and putting it in a more practical order. As part of that process she also did some housekeeping. She took a ride around the park in the golf cart and one of the guys who took the baking classes last year stopped her to ask about her recipe for sticky buns. She came home and made him a batch to give him an opportunity kind of like - try it before you buy it. Well she gave him the batch to bake, so he would get some experience with that part. The drive also gave her an opportunity to get more familiar with the cart, especially the brakes. I think it will be a lot better to drive once we get them fixed properly. She also had a few visitors, there is no shortage of them with the friendly people here.
Returning to the park was pretty good as we had an earlier golf game, I was on the road around 3, so before the rush hour traffic got heavy. Having extra riders, I was able to travel the HOV lane and the trip home was very quick, a big plus.
Once home we had a bit of quiet time and Lynette joined us for a 3 person happy hour. The happy hour gathering is getting very large at times and although Kenny stopped by to make certain we knew where it was, we like to take a break once in a while. It turns out Lynette had the same idea as we did. It is definitely more personal than the large group settings.
Supper was bbq'd steak and baked potatoes. The potato's were very good, well the steak was as well and we had a quiet dinner.
I had made arrangements to golf at Encanto with Gerry Canuel. From the park here, Gary & Stan had agreed to join us, so we had a 4some. Left Carefree shortly after 9 and traffic on the 202 was fairly light. Gerry was meeting us there so we stayed on the freeway until the tunnels in downtown Phoenix where we took the 7th Ave exit at the west end. When I got to the course, I had a pleasant surprise as my Golf Phoenix card was still valid so I got a good deal on green fees. The course was in nice shape and the pace of play was very good, hardly waited at all on the tee's. I need to get accustomed to the fast greens here again as there is nothing like them at home.
Marg started out re-arranging stuff in the breezeway and the trailer. It was a combination of finding out what she had and putting it in a more practical order. As part of that process she also did some housekeeping. She took a ride around the park in the golf cart and one of the guys who took the baking classes last year stopped her to ask about her recipe for sticky buns. She came home and made him a batch to give him an opportunity kind of like - try it before you buy it. Well she gave him the batch to bake, so he would get some experience with that part. The drive also gave her an opportunity to get more familiar with the cart, especially the brakes. I think it will be a lot better to drive once we get them fixed properly. She also had a few visitors, there is no shortage of them with the friendly people here.
Returning to the park was pretty good as we had an earlier golf game, I was on the road around 3, so before the rush hour traffic got heavy. Having extra riders, I was able to travel the HOV lane and the trip home was very quick, a big plus.
Once home we had a bit of quiet time and Lynette joined us for a 3 person happy hour. The happy hour gathering is getting very large at times and although Kenny stopped by to make certain we knew where it was, we like to take a break once in a while. It turns out Lynette had the same idea as we did. It is definitely more personal than the large group settings.
Supper was bbq'd steak and baked potatoes. The potato's were very good, well the steak was as well and we had a quiet dinner.
Sunday, 7 January 2018
Sunday, Jan 7th
Another sunny day in the Valley of the Sun, I think it got to about 75F.
I started my day with a sticky bun from the ones Marg put together last night. They were really good, then I took a plate with some to Janice next door. Her response, well it's about time you guys got here. This happened quite a bit last year and she is convalescing, so it was nice to bring her a little cheer. This was on the way to the church service in the park here. A nice service, with pretty good attendance. I sat next to Marg's pal Lynette as her usual partner was not here this year. There was communion this morning and I really don't like what passes for wine here, so I whispered to Lynette that she should be on the selection committee.
After I got back I worked on the bike to pump up the tires and lubricate it, so it is ready to go. Then I worked on the golf cart, the lights needed to be cleaned and they are halogen, but so dim I fixed the ground to brighten them up. There were also some nuts and bolts that needed tightening. Marg did her usual preparations for the day and headed out to a birthday party for Aggie. It is one of her obligations as a social butterfly to attend many things here. LOL
For me this meant - make own lunch, so I did. By the time I finished lunch she returned so we went out to the flea market on Apache Trail. On the way we stopped at Kenny's and dropped off his calendars. He gets an unbelievable number of them, so Marg took a couple and gave him about 100 back. I was surprised when we got to the market, it's a lot smaller market this year. I was looking for a few things and managed to find a good quality combination wrench in 3/4" at a good price. Then we went to a few auto parts stores looking for new tail lights for the golf cart. Kind of made me reflect on something my father said - you can't make a new car out of an old one. Must keep this in mind here, saw some interesting options, but had no success. The only thing I really need to do is fix the brakes and get the park brake working so that we don't have to pack around the block of wood to put behind the tire.
When we returned to the park, a grease gun was sitting on the patio, so I greased the cart. It was probably the cleanest grease gun I have ever used. I don't think Jerry could have used it more than once. While I was laying there doing it a couple stopped to see if I was OK, they thought I had fallen and couldn't get up. LOL, only in an RV park full of snowbirds. Then I took the grease gun over to Kenny's so he can do the same.
Supper tonight was taco salad, which was very nice. Marg even found the taco shells at Safeway to make them more authentic. We probably eat in our unit more than most people here and although it is nice to dine out, for me I would rather not do that all the time. Especially when I am married to such a great cook. It was pretty spicy even though she bought all mild ingredients. It turned out the guacamole was very tangy, in fact my mouth was on fire.
At 6:30 it was ice cream social. Marg had a piece of cake with a scoop of ice cream. I had a banana split, some things rarely change. Someone there said they didn't like banana with ice cream, a concept I have difficulty understanding.
I started my day with a sticky bun from the ones Marg put together last night. They were really good, then I took a plate with some to Janice next door. Her response, well it's about time you guys got here. This happened quite a bit last year and she is convalescing, so it was nice to bring her a little cheer. This was on the way to the church service in the park here. A nice service, with pretty good attendance. I sat next to Marg's pal Lynette as her usual partner was not here this year. There was communion this morning and I really don't like what passes for wine here, so I whispered to Lynette that she should be on the selection committee.
After I got back I worked on the bike to pump up the tires and lubricate it, so it is ready to go. Then I worked on the golf cart, the lights needed to be cleaned and they are halogen, but so dim I fixed the ground to brighten them up. There were also some nuts and bolts that needed tightening. Marg did her usual preparations for the day and headed out to a birthday party for Aggie. It is one of her obligations as a social butterfly to attend many things here. LOL
For me this meant - make own lunch, so I did. By the time I finished lunch she returned so we went out to the flea market on Apache Trail. On the way we stopped at Kenny's and dropped off his calendars. He gets an unbelievable number of them, so Marg took a couple and gave him about 100 back. I was surprised when we got to the market, it's a lot smaller market this year. I was looking for a few things and managed to find a good quality combination wrench in 3/4" at a good price. Then we went to a few auto parts stores looking for new tail lights for the golf cart. Kind of made me reflect on something my father said - you can't make a new car out of an old one. Must keep this in mind here, saw some interesting options, but had no success. The only thing I really need to do is fix the brakes and get the park brake working so that we don't have to pack around the block of wood to put behind the tire.
When we returned to the park, a grease gun was sitting on the patio, so I greased the cart. It was probably the cleanest grease gun I have ever used. I don't think Jerry could have used it more than once. While I was laying there doing it a couple stopped to see if I was OK, they thought I had fallen and couldn't get up. LOL, only in an RV park full of snowbirds. Then I took the grease gun over to Kenny's so he can do the same.
Supper tonight was taco salad, which was very nice. Marg even found the taco shells at Safeway to make them more authentic. We probably eat in our unit more than most people here and although it is nice to dine out, for me I would rather not do that all the time. Especially when I am married to such a great cook. It was pretty spicy even though she bought all mild ingredients. It turned out the guacamole was very tangy, in fact my mouth was on fire.
Saturday, 6 January 2018
Saturday, Jan 6th
Happy Birthday Kassidy, our newest teenager. Hope your day was special.
Wow, it's hard to believe we have been here a week already. It was a nice day, not hot but very pleasant. We have not had to revert to long pants yet and you know when I wear short pants, it's a nice day.
I got up and went to breakfast in the hall this morning. I took my own pancake syrup. It's a 15% maple syrup from Superstore at home. Several people tried it and all seemed to think it was good. The oddest one was Mickey, who put it on his salsa. He makes it with green peppers and lots of garlic to put on his eggs, apparently very common in New Mexico. Anyway he put the syrup on it and said it was good, to which I said I think all his taste buds are dead.
After breakfast we went out to KMart, but it was closed and gone. We then went to Superstition mall where I looked for a telephone book to find another one. There were none, nor were there any pay phones. Marg went in to TJ Max while I was wandering aimlessly through the mall. At the end of it I did a quick tour or Sears and the shelves were not well stocked. Made me wonder if it is going the same way as the Canadian ones. When I went back to meet up with Marg she had picked up a few bargains, enough to make a pretty good bag that we left with. On the way back we stopped at Best Hardware to get a key made as I have a padlock with only one key. Then back home for lunch, some nice sandwiches on some very poor white bread. We almost never buy white bread, so now are not sure why we did this time.
After lunch Marg put some pork tenderloin in the slow cooker and went to Safeway for a few more things. I spent most of the time dealing with our new printer. I really need to get my head read. I bought a new wireless printer, the first one we have had, about a week before leaving for here. I have it working well enough that it sends scans to the laptop, but will not print. Hey wait, it has a connection point for a cable and it's starting to look like I am in the market for one. I managed to get the seasonal events calendar posted to the tenants association FB site. Not really sure what I am doing wrong, other than buying the d.... thing. When she got back we went to happy hour and discovered Kenny & Doris had just got in. Marg had earlier invited them to have supper with us. Supper was very good and we had a nice visit with some very good friends that we have not was a nice night for a stroll. Oh yeh earlier I had called Gerry Canuel and we have tee times for Monday. I will be taking Stan & Gary with me, so will be able to take the HOV lane. Just before calling it a night, Marg made a pan of sticky buns, so I know what breakfast is tomorrow morning before church.
Wow, it's hard to believe we have been here a week already. It was a nice day, not hot but very pleasant. We have not had to revert to long pants yet and you know when I wear short pants, it's a nice day.
I got up and went to breakfast in the hall this morning. I took my own pancake syrup. It's a 15% maple syrup from Superstore at home. Several people tried it and all seemed to think it was good. The oddest one was Mickey, who put it on his salsa. He makes it with green peppers and lots of garlic to put on his eggs, apparently very common in New Mexico. Anyway he put the syrup on it and said it was good, to which I said I think all his taste buds are dead.
After breakfast we went out to KMart, but it was closed and gone. We then went to Superstition mall where I looked for a telephone book to find another one. There were none, nor were there any pay phones. Marg went in to TJ Max while I was wandering aimlessly through the mall. At the end of it I did a quick tour or Sears and the shelves were not well stocked. Made me wonder if it is going the same way as the Canadian ones. When I went back to meet up with Marg she had picked up a few bargains, enough to make a pretty good bag that we left with. On the way back we stopped at Best Hardware to get a key made as I have a padlock with only one key. Then back home for lunch, some nice sandwiches on some very poor white bread. We almost never buy white bread, so now are not sure why we did this time.
After lunch Marg put some pork tenderloin in the slow cooker and went to Safeway for a few more things. I spent most of the time dealing with our new printer. I really need to get my head read. I bought a new wireless printer, the first one we have had, about a week before leaving for here. I have it working well enough that it sends scans to the laptop, but will not print. Hey wait, it has a connection point for a cable and it's starting to look like I am in the market for one. I managed to get the seasonal events calendar posted to the tenants association FB site. Not really sure what I am doing wrong, other than buying the d.... thing. When she got back we went to happy hour and discovered Kenny & Doris had just got in. Marg had earlier invited them to have supper with us. Supper was very good and we had a nice visit with some very good friends that we have not was a nice night for a stroll. Oh yeh earlier I had called Gerry Canuel and we have tee times for Monday. I will be taking Stan & Gary with me, so will be able to take the HOV lane. Just before calling it a night, Marg made a pan of sticky buns, so I know what breakfast is tomorrow morning before church.
Friday, 5 January 2018
Friday, Jan 5th
The first Friday of the new year, raising the age old controversy - is this the end of the week? If not what day is the end of your week. On the news today they said there are in excess of 8,000 cases of flu reported and it seems like one end of our park are among them. Last year there were only about 600 cases in the Phoenix area. The area we got the cart from seems to be where most of the un-well people are so it was like venturing into no-mans land.
Marg was up early again this morning, seems to be a new trend. Yesterday it was a good thing as one of the guys was here to borrow a tool while I was in the shower, nothing as dramatic today. It was a good start to the day as there were still 4 blueberry pancakes [one of my favourite foods] in the fridge.
Time for another trip to Best Hardware to get some parts for Marg's recently acquired golf cart. The old gal at the cash register is probably thinking I am just coming in to see her. LOL One of the problems that troubled me has been the battery charger. It was so loud that it could not be left on overnight, making me concerned it had a malfunction. I noticed the case was a bit loose and seemed to have been opened quite a bit, so wanted to try and secure it better. For this I got larger machine screws with rubber washers. Another problem was the racket the window in the rear made when driving as a result of vibration or movement. The third problem was the front windshield making squeaking noises and the final problem was an anchor to secure the cart to at night. Picked up a variety of rubber washers and a concrete anchor bolt. My next stop was Harbour Freight where I picked up a hammer drill and concrete bits while I dropped Marg off at Basha's where she picked up some good deals. The fridge is not full yet, so there are likely more grocery stops in our future. For example, she got some T-bone steaks that were about $5 or $6 each and the coolers were about half the price she saw at Walmart. Never bought any fruit or vegetables as she plans to go the Ranch market where they will be fresher and a better value.
When we got home installed the stuff and the best outcome was the battery charger is about 25% of what it was and at a very tolerable level. The same with the windows. I had tried to drill the concrete pad with my old drill, without success, but with the hammer drill it took about a minute and we now have a solid anchor point to lock the cart on. You never know here, the neighbours lost their cart earlier, oh yeh they lost the key as well, it was in the ignition.
With the cart to get around, Marg went to check the mail and as luck would have it the new SIM card for the 2nd phone was here. Got it activated, so now her new cell number is 480-295-5443. I went to trade pocket books with Larry, which took quite a while. Marg had several people stop in to visit. We then went out for water as we buy drinking water and only use the tap water for cooking and washing. Not that there is anything wrong with it, but it cost very little and when things like the flu are going around, we don't take chances on anything going wrong. Stopped in Fry's for fuel and used Marg's discount earned, it was 20 cents a gallon. My fuel was $197.9 per gallon, so 44 cents a litre for my Canadian followers.
By this time it was happy hour, in fact we were late getting there and the place was full. It was at Linda & Gary's, there must have been at least 30 people. After that it was out to Long John Silver with Jim & Beth for fish. We both had the cod and it was very good. The leave what they call crunchy bits in with the fish & fries, much like they do in some English chip shops.
Oh yeh, forgot on yesterday's post; Marg went to water aerobics on Thursday. The water temp was 88, so she said it was a bit too warm in the pool. The day time highs are in the mid 70's so the weather has been great!
Marg was up early again this morning, seems to be a new trend. Yesterday it was a good thing as one of the guys was here to borrow a tool while I was in the shower, nothing as dramatic today. It was a good start to the day as there were still 4 blueberry pancakes [one of my favourite foods] in the fridge.
Time for another trip to Best Hardware to get some parts for Marg's recently acquired golf cart. The old gal at the cash register is probably thinking I am just coming in to see her. LOL One of the problems that troubled me has been the battery charger. It was so loud that it could not be left on overnight, making me concerned it had a malfunction. I noticed the case was a bit loose and seemed to have been opened quite a bit, so wanted to try and secure it better. For this I got larger machine screws with rubber washers. Another problem was the racket the window in the rear made when driving as a result of vibration or movement. The third problem was the front windshield making squeaking noises and the final problem was an anchor to secure the cart to at night. Picked up a variety of rubber washers and a concrete anchor bolt. My next stop was Harbour Freight where I picked up a hammer drill and concrete bits while I dropped Marg off at Basha's where she picked up some good deals. The fridge is not full yet, so there are likely more grocery stops in our future. For example, she got some T-bone steaks that were about $5 or $6 each and the coolers were about half the price she saw at Walmart. Never bought any fruit or vegetables as she plans to go the Ranch market where they will be fresher and a better value.
When we got home installed the stuff and the best outcome was the battery charger is about 25% of what it was and at a very tolerable level. The same with the windows. I had tried to drill the concrete pad with my old drill, without success, but with the hammer drill it took about a minute and we now have a solid anchor point to lock the cart on. You never know here, the neighbours lost their cart earlier, oh yeh they lost the key as well, it was in the ignition.
With the cart to get around, Marg went to check the mail and as luck would have it the new SIM card for the 2nd phone was here. Got it activated, so now her new cell number is 480-295-5443. I went to trade pocket books with Larry, which took quite a while. Marg had several people stop in to visit. We then went out for water as we buy drinking water and only use the tap water for cooking and washing. Not that there is anything wrong with it, but it cost very little and when things like the flu are going around, we don't take chances on anything going wrong. Stopped in Fry's for fuel and used Marg's discount earned, it was 20 cents a gallon. My fuel was $197.9 per gallon, so 44 cents a litre for my Canadian followers.
By this time it was happy hour, in fact we were late getting there and the place was full. It was at Linda & Gary's, there must have been at least 30 people. After that it was out to Long John Silver with Jim & Beth for fish. We both had the cod and it was very good. The leave what they call crunchy bits in with the fish & fries, much like they do in some English chip shops.
Oh yeh, forgot on yesterday's post; Marg went to water aerobics on Thursday. The water temp was 88, so she said it was a bit too warm in the pool. The day time highs are in the mid 70's so the weather has been great!
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