Still at Home in Pahrump

Hi there, welcome back to our story. Our last chapter ended on Thursday, October 1^st, while we were in our new home base lot at the Escapees RV Park in Pahrump, Nevada. Friday was a stay at home day. We spent an hour or so putting up Halloween decorations around the lot to get into the “spirit” of the season. We spent the rest of the day just relaxing around the coach.

Saturday, October 3^rd, we went out about 1:00 and went to Mom's Diner for lunch. We also stopped and picked up mail and stopped at Albertson's for some stuff we couldn't get at Walmart the last time we went. Lately most Walmarts are looking like they are going out of business because the shelves are so empty. They need to look at their corporate logistics division and see what the hell is going on. We have seen it all over the country, and it not just because of the Covid thing, we saw it a year ago. After our errands we went back to the coach and relaxed for a while before leaving again around 5:00 to go to the Elks for karaoke. The usual crowd was there and I got to sing three songs while Jackie got to play the slots for a couple hours. We were done a little before nine, went home and watched TV and then went to bed.

Sunday, October 4^th, we decided that our freezer inventory was getting low enough that we had to do a Costco run. So we left the coach about 11:00 and drove to Las Vegas. We stopped first at the Omelet House in Summerlin for Breakfast. They have a really extensive and great menu. I had a corn beef hash omelet that was wonderful. Jackie had an avocado and shrimp omelet that she liked a lot too. After breakfast we stopped at a Great Clips so Jackie could get a haircut. We then went to Costco, gassed the car for the first time in over a month, and went in to shop. $400 later we had lots of stuff in the car and headed for home. We were back by 2:30, put everything away, and spent the rest of the day relaxing.

Monday, October 5^th, was the first day of the Beat the Odds Chapter rally here in Pahrump. This is an

FMCA Chapter that we have belonged to for a number of years. They have two rallies a year, one in the Fall in Pahrump and one in the Spring in Laughlin. A couple of years ago they did both rallies in Laughlin, but have come back to Pahrump this year at the member's request. Although it is a rally, there are not a lot of organized activities this year because of the Covid crisis. We went over to Preferred RV Resort about 10:30 to register for the rally. The rally is at the RV park, but we are the only one's who are actually from Pahrump, so we decided to not bring the coach over. After registration we went back home for most of the rest of the day. At 5:00 we went back over for a happy hour with the group. They didn't have any food, because no wants to be sharing, but we did all sit around outside in our lawn chairs and talk and drink for about 90 minutes. After the happy hour we went back to the coach and spent the rest of the evening with the TV.

Tuesday, October 6^th, was the day of the slot tournament for the Beat the Odds Rally. This is really the heart of all their rallies and is a main feature. The tournament was at the Pahrump Nugget Casino, which is right across the street from Preferred RV Resort where most of the rally people are staying. The Nugget had six slot machines set up in one area, with nice Plexiglas shields between the machines. They looked like fairly new, electronic machines. There were, I believe, 27 people playing in the tournament, each of which paid $50 when they registered for the rally. Since the Casino doesn't take any cut, that makes for quite a prize fund for the Chapter to dole out at tomorrows banquet. The tournament was set up with two five minute sessions and there were five groups of people playing in each of the two sessions. The new machines were nice as they displayed the players name and had a display of all six scores as the session went on, and also had cool “1^st Place, 2^nd Place, and 3^rd Place” flashing signs on top whenever a player reached one of those positions. Lots of lights, lots of noise, lots of excitement. I was in the second group in both sessions and Jackie was in the third group of each session. I finished in third place in both my sessions, so I should have a good score. Jackie finished last in her first session, but second in the second session. We won't know all the scores and where we placed until tomorrow at the awards banquet. The last time we were with this group they paid money out down to at least half the group with the smallest prize being the $50 entry fee being refunded. After the tournament was over we left the casino and headed back home. About 4:30 we left again and drove to the Symphony Restaurant, which is located in the Pahrump Winery. The Winery, in turn, is located on the same property as the Wine Ridge RV Resort, which is where we have always stayed when we came to Pahrump. Had we not gotten our lot in the Escapees Park this summer we would be at Wine Ridge right now. We were there for an impromptu dinner set up by the wife of the Beat the Odds President for anyone who wanted to come. Symphony is considered probably the best fine dining in Pahrump, and we hadn't been there for a while, so we said we would go. They had tables for four set up to ensure compliance with all the Covid protocols and we sat with two people we knew from the Chapter, but didn't know well. We had a very nice evening with some really good food. I had a porterhouse steak that was tender and cooked perfectly, Jackie had blackened Mahi Mahi, which was also good. Oddly, we were at a winery, but couldn't drink because the place recently lost it's liquor license over some mix up when the place was sold a couple years ago. After dinner we went back to the coach and relaxed with the TV until bedtime.

Wednesday, October 7^th, was a stay at home day for the most part. We did a few chores around the coach, but mostly just relaxed. About 3:30 we left to run a couple of errands and then go to the Pahrump Nugget for the Beat the Odds closing banquet. We went an hour or so early so we could do some gaming, then at 5:00 we went into the banquet hall for cocktails. About 6:00 they served dinner, the usual banquet food, salad, a plate with portions of chicken and pork along with a potato and veggie. Cake for desert. The food was OK, nothing special but good. After dinner they awarded the prizes for the slot tournament. They paid down to 13^th place and based on the scores they announced for the lower places I missed being in the money by just a couple of points. Oh well! In past Beat the Odds rally they have always had a Bunco tournament on the third day and awarded prizes for that too, but the clubhouse in the RV park was closed and it is hard to “social distance” in Bunco because you are always up moving from table to table. As a result they had no Bunco. Boo Hoo! After the prizes were given out we chatted with people briefly, then headed back home about 7:30. We relaxed with the TV the rest of the evening.

Thursday, October 8^th was an early and busy day. I was up about 5:15 a.m. because I had an appointment at the dermatologist's office to have one of my small malignant skin cancers removed. The appointment I had a couple weeks ago they did three biopsies and two turned out to be small cancers. Today they did the one on my right ear. Regular readers will know that this was the one that popped up when we were in Northern California and Oregon during the summer. Today they did what is called a Mohs procedure. Basically the doctor comes in, takes a little more tissue from the site of the biopsy and gives to a mobile lab that is set up right in the doctor's office. They check it for cancer cells right away and if there are still cancer cells the doctor brings you back into the room and shaves a little more off. I only had two bites before they said I was clear. They bandaged my ear up and sent me home with some prescriptions for infection. Next month I get the same procedure for the one on my neck.

I was done and headed back home by 9:00. At 10:00 we were in the car headed for Las Vegas so Jackie could go see her neurologist about her headaches and get the results of the EEG from last time. We stopped for breakfast at the Omelet House again, then went to the doctor. It was a short appointment, the doctor told her the EEG was normal, and with all the other tests she has had, CT's, MRI's and such, there is no physical abnormality inside her head and there are no other treatments other than time. He said the brain has to get over the shock of the blow to the head. After the appointment we started back towards home. We did stop along the way and pick up four geocaches before we headed over the hump. We were back home by about 3:30 and spent the rest of the day and evening in the house.

Friday, October 9^th, we left the coach about 10:30 and drove to the China Wok buffet for another free lunch put on by MASA, the emergency services insurance we have. We had to listen to the same 30 minute sales pitch we have heard a dozen or more times, but got a free lunch at the end. After lunch we ran some errands, the mail store and Walmart. After shopping we headed home. I did a few chores and then relaxed for the rest of the day. About 5:00 we went to the Elks for karaoke. Normally on Saturday, they changed it to Friday this week because the Elks had an event on Saturday. It was the Elks State President's visit. Saturday we left the coach about 10:30 and went to the outdoor events area of the RV park for a meeting of the local Escapees Chapter, the Lucky Rollers. Although mostly made up of members in Southern Nevada, it represents the entire state. We had a half hour business meeting and then had a lunch hosted by the Chapter. I was the official cook, making a whole bunch of hamburgers, hot dogs and brats. We had a good time getting to know some more of our fellow park residents. About 1:00 we went back to the coach and stayed in for the rest of the day and evening.

Sunday, October 11^th, we had the usual coffee and Sunday paper in the morning. About 1:00 some friends of ours from the RVing world, Geoff and Johanna Matthews, came up to visit. They are also full timers and have been staying in Las Vegas for the last month or so. They are leaving in a few days and wanted to see us before they left. Geoff and Johanna were vendors at a lot of FMCA events and we got to know them first through that. They sold the satellite business they had, but are still vendors, now for a health insurance company. They also belong to several FMCA chapters of which we are also members, including the Full Timers and Overland Trail Blazers. We sat outside and talked for quite a while. Since they have never been up here, we also took them on a little driving tour of both the Escapees park and the “highlights” of Pahrump. About 6:00 we did some burgers on the grill and had a nice dinner. They left around 8:00 and headed back to Las Vegas and we spent the rest of the evening with the TV.

Monday, October 12^th, we left the park about 10:30 and drove again to the dermatologist's office for a follow up on some cysts that Jackie had asked about a month ago at our checkup. It was also supposed to be a follow up appointment for me regarding my biopsies, but I already have that info and have had one of the cancers removed already. Jackie got in and the doctor looked at the cysts and said they had shrunk to nearly nothing and, in his opinion, it would be an unnecessary surgery to remove them unless and until they flare up. So Jackie didn't have anything cut out today. Yea! After the appointment we went back to the coach and stayed in the rest of the day. I did a few chores, relaxed a bit and Jackie did some rock painting. Tuesday was a stay at home day. We did a few chores around the house and did our laundry at the park's laundromat. After the laundry was done we just stayed in for the rest of the day.

Wednesday, October 14^th, we stayed at home until about 2:00 when we went out to run some errands. We went to the UPS to pick up mail and a package first. The package was a compact temporary spare tire, what they call a “donut tire”, for the car. Ford, in it's infinite wisdom, decided that they would no longer put spare tires in their smaller cars, opting instead for a little 12 volt compressor and a bottle of tire sealant. As regular readers will know, this summer we picked up a nail while geocaching near Goodyear, Arizona, and because we had no spare we had to have a tow truck come out and take the car to a tire store. We had tow coverage, but it was still a pain in the you know what. Since I have been looking for a reasonably priced spare and finally found one on Ebay for less than $200. Now at least we can put on the temporary spare and drive to a repair facility.

After the mail we did a quick Walmart run, then went to the Pour House, which is a bar and restaurant that specializes in Indian food. I don't like Indian food, but they also have the best pizza in Pahrump, so I was OK too. Jackie had an Indian dish that had lamb, beyond that I don't know, but she liked it. I had a pizza which was as good as I remembered from last year. On the way home after our late lunch I got a text from my son, Roy Jr., that he had checked in to the Escapees park. Last year Roy, who is in his late 40's, decided to simplify his life, he sold his condo in Phoenix, bought an older Class A motorhome, about a 34 footer, and hit the road. He spent all summer working as a camp host at several Forest Service camps and loved the life. The camps, which were near Flagstaff, Arizona, have closed for the winter so he decided to come visit us for a few days before probably going back to Phoenix for a bit.

After we got home he came over and we spent several hours talking and catching up. He told us that the company he worked for already told him they wanted him back in Flagstaff next summer, and were also pitching him a winter job at a State park in central Alabama. He hasn't decided on that yet. He was tired from his drive from Flagstaff, so he went back to his coach about 7:00. We didn't have a dinner, but we did give him the left over pizza which made him happy. We spent the rest of the evening with the TV.

Thursday, October 15^th, we went to the clubhouse about 9:00 for the monthly meeting of the park's board of directors. There was a lot of information about what they were doing to upgrade and maintain the park infrastructure. The meeting lasted about 90 minutes, after which we went back to the coach and took our showers and such. About 1:30 Roy came over and we talked for a bit. We then went out in the car to try and get a couple of geocaches, but the ones we went to were off the beaten track so we decided not to try. Roy then got a phone call from the company he works for about a potential job in Alabama this summer. He needed to think about the offer and make some calls, so we went back to the park and dropped him off at his coach and we went back to ours. About 4:00 he came back over and we sat and visited. He decided to not take the Alabama job since it didn't pay much and was almost 2,000 miles away. We later cooked some pork chops on the grill and had them with sweet potatoes. Roy went home about 7:30 and we relaxed with the TV the rest of the evening.

Friday, October 16^th, we went out about 1:30 or so with Roy to run some errands and do some geocaching. We were able to get four new finds in about an hour. It took a while because there are not many caches left in the Pahrump area that we haven't already found, so the unfound ones are a ways apart. After caching we went to Smith's for some groceries. We needed a few things that Walmart was out of and Roy needed some groceries too. After shopping we stopped and picked up mail, then headed back to the coach. Jackie made chili relleno for dinner and Roy went home about 7:30. After Roy left we watched TV until bedtime. Saturday we went out, with Roy, to a late lunch at the Lakeside Casino cafe. After lunch we went back to the coach and relaxed for a while. About 5:00 we left to go to karaoke at the Elks Lodge. Roy didn't want to go with us because we would probably not be home until after 9:00 and he has a dog that needs frequent walks. In addition, he wanted to go to bed early because he is leaving in the morning and heading down to Arizona. He travels longer days than we do and will do the almost 300 miles in one trip. He is headed to Congress, a small town northwest of Phoenix, where there is another Escapees RV park. We went to karaoke and sat with our friends Len and Debbie. We had the usual crowd and long rotation, I got to do three songs, but it was fun as always. About 9:00 we were done and headed home. After we got home we watched a little TV and then went to bed.

Sunday, October 18^th, we had the usual Sunday morning paper and coffee. When I went out to walk Roy went with me and we had a nice chat while we walked. About 10:00 he came over and said goodbye and told us that he had made reservations at the Escapees park in Congress, Arizona and would be going there today. He also left us a gift of a couple of packages of marijuana gummies that he bought at the weed store here in Pahrump. Marijuana is legal for recreational use here. Jackie has used marijuana a little bit many years ago, I have never used it at all, although I have said several times that I might give it a try now that it is legal in so many places. We spent the rest of the day in the house doing chores and relaxing. I did go out and fly my drone a little for the first time in many months. About 5:30 Roy texted that he got to Congress OK. We spent the rest of the evening with the TV.

Monday, October 19^th, we went out after lunch to run a few errands. We went to the post office and then went to the early voting polling place to drop off our ballots. Nevada has had early in person voting for a number of years now, but this year they legalized the practice of sending a mail ballot to every registered voter, not just those who requested one. We filled out our ballots and sealed them up, but I was not comfortable putting them in the mail, so we took them directly to the polling station and dropped them in the sealed box there. So now, we have voted. Turn off the political ads. We did a Walmart run for some supplies and then picked up our mail at the UPS store before heading back home. We spent the rest of the day in the coach. Tuesday we went out after lunch to the laundromat in town that we used to go to before we came to the Escapees park. We had to do our queen size comforter, some blankets, some pillows and some other big things that really wouldn't go into the standard size top loader machines here at the Escapees. It took a couple of hours and we were all done. We went by the UPS store and picked up a couple of packages and then went back to the coach. One of the packages was a new sound bar for our living room TV and I spent another hour or so getting it set up and working. We spent the rest of the day in the coach.

We are now about three weeks since the last time we published. We still have a little over a month to go here in Pahrump before we head out to Arizona. Until next time, enjoy this little quote about our Covid “hunkering.” “Hunkering down and quarantining has helped me understand why dogs get so excited about something moving outside. I just barked at a squirrel.” See ya soon.

Another Couple of Weeks at Home in Pahrump

Hello again. Our last chapter concluded on Monday, September 14^th in our “home” of Pahrump, Nevada. When we arrived here in Pahrump on September 1^st we were able to finally park at our new home base, the Escapees Co-op RV park, Pair-A-Dice. We were on the list for almost two years and our name finally came up last month. Yea! We now have a spot we can come and go from as we please without worrying about reservations.

Tuesday, September 15^th, was a stay at home day. We got some chores done including re-covering a couple of our dining room chairs with faux leather. Wednesday we went out after lunch to do a couple of chores. We first went to the UPS store and picked up our mail. One of the things in the mail was some papers from our private membership park near Banning, California, Silent Valley. We first bought into Silent Valley in the summer of 2004, a year before we sold the house and went full time. We were drawn to it because a number of our RVing friends in the Indio Elks RV travel club were members. The dues at that time were around $500 a year and for that you got up to 120 days of camping at no cost. And, it was a really nice park with lots of amenities. It really is a good deal money wise if you get to use it. However, the dues are now over $700 a year and we are getting to Southern California less and less. In the last two years we were only there for one month. It was no longer cost effective. When we got our spot at the Escapees we knew that we would now be even less likely to spent time there, so we decided to try and find someone to take over the membership. Because it the membership involves a deeded undivided interest in a leasehold, you can't just stop paying dues and drop out. That creates credit risks and problems. You have to find someone to take over your interest.

Fortunately for us, Silent Valley for the last couple of years has been seeing increased interest from younger people and within a month of putting a notice on the Silent Valley Facebook site we had a couple of nibbles. One finally decided and went up last weekend and signed the papers to take over our interest in the park. The papers we got today were our release and transfer of the interest in the park to the new people. We had to get them signed and notarized and then return them to Silent Valley, which will relieve us of our responsibility for the dues. Yea! Perfect timing. The monthly amount we will be paying at the Escapees park is only about $10 more than we were sending to Silent Valley each month and we can use the Escapees park year round if we want. Life is good. The UPS store, which does do notary work was really busy, so we went to our bank and they did the notary for us. And, it was free. Yea! We also stopped at the medical center and made appointments in October for our annual check ups and prescription renewals. After our errands we headed back to the coach, stopping at KFC to pick up dinner. We spent the rest of the afternoon and evening in the coach.

Thursday, September 17^th, we walked over to the clubhouse for the park's monthly Board Meeting. The park has a nine member board of directors that is responsible for management of the park and it's assets. The meeting was fairly well attended, with most of the more or less full time residents in attendance. After the meeting we stayed for panel discussion with the candidates for election to the board later in the year. Four of the seats on the board are up for election. After the meeting we went back to the coach and pretty much stayed in for the rest of the day. I went out for a quick run to the post office to mail the papers back to Silent Valley, I wanted to get that off our plate as quickly as possible.
 

Friday, September 18^th, we left the park after lunch and went out to check on some more of our own geocaches. We checked four of the caches that are in the far northern part of the Pahrump Valley. After checking caches we went to Walmart for some supplies, then headed back to the coach. We stayed in for the rest of the afternoon and evening. Saturday we went out for a tour of the Escapees park courtesy of Charlene Darling, the wife of the current park Board President. She was very nice and took us around to all the different facilities and explained things. The park has a very nice Quonset hut with all kinds of tools, metal and woodworking, hand tools, lumber and supplies, all of which is available to any owner. They also have a vehicle maintenance pit, which would be handy if I still did my own car service, along with a wash rack and air pump station. It was a very informative tour. About 1:00 we left and went to the Lakeside Casino, which is just down the road from the park, and had lunch in their cafe.  They have pretty good food at a reasonable price. After lunch we stayed and gamed for an hour or so. I broke even and Jackie lost $20. We then checked on a couple more of our own caches that are in the southern part of the valley. We went back to the coach and relaxed for an hour or so, then at 4:30 we left and drove to the Elks Lodge for karaoke. Tonight was the first karaoke in about six months, but most of the people there were familiar to us from last year. Lots of good singers. The KJ had some problems with his equipment which slowed things down a bit. I guess after not doing it for six months it takes a little time to get everything right again. While I was in the back room singing and chatting with our friends Jackie went to the bar and played poker on the slot machine. She ended up winning $100! More than made up for what she lost earlier in the day. We left about 9:00, the first time we have been out after dark in a long time. After we got home we watched a little TV and went to bed.

Sunday, September 20^th, we left the coach after lunch and drove out to the north side of town to a second hand store we like to visit from time to time. It is called Building 160 and has a little bit of everything. We didn't find anything that we couldn't live without. After that visit we went to Home Depot to pick up a couple of things and look at some stuff for our yard later in the year. I bought an 8 foot ladder, which just barely fit into the car, and a few other little things for projects around the lot. After shopping we went back to the coach and spent the rest of the afternoon and evening in the coach. Monday was a stay at home day. I got some chores done, put a florescent light fixture in the shed, washed the car, and did a few other little things. Jackie spent some time with her new rock painting hobby. Other than that we spent the day and evening relaxing.

Tuesday, September 22^nd, the first full day of Fall. I spent some time in the morning working on creating a few new geocache containers so we could put a few more caches out around Pahrump. After lunch we went out to scout some new locations for caches and found two likely spots. Once both caches are physically placed I will submit them to the online reviewer for approval. Once they are approved and published other cachers will be able to come find them. After driving around for a couple of hours we went back to the coach and relaxed for the rest of the afternoon and evening. Wednesday we left the coach around 12:30 and drove to the Red Sky BBQ restaurant, one of favorite Pahrump eateries. We both had the full rack of ribs, eating half and taking half home for dinner tomorrow. After lunch we checked on our mail and then did a little more scouting of the area for potential geocaches. We found another good spot and set a cache there to be activated later. After our touring we went back to the coach and spent the rest of the day inside.

Thursday, September 24^th, we stayed at home for the most part. About 2:00 our friend Regina Rubinstein came over to visit. She and her husband Richard live in an RV park less than a mile from the Escapees park. We first met them during our times at the Wine Ridge park. Regina loves karaoke and we have spent many hours at karaoke parties with she and Richard. She now works as a cafeteria worker at a middle school here in Pahrump and she stopped by after work for a quick visit to see our new digs. After Regina left we went out to do some work on one of the three new geocaches we are putting out. Before a cache can be published on the caching site it has to be approved by a volunteer reviewer. The reviewer had some concerns about one of the caches and we had to change it a bit.

Speaking of our new caches, one of them is one I have been thinking about for a couple of years and finally got around to getting it hidden and written up. It is called Binion's Treasure and it is located adjacent to what was Benny Binion's ranch in what is now central Pahrump. Benny Binion is known for the fact that he opened Binion's Horseshoe Casino and Hotel in downtown Las Vegas in 1951. Benny went to prison in 1953 for tax evasion and ultimately lost his gaming license, but except for a brief period in the early 1950's, the casino remained owned and operated by members of the Binion family until 2004. At the time the ranch was built Pahrump was a general store at the end of dirt road. The ranch also remained in the Binion family until 2019 when the property was sold for $1 million. Since the 60's there have been consistent rumors that Benny Binion had buried millions of dollars worth of silver, rare coins, and other valuables on his property in Pahrump to avoid having to pay taxes. Dozens of people have been arrested over the years excavating or otherwise prowling the Binion property in search of the alleged buried treasures. None of Benny's alleged treasure has ever been found. The Binion ranch was quite the local legend her in Pahrump.  After our drive to the new cache we went back to the coach and stayed in for the rest of the afternoon and evening. Dinner was the other half of yesterday's BBQ ribs from Red Sky.

Friday, September 25^th, we left the coach after lunch and drove into town to do a Walmart run and check our mail. After Walmart we went back to the coach and spent the rest of the day inside. The smoke from the California fires is still pretty evident here in Nevada, so we don't spend a lot of time in the afternoon outside. Still too warm and a little too smokey. All three of our new caches were activated this morning and within a couple of hours all three had been found by one of the local geocachers. Saturday we went out about 1:00 for a late lunch. We first stopped at a new Thai restaurant not too far from the RV park, but they were only doing take out. We then went to an Indian restaurant in town that has great food, but they weren't opening until 3:00. We ended up at Chat Thai, one of our favorite places and had a great meal. After lunch we went back to the coach and relaxed for a couple of hours. About 5:00 we left again and went to the Elks Lodge for Saturday night karaoke, meeting our friends Len and Debbie Forrest, and Tom and Phyllis Howell. Both couples are into karaoke and we have known both of them for years from our stays up at Wine Ridge RV park. It was a big crowd, with a long rotation, but I got to do three songs and listen to a lot of other good singers. Jackie spent some time at the bar slot machine, but didn't make any money tonight. We left around 9:00 and went back to the coach. We watched a little TV and went to bed.

Sunday, September 27^th was a stay at home day. My brother Russ and his wife Zen came up to visit, arriving around 1:00. They live in North Las Vegas and Russ works at the Golden Nugget Casino in Downtown Vegas. We had a very nice visit. They usually come up once or twice when we are in Pahrump, but this is the first time at the new home base. I took Russ on a little tour of the facilities and he was impressed, especially with the workshop building. We spent most of the visit just sitting and talking. We had not seen them since about this time last year. About 6:30 we served dinner, lasagna and garlic bread. They brought an apple pie which we had for dessert. They left around 7:30 and drove home. We spent the remainder of the night with the TV. Monday was also a stay at home day. We went to the laundry room here at the park before lunch and started our laundry. We were all finished by 1:30 with clean clothes and bedding. We spent the rest of the day just relaxing.

Tuesday, September 29^th, we went out after lunch to do a Walmart run. We also stopped for mail and I stopped by the Sheriff's Office to pick up my paperwork for my concealed carry permit renewal. After our errands we went back to the coach and relaxed for the rest of the day. Wednesday was mostly a stay at home day. We go out mid afternoon for an appointment that Jackie had with an ophthalmologist. She has been having more and more difficulty seeing clearly since the beginning of the year and wanted to get a good, medical grade exam on her eyes. The doctor told her that she does have cataracts in both eyes and will need to have surgery to take out the cloudy lenses. We have to go back in a couple of weeks to figure out what level of surgery to have, how much it will cost, and when we can get it done. After the doctor we headed back to the coach and relaxed for the rest of the day.

Thursday, October 1^st, another month in history books. Today is the third anniversary of the mass shooting in Las Vegas so that was what the local news channels were all covering. We went out after lunch to get our toes done. I just get mine cut, Jackie gets a full pedi. After the pedi we did a Walmart run and also stopped at the Dollar Tree for a few more Halloween decorations. After we got home we just relaxed for the rest of the day.

The beginning of the new month marks a good spot to close this chapter out and get it online. Until next time, think about this. You may be a poor driver if your GPS says, “in 500 feet, turn left and stop the vehicle. I’ll be getting out.” See ya soon.