The Closing Days of Spring in Pahrump

 

Hi there, welcome back. Our last chapter concluded on Sunday, May 30^th, with us still parked in our home spot at the Escapees Co-op RV park in Pahrump. Monday was Memorial Day and a stay at home day for us. I left the coach a little before 8:00 so I could attend a flag raising memorial here at the park. It was a very nice ceremony. I went back to the coach and had my coffee and morning paper before doing a few chores around the place. At 11:00 we took the golf cart and went over to our park's little outdoor picnic area, called Quail Run. We were there for a Memorial Day picnic put on by our friend Millie. Everyone brought their own food and we had lunch, then played some games. It was an enjoyable couple of hours with friends. After the picnic we went home and relaxed until 4:00 when we went to the clubhouse for happy hour. After happy hour we went back to the coach, did some fish on the BBQ for dinner, then relaxed with the TV for the rest of the night.

Tuesday, May 31^st, the last day of May. About 9:00 the technician from a local WiFi company arrived to put in high speed wireless wifi. Although we have unlimited data on our Verizon hot spot, the fact that so many people use Verizon in this area means that it is often very slow. Since we are going to be spending more time here now, we wanted something faster for when we are in town. About 3:30 we left the park with Millie in the car and headed for the Terrible's Roadhouse casino for another “dine-out” with members of the RV park. There were 16 people at the dine out and we had a great time. The Tuesday special at the Roadhouse is baby back ribs and every person in the party had the special. They were very good. Since the Red Sky restaurant closed up we no longer have anywhere to get great ribs. After eating we stayed and gamed for a half hour or so, not doing well at all. We then drove back to the park, dropped Millie off and spent the rest of the night watching TV.

Wednesday, June 1^st, was a stay at home day. Jackie went to the clubhouse at 1:00 for her Pokeno game with her girlfriends. Our friend Len came over about 1:30 and he and I went out to the shed for some guitar practice. We had a good time although it has been a few months since we played together. Jackie was done a little after 3:00 and Len left shortly after that. We went to the clubhouse for happy hour at 4:00, then spent the rest of the evening in the coach relaxing. We did some burgers on the BBQ for dinner. Thursday was laundry day again. We went to the laundromat after lunch and did all our laundry. After we were finished we went back home and put everything away and made the bed. We spent the rest of the night relaxing with the TV.

Friday, June 3^rd, I again left the house about 8:30 and went to the Sheriff's Office for more training for my Review Board position. Today the presenter was the Sheriff herself, Sharon Wherely. She is just coming up for reelection after her first four year term as Sheriff. She has lived in Pahrump since 1965 when she was in her early twenties. She spent most of her career as part of the security force at the National Security Site, which is the fancy name for the nearby nuclear test site, where nearly all of the land based nuclear testing has been done over the years. She gave a talk today about the history of Nye County and the Nye County Sheriff's Office. It was very interesting and informative. By my estimate next week should be the last training session since they told us there would be eight weeks of training. After the training I went home and we spent the rest of the day in the park. We went to happy hour at 4:00, then came home and had some clam chowder that Jackie made. Millie joined us for dinner as she loves Jackie's chowder as well. After Millie left we watched TV and went to bed. Saturday we left the park about 1:30 and went to lunch at El Jefe's Mexican restaurant. After lunch we went back to the coach and relaxed for bit. A little before 5:00 we left and headed to the Elks for karaoke. It was a big crowd tonight and included our friends Tom and Phyllis, who just got back from a six week Florida vacation, and Len and Debbie. We still all got to do three songs. After karaoke we headed back home and spent the rest of the evening with the TV. Sunday was a stay at home day. We spent the day doing some chores and relaxing. We did go to root beer floats at 2:00, but other than that were in the house all day.

Monday, June 6^th, we went out after lunch to run some errands. We needed to do a Walmart run and make a couple of other short stops. After our errands we went back to the coach until 4:00 happy hour at the clubhouse. After happy hour we went back to the coach, had dinner and spent the rest of the night with the TV. Since we got our new wifi service we have started exploring some of the streaming services, including Hulu, which we get by virtue of having Verizon phones. We just started watching The Handmaids Tale and have already done the first three episodes in the last couple of days. Tuesday I left about 11:30 and went to play golf with my friends Len and Tom. We only played nine holes on the executive course here in Pahrump, which given the nearly 100 degree temperature, was enough. After Len dropped me off after golf it was a stay at home day for the rest of the day.

Wednesday, June 8^th, my brother Dennis' birthday. I went over to the clubhouse at 10:00 to help the Election Committee count the votes on a ballot measure that went out to members of the co-op back at the first part of the year. The measure had seven proposals for changes to the co-op by laws or standing rules. None of the changes were earth shaking, most were housekeeping issues or changes needed for relatively minor problems that have come up. It took the group three hours to count the votes. Once we were done I went back to the coach and had a quick lunch. Jackie had gone over to the clubhouse for Pokeno at 1:00 and at 1:30 my buddy Len came over and we spent a couple of hours practicing guitar. Len left about 3:30 and at 4:00 we went to the clubhouse for happy hour. After happy hour we came back to the coach and spent the rest of the evening relaxing. Thursday we were up early and out the door by 7:30 to take Jackie to the doctor. She was seeing her Neurologist today as a follow up since she is still having almost daily headaches. The doctor is going to try her on a different medication and also ordered another MRI of the brain, which is scheduled for early July. After the doctor we ran some errands, picking up mail and doing a quick Walmart run. We then stopped for breakfast at Denny's before heading back to the coach. We stayed in for the rest of the day.

Friday, June 10^th, I was again up and out of the coach by 8:30, headed to the sheriff's office for training. Today is supposed to be my last day. When I signed up for this Board I was told I had to go through 8 weeks of training by the Sheriff's Office. This is week 8. The instructor today was again the Undersheriff, who talked about the Dispatch section and warrants, both arrest and search. It was an interesting presentation, but nothing I didn't already know. The Undersheriff verified that, at least as far as he knew, this was the last week for me. Of the 12 people who were appointed or reappointed to the Police Officers Advisory Review Board in January, I am the only one who has been to every one of the 8 classes over the last 10 weeks. He said they are going to try to schedule one day for make up sessions with anyone who didn't attend one or more of the sessions. After that he said we would be sworn in and start seeing cases. I really don't know how the make up session is going to work and how many of the appointees actually get sworn in since attendance has been exceptionally poor. I guess we will wait and see. After the training I stopped for a quick lunch then headed back to the coach. Except for going to happy hour at 4:00 we stayed in for the entire day. We are in a heat wave and the temps are approaching the 110 mark, which is hot even for the desert. We had some pork chops for dinner and watched TV until bedtime.

Saturday, June 11^th, we went out about 1:00 for a late lunch at the Roadhouse restaurant. After lunch we stopped and got mail and went to Albertson's for a couple of things we couldn't find at Walmart. After our errands we headed back to the coach. Normally we go to the Elks on Saturday evening for karaoke, but out friend Len called this afternoon and told me that karaoke was canceled for tonight. We spent the rest of the afternoon and evening relaxing with the TV. Sunday was a stay at home day. Jackie is fighting allergies and the wind was really blowing today, making her not feel a hundred percent. We just relaxed for the entire day.

Monday, June 13^th, we went out briefly after lunch to run a couple of errands. After we got home we relaxed until happy hour at the clubhouse. We had dinner and tonight I had the first of three nights of security duty. I go out about 8:00 and check all the co-op buildings and make sure that they are secured properly. I also go around the entire property, checking for street lights out and anything that looks like it needs attention. The whole process only lasts an hour or so and I have the duty for three nights this month. After my tour of duty we watched TV and went to bed. Tuesday was a stay at home day for me. Jackie had a couple of appointments in the afternoon. She left about 12:30 to get a haircut, then came home for a bit before leaving to go to the local hospital for a breathing test ordered by our doctor. She came home a little disappointed because they couldn't do the test because her allergies kept her coughing too much. They will have to reschedule it for later this summer. While Jackie was gone I did a few chores and relaxed. I had another shift of security duty at 8:00, after which we watched TV and then went to bed.

Wednesday, June 15^th, Jackie went to the clubhouse for Pokeno at 1:00, then had a nail appointment at 3:00. For the first time in about 12 years she is getting acrylic nails done again. While she was busy I did the laundry at the clubhouse laundromat. We wanted to have the laundry done before we left for our cruise this weekend. After everything was done we had dinner and then watched TV until it was time for bed. I did have to go out for an hour of security duty at 8:00 p.m., my last shift for this month. Thursday was my eldest daughter, Tye's, birthday. Happy Birthday baby girl. We left the park about 12:30 and went out to do chores. I dropped Jackie off at the nail salon to get a pedi and went to Supercuts to get my hair cut. After the haircut I picked up mail, then went back to the nail salon to get Jackie. After she was done we did a final Walmart run before we leave on Sunday for our California cruise adventure. After Walmart we headed back home, did the happy hour with the SKP crew, then watched TV until bedtime.

Friday, June 17^th, was a stay at home day. We spent a good part of the day getting stuff together for our cruise and starting the packing process. Other than going to happy hour at 4:00 we didn't leave the motor home today. Saturday was a busy day. I had a meeting in the morning with one of my committees that I serve on here at the park. After the meeting I went out to gas up the car for our trip to Los Angeles on Sunday. We spent a few hours finalizing our packing for the cruise. About 6:00 we left again, with Millie along, and went to Carl's Jr. for dinner. After dinner we went to the Saddle West Casino so Jackie and Millie could go to the annual “Ms. Senior Golden Years” pageant. While they were in the ballroom I did a little gaming out in the casino. The pageant ended about 9:00 and we went back to the park, dropped Millie off and went home. We spent the rest of the night with the TV. Tomorrow is the big day when we leave in the morning to drive to Los Angeles to catch our cruise ship on Monday.

At this point we are close to three weeks since our last posting, and with our cruise adventure starting tomorrow it seems a good time to get this episode posted. Until next time, remember that real friends don’t get offended when you insult them. They just smile and call you something even more offensive. See ya soon.