tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89290083190741205642024-02-19T18:24:44.467-08:00Evelyn RVingEviehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00585306081097160338noreply@blogger.comBlogger59125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8929008319074120564.post-20941403877914079172023-01-15T12:50:00.000-08:002023-01-15T12:50:54.545-08:00January 15, 2023<p>I was thinking, the other day, you might be wondering what I'm up to. So here's the news that's fit to print.</p><p><br /></p><p>In August 2022 I bought a lifetime lease on a lot in an Escapee RV CO-OP in Pahrump, Nevada. Once you buy a lease you have the ability to park your rv on your lot and only pay for the electricity and propane that you use. There are yearly maintenance fees which pay for water, sewer and garbage. A month later I moved to a different lot that has a 'park model' trailer on it. The trailer is 40' long and permanently hooked up to water, sewer and propane.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Sdk5pPB_Z90qth65heJ-xx698Qo-mAwhY6Kk0nQTcjtmt2zwC3JfkI5NnwM1yJLlZXKLaadBfyx72rgpkKnc_J27T8jJE67qIX26JP6eg-nHzzp6HS0ngs70530pVl-f0SJEDkq3JDvuaePF1xViUC5igCqHi8dq3EUfeA4n3LixFWqlmfNlN8Qo/s3019/IMG_2643.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3001" data-original-width="3019" height="636" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7Sdk5pPB_Z90qth65heJ-xx698Qo-mAwhY6Kk0nQTcjtmt2zwC3JfkI5NnwM1yJLlZXKLaadBfyx72rgpkKnc_J27T8jJE67qIX26JP6eg-nHzzp6HS0ngs70530pVl-f0SJEDkq3JDvuaePF1xViUC5igCqHi8dq3EUfeA4n3LixFWqlmfNlN8Qo/w640-h636/IMG_2643.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's a Wildwood, of course. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">To the left is my covered patio, and sheltered patio with lattice</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and 10x14' storage room.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhelKm5ZQgLytbs_lS4dKtVsCNIo_ag_gkQf5PiD4a_QTynCesS9uwSAF0G7qOC_mEI6ILJo2dkFGEOfwDdY9CCNJE6Q_MliXrzgIzKqoYrm6eUZpG9RLXBg1_9B09xf_dmbhbGXJEaIF1DeoVH1Ddk-PMyLrY4ZGTPrvlq5dAAgN5cynBljl-PGcS8/s4032/IMG_2647.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhelKm5ZQgLytbs_lS4dKtVsCNIo_ag_gkQf5PiD4a_QTynCesS9uwSAF0G7qOC_mEI6ILJo2dkFGEOfwDdY9CCNJE6Q_MliXrzgIzKqoYrm6eUZpG9RLXBg1_9B09xf_dmbhbGXJEaIF1DeoVH1Ddk-PMyLrY4ZGTPrvlq5dAAgN5cynBljl-PGcS8/w480-h640/IMG_2647.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Not the best pic but you get the idea.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9RbT03p8MTEKDta-fdtBeV1LHQtobtWl7Zfd1biY7KXeuzo2vZdI1eOkUK2Il7Kmsl41PbiGrhwtUPsOrbME-acCEquApmD7b8OmtP2ayjU7gcTk4FxhD6x7fT1cEv4OPy6WqqxbBEzSBQYxOu44bEsEE9FgSX_icvfaU2pmnUEDfq7qL38m9FdGB/s4032/IMG_2648.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9RbT03p8MTEKDta-fdtBeV1LHQtobtWl7Zfd1biY7KXeuzo2vZdI1eOkUK2Il7Kmsl41PbiGrhwtUPsOrbME-acCEquApmD7b8OmtP2ayjU7gcTk4FxhD6x7fT1cEv4OPy6WqqxbBEzSBQYxOu44bEsEE9FgSX_icvfaU2pmnUEDfq7qL38m9FdGB/w480-h640/IMG_2648.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I then made a trip in the RV to Yuma to retrieve things in storage and brought them up to Pahrump and into my storage room.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi322RHfl0kblb-KuUMayWTUAtk_pXXPe6Ezkl3u0GOG867RaAQYx__PV9VgxmmaDOF8l9E4_12XmydHiN2KEKS50Y0zU-_932mDslfz9oemKbuD3s74pVxlXttmvCOXBxj0J3iwRhmgda_e8OJYh6ATh8jh1AfPpqpsOaCCg8RNxW2hFwNv6nNjcf2/s4032/IMG_2789.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi322RHfl0kblb-KuUMayWTUAtk_pXXPe6Ezkl3u0GOG867RaAQYx__PV9VgxmmaDOF8l9E4_12XmydHiN2KEKS50Y0zU-_932mDslfz9oemKbuD3s74pVxlXttmvCOXBxj0J3iwRhmgda_e8OJYh6ATh8jh1AfPpqpsOaCCg8RNxW2hFwNv6nNjcf2/w640-h480/IMG_2789.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Parked out by my tree for the night after loading trailer. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">See Missie sitting in the trailer.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">All this was in late October and it was getting cold, you know what that means? Time to head south for the winter.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Let's back up a bit. To be able to buy a lease for any Escapee CO-OP park you need to be a member of Escapees and put your name on the waitlist for that park. Some parks have long waitlists and some are short. Pahrump's list was a short list. Escapees also has a CO-OP park in Yuma and that's a long list, and a park in Benson AZ and that's a really long list, I'm on the Benson list as well. It's good to have options. In 2016 I put my name on the Yuma list and in December 2022 I was able to get a lot there as well. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMzAC7eJGKsaKTCT515xNr5ILqlS4BnjO05I_zrAgqx4vvd37xEIbgLcCpIDsaO-HC6KGWhYhgoWmSs1KGRKgmhi_hYVEXUfTFB_UY9ZV-N4IiMkFFgrAjOz8ib7zgoulLRtry0eaNWRNYLh1el-UWvW-bl3Sun935kvxe2wnPntWIH4Gw1hfafPmV/s4032/IMG_2873.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMzAC7eJGKsaKTCT515xNr5ILqlS4BnjO05I_zrAgqx4vvd37xEIbgLcCpIDsaO-HC6KGWhYhgoWmSs1KGRKgmhi_hYVEXUfTFB_UY9ZV-N4IiMkFFgrAjOz8ib7zgoulLRtry0eaNWRNYLh1el-UWvW-bl3Sun935kvxe2wnPntWIH4Gw1hfafPmV/w640-h480/IMG_2873.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My lot in the Yuma park. It's just a parking</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">spot without a storage shed. See my Starlink internet dish.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I know many people in both parks and they all have welcomed me into their fold. There are many retired boondockers in the Yuma park which is nice. I have friends who no longer travel very much in their RV's, just going from co-op to co-op where they have lots.<br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">So now I have several safe RV parking places, spaced around the west, to park if I need to. You know, just in case there's a pandemic or something.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">But I'm not ready to hang up my keys yet. Right now I'm parked by my favorite tree in the California desert outside Yuma with friends. The kitties and I are very happy and healthy.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwzAkUJfONpQJgh22oDYnBgMq7WdpMGNWPnsbg2EJqQdtUinLuPdOcD04iLK9TL0Ugx0juj6t0lhjldN1Y2ncfMZ5GM56IuAlMDHBcuc0_UgfDdKXU9Xengde-eNQXSC9Vr_o0Wk2cZdpKUKmNgAyCiLFCAdBWLzvV3VmXbkLLmEncVh7iCGICFjF3/s4032/IMG_2849.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwzAkUJfONpQJgh22oDYnBgMq7WdpMGNWPnsbg2EJqQdtUinLuPdOcD04iLK9TL0Ugx0juj6t0lhjldN1Y2ncfMZ5GM56IuAlMDHBcuc0_UgfDdKXU9Xengde-eNQXSC9Vr_o0Wk2cZdpKUKmNgAyCiLFCAdBWLzvV3VmXbkLLmEncVh7iCGICFjF3/w640-h480/IMG_2849.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Friend Kyra parked near us.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDZPyRn9aJwv9hoUE0AS7BJcbvjtXp7i_CxfBUaP99AFWvHop6COvZhiGgZR0ULEOz9NSFgLZUAodIpkHvY9zdxGk8vePeQqGi0Qr19K2FjJa0pIjGA8hUam569M-H1i2kpoWIma7Acv4Q4Pu3JXgxvzTpgSPmqmq4lzWM6WQVlE_MyJ9YQaKeW4Pa/s4032/IMG_0047.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDZPyRn9aJwv9hoUE0AS7BJcbvjtXp7i_CxfBUaP99AFWvHop6COvZhiGgZR0ULEOz9NSFgLZUAodIpkHvY9zdxGk8vePeQqGi0Qr19K2FjJa0pIjGA8hUam569M-H1i2kpoWIma7Acv4Q4Pu3JXgxvzTpgSPmqmq4lzWM6WQVlE_MyJ9YQaKeW4Pa/w640-h480/IMG_0047.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">See you down the road.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p style="text-align: center;"><br /></p>Eviehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00585306081097160338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8929008319074120564.post-15783780147535105482021-12-24T10:10:00.000-08:002021-12-24T10:10:02.778-08:00Seasons Greetings<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"> Wishing you joy and peace and good health this next year.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj0NJvInulVoreqFZ3cI2zVD-wUvpptIcb64TyZBdolBNaX2osDO_4BC772PBrJxH-dhmpP8kgOWnSfDpYPo4Oypj9hWSS2QupXPfZZEGuc1__qd9ObCf4eN5uWuvLFdn3fLr4Szh2VefkBscyk3ZQPcnp9j24LrIQSyVxstgxZkHC-H1SBjhUkC7_p=s1600" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1600" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj0NJvInulVoreqFZ3cI2zVD-wUvpptIcb64TyZBdolBNaX2osDO_4BC772PBrJxH-dhmpP8kgOWnSfDpYPo4Oypj9hWSS2QupXPfZZEGuc1__qd9ObCf4eN5uWuvLFdn3fLr4Szh2VefkBscyk3ZQPcnp9j24LrIQSyVxstgxZkHC-H1SBjhUkC7_p=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">From our favorite place in the California desert.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Evelyn, Bubba and Missie</div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p><br /></p>Eviehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00585306081097160338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8929008319074120564.post-83669282050891129172021-07-03T15:28:00.001-07:002021-07-03T15:48:31.985-07:00And Just Like That<p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">After spending my winter in Yuma, Arizona and spring in Pahrump, Nevada it was time to come to Northern California to do a few things to the little mobile home Bob and I bought last year. Right after I got here the heat dome formed over the pacific northwest. Heating up the areas I was thinking of spending my summer in. I don't do hot. So I decided to stay here at my home for the summer. It's a mile from the coast and in the fog belt, nice and cool. So just like that, I went from fulltime rving to part time rving.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I found a painter/handyman who had some time to paint the outside of the home. In 5 days we went from dirty light blue with white trim to vibrant green with dark blue trim. Wow, you might say, actually this cul-de-sac has several homes with vibrant colors. We fit right in.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd3D84kZDZMyancx8eCqqjZJIJziLbDWIyecEE4gfGB2XFIag6HyzWrvPnxBDaP8oi68D8_KAo7Nzg6VRVwmtzoCtGU9wUSkRvzjDJdzUokFnR0SGltaVMGM0c_1_FHu5oAa9_iEyuVEw/s2048/IMG_0617.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd3D84kZDZMyancx8eCqqjZJIJziLbDWIyecEE4gfGB2XFIag6HyzWrvPnxBDaP8oi68D8_KAo7Nzg6VRVwmtzoCtGU9wUSkRvzjDJdzUokFnR0SGltaVMGM0c_1_FHu5oAa9_iEyuVEw/w400-h300/IMG_0617.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXd4Flt89wWJ7prFxhudNFNujlYTwcYi-QxQ8ekjPxLLwHeHJRAFoCKhoKN5lDbqY93DzDDDHa8VESY59owNGvYnspMXB8aYkU4ttc5yvOS_6x_zf-mO-SH4Fvw47v1-SHBbTLHTmVDoI/s2048/IMG_1194.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXd4Flt89wWJ7prFxhudNFNujlYTwcYi-QxQ8ekjPxLLwHeHJRAFoCKhoKN5lDbqY93DzDDDHa8VESY59owNGvYnspMXB8aYkU4ttc5yvOS_6x_zf-mO-SH4Fvw47v1-SHBbTLHTmVDoI/w300-h400/IMG_1194.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Next on the list is to replace the skirting and paint the gates and get some plants out front.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Have I told you, we have a greenhouse? When we bought the home the greenhouse was filled with junk that was overgrown with berry bushes. think thorns. Bob and a neighbor cleaned it all out and now we have food growing. Peppers, squash, mellons, cucumbers, strawberries and tomatoes.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGLJqiVHbDGnFNLi_frXhnGZUhihZxtd6fOyQIqfPm3g-Sp7WAEJZORXMS8BNbzhH0aAk5qL_locBsNTEg9ZpReW2tTgdeS8lPnxxwN6rbN_bYporinaXO-vBVnaMKlQyle3Mi3cphBeQ/s2048/IMG_1197.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1894" data-original-width="2048" height="592" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGLJqiVHbDGnFNLi_frXhnGZUhihZxtd6fOyQIqfPm3g-Sp7WAEJZORXMS8BNbzhH0aAk5qL_locBsNTEg9ZpReW2tTgdeS8lPnxxwN6rbN_bYporinaXO-vBVnaMKlQyle3Mi3cphBeQ/w640-h592/IMG_1197.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;">Bob talking to his strawberries.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFhE-jv-dyfOA9k_Ldk5UPCClKksfXnt82719-fvBeFeCBSqwr-hO67k7mmuXL9W9nJpY8uqtE8D60rWgohyJk-1GGzR6DD9Kkyoavftrt1u4ZkYhdD2k9zDxPt5Kq6zi5d2NydHCcnXU/s2048/IMG_0289.heic" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFhE-jv-dyfOA9k_Ldk5UPCClKksfXnt82719-fvBeFeCBSqwr-hO67k7mmuXL9W9nJpY8uqtE8D60rWgohyJk-1GGzR6DD9Kkyoavftrt1u4ZkYhdD2k9zDxPt5Kq6zi5d2NydHCcnXU/w480-h640/IMG_0289.heic" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;">Butterfly talking to the flowers.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(photo credit to Bob on this one)</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTu7zhst-gVzpAKEbCU40xzuj8XdW07G6k20kP6-U3bePoamKzRtgeEXrcC-a4sTV48OyPoxf9LcSQ0fqIqn2h7HZ5yy3VsRdHhH0AQ-IiYWYH6eLMhdhyphenhyphenFokqCB_AdxPpZLc46bodGEc/s2048/IMG_1203.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTu7zhst-gVzpAKEbCU40xzuj8XdW07G6k20kP6-U3bePoamKzRtgeEXrcC-a4sTV48OyPoxf9LcSQ0fqIqn2h7HZ5yy3VsRdHhH0AQ-IiYWYH6eLMhdhyphenhyphenFokqCB_AdxPpZLc46bodGEc/w480-h640/IMG_1203.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;">We have some wild things growing in our yard.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;">This is Giant Rhubarb from Brazil, about 5.5 feet tall,</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;"> no relation to rhubarb.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhELU5BkVgzsdyu1z_Yf6AZPKIUUXrzG5cpHnvLYXQf83nb8rcPE91ebqH-isDnjnnsYbr1EF20cWHi41MO5GylaYvd6DzADEZ37PwZowxSPiB2zfYSkQoL9XbkgLZblVPjFZzS1Hs6JFk/s2048/IMG_1202.HEIC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhELU5BkVgzsdyu1z_Yf6AZPKIUUXrzG5cpHnvLYXQf83nb8rcPE91ebqH-isDnjnnsYbr1EF20cWHi41MO5GylaYvd6DzADEZ37PwZowxSPiB2zfYSkQoL9XbkgLZblVPjFZzS1Hs6JFk/w480-h640/IMG_1202.HEIC" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;">Back side of Giant Rhubarb.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;">Yes, those are thorns and flowers.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMhoz87lXP0bIFcGdj33HlM2y0yLNuKgzdwkEOvp2HRHVDIPBJcr0SdkdtPLslj1TOkfY8DHs4H70jeu4Dg5Sh8_V10aI6F7BqYuWI9sXpKQGuPjMibCicnVSArH-MOAcxi5tLZQ_hZ2Y/s2048/IMG_1176.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMhoz87lXP0bIFcGdj33HlM2y0yLNuKgzdwkEOvp2HRHVDIPBJcr0SdkdtPLslj1TOkfY8DHs4H70jeu4Dg5Sh8_V10aI6F7BqYuWI9sXpKQGuPjMibCicnVSArH-MOAcxi5tLZQ_hZ2Y/w480-h640/IMG_1176.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;">And we have Salmonberries. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;">Like blackberries but salmon colored.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;">Yummy.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: left;">I've spent the last week moving out of the RV and into my bedroom. No there won't be any pictures of that chaos. By the middle of next week the RV will be in storage. A very sad day. But I'm comfortable here and it's cool. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: left;">The kitties are really having fun being able to run around free and are fitting into cat community. On our cul-de-sac, between 8 houses there are 8 cats. So far, things are going well for all the kitties.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: left;">In the fall I'll be going down the Baja for my Mexico fix. Didn't go last year because of covid so really looking forward to getting back. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6TC2q28oXw1n-RkQ744yhNBzyrdY59pUgf64W5yx8htdPXCah_QIJniqEMZ_lVvPd0z1bs5UO1TI9qGhTo5Ld61Xd8SdMi_TgSxMsSAU7BMoY95C1MK6GIZdAMkU1fE0PMC7k3bat46c/s1111/map397x1111.gif" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1111" data-original-width="397" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6TC2q28oXw1n-RkQ744yhNBzyrdY59pUgf64W5yx8htdPXCah_QIJniqEMZ_lVvPd0z1bs5UO1TI9qGhTo5Ld61Xd8SdMi_TgSxMsSAU7BMoY95C1MK6GIZdAMkU1fE0PMC7k3bat46c/w228-h640/map397x1111.gif" width="228" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">That's it for now. So far, this summer, no fires near us, no smoke and cool temps. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Counting our blessings.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Evelyn, Bubba and Missie</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-size: large; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /></span></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana; 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font-size: medium;">Hi friends, </span><div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">I guess it’s time I update you on my going and comings.</span><p class="p2" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px; min-height: 17px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">In February I left my little home in northern California just as the rain was coming.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>I headed to Yuma where I spent some time out in the desert and the Escapee RV Park in town where several of my friends were.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>I had some work done on the rv, oil change and emergency brake replaced and transmission and differential serviced.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>The rv now has almost 100,000 miles and it was time to have some high mileage maintenance done to it.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Also bought 4 new tires for the rear.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>While the rv was up on the lift at the transmission shop I had a chance to inspect the tires and saw that one of the rear tires had a slash in the sidewall and two of the others had cracking from weather and age.</span></p><p class="p1" style="font-stretch: normal; 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text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">One of the other things that needed to be done on the rv is getting the fuel gauge repaired, the gauge hasn't worked since 2018. My wonderful mechanic in Yuma traced the problem down to the gauge in the dashboard. So Carlos found a replacement and ordered it, but because of Covid-19 shipping has taken a long time. Such a long time that as the weather in Yuma warmed up I went west to El Cajon, CA, where it was cooler, to wait for the delivery. While in El Cajon I was able to catch up with my daughter and do a day trip to <a href="https://www.theflowerfields.com/" target="_blank">The Flower Fields</a> in Carlsbad. And before you ask, no the gauge hadn't come in yet.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwGbonCtMgAYh4jmAjPoZaz3MOJv6TSGWrhAcxBx-BDeZJAUD6AdcDBvH9jc38SoZJb5R5Q6T33Ge-PiK1o0XAQDk7tRBk6hQIrEdOGICJCha9EFidtsYgjrNRrNju7GA6mRp55lLHNAQ/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwGbonCtMgAYh4jmAjPoZaz3MOJv6TSGWrhAcxBx-BDeZJAUD6AdcDBvH9jc38SoZJb5R5Q6T33Ge-PiK1o0XAQDk7tRBk6hQIrEdOGICJCha9EFidtsYgjrNRrNju7GA6mRp55lLHNAQ/w640-h480/IMG_0955.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM4ni9jjszC1KoAziM1a01aGfpKCYOGO-GzuGMHJpS5p9AEbCItBsJlK3PSOVEiiOwVP-Y_uL1S-HdW0JfaYgsPERxDA14ynu3bmwkryyq2_EUxrioAoC8Gn9UvBzv7QuW9H_uSaMexuo/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM4ni9jjszC1KoAziM1a01aGfpKCYOGO-GzuGMHJpS5p9AEbCItBsJlK3PSOVEiiOwVP-Y_uL1S-HdW0JfaYgsPERxDA14ynu3bmwkryyq2_EUxrioAoC8Gn9UvBzv7QuW9H_uSaMexuo/w480-h640/IMG_0965.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Daughter in blue chair.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Two weeks later it was time to move on so I drove up to Pahrump, NV where a friend was. I've been in Pahrump for 2 weeks. We've had some beautiful weather, snow in the mountains while it was nice in the valley.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVPheVxABrICoqFPSb7pI7OCXG3lFdpnBwJySE6diGm_6D7Rag8maJeejmquXUFZcm02IdyLDljbA5kyssVdtAvuEYNqMmmAbX_PeJSxQArsnmVv9G4XsySeS-Sct1DsE-P-3EL05crok/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVPheVxABrICoqFPSb7pI7OCXG3lFdpnBwJySE6diGm_6D7Rag8maJeejmquXUFZcm02IdyLDljbA5kyssVdtAvuEYNqMmmAbX_PeJSxQArsnmVv9G4XsySeS-Sct1DsE-P-3EL05crok/w640-h480/IMG_0987.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Thanks to my daughter, I was able to get the J & J covid-19 vaccine while in El Cajon and it's been 3 weeks and I am feeling fine. My arm was sore for a bit but that's all. Still taking precautions by wearing a mask and washing hands and only eat at restaurants with outside seating.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Also am still driving the rv without a working gas gauge. That's a bit of a hassle as I have to rely on my trip meter. I have to plan out where to get gas, ahead of time, with Google map and the GasBuddy app. I hope to get that fixed in the fall when I get back to Yuma.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">But, now, as it begins to warm up here my thought turn to moving on down the road.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I hope you, my readers, are safe and healthy. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Until next time.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Evelyn, Bubba and Missie</div><br /></div><br /><br /></div><br /><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /><br /></span><p></p></div>Eviehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00585306081097160338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8929008319074120564.post-55282243156637383742020-12-21T13:47:00.001-08:002020-12-21T13:47:32.408-08:00From Full Time RVer to Part Time RVing<p> <span style="font-size: large;">As with most of the people in the world, I've had a lot of time to think about my current situation and where I want to go from here. With Covid-19 running wild in the country I really don't feel like doing a lot of driving around worrying about the virus. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">So, I've settled down for a bit and bought a modular home in McKinleyville, CA. And just like that I've gone from a full time to part time RVer. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhML6YLK8cCRc83az_AkYq6LEvK3tolXN8R7rCFVzzD4gbXaP9SNWJlNJcMJsGJsMyqOGx-FFDRz8i2hyrpGk8l0bEUFbHliVzs7HvfPlSNlw5LXHusOny4RsKjXoCWZK6Kb0sIuURmun8/s2048/IMG_0617.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhML6YLK8cCRc83az_AkYq6LEvK3tolXN8R7rCFVzzD4gbXaP9SNWJlNJcMJsGJsMyqOGx-FFDRz8i2hyrpGk8l0bEUFbHliVzs7HvfPlSNlw5LXHusOny4RsKjXoCWZK6Kb0sIuURmun8/w640-h480/IMG_0617.jpeg" width="640" /></a>Getting started with the clean up, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">5 trips to the dump. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Making progress. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ_JLtog0x6q9GvRB0Qnmj6P8KqQZWjg_JO31GuBvkEvuHLLuVG3TFUi6QAwTsl9kgq0JgNSIOukRi5Bcfx9BS3qh5tb6BEyWzahZEh19bvT7WHR54DTEkKWDXvAqkBDpVAwUkz4NLf98/s2048/IMG_0618.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ_JLtog0x6q9GvRB0Qnmj6P8KqQZWjg_JO31GuBvkEvuHLLuVG3TFUi6QAwTsl9kgq0JgNSIOukRi5Bcfx9BS3qh5tb6BEyWzahZEh19bvT7WHR54DTEkKWDXvAqkBDpVAwUkz4NLf98/w640-h480/IMG_0618.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The rv parked in front of new home while I worked on it. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">RV now lives in the storage area.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">It was a bit of a fixer upper and I spent a month getting it cleaned up and things fixed and painted and new flooring. So this is home for now. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I will be making a trip to Yuma to retrieve my things I have in storage there. For that trip I won't tow the car so that I can tow a UHaul trailer home. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">This just seemed like the right thing to do for now. One doesn't know what the future holds.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">So this brings me to my closing statement. I'm going to take a break from blogging.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">So this might be good by. I've enjoyed writing the blog but as some bloggers find out it starts to become a job. I think it's time I retired from this job. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">It's been fun having you along with me on my journey.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I <span style="background-color: white; color: #050505; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, system-ui, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; white-space: pre-wrap;"> wish you all lots of love, peace, and joy and hopes for an extremely better year in 2021.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiszsrJCgtllPvSFJux4I57rtrp-fpnXJxAb2NTq2QcD2JRCsMrFpIf872n-LYuqBdQpuq9npHBgNELl8S-6dc7o4-KYu_zSHZkEBzANYJf-vXPO4L-bO3Gvv1L3CkS5P57BhVs4zN1xSY/s2048/IMG_0539.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiszsrJCgtllPvSFJux4I57rtrp-fpnXJxAb2NTq2QcD2JRCsMrFpIf872n-LYuqBdQpuq9npHBgNELl8S-6dc7o4-KYu_zSHZkEBzANYJf-vXPO4L-bO3Gvv1L3CkS5P57BhVs4zN1xSY/s320/IMG_0539.jpeg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Evelyn, Bubba and Missie</span></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p></p>Eviehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00585306081097160338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8929008319074120564.post-35065158603469507282020-09-29T20:11:00.000-07:002020-09-29T20:11:36.121-07:00What Happens When You Find Delamination On Your Nose<p> Nose of the RV that is.</p><p>While washing the RV a while back I noticed some delamination above the front window. Delamination is never a good sign. So I called my friend Dave who has an RV repair shop and made an appointment to have it repaired. The kitties and I had to move out of the RV, but where does one go where she can take her two cats? My oldest and dearest friend, Diane, who I've known since 1972, said come on up to her house, so off we went. These kitties are troupers I'll say that for them. It doesn't matter where we go as long as their beds and food and cat boxes are in the car, then they are home. We stayed at Diane's for about 10 days before it got really hot, like 102º hot, and she doesn't have air conditioning. So my cousin, Bob invited us to come bunk in with him in his tiny apartment, but he has air conditioning. So it was tight but cool. Stayed there 3 nights and monday morning I called Dave and begged to be allowed to move back into the RV, and he said yes, it was back together just not completely finished. So the kitties and I stayed 3 nights in the shop, the RV was plugged in so I was able to run the air, as it was still over 100º. What a heat wave that was. Here are a few pictures of the window removal and what it looks like now without it.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii1TZJ3-3oeJpa1DsS5vH2orlbg8rsfHVS4j6oJkpii8IdvrlinbtaoL3FOMehgW3zgvy9jsqAZxN1ky_AdSIKiQXCXcPH-iabRDSp4smbQpzx2nsm58ZtHPLE8389tkviq-YKOyFyDvo/s2048/IMG_0345.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii1TZJ3-3oeJpa1DsS5vH2orlbg8rsfHVS4j6oJkpii8IdvrlinbtaoL3FOMehgW3zgvy9jsqAZxN1ky_AdSIKiQXCXcPH-iabRDSp4smbQpzx2nsm58ZtHPLE8389tkviq-YKOyFyDvo/w480-h640/IMG_0345.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Old window and curtain and foil heat shield.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm_sH4M_cn9V8Bi-ut2cAvG0OoXN0bJy415mHMVjiJkIxZgFg6AFshJGF7PtE0ZP9FbExwOp1sv8AcOTaRs3V9R3Gh2qcYjoyNl-7467d7pWYeOqVXRdNF-5BGiEozCJM983D7XI-Q-1E/s2048/IMG_0346.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm_sH4M_cn9V8Bi-ut2cAvG0OoXN0bJy415mHMVjiJkIxZgFg6AFshJGF7PtE0ZP9FbExwOp1sv8AcOTaRs3V9R3Gh2qcYjoyNl-7467d7pWYeOqVXRdNF-5BGiEozCJM983D7XI-Q-1E/w640-h480/IMG_0346.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Window gone.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirozfw8El7x_Pp8PG9d_oJbdjZk1wdKgt7fw0IdUEEn3o8q9WT-u1TV6oz8CAGtjk-xlBab5juqk_m3MMvTDYwOOItezl9JVimA0hswtMOX5NRrSewsxEMFxA7dZ6QqAO-ovImAZOE7kE/s2048/IMG_0349.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirozfw8El7x_Pp8PG9d_oJbdjZk1wdKgt7fw0IdUEEn3o8q9WT-u1TV6oz8CAGtjk-xlBab5juqk_m3MMvTDYwOOItezl9JVimA0hswtMOX5NRrSewsxEMFxA7dZ6QqAO-ovImAZOE7kE/w640-h480/IMG_0349.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">What a mess.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAN5iRUEVk-HpAiNAvT2YjQn-yYjx31SJ_mXekgTMKenNyXGh4yOltCgsIJCMKNfixh5VmUkpeSEfRbfj-saKX4T6_mrLWYHvH5XZT8I3lkop7vMLNoRbNrAH87meoSgA_vXn4hJ77-Mg/s2048/IMG_0408.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAN5iRUEVk-HpAiNAvT2YjQn-yYjx31SJ_mXekgTMKenNyXGh4yOltCgsIJCMKNfixh5VmUkpeSEfRbfj-saKX4T6_mrLWYHvH5XZT8I3lkop7vMLNoRbNrAH87meoSgA_vXn4hJ77-Mg/w640-h480/IMG_0408.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">All finished and back under the trees at the horse ranch.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">What an ordeal, but this was the time and place to have this done. I am so very thankful that I had a place to go to that was safe for the kitties and me and I got to spend some quality time with my friend. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here's a couple pictures of Diane's home.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghCNVG8JGR7HGkcGSPlb9E4ATBo_H6VDgVj4N4DugLQIoE0WQOUpGQS1OiYy_NneA2dDlqrHV_AFx708GyN8-UFTUbaSUdLx0pJ9MjW4vk0_eIFEYhEMWkfrpYwVh0Gzs5qcmhwxdTpm8/s2048/IMG_0318.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghCNVG8JGR7HGkcGSPlb9E4ATBo_H6VDgVj4N4DugLQIoE0WQOUpGQS1OiYy_NneA2dDlqrHV_AFx708GyN8-UFTUbaSUdLx0pJ9MjW4vk0_eIFEYhEMWkfrpYwVh0Gzs5qcmhwxdTpm8/w640-h480/IMG_0318.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Kitties checking out the yard. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Looking to the right.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUrV8Wr_UuQ3GRCy67enrz0IlfWL6x8VVDe09FBmYbOvyjHZjWY5tLtKEJeQQO23qyci9s4LcEeJcAAYihmTY1V8mDzhtrJijptwAWkunU73xsj8Z51ifyFp9yFLwY2dUeSaJ9PBKb9kw/s2048/IMG_0316.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1909" data-original-width="2048" height="596" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUrV8Wr_UuQ3GRCy67enrz0IlfWL6x8VVDe09FBmYbOvyjHZjWY5tLtKEJeQQO23qyci9s4LcEeJcAAYihmTY1V8mDzhtrJijptwAWkunU73xsj8Z51ifyFp9yFLwY2dUeSaJ9PBKb9kw/w640-h596/IMG_0316.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Looking to the left from veggie garden. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">House in the background.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Getting the window removed and the nose repaired wasn't the only thing I had done to the RV, but more about that in the next blog.<div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p></p></div>Eviehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00585306081097160338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8929008319074120564.post-30331023941513549042020-09-19T12:21:00.000-07:002020-09-19T12:21:56.459-07:00Fire Season 2020 Continued<p> I wasn't going to do another blog about our fires in my area but, remember this picture of old 944 from my last post?</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4jAK_V440FfkteKWX5Gfw0zBa4Ci9OZtYXoZlYm_xiYsoSgB_BW2UNaSVDBIRlnIxig4u63lyLmiLlQYiB1vFd2_TP1hUBNaGCQDI84IfsHlf3PJwj79olJ84sbZTgIw_Z034s0ssrRM/s1800/118958085_10158691229227390_9172606658782390762_o.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1800" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4jAK_V440FfkteKWX5Gfw0zBa4Ci9OZtYXoZlYm_xiYsoSgB_BW2UNaSVDBIRlnIxig4u63lyLmiLlQYiB1vFd2_TP1hUBNaGCQDI84IfsHlf3PJwj79olJ84sbZTgIw_Z034s0ssrRM/w400-h400/118958085_10158691229227390_9172606658782390762_o.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">CalFire posted a few pictures of this plane in action.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz7cQAtFVgCWV3lSUxRdCvlCKQMFCOwPBhTbdRUz0sKkjI_iJqZ3glxr6vSAAXiAxv9CDOzy4sLr2Sp8LGaAZT0tvVGnAYvvSO_70EKR09ZJY-e9W1AonNMShebDa0jrCDeeT-RUoROG4/s960/image2-9.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjz7cQAtFVgCWV3lSUxRdCvlCKQMFCOwPBhTbdRUz0sKkjI_iJqZ3glxr6vSAAXiAxv9CDOzy4sLr2Sp8LGaAZT0tvVGnAYvvSO_70EKR09ZJY-e9W1AonNMShebDa0jrCDeeT-RUoROG4/w640-h640/image2-9.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfOroY8GxImRhPc1tKZetww4cAo993lwchJ36ZhRze9pEOflYewnCu7ph1WITkeSB6uAvb9usqA_TgEil3Az35sX-ClIjVQGS-11pTEFzexC5ZxUkLO3-z7DKgcaotWQOrWHM_k0qBRTg/s1200/aug26_part01_03.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="628" data-original-width="1200" height="334" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfOroY8GxImRhPc1tKZetww4cAo993lwchJ36ZhRze9pEOflYewnCu7ph1WITkeSB6uAvb9usqA_TgEil3Az35sX-ClIjVQGS-11pTEFzexC5ZxUkLO3-z7DKgcaotWQOrWHM_k0qBRTg/w640-h334/aug26_part01_03.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHbhiQsklrXnTrrC0YQfmZbwALrl9IoIr_NJODQDVEwMONVwJBFEWfJF1lQSUpfpNSvm7-3j3QJeYtvV9w7xmRgGSTmgXSzfGL2qhudyMhPJrdV6sLR7bK5cyMj6yFzUFB2l6f6LkFWQI/s960/118943423_10219459312048087_1521214329245965108_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="540" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHbhiQsklrXnTrrC0YQfmZbwALrl9IoIr_NJODQDVEwMONVwJBFEWfJF1lQSUpfpNSvm7-3j3QJeYtvV9w7xmRgGSTmgXSzfGL2qhudyMhPJrdV6sLR7bK5cyMj6yFzUFB2l6f6LkFWQI/w360-h640/118943423_10219459312048087_1521214329245965108_n.jpg" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This video was posted on Facebook by the NorCal Fire and I just had to share it. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Inside a Super Tanker. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/D-pC7XYHV7s" width="320" youtube-src-id="D-pC7XYHV7s"></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And this very plane flew right over Jolene's home.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTzuj01CZVaXBvZ75un1V-sa8GuLmJP559xFkO2dtGnfZltjFzsm_SA7DtV_5QmPugp94tGBzoQlTH3GR0vX9xddR1UozJSKGd_xvvnTkWRIoN0vQ0kaU1wocQY8A4s_t4IjcvEUfuD7M/s2048/IMG_0426.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTzuj01CZVaXBvZ75un1V-sa8GuLmJP559xFkO2dtGnfZltjFzsm_SA7DtV_5QmPugp94tGBzoQlTH3GR0vX9xddR1UozJSKGd_xvvnTkWRIoN0vQ0kaU1wocQY8A4s_t4IjcvEUfuD7M/w480-h640/IMG_0426.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There it goes, west bound.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgovTKrq1MhgQn3aVJznG0_2fvZ9_U91v528MOC_iciTzunarxMZB7zYoOsfjqIRy_uy_Me7OMhVgWv_Mb59qBJoJ9ZhyphenhyphenMS4IPQBhL8LZZmY9EoDedDIqgYdb3Z4HIoSCrRDR_vG-w2i50/s2048/IMG_0430.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1561" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgovTKrq1MhgQn3aVJznG0_2fvZ9_U91v528MOC_iciTzunarxMZB7zYoOsfjqIRy_uy_Me7OMhVgWv_Mb59qBJoJ9ZhyphenhyphenMS4IPQBhL8LZZmY9EoDedDIqgYdb3Z4HIoSCrRDR_vG-w2i50/w488-h640/IMG_0430.jpeg" width="488" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There he goes back home.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzPgQFLRon9sCnRQ1VYA0gW4IVqmyphJ00ZNQ4koPmr9z1xP5efIvg4iZLtiriGElz6XmxkUVNaX72mIw9s2os9qs7y4lB6WUxAz447PX1SjXgOEw7LJqsaWwWC0pP36c2VVQa8jc8Zqg/s2048/IMG_0446.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzPgQFLRon9sCnRQ1VYA0gW4IVqmyphJ00ZNQ4koPmr9z1xP5efIvg4iZLtiriGElz6XmxkUVNaX72mIw9s2os9qs7y4lB6WUxAz447PX1SjXgOEw7LJqsaWwWC0pP36c2VVQa8jc8Zqg/w640-h480/IMG_0446.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgYKgcADNQnH4Yc7SEHWnEs6XjlFWolPF56oZsWUju2uocERsn9HhXaI2wGI3nDC91DgjmuL4L4HBkq64tQ7vHW9SAEF014xmYpwr_jCC09njrS5tkH2F87vd-7dfBh6aHfC-IU-AkW-I/s2048/IMG_0447.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgYKgcADNQnH4Yc7SEHWnEs6XjlFWolPF56oZsWUju2uocERsn9HhXaI2wGI3nDC91DgjmuL4L4HBkq64tQ7vHW9SAEF014xmYpwr_jCC09njrS5tkH2F87vd-7dfBh6aHfC-IU-AkW-I/w640-h480/IMG_0447.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Let's talk about air quality. As you can see in the two pictures above it got very nasty here. I was hole up inside the RV with windows closed, for over a week. A video was posted on Facebook about making your own air purifier using a box fan and a furnace filter, well I don't have a box fan so I improvised. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">First you go get a filter making sure it will filter out smoke and dust particles. </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwceVndnfs0ajoDsUoQ0GvW6v3YmwLjGGUXJ2xfE-Tz1QPltcS6KJ-9v80PAzD_xhPA84L55YeiowxjmAdXUFPdvjemgUupVNeCpZAh4n8FgLZmaYDAJVEj_dPM7foO6mTRehtjEPjs8A/s2048/IMG_0451.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwceVndnfs0ajoDsUoQ0GvW6v3YmwLjGGUXJ2xfE-Tz1QPltcS6KJ-9v80PAzD_xhPA84L55YeiowxjmAdXUFPdvjemgUupVNeCpZAh4n8FgLZmaYDAJVEj_dPM7foO6mTRehtjEPjs8A/w640-h480/IMG_0451.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRhfihb1BVFvMZhlez9lNzFGdX6HHQmVBCKTdwVeYvrtPCYpScdzZZxYN-P-lACdInYvk_CD5lO6Py_64hi2AG6SXpeu3bTY7-pKlnEjmETvktXpe0981vPK-_N81s8sfkkx0GcjUPtb8/s2048/IMG_0452.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRhfihb1BVFvMZhlez9lNzFGdX6HHQmVBCKTdwVeYvrtPCYpScdzZZxYN-P-lACdInYvk_CD5lO6Py_64hi2AG6SXpeu3bTY7-pKlnEjmETvktXpe0981vPK-_N81s8sfkkx0GcjUPtb8/w480-h640/IMG_0452.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Then, I my case, you take the filter apart so I had just the fiber, and then, this is where the improvising comes in.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1wROJjGdwX2wW4aOegJl3CJlERO9OmOKdZOrHdX_fgIoQYXFawD_c4RmnReElfzE-g3YoTIwV_bDdkz-RrsNorXx-hXZAMOU2QA1hHQIL4lFxR0FgI1jh5HTn_t8TPjNoE4s7WO62Y8w/s2048/IMG_0460.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1wROJjGdwX2wW4aOegJl3CJlERO9OmOKdZOrHdX_fgIoQYXFawD_c4RmnReElfzE-g3YoTIwV_bDdkz-RrsNorXx-hXZAMOU2QA1hHQIL4lFxR0FgI1jh5HTn_t8TPjNoE4s7WO62Y8w/w480-h640/IMG_0460.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">When plugged into electricity and I can use my air conditioner</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> and the suction of the air conditioner fan holds the fiber in place.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvgAOmbDyIMV1pQK6piCHMJTKXPM_vTJElALMKwULvTIDTlrTX-2K0hIA6-tCjp4yXhurMa3-9AqYMGYnRCLBynlHaHUTxE2dv2ak_1lhznj3zoUDl8mbE17ow-0yDL-17Ir1NkqBhKqw/s2048/UJGV5133.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1249" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvgAOmbDyIMV1pQK6piCHMJTKXPM_vTJElALMKwULvTIDTlrTX-2K0hIA6-tCjp4yXhurMa3-9AqYMGYnRCLBynlHaHUTxE2dv2ak_1lhznj3zoUDl8mbE17ow-0yDL-17Ir1NkqBhKqw/w390-h640/UJGV5133.jpeg" width="390" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">When living with an extension cord through a window</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> and running the small fan I have, this is what I did. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Let the fan hold the filter in place</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPNe8478aGSWeFEU4Bkn0-xSpHa8sDrkhVY2zY-JubNT4hYsYK99D1tKN1j2Y2gDW4hME_BqMyUovVLvROAo9c1ypciWpwHvlXYTbp2_RLiXXAl_xysFlQ4EyH78gggXdWea_u5zzkYvw/s2048/IMG_0448.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPNe8478aGSWeFEU4Bkn0-xSpHa8sDrkhVY2zY-JubNT4hYsYK99D1tKN1j2Y2gDW4hME_BqMyUovVLvROAo9c1ypciWpwHvlXYTbp2_RLiXXAl_xysFlQ4EyH78gggXdWea_u5zzkYvw/w480-h640/IMG_0448.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Yes, this works.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">My makeshift filters aren't pretty but when you're trying to survive they work. It got so smoky that eventually I couldn't even breath while inside, and once I started coughing I couldn't stop. I eventually moved from Willits to the Ukiah fairgrounds where I have full hook-ups and was able to run the air conditioning fan 24/7, and could breath easier as the air quality was better. The good news is that the wind changed direction and we now have blue skies and clean air, but the fires are still burning and the firefighters are still hard at work.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">One problem I have with moving around the county is, I'm still waiting for the 'base plate' for the new car. Which means that I'm unable to tow the car, which means that when I move, then I have to ask someone to take me back to retrieve the car. It's all a big hassle. So I'm hoping that while I'm here in Ukiah the base plate will come in and I can get it installed. </div><div><br /></div><div>One more note. The firefighters base camp is here at the fair grounds so it's really busy here. Firefighters coming and going at all hours of the day and night. They are even parking 2 helicopters just down the street in a field. It's all very interesting but I hope I never have to see this again.</div><div><br /></div><div>One more picture of some of the equipment being used to fight our fires.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrWgw7xE8_a77oSTdnH4wWf3wojV6K0kaDpx81mC1TNe0MRcxSnZoUJXpBkhZfAK6rpHWqtUAhi0kc5aKdSpKQh5I15gMkjjgu0GXyK82w-jPZQCqq6yACHRTWZ7lye9-QaaqTYN-k_Q4/s960/118988734_2066501806814355_7973030265762259389_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="628" data-original-width="960" height="418" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrWgw7xE8_a77oSTdnH4wWf3wojV6K0kaDpx81mC1TNe0MRcxSnZoUJXpBkhZfAK6rpHWqtUAhi0kc5aKdSpKQh5I15gMkjjgu0GXyK82w-jPZQCqq6yACHRTWZ7lye9-QaaqTYN-k_Q4/w640-h418/118988734_2066501806814355_7973030265762259389_n.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><p><br /></p>Eviehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00585306081097160338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8929008319074120564.post-89533996612722808122020-09-08T21:27:00.003-07:002020-09-09T13:41:44.922-07:00California Fire Season 2020 Style <p style="text-align: center;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I'm back at my friends horse ranch after being gone for a month while the RV was getting some work done. I might blog about that later, but for now there are more important things to talk about.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">First off, the kitties and I are in a safe spot according to a fire person, who came by to look the situation over, because the horses and cows have eaten all the grass. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: medium;">Here are some pictures of what's going on in California in general and Willits area specifically. Some of these pictures are taken from web sites, some from Facebook and some are mine. I'll make note of which is which.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkLxqToBTqt7UruDtVoPK6yhrBVkYVydM-8kwkpPd1IGxzizFEsp8l4AJKdod2nrYCVqkxagXsdQ04TIhGrLjCHQg-F9ImXi5kmSLBxX1_LzDC6kDI6W6-fvOGVM5stzN17SHobgSOaIw/s1800/118958085_10158691229227390_9172606658782390762_o.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="1800" height="625" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkLxqToBTqt7UruDtVoPK6yhrBVkYVydM-8kwkpPd1IGxzizFEsp8l4AJKdod2nrYCVqkxagXsdQ04TIhGrLjCHQg-F9ImXi5kmSLBxX1_LzDC6kDI6W6-fvOGVM5stzN17SHobgSOaIw/w625-h625/118958085_10158691229227390_9172606658782390762_o.jpg" width="625" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This big boy flew right over the RV Monday evening</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> around 5pm. It made many drops of</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">fire retardant, which is colored red</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> so they can see it on the ground. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A 747 air tanker. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNesvTjEuxis0qQFocfX9yTXN5FJSwZJiBsuec1TJjgt-readDo5qwkZV12LrewSYl-OrUmu7YzduBa78YKdhTQ-6sS78BpVs-KBZ5jTO0Rf84p8X7SHeu4tXIr64hEbI9CQn2Md9gnR8/s1107/118764229_2674822732740407_895335767068487790_o.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="820" data-original-width="1107" height="463" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNesvTjEuxis0qQFocfX9yTXN5FJSwZJiBsuec1TJjgt-readDo5qwkZV12LrewSYl-OrUmu7YzduBa78YKdhTQ-6sS78BpVs-KBZ5jTO0Rf84p8X7SHeu4tXIr64hEbI9CQn2Md9gnR8/w625-h463/118764229_2674822732740407_895335767068487790_o.jpg" width="625" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is what the area around Willits is like and </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">some parts have even more trees.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lighting strikes cause fires. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> This is why we burn. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Not my picture.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM97jdx7qr-aEmiorxElw_y6FFUH-x-vuBmwopCi0Lya6oSmrYfyf6EsJYJZJEEc558uXxWOCK3cQNP_pw3y7dmQJVsTUjXzcv5phRBvKStFeYN8Q8z1wLEwwwOwVSaEO1x6YmDoTO_NI/s2048/IMG_0425.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="469" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM97jdx7qr-aEmiorxElw_y6FFUH-x-vuBmwopCi0Lya6oSmrYfyf6EsJYJZJEEc558uXxWOCK3cQNP_pw3y7dmQJVsTUjXzcv5phRBvKStFeYN8Q8z1wLEwwwOwVSaEO1x6YmDoTO_NI/w625-h469/IMG_0425.jpeg" width="625" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">At 12:16 pm Monday, Labor Day, a fire started, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">not by lighting but by man, northwest of Willits.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This was taken from the horse ranch. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> It's about 10 miles away as the crow flies.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is the Oak Fire. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My picture.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL6cwoG85FibCQ-BHKXgp67g3jHTDabQMgFm4yQM8xPU7ZeQBkx4v6Mm9zkpGIWCJKLuTBXnGHkQ9_mewXllW6fuOcw_GoIsqIQRJ65NqvykK9nvvvjXyP6NMa5cIdB3_3qhqlio_aMtw/s2048/IMG_0433.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="469" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL6cwoG85FibCQ-BHKXgp67g3jHTDabQMgFm4yQM8xPU7ZeQBkx4v6Mm9zkpGIWCJKLuTBXnGHkQ9_mewXllW6fuOcw_GoIsqIQRJ65NqvykK9nvvvjXyP6NMa5cIdB3_3qhqlio_aMtw/w625-h469/IMG_0433.jpeg" width="625" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Around sunset, 6:00 pm, Labor Day. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> The Oak Fire. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> My picture.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="470" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOc1B6BKNB3uTFoPMrSQbZNIWhRbVwc_95EFtC8poEgRs3WRPtssUm99IL12ekFwlr2ZTGpyKiTiBz2-7dvuZ9Qsm5Fxvi0TIgjaY24b3gj4u48a6DhsURXsITQ8VEp5AfrOuHPfLo3Gk/w625-h470/IMG_0442.HEIC.jpeg" width="625" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020, at about 12 noon.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> It's so dark that the barn lights have turned on. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We are now blanketed in smoke from the </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">fire in the Mendocino National Forest </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">to the east of us. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The August Lightning Strike Complex Fire. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> My picture.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2XLcDjsUMi-xdAdkFcGwcyJQ8M2rW5EE7ZiFa90yz5CftSIBSsdowjaHcZRiL7R_EyYWtM2TZNY8I3_6BfvTfCWuvQBLdxKix9ENNSbWt4YQKwGyAzz41jthxrZ4rs0E9sRYi_x8L_kQ/s900/119024308_774759219959551_4818835877616473922_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="900" height="416" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2XLcDjsUMi-xdAdkFcGwcyJQ8M2rW5EE7ZiFa90yz5CftSIBSsdowjaHcZRiL7R_EyYWtM2TZNY8I3_6BfvTfCWuvQBLdxKix9ENNSbWt4YQKwGyAzz41jthxrZ4rs0E9sRYi_x8L_kQ/w625-h416/119024308_774759219959551_4818835877616473922_n.jpg" width="625" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Around 1 pm it looked like this. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> We felt like we were on the red planet, Mars.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Not my picture.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY8DFjkFDPN_U70_6WtRwoEEQZQbq1hrxSjyrKTkZtjWTLURD5FWTq3SijdriE_XKMhkCh7W7ofYr8dbp-B7cUCjJhQT55jhpoDdehthqk40NGd04VVyXeb5_YEor-MnrdLbrqGTtucEg/s960/118793329_10223415754645733_3170782514249832447_n.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="720" data-original-width="960" height="469" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY8DFjkFDPN_U70_6WtRwoEEQZQbq1hrxSjyrKTkZtjWTLURD5FWTq3SijdriE_XKMhkCh7W7ofYr8dbp-B7cUCjJhQT55jhpoDdehthqk40NGd04VVyXeb5_YEor-MnrdLbrqGTtucEg/w625-h469/118793329_10223415754645733_3170782514249832447_n.jpg" width="625" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">By 2 it was dark as midnight. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> I went out to call the kitties in and needed a flashlight.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A picture of the Willits arch downtown.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Not my picture</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7ZzKp7wdUcPnOWTydeLN_HWtoHIX-zxGH2acss7STbJCaDC4wYMdBswAbEQnDdOam-8vkvuMIMmuEaz_70id36LV0R-Bzd4G60aSmzx9eXxQ-aBT1Oj42fq3Shk_f5R5xnYARECre_I8/s2048/118894797_3363551617045446_50071379128009899_o.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="946" height="625" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7ZzKp7wdUcPnOWTydeLN_HWtoHIX-zxGH2acss7STbJCaDC4wYMdBswAbEQnDdOam-8vkvuMIMmuEaz_70id36LV0R-Bzd4G60aSmzx9eXxQ-aBT1Oj42fq3Shk_f5R5xnYARECre_I8/w289-h625/118894797_3363551617045446_50071379128009899_o.jpg" width="289" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgXkJ908sQ6NrT6tnZ8v_xSt2qIZHAoeZSKXeqG6uoN8cPJ8vMnJF9Jo34uoWT2UMqswgGbFf66EUKkHhotM8HZ4UZQajpUgfjp2jgyrvQ9r0lszWag-v-drnHRXZtRVasmBGOSOSpo7M/s2048/IMG_0429.jpeg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1075" height="625" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgXkJ908sQ6NrT6tnZ8v_xSt2qIZHAoeZSKXeqG6uoN8cPJ8vMnJF9Jo34uoWT2UMqswgGbFf66EUKkHhotM8HZ4UZQajpUgfjp2jgyrvQ9r0lszWag-v-drnHRXZtRVasmBGOSOSpo7M/w329-h625/IMG_0429.jpeg" width="329" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is a screenshot from my phone </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">showing the planes fighting The Oak Fire.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This app, FlightRadar24, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">is free and it shows planes in the air</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">and when you touch a plane it shows </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">this info below and shows their flight path.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is the CalFire spotter plane, </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">circling the fire telling the other</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">planes where to go. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> At one time Monday afternoon</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">there were 9 planes and helicopters </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">fighting the Oak Fire.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"> it's burning under the O </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">in the Oak Fire name.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The Lightning Complex Fire.</div><p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">If I haven't completely bored you by now here are some web links with more info.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This first link is of a Fire and Smoke map. This is for the whole country.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://fire.airnow.gov/?lat=39.1726588&lng=-123.20260119999999&zoom=10#" target="_blank">Smoke and Fire</a><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">This second one shows our county fires. You might need to zoom out, it loads the map a bit off.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?fbclid=IwAR0hipotVCjCxlsGoGAtSNehi-w3CXGswHZeOJeZUES0HXXpi9O3N3nB6P0&mid=1KQkvi2FctsneyaSfzK5X3c9IG39Mbahy&ll=39.507500757421695%2C-123.43806171491732&z=8" target="_blank">Mendocino County</a><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">If you zoom in on this second link, I'm at the southern end of zone 8, and our fire is moving north, away from town.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">There's no end in sight for the fires to be out. The planes couldn't fly around Willits, for our fire, because of the smoke. I hope they were off fighting other fires. We're supposed to be getting high winds in a day or two and that won't help the fires, it might help with the smoke. 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Two years ago I traded our older Honda CR-V in on a newer Honda CR-V. The seats in both Hondas were uncomfortable for me but I stayed with Honda because they are the most popular car for towing behind an rv. Well, there came a time when I just couldn't stand it anymore. Now that I"m parked in one place, thanks to the pandemic, it was time to address the car problem. I did a bunch of research online and then went to my local car dealer where a salesman who knew all about tow cars, what could be towed and what couldn't, was there to help me. After driving a used Jeep Grand Cherokee and others in the same class and size of suv's I came to a Ford Explorer. All the other cars made my back hurt with in several minutes but the Ford didn't. </div>
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So, meet my new 2013 Ford Explorer, XLT, 4 wheel drive. </div>
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It weighs a few pounds more than the Honda and for that extra weight I get seats that don't hurt my back and more storage. Because let's face it, full time RVers use their cars as their garages. The Explorer is the next size up from the CR-V. I'm sure the extra weight will affect the gas mileage on the RV but oh well. I'm not in this life style for the gas mileage.</div>
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My onboard propane tank is small by some standards, it's about a 7 gallon tank. And when that tank gets low on gas I have to pack up everything and drive the rv to a propane place to get tank filled. Not anymore, I've installed what's called an "extend-a-stay" kit on my tank which allows me to use a portable tank and when that one is empty I just put it in the car and take it to a gas station to get it filled without having to move the rv.</div>
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Notice the "do not close this door" sign? This door is held open with a small clip barely visible on the right side near the hinge. That is the third clip because propane fillers don't pay attention on how this door is held open and they just close it by pulling down, breaking the clip. My sign still doesn't stop them from closing the door.</div>
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Springtime in Northern California means green rolling hills dotted with oak trees. The type of grass that we have here grows in the spring and by summer it has bloomed and gone to seed and died leaving the hills golden brown.</div>
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California highway 101, north bound, as it passes through Redwood Valley.</div>
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I've moved up into the hills near Willits. I'm on a friends property, and plan to stay here for a while. I have water, electricty and a sewer connection so I'm all set.</div>
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Monday I was in the desert outside of Yuma and by Friday afternoon I was in Willits, California. Because of COVID-19 I decided it would be good to go "home". Home is where my long time friends are and it seemed like a good idea to hunker down among friends in a small northern California town. I'm parked at my friends horse ranch, safe and sound.</div>
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Snow above the Grapevine, interstate 5.</div>
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The trip north was interesting. Lots of truck traffic but car traffic greatly reduced. I came north on i5 and because my fuel gage doesn't work I stopped to fill my gas tank about every 150 miles, that's about 1/3 of gas used. I just didn't want to take a chance of getting into a bind of having to look for gas when I was in desperate need. I usually stay a night at the Morongo Casino in the Palm Springs area but they were closed and had all their parking lots closed off so no over-night RV parking there. Down the street from the casino is a small farmers market type grocery store. I went in and asked them if it was ok to spend the night in their parking lot and the supervisor on duty said yes that was fine. Spending the night in places like that means I don't really sleep, just little cat naps all strung together, not very restful. I was up and driving by 7am and scooted around the Los Angeles area and onto i5. Normally I only drive about 3 or 4 hours a day. By then my back is tired of sitting but because this was going to be a fast trip I drove 7 hours for 2 days in a row. My second night I spent at the ELKs lodge in Los Banos, parked on the street because their parking lot is very small. I didn't have any trouble on the street, just the street sweeper going by at about 4am. Drove from Los Banos to Willits, getting here at about 1pm. My friend had my spot all mowed and ready for me. And the kitties are very happy to be out of the rv.</div>
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So I'm ok and off the road, safe, for awhile. I hope all my friends and readers are safe and that all of us come out of this healthy.</div>
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Eviehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00585306081097160338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8929008319074120564.post-54462911040136457042020-03-12T12:16:00.000-07:002020-03-12T12:16:18.173-07:00More Rain<div style="text-align: center;">
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This is where I moved to last week.<br />
You can see to the left of me a small water run off creek,<br />
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When it started to rain the other day the ground was getting a bit mushy<br />
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Those are the ways the rain water follows<br />
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You can see that I was parked in the one by the car.</div>
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So I started up the rv and very slowly backed up<br />
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I just left the car there until the next day.<br />
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You can see that my leveling jacks were<br />
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But, I'm a puddle walking kind of gal so I've been having fun.<br />
Unlike Northern California, the water here is warm,<br />
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Last evening at about 5:30, two 5th wheels came in and parked pretty close to me. I mean, come on people we have the whole desert and you have to park within less than 50 yards of me. Of course Bubba thought they were here for him to go visit and I had to go call him back home. When Missie came in for dinner I moved the RV to the other side of Kyra, it's ok if they go to her house. So here we are looking back at Kyra and our old spot.</div>
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Missie thinks this is a good spot.</div>
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It's been warming up out here, most campers have left, not only our friends but all the other boondockers as well. The snakes are out, although I haven't seen any I can tell that the kitties have. Cats tend to get a little jumpy when there are snakes around. They are always on-guard, but even more so when snakes are out and about. Pretty soon I'll be heading back over to San Diego county area where it will be cooler.</div>
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Going into Yuma today to meet up with friends at the Yuma ELKS lodge for lunch. My friend Nick, who sponsored me to become an ELK, is transferring his membership from the Gila Bend ELKs to the Yuma ELKs. So it's another excuse for lunch out. My home lodge was in Long Beach, Washington but I've recently moved my membership to the El Cajon California lodge. Being an ELKs member allows you to park your rv at their many lodges around the country, often for free or very inexpensive. Here's a link to the ELKs. They're a wonderful service organization. <a href="https://www.elks.org/" target="_blank">ELKs</a></div>
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I'm still here in the California desert. The Escapee boondockers have come and gone and now that's it's the middle of January many of the other boondockers have gone up to Quartzite for the big RV tent event. </div>
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We go for walks so the kitties can get to know the neighborhood. </div>
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This is where we would park every year. Mom and I would walk around with her 'walker' and pick up pretty rocks and bring them back to put around the tree. I'm still doing that and in the next picture you can see what I've done.</div>
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I made a heart and put some treasures inside.</div>
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It was so clear the other morning that I could see for 93 miles.</div>
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That's one of my Escapee boondocker friend, Kyra, parked over there.</div>
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When all the Escapee boondockers were here I was parked over by her and when my summer traveling friend, Diane, came through town after Christmas she parked with us too. And because that's our old neighborhood, Bubba goes over to visit her. She and I get together a few times a week to do errands and go out to eat.</div>
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I had my rv seats recovered. Out with the old funky ones.</div>
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In with the newly recovered old seats.</div>
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Eviehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00585306081097160338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8929008319074120564.post-2194264221280869782019-12-24T08:06:00.000-08:002019-12-24T08:06:24.424-08:00Happy Holidays<div style="text-align: center;">
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So, to refresh your memory of where I am, I'm in Alpine, California. I'm parked near this beautiful old oak tree. I have 2 neighbors, both small trailers, and they have their own old oak trees.</div>
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Monday morning the wind started to blow, not to much, just a bit windy. I spent most of monday running errands around El Cajon and Santee area and the weather down there was beautiful with no wind. I didn't really think about it. My daughter and I went out for Thai food for dinner. Here are two pictures of our appetizers, I forgot to take pictures of our maid dishes.</div>
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Yummy spring rolls</div>
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When I got home the wind was really blowing. By the time I went to bed it was gusting to 71 mph and the rv was really moving around. At 2am I got up and put the kitties in their carriers and got some blankets and we moved into the car. I positioned the car so it was heading into the wind. The rv was also headed into the wind. Needless to say none of us got a wink of sleep. Every time I started to drift off to sleep we'd get hit with another huge gust of wind and I'd open my eyes to make sure we were still upright. It was awful, blowing dust and tumbleweeds, little sticks and small stones. I was hoping we wouldn't end up with a broken window. At daybreak I was feeling optimistic and moved us back into the rv, just long enough for me to fix myself a cup of coffee and the kitties to have breakfast and a drink. The rv was still really moving around and the noise..... I packed us back up and back into the car we went.</div>
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My closest neighbor. The front of his trailer fell off it's front leg </div>
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After getting back into the car we went down the road to McDonalds for a bite of breakfast. When we got back about 30 minutes later this is what we saw.</div>
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By now the wind was gusting at 90mph. Holy wind batman!!!</div>
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The neighbor on the other side of the upside down trailer.</div>
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Their beautiful old oak tree split apart.</div>
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It's now 1pm and the winds have died down a bit and once again we are inside the rv. You know, we probably would have been alright staying in the rv but I've seen many pictures of rv's blown over by wind and I say that if anything makes you feel uncomfortable than don't do it. Living on the road I've learned to trust my gut so I might be a wimp but that's ok. Yes, that little trailer was parked cross wind and trailers aren't fast and easy to hook up and move like my rv is. And my rv probably weighs more and I was headed into the wind. I do what make me feel comfortable.</div>
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I left Baja Seasons RV Park at 6:45 am saturday morning heading for the border. It was an easy drive, even though I missed a turn and had to make a returno (u turn) to get going in the right direction. I had reviewed the route and drive last night but still managed to miss a turn, and I can't blame it on Miss Google either because she said to turn I just didn't believe her. </div>
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The app BWT, Border Wait Times, said the wait at the Tecate border crossing was 25 minutes but after sitting still for 10 minutes I decided the app was wrong. Yup took an hour to get through the Tecate border crossing. All in all not too bad. Yes, I forgot to through away my eggs so left those with the inspector kid.</div>
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I'm back in the states for about a month to have a few things repaired on the rv. Since March the gas gage hasn't worked in the rv and before I do much more driving around Baja I need to get that fixed. Also the bathroom sink has a leak that needs fixing. Just a few little things. </div>
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I'll be meeting up with friends around the Yuma area but right now I'm in San Diego county visiting my daughter for a few days. Then I'll be heading east to the desert.</div>
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Eviehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00585306081097160338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8929008319074120564.post-8502792255712922492019-11-29T11:39:00.000-08:002019-11-29T11:39:37.725-08:00Hotspot Follow Up<div style="text-align: left;">
I need to do a short follow up on the Tep hotspot. It didn't work for me. I thought I had read all the information about this device and plans they offered, but I missed the super fine print about only 1gb a day, which is not enough to watch tv or surf the internet. Live and learn.</div>
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Eviehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00585306081097160338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8929008319074120564.post-80146084621936574102019-11-27T17:33:00.000-08:002019-11-27T17:33:00.803-08:00Let's Talk Internet While Traveling<br />
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Since arriving in Mexico, in August, I've been using my iPhone for my internet needs. But I didn't have enough data to watch the one tv show I like to watch or some other things as well. So I started looking around for a solution. When in the states I have a Verizon jetpack that gives me that extra boost in data every month but I can't use it down here. You might wonder why I didn't get a hotspot here in Mexico, the reason is I'm not a permanent resident and it gets a bit complicated getting a hotspot and setting up billing for the thing. So researching I went. I found that there are several companies that offer world wide WIFI hotspots for travelers and after reading much fine print on several websites I settled on this one. I had it sent to a friend in California and she dropped it off yesterday on her way south to Baja Sur, southern baja.<br />
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After a bit of chatting with the Tep teckies we got it working this morning.<br />
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This is what I bought.</div>
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It comes in this nice little case.</div>
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Instruction booklet, and little straps.</div>
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Also in this picture is my homemade paper clip tool used for another project.</div>
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It seems to be working fine and I will try it out tonight while watching some tv. </div>
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Since I've been here I haven't been able to use my indoor security camera or my temperature monitoring system because both those things need a stationary wifi hotspot. Now both those things are up and running. I can spy on the kitties while I"m not here and see how warm it is in the rv. To review, this is the camera I use <a href="https://www.amazon.com/SENS8-Security-Wireless-Subscription-Two-way/dp/B076HHDNDC/ref=sr_1_2?crid=7YH7G7HHYPKV&keywords=sense8+camera&psr=EY17&qid=1574900226&s=black-friday&sprefix=sense+8+c%2Cblack-friday%2C327&sr=8-2" target="_blank">SENS8</a> and this is the temperature sensor unit I use <a href="http://www.sensorpush.com/#products" target="_blank">SensorPush</a></div>
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Some of you, well maybe most of you won't know what a VPN is? I'll let Wikipedia tell you.</div>
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<i>A <b>virtual private network</b> (<b>VPN</b>) extends a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Private_network" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;" title="Private network">private network</a> across a public network, and enables users to send and receive data across shared or public networks as if their computing devices were directly connected to the private network. Applications running on a computing device, e.g., a laptop, desktop, smartphone, across a VPN may therefore benefit from the functionality, security, and management of the private network. Encryption is a common, though not an inherent, part of a VPN connection.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-1" style="font-size: 11.2px; line-height: 1; unicode-bidi: isolate; white-space: nowrap;"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_private_network#cite_note-1" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #0b0080; text-decoration-line: none;">[1]</a></sup></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif;"><span style="color: #222222;">So let me put this into Evelyn speak. A VPN will protect me and my electronic devices from unseen bad guys on the internet. It will mask where I am, so that the websites I go to will think I'm in the US not in Mexico. No more having to deal with sites coming up in spanish. And now Microsoft won't have to worry that my email is being hacked from Mexico. I have no idea how secure the networks are in Mexico but now I don't need to worry. I went with the VPN that is popular in Mexico, <a href="https://www.expressvpn.com/" target="_blank">Express VPN</a>. And after chatting with their teckie today we got that dialed in as well. It's been a technical kind of day.</span></span></div>
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This story starts Thursday afternoon October 24, 2019. Some of what you read here today was written over the last few days, <i>and I will put that in Italic </i>and if you've read it before just skip that part and look at pictures.</div>
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First, here are three screen shots of the NASA Firms website tracking fires. I'll include a link at the end so you can go play around with it, it's very interesting.</div>
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Fires are red areas. On Wednesday Oct. 23, 2019 there were a few small brush fires, not forest fires because there aren't trees, just brush. Weather conditions were near perfect.</div>
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Thursday a rather large fire started in the Guadaloupe Valley, which is wine country here. And the Santa Ana winds started blowing. You can see how big the fire got in a short time.</div>
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Let's back up just a bit. On Wednesday a couple, in their rv, came into the rv park and parked two spaces up from me. Although our row is full of RV's we are the only people here, the other rv's are parked here all year and their owners come and go, they're not here all the time. Ok so, Neil and Victoria are two sites up from me and we have become friends, plus their dog, Zappa. </div>
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So by Thursday afternoon we could see smoke blowing over the mountains toward us. I thought it would be a good time to go fill the gas tank in the Honda, as there's a ARCO station about 1 mile north of the rv park, I also unhooked the RV and went and filled its gas tank as well. You might remember that the gas gage in the RV isn't working, better to be safe that sorry. When I got back to the RV park I filled my water tanks in the RV as well. I hadn't done that before because I didn't want to put Mexican water in my tanks but I'll go into that another time. So now I have gas and water and my solar system.</div>
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Thursday night when I went to bed the wind was blowing and smoke was coming over the mountain towards us but I wasn't so worried because the fire was about 10 miles away. At some point in the night I got up and looked out the window and saw our mountains, right here by us, glowing red from fire on their back side. The winds had pushed the fire through the canyons and up the hills. I went running outside, in t shirt and underwear, to get a better look. OMG it's coming over the mountain. I ran to my neighbors and banged on their door to wake them up, and ran back home to get dressed. By now the few of us in the rv park are standing by the office watching the fire and by now the electricity is out. The wind is blowing so hard we can hardly stand up. It was very scary. One of the rvers got in his rv and left, but Neil, Victoria and I weren't ready to run away. Then we noticed that there wasn't any traffic on the highway, the roads were closed.</div>
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I have to say here, that social media, ie Facebook, is how everyone in this area was keeping up with what was going on. Information was flying all around Facebook about road closures and areas burning. As you can see on the map it wasn't just our fire but Tijuana, Rosarito, Tecate and Ensenada all were dealing with fires, and I belong to all those groups.</div>
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Ok, now for copies of what I wrote on my Facebook page.</div>
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<i style="caret-color: rgb(28, 30, 33); color: #1c1e21; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif;">"It's 3:45am Friday morning and I'm fine, right now. When you get up in the morning you might see on the news that most of northern baja from south of Ensenada to the California border is burning. Santa Ana winds are really bad and Baja Seasons rvpark is surrounded by fire, too late to leave and no where to go. The little town of La Misión is gone I think as the fire is coming over the hill from there. The cats are in their carriers just in case, I've unhooked the rv from the hook ups and am turned around and am ready to leave if I need to. Tense times."</i></div>
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<span style="color: #1c1e21; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, .SFNSText-Regular, sans-serif;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(28, 30, 33);">As it turns out only parts of the </span></span><span style="color: #1c1e21; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, system-ui, .SFNSText-Regular, sans-serif;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(28, 30, 33);">community</span></span><span style="color: #1c1e21; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, .SFNSText-Regular, sans-serif;"><span style="caret-color: rgb(28, 30, 33);"> of La Misión burned.</span></span></div>
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At 2pm Friday I posted this.</div>
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<i><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(28, 30, 33); color: #1c1e21; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; text-size-adjust: auto;">"Ok, here's an update, short and sweet because my eyes hurt from the blowing sand, dirt and smoke.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span><br style="caret-color: rgb(28, 30, 33); color: #1c1e21; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; text-size-adjust: auto;" /><span style="background-color: white; caret-color: rgb(28, 30, 33); color: #1c1e21; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; text-size-adjust: auto;">My neighbors, here in the rv park, and I sheltered in place. Around dawn today the winds, the Santa Ana's, picked up really bad and blew for about 6 hours. The winds blew the fire across the highway in several places but not right where we are. It's like we had a little bubble around us, lots of blowing sand and dirt but very little smoke compared to the areas north and sout</span><span class="text_exposed_show" style="caret-color: rgb(28, 30, 33); color: #1c1e21; display: inline; font-family: system-ui, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, ".SFNSText-Regular", sans-serif; text-size-adjust: auto;">h of us. About 3 miles south the fire burned several big homes on a big golf course, and 3 miles north it jumped the road and burned some things up there that are still burning so I don't know about that area. About an hour ago, 12:30pm Friday, the wind stopped blowing. It is so quiet and calm, what a relief. So now the fires aren't being driven by the wind and are burning themselves out. Just not enough man power to fight them and who can fight a 40 mph wind. Our electricity is back on although not our water. But with air conditioning all things are almost bearable.<br />I think the worst is over for us in this area although the fire is still raging in other areas. A typical wild land fire like so many of us have had to deal with in the past. My heart goes out to anyone who ever has to go through something like this. Peace and love to all my friends and family. Ev"</span></i></div>
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Note: Today the blogger program is having a hard time doing what I want it to do and unfortunately it has won the fight. Formatting errors are the result of the blogger, by Google, program.</div>
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That arrow is showing where the road into La Misión is. In this picture the fire is on the back side of hill but to the right, into the town of La Misión, it burned right down to the road. It went around the little cafe and chiropractors office area leaving them untouched.</div>
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Friday afternoon we, Neil ,Victoria and I, went for a drive to check things out. Here you can see some smoldering area near the road by La Fonda restaurant. One structure was burned here but I don't know which one.</div>
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Last week I moved the rv. Now I'm parked right by the office, cafe, pool and old tennis courts.</div>
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There I am, too the far left.</div>
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Yesterday was lessons on the tennis courts day. <br />
Yellow was instructing red.</div>
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Look closely there are about 5 paragliders over by the mountain,</div>
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These two never got off the ground, it was just practicing </div>
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getting the kite up and keeping it up.</div>
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A friend coming in for a landing.<br />
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Almost all packed up, it rolled up like<br />
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What fun it was to see this going on. In my old spot I would have never known this was going on, for all I know this happens every weekend.<br />
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Eviehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00585306081097160338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8929008319074120564.post-39832812827939541832019-10-08T10:15:00.000-07:002019-10-08T10:18:57.260-07:00Yes, I'm Still in Baja and Doing Well<div style="text-align: left;">
This is a picture, not taken by me, of the highway between where I am near La Salina and Ensenada. It's a beautiful drive into Ensenada which is about 30 minutes south. Yes that's fog off in the distance.</div>
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This is the construction area, which washed out Dec. 2013.</div>
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The weather has been perfect, into the high 70'sº during the day and low 60'sº at night, with no fog or wind. Can't get much better than that. I'm paying rent by the month, which is $480 US dollars, includes water, sewer and all the electricity you want. </div>
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There's a small cafe and bar here at the rv park and this is my beverage of choice, limonada mineral. Which is fresh squeezed limes and bottled fizzy mineral water. Some times they sweeten it and sometimes not. Either way it's yummy.<br />
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Eviehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00585306081097160338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8929008319074120564.post-7461122688575524892019-09-05T12:54:00.001-07:002019-09-05T12:54:28.416-07:00Let's Continue with the Shopping Theme, CostcoCostco in Mexico is much like Costco in the US. I'll do some price conversion for you. I'll use the exchange rate of 1 us dollar to 19 mx pesos.<br />
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Patio furniture $2,473</div>
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Dixie bowls $12.57</div>
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This next picture is from a Soriana Híper grocery store, kind of like a Walmart, yes they have Daves bread here.</div>
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I've been here a month and I think I've managed to calm down. It takes a lot of energy to gear up to come to Mexico and then once I get here it takes me a while to calm down. It also takes me a bit to get use to driving here. Driving laws that are written in stone in the US are sometimes just a suggestion here. Like stop signs, a lot of Mexican drivers only slow down and some don't even do that, so when an American driver comes to a complete stop, which we better do because the police lurk, waiting to give tickets to American drivers for not stopping, the Mexican drivers don't like it and honk their horns at you. And on some streets the lanes lines are no longer visible so you don't know if it's a 2 lane road or in our case yesterday a 3 lane road. You kind of have to see what others are doing and hope for the best. And I won't even start on the pot holes, my dad would call these Mexican pot holes, axle breakers. </div>
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But I think I like it here and am planning on staying another couple of months. I'm waiting for this rv park to empty out a bit and then I'll move closer to the ocean. So all I have to do will be is look out my window to see this.</div>
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This west coast area of Baja is a nice place to spend the summer. The weather is very mild with maybe only in the high 70's day time to mid 60"s night. The bad thing, yes there's a bad thing about the weather is that at night the fog comes in making it a bit humid for me, 93%. With daytime humidity levels running at about 77%. So I have been running my air conditioner a lot to keep things inside the rv dry. But heck, I can live with that.</div>
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