Phone Calls and The New Mexico Museum Of Space History.

Our Location today is at the Alamogordo/White Sands K.O.A. NM.

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After taking another Extra Strength Tylenol before I went to bed I did manage to get some sleep. By the time I got up just before 7:00 the Pain had subsided to a constant Ache. Because of the time not spent exercising I will once again have to slowly build back into the routine so today will be a day off.

One of the things on my List I made yesterday that needed to be done was to call TracFone to get Kathy’s Cell Phone back up and running. When we spent our first Winter in Quartzsite we updated her Cell Phone and it worked perfectly. Last year when we arrived at La Posa South it would not work because the AT&T Signal was too weak so we again had to replace the Phone with one that would use the Verizon Towers. It again worked great until we went home to Windsor where TracFones don’t work. Fast forward to now we are back in the USA and her Cell Phone says the SIM Card is not meant for her unit.

How many of you know the Serial Number of your SIM Card? When you have a problem with your TracFone they want that along with the number on the Battery and Phone. When Kathy came downstairs to have breakfast at 7:45 she wasn’t too happy to see her Cell Phone in pieces on the table with the Magnifying Glass sitting next to it.

When she took her Tea over to her Computer, I was on my Cell Phone with TracFone Tech-Support. They were surprised that I had all the information ready. It still took nearly Forty Minutes of adding Codes before the unit rebooted itself and is now good to go. One Down!

Kathy in the Captain's Chair

It's all about Rockets even the trash.

Kathy checks our accounts On-Line every few days to be certain nobody else is using it. Just before we left the Park in McGregor she couldn’t get in one of the accounts because they implemented a New Online Security System. Today was a repeat that required more time on the Phone acquiring today’s special Code. This is a PITA but they are trying to stop the Bad Guys from stealing our money. Another One Down!

In all the years that I have worked on vehicles when I purchased Fluids never did I have to open the Security Cap to verify that the Seal was intact. (Remember Tylenol?) The other day while in Carlsbad I purchased some fluids to deal with the Truck Issue. When I opened the Security Cap on the first container I found the Seal half gone and the contents replaced with Water. Yesterday when I called the Auto Zone to report the problem and was put on Hold for a Half Hour. After being on Hold for Ten Minutes this morning I recalled the store making certain I wasn’t put on Hold again telling them they had a problem and what it was.

Wanting to use up certain things in the Fridge we had an early lunch of Chicken Noodle Soup, Bagels with Cream Cheese along with Yogurt and Oranges for dessert.

We were on our way out the door by 12:00 headed to the New Mexico Museum of Space History. We paid Senior’s Rate $7.00 each to visit the main building but there had to be a glitch. Kathy’s Knee is still bothering her and the Elevators were “Out of Order” so we had to take the Stairs up to the Second Level before we could use the Ramps to go further up. We’ve been to Kennedy Space Center in Florida many times but didn’t think that most of their Technology was actually developed here in the desert.

Kathy trying the Transporter because
the Elevator was down.

One of their displays credits Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry for helping the Space Program as a whole. He encouraged his writers to create things that we didn’t have back in the 1960’s such as Computers, Lasers, Personal Handheld Communication Devices (Cell Phones), Microwave Ovens, Solar Panels collecting energy, International Space Stations, Deep Space Exploration and More. Look around today most of those dreams are now a reality.

This is the Chair the Chimpanzees were strapped
in before being sent into Space.

They have their own Hall of Fame crediting not only all the US Astronauts but those from Foreign Countries as well. There was a section that showed how Chimpanzees were the first to go into Space before actually sending a Human Being. Kathy tried her hand at a simulated landing of a Space Shuttle. The Computer said “she had managed to go where no one else had”. The Docents are all Volunteers but are extremely knowledgeable about the history of Space Exploration and Rockets. Did you know that Rocket powered Missiles have been around since 1845 when the Crimean War saw extensive use of Rockets against the Russians.

Kathy attempting to land a Space Shuttle.

Most of the early testing of Rockets and Bombs in the US took place in California, Arizona and New Mexico during times of War but still continue today. 

The Red Arrow shows where this Sample was taken from.

After all that walking we still had to visit the displays outside where we had the chance to test out the Whispering Rings. It was really hard to believe that something so simple could work so well. We also visited the Daisy Track display where it explained how they tested how much pressure the Human Body could withstand. Since it was too late for us to sit in on a movie in the lower building we walked around learning how Satellites are used to monitor what takes place on earth.

We headed out to the Family Dollar where we needed to find a Repair Kit for Kathy’s Computer Glasses. We found them in the last aisle we checked but we also restocked our Soup Pantry from their shelves.

The road to Kathy's left leads back to our Campground.

With no more calls to make tomorrow we plan on getting an earlier start to our day. Thank you for following along and feel free to leave a comment.

Be Safe and Enjoy!

It’s about time.

Krackers

You Might Be a Redneck If

The only signal you use while driving is "the finger".