A FINE DAY !

IF YOU'RE A DAILY READER OF THE BLOG, ONE OF THE THINGS YOU'RE GOING TO GET SICK OF IS READING ABOUT OUR MIGHTY FINE WINTER WEATHER. WHEN WE ARE SITTING HERE IN SHORTS AND T-SHIRTS AND READING THE INTERNET WEATHER AT YOUR PLACE, WELL, WE JUST CAN'T RESIST LAUGHING AND RUBBING IT IN!!!!

TODAY WE MET UP WITH GARY, A GOOD FRIEND FROM WORKING AT THE AVI, AND HE BROUGHT US UP TO SPEED ON THINGS AT THE AVI CASINO WHERE WE WILL BE RETURNING TO WORK IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS. IN SIX SHORT MONTHS THERE HAVE BEEN A LOT OF CHANGES, THEY ADDED ON TO THE CASINO MAKING IT NEARLY TWICE AS BIG, THERE IS A NEW EMPLOYEE CAFETERIA, A NEW EMPLOYEE BREAKROOM, YOU NOW CLOCK INTO WORK WITH YOUR INDEX FINGER PRINT, THERE IS A NEW EMPLOYEE ID CARD TO USE IN THE EDR (EMPLOYEE DINNING ROOM) TO GET YOUR ONE FREE MEAL PER SHIFT, PIA GOW POKER IS IN, WPT POKER TABLE IS OUT, THE MINDPLAY ELECTRONIC BLACKJACK TABLES ARE OUT, CLAY GAMING CHIPS ARE BACK, A NEW POKER ROOM AND THE DEALERS ARE GOING FOR THEIR OWN TIPS, SHIFT MANAGERS HAVE ALL BEEN ASSIGNED DIFFERENT SHIFTS, WHO GOT FIRED, AND A BUNCH OF NEW FACES, AND OF COURSE WHOM IS SLEEPING WITH WHOM?

IN THE AFTERNOON WE MADE THE 13 MILE TRIP UP INTO THE BLACK MOUNTAINS TO VISIT OATMAN, AZ. OATMAN IS AN OLD MINING TOWN ON ROUTE 66 THAT STILL HAS WILD BURROS RUNNING THE STREETS, TONS OF GIFT SHOPS, AND SEVERAL WELL ARMED COWBOYS WANDERING AROUND.

WE ENDED THE EVENING WITH A FIRE IN THE CHIMEA, A SMALL CLAY MEXICAN FIREPLACE, AND CLEANED UP LEFTOVERS OUT OF THE FRIDGE. I GOT TO ADMIT MY FOCUS TODAY TURNED TO "THE GREAT NEVADA RV ADVENTURE", IT'S BEEN 6 MONTHS SINCE I'VE SEEN PAUL, MY SON IN VEGAS, AND A YEAR SINCE I'VE SEEN AMY, MY DAUGHTER AND FAMILY FROM PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA. ONLY THREE MORE DAYS TO WAIT !!!!