I did today’s blog and it disappeared about a day later. Several people got to read it before it disappeared for unknown reasons.
It told the story of how Carol backed over the Little Green Man leaving for church. AND she dragged him under Jeep for about 10 feet. He’s recovering but it will be a long slow process. He whispered to me that he didn’t want any pictures taken so I’m honoring that at this point.
See ya….
While here the temps aren’t suppose to hit 70 at all. In the low to mid 60s. OK, that’s better than the 90s… I guess. Away go the shorts. Being a full time RVer we see a lot of temp changes and sometimes when traveling they can be pretty drastic. Over the almost 13 years of full timing we have noticed a term a weather person uses a lot. “This is unusual weather for this time of year.” We laughed when we hear it used now.
Here we are in our site…..Ravens set in that tree and when the wind blows their poo hits the RV.
This morning I washed the front of the rig to get the bugs all off. Then I used the dust buster on the rest of the rig.
Now that we will be sitting for about a week I took our chairs out. I then took the generator out of the Jeep that we just purchased and put it in the compartment in the chairs place. No rain, no fuss, no generator in the Jeep. It works out well. I'll make space some day for the generator to stay underneath permanently. 
Guess who is here in the park with us….
Art & Caroline Fennel. We met up with them in the afternoon and spent a couple of hours with them. Real nice people. They too are on their way to Lodi. They will be leaving Wednesday to head North.
During our early evening walk we came across this RV. It has a slide out in the rear.
See ya…..
We left Yuma about 8 AM with about 300 miles to go. Much of it will be around LA and on a holiday Friday. I forgot what day it is. That’s not unusual for a full time RVer. I figure since the Beast & Jeep are so shiny that drivers can’t see and will have to pull over. No, they drive that way even if they can’t see .
We are headed for the Thousand Trails (TTN) park called Soledad near Acton. Acton is just south of Palmdale. We were there last year and the park had really gone down hill over the years due to management. We informed TTN headquarters and sent them pictures. We got a standard business reply back. I wonder if any changes have resulted.
The Beast (RV) ran like a dream all the way. It was nice to get in a half day of driving (300 mi). My cruise control was giving me a fit by not coming on sometimes. I will have to take a rubber hammer to something.
We arrived about 1:45 to the park. While going to our site an idiot ran thru the dump station in his big car to get ahead of me. I will find him eventually (site) and turn his butt into the manager. We got a 30 AMP FHU site. Nice voltage and water pressure. Temp is about 80 degrees. The wind is blowing enough not to put the awning out. Maybe we’re still in Yuma….
We went for a walk. Didn’t see the SOB’s car.
Here’s some pics on the way here….how about a balloon as we are pulling out.. 
He was close to the water but landed safely…
Within an hour I was honking my big horns.
Smile…your tax dollars working?
Immigration check…
Salton Sea..
Opps…
and here’s the other guy…
Someone has a project…
My next fuel stop is Flying J in Bakersfield. Diesel went up 5 cents overnight. Seems like someone said the economy is doing real good. All stock markets are going up with records. Oil companies are thinking if they are making money now why not raise prices and make more money. It just don’t make sense. I know it’s not that simple…too bad….it’s just plain old greed what it really is!
See ya…
Here they are some pictures of last night’s RV fire. I took them early in the morning as not to disturb the people. First….to the West…the moon
and to the East….sun up
To the fire damage
The RV wasn’t as new as I thought. 
Plus it had some other troubles…
You might be able to tell where our sight is… the little green man and the orange Jeep.
Today was finishing get caught up day from the 8 days of boone docking with Chapter 44. Carol has the laundry caught up. She bought some cases of soda so we won’t have to buy many in California. They make you pay a recycle fee on each container, plastic or metal, there. I think it’s 10 cents a can.
I got the outside of the Jeep and the Beast caught up in cleaning them.
I got the underneath compartments straighten up and caught up. As we move, I move “stuff” around underneath. Nothing major. I also get to see “stuff” that I have forgotten about.
We didn’t get to visit with and Dan/Jenny Sheppard or Lynn/Mickey Waite. No real excuse other than time. Sorry guys.
See ya….
We started to go for a night walk but as soon as we went outside we saw two fire trucks with lights flashing and loud noises. A 5th wheel had caught fire and it was serious and out. Don’t know all the details. The owners were gone and passersby's saw it. They went and got fire extinguishers. The RV was burning where the electrical chord goes into the RV at the rear lower driver side. The compartment itself was gone and black smoke stain on the side of the RV was all the way to the roof. It was not a frig fire. The fire department was cleaning up and they had a powerful fan sucking the smoke out of the RV. The owners had arrived when all of this was going on. Nobody was hurt. I left the owner our site number and told them if they needed any help what so ever we would help them…just ask! They were thankful. They were vacationers from Idaho and the 36’ or so RV was pretty new. I will try to get pictures for tomorrow’s blog.
EARLIER that day. Here’s a little dumping tip. I use a clear connector to determine if my tanks are clean while dumping. I also use a piece of cardboard under the clamp at the tightening screw so it doesn’t tear the hose. 
In hot sunny weather I put tennis balls under the wipers so they don’t touch the hot glass. This slows down the process of them drying out. And if you forget to take them off there go to about 60 MPH. I usually replace the wipers about once a year. I get them Wal-mart. I just get the largest size they have which is usually 28 or 32 inches I think. I’ve always done this. I just can’t see paying a lot more for bigger ones at a RV dealer. The smaller ones are just fine.
I had to use my darkest colored camera lens to take this picture because of the bright shine….smile
We got gas for the Jeep at Sam’s today. $3.44 a gallon. That’s the best in Yuma and can’t be beat anywhere here.
Amazon called me last night at 8 PM. They informed me of all their requirements/obligations to work for them. The guy was a good reader. I guess you have to with all of the information he had. He stuttered when I said NO that I do not agree to work any shift they require me to. Hey, I’m too experienced & truthful to agree to that. It must have caught him off guard. I told him what shift I was willing to work and he said he would make a note of that. I will get an email within two weeks with more details. He said that I would also get a call about my question as to when I would be notified about my shift agreement approval/question. I don’t want to drive from Wyoming (July) to Nevada (Sept) to find out that I (& Carol) won’t be hired because of our refusal to work any shift. That would get a personal appearance of me in their front office for sure. I don’t think they would want me doing that. Once I parked our RV in front of a CEO’s parking space to get the manufacture’s attention. I got it and results were immediate and in my favor because I was 100% right. That’s a campfire story.
See ay…..
Nope…. not us. We walk over the border. This morning is let’s go and stand in line in Mexico to return to the U.S. which has become normal. Years ago no bigee and very small lines if any. Now, since the U.S. security is so tight, it can be a long line. We waited one time about 2 hours. I need some new glasses, a little dental work and some meds so let’s see what happens.
Here’s the border going into Algodones, Mexico.
Here’s where I got two pair of bifocal glasses one being sunglasses for $82. Yepper…like that.
Then we had our teeth cleaned for $30 each. We were told by a local that there are over 400 dentists here. 
Here’s our favorite little resturant.
It’s within 100 feet of here.
It’s located where it says Tacos
This place is around the corner and it’s good too.
Here’s two 60+ people who have ridden all over the world on their BMW’s. We talked to them for awhile. They also have a RV that they sometimes tow their motorcycles. They are just coming back from Cabo San Lucus(?). 
Local police…
Federal police. 
The final few feet of a one hour wait to get thru.
Big parking lot on U.S. side that costs $5. Then walk over.
“You looking at me!”
See ya……
