Our Location today is La Posa South
L.T.V.A., Quartzsite, Arizona, U.S.A.
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Well we didn’t have any
further problems last night with “Not Me”
and all our bedding stayed in place so we both got a good night’s sleep. We did
manage to see the Monster Under The Bed
again this evening doing a commercial for Turbo Tax.
I was up before 8:00 and
had everything ready for breakfast by the time Kathy came downstairs. I even
managed to get a picture of the Sun struggling
to peak through the Heavy Clouds
before it did the same as yesterday and went into hiding.
We seem to have developed a
new habit of having a Second Cup of
our morning Coffee/Tea while at the Computers. This morning we had something
else that held our attention. Since the other day when we spotted the Semi Trailer being off loaded to a
bunch of Enclosed Utility Trailers
things have been slow. The Rain we
had last night wasn’t like last winter where we could practically watch the grass
growing for entertainment. We had barely sat at our Computers when a Semi pulling
a Flat-Bed Trailer started coming
down the Path from near the Cross Road. Recognizing what it was we
knew someone had a big problem.
We watched as the unit and
an assisting pickup pulled behind an older A-Class
Diesel Pusher. With a lot on maneuvering they finally rolled the wheels
forward on the Trailer then back fed
air into the RV to raise the Airbags and release the Air Brakes. Even though we had things
to do for ourselves periodically we watched what was happening. Bit by bit we
started seeing the RV appear above
the roof of the Semi.
We managed to complete our reading
on the Computers, get our inside Chores completed, ate our Lunch, cleaned the Dishes and were on our way out the door as they were just fastening
the RV on the Trailer for transportation.
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Our destination today was
to Parker where we had a few stops
to make. As we drove north on Arizona 95 off
in the distance we could see a large plume of Black Smoke. Even as we got closer it seemed to have grown but we
didn’t see any activity being made to extinguish it. By the time we got to our
first destination the Smoke was
straight down the street from our location.
Out first stop was to get Hair Cuts at Coni’s Corner. We had been going
to Blythe but
the last couple of Hair Cuts we got
we weren’t too happy. The first time we thought she was having a bad day but
after the last time we started looking elsewhere. Going On-Line Kathy found Coni’s Corner located on 12th Avenue in Parker and the best part was that her son is a
Barber.
While Coni was trying to
straighten the hack job that had been done to Kathy’s hair her son Allen was
busy thinning the hair on the side and back of my head that had been left way
too thick. We both felt Lightheaded in
a good way when we left and will definitely be returning before we head for Home
in March.
Our next stop was Walmart but
as we were driving closer on Riverside Drive Kathy
spotted a huge Rainbow but I couldn’t
see it at first. I was driving and glancing up in the sky while this Rainbow was low over the Colorado River which gave it the effect that it was barely off
the ground.
Last winter when we came to
Quartzsite
for the first time Kathy found a Hot
Apple Cider Drink that she really liked. I tried to convince her to stock
up before we left but she insisted we could get it back Home in Ontario. She had me driving to
every Grocery Store in our county
but she couldn’t find it. There are things that we can only get in Ontario
that are not available in the US that we have to stock before heading south.
Returning to the US this fall she started checking all the Grocery Stores for this powdered drink
and couldn’t find it until she went to Walmart.
Last Tuesday evening when
we went to Walmart
in Parker
there were carts in all the grocery aisles piled high with stock that made
shopping difficult. When we finally located the Hot Apple Cider Drink it wasn’t in the middle of the Aisle like before so we only got four
boxes. On Wednesday morning I was up before Kathy so I thought that I would
repack these packages into our storage container. As soon as I opened a box I knew
we had a problem. Taking a better look at the box there in the corner was a
small picture of a Keurig Pod. We don’t have a Keurig Machine
because they take up space we don’t have and they raise the cost of each cup we
drink. Since the box was open we have been cutting open the pods to use up that
box.
Today we returned the other
three boxes to Walmart and after a brief wait the associate was more then happy
to give us a refund. She stated she doesn’t have a Keurig or a Drip Coffee Maker
either. We started getting other groceries that were on the list until we
reached the Coffee Aisle. Kathy went down to the end where we got the Pods while I stopped in the middle and
immediately found what we wanted in the first place. Kathy didn’t stop me from
stocking up a few extra boxes this time.
We also met John in the Produce Aisle who took an interest in
my Quartzsite T-shirt. When we
explained we were in our Fifth Wheel
in La Posa
South LTVA “Off the Grid” he had lot more questions. So now John might be
reading our Blog to get even more
information. Nice meeting you John.
Since Walmart didn’t have the milk
that I use we went across the street to Safeway. As soon as Kathy had walked a few of
the Aisles she admitted to
preferring to get her groceries at Safeway but because we could only get the Hot Apple Cider Drinks at Walmart
that is why she had shopped there. Safeway has more selections of the products
that she likes.
We went to have supper at Taco Bell.
As soon as we asked for the Senior’s
Discount our total dropped by $2.00.
Why we also like Taco Bell is it’s fast,
inexpensive and the things we do order don’t overfill us.
When we turned back on Riverside Drive the thick Black
Smoke was still rising nearly Three
Hours later beyond the end of town and nobody seemed very concerned about
it. Later when Kathy would go On-Line
to see what had happen She would find out that it was a Controlled Burn that included some old Railroad Ties.
The remainder of the trip Home was
uneventful and the Sun remained just
a Glow behind the Clouds. When I went out to get a
picture of the solid Cloud Cover our
Overnighter Neighbour was back.
Around 9:00 we turned the Generator on
for an Hour to make up for the lack
of Sun today. Thanks for following along, feel free to
leave a comment. Be Safe and Enjoy!
It’s about time.
Krackers
You Might Be a Redneck If
You cannot travel anywhere without your pillow.
Gosh I hate to see those big trailers coming to pick up RV's. I just know there's a big bill in someone's future.
ReplyDeleteSounds like another great day. I guess your overnighter just likes your company and doesn't want to leave :) The rainbow is lovely, just seems to go on and on. Sunset pic is gorgeous too!
ReplyDeleteAre you coming to Lake Havasau this week?
ReplyDeleteAlways wondered how they handled those huge rear double axle RVs when they needed help. Now I know. Expensive tow for sure.
ReplyDeleteSounds like a lot was accomplished in Parker. Always nice to get chores done.
Never seen a rainbow so low before. Beautiful.
I saw that flatbed picking up that rig yesterday, never a good sign!
ReplyDeleteI like Safeway produce and their milk. Great picture of the rainbow
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