Sunday - Dec 28th

Wow was it ever chill last night.  Nothing froze here, but it sure must have been close.  The winter storm that has swept in through south California will have us pretty cool till the end of this week.
   Never went for a bike ride like the rest of the guys this morning, guess I'm just a fair weather rider.  Same reason I sold the Goldwing.  Seems one is having a tire problem and needs to take his bike in to the shop, so I offered to put it in the truck and drive him down there.
  Got on the tools this AM and finished the poly on the ceiling.  Got all the insulation gaps filled, the poly on and then strapped the ceiling.  Took a bit more time than expected as there were some issues with getting it level, but I think it's good to go.  I have been using the star head screws, as I don't really care for the phillips head and the square Robertson head is not very common here.  The star works fine, but had to buy bits for the drill.  Also took the trim off around the door and window and will be replacing it.  Need to figure out how to fish an electrical line before I close it in.  Using the cordless drill was a bit slower as I have a cheap one from Harbour Freight and there is only one battery.
  Took a break to go dump my jerry can of gas into the truck tank.  One of the neighbours asked if he could borrow the container.  He wants to fill his motorhome with the cheap gas, but not move his unit.  When he told Larry his plan, Larry asked him what he would do if gas went lower.  Funny guy.  Anyway $1.97/gallon is the best price I have seen so far.  That would be 52 cents a litre, so pretty good even at that.
  Marg went out to Walmart for a few groceries.  She seemed pretty happy with the deals she got, there are quite a few sales on right now.  You know 2 for 1 that sort of thing.  The other thing though is how fresh all the produce is here, compared to home. She also did floors in the unit as we have had quite a bit of company lately.
  Stopped to go to happy today.  It was Darrel's birthday and Rita brought a cake.  It was pretty good, with beer that is.  Our numbers were smaller today as there was a football game on the tube and it was pretty cool, although Larry had the overhead patio heater on.  Pretty toasty over where the girls sit, but cooler in the cheap seats where the guys sit.  Lots of offers of help with the ceiling installation from tall guys offering to hold it up.  The gals must have been talking about the challenges of being too short for the job.  I told Marg she was too short to hold it up there for me while I'm fastening it.  Must have been a slow day for topics over there.  I think the gamblin' gals are going on Wednesday as they were all concerned that I go golfing in the morning of New Years eve.  Sounds like the meal plan for that day is self-serve.
  Back for a quick supper and then off to the ice cream social.  Lots of folks out for ice cream tonight, a few of them just having arrived in the park.  A few more on the road according to facebook messages.  Lots of people commented on the pictures on the tenants assoc. fb site. Should have taken the camera to ice cream.  A couple of guys gave me a hard time about not being around the pool hall for a couple of days.  You know comments like have I been getting beaten too bad to show up there.  I guess I better go and show them about beaten too bad.  LOL  Marg returned with a handful of lemons, seems someone picked a bunch today and brought a couple of bags to share with park residents.