LAUGHLIN RIVER RUN

HO-HUM, WE MADE IT THROUGH THE 30TH LAUGHLIN RIVER RUN MOTORCYCLE RALLY. IT JUST HASN’T BEEN THE SAME IN THE LAST YEARS, THE POLICE HAVE HELD DOWN THE FUN.

EVEN THE CASINO GAZING WASN’T UP TO PAR.  MAYBE BIKER CHICKS HAVE CHANGED OVER THE YEARS WE’VE BEEN HERE.

OH WELL, SUMMER IS ONLY ANOTHER MONTH AWAY AND THE CALIFORNIA GIRLS WIL BE PARADEING THRU THE CASINO ON THEIR WAY TO THE POOL AND BEACH…..

THE CASINO PUT US IN BIKER T-SHIRTS FOR WORK, SO WE WERE COMFORTABLE WORKING AT LEAST.  THOUGHT YOU MIGHT GET A CHUCKLE OUT OF THE OLE HAPPY CAMPERS IN MATCHING MOTORCYCLE SHIRTS…..

   “SUNNY & 80”

MINI HEAT WAVE

WE HAD A MINI HEAT WAVE LAST WEEK-END AND IT SURELY GOT THE REMAINING SNOWBIRDS FLYING NORTH AND OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST.  WE TOPPED OUT LAST SUNDAY AT ABOUT 106 DEGREES.

THAT GOT US MOVING AND THINKING ABOUT OUR BEDROOM AIR CONDITIONER AND WATER FAN FOR THE PORCH. THEY’VE BEEN SAFELY STORED IN THE BACK CORNER OF THE SHED SINCE LAST OCTOBER.



OF COURSE I PUT THE FAN AWAY DIRTY.  FIRST THING I HAD TO DO WAS TAKE IT ALL APART AND CLEAN IT.



I GOT IT BACK TOGETHER AND IT’S BLOWING NICE COOL AIR ON ME NOW, AS I TYPE THIS SITTING AT MY DESK OUT ON THE PORCH.

NEXT CAME THE A/C FOR THE BEDROOM.  THIS IS WHAT THE UNIT LOOKS LIKE AS IT SITS ON THE PORCH HALF WAY TO THE BEDROOM.



IT’S BEEN A GOOD UNIT FOR US AND RATED AT 11,000 BTU’S IT COOLS THE BEDROOM IN SHORT ORDER.  IT’S BEEN COOLING OFF NICELY AT NIGHT AND WE HAVEN’T HAD TO USE IT YET, BUT THE TIME IS COMING.

THE LAST ORDER OF BUSINESS IS TO PACK UP MR. HEATER AND SEND IT TO THE SHED FOR THE SUMMER.



ALSO ON OUR DAYS OFF WE MANAGED TO GET THE PICK-UP WAXED, SO CROSS THAT OFF THE LIST. 
NEXT ON THE AGENDA IS THE LAUGHLIN RIVER RUN.  THAT MEANS PLENTY OF HOURS AT WORK AND THE BEST CASINO GAZING OF THE YEAR.

APRIL AND OCTOBER

APRIL AND OCTOBER ARE OUR TWO FAVORITE MONTHS ON THE MOHAVE DESERT.

THE FIRST REASON IS THE “SUNNY & 80” WEATHER.

THE SECOND REASON IS THAT THE SNOWBIRDS AREN’T HERE AND NEITHER ARE THE SUMMER PEOPLE. BUSINESS IN THE CASINOS IS SLOWER SO WE GET MORE TIME OFF.

IT’S MUCH EASIER TO DRIVE AROUND TOWN WITHOUT THE TRAFFIC, AND THERE IS HARDLY EVER A LINE AT WALMART.

THE ONLY PROBLEM WITH APRIL IS THAT IT’S FOLLOWED BY MAY AND TRIPLE DIGIT TEMPERATURES.

THIS SUMMER WE HAVE A WEEK IN JULY AND A WEEK IN AUGUST SCHEDULLED “OFF” FROM WORK AND WE ARE GOING TO ESCAPE THE HEAT WITH AT LEAST ONE TRIP TO THE WHITE MOUNTAINS.

WE HAVE NEVER VISITED THE WHITE MOUNTAINS WHICH ARE LOCATED ON THE EASTERN SIDE OF ARIZONA AND MAKE UP THE HEART OF THE APACHE TERRITORY.

A COUPLE OF WEEKS OF VACATION IN THE MOUNTAINS AND A FEW WEEKS OF HOUSE SITTING WHERE THERE ARE BACKYARD SWIMMING POOLS WILL HELP MAKE THE THE LONG HOT SUMMER ON THE LOWER MOHAVE DESERT A LITTLE MORE BAREABLE.

APRIL 23RD

THREE YEARS AGO THIS SUMMER WE PICKED OUT SUSIE-Q AT THE HENDERSON DOG POUND.  ALL THEY TOLD US ABOUT HER BIRTHDAY WAS THAT SHE WAS ABOUT 8 WEEKS OLD.  COUNTING BACKWARDS PUT HER BIRTHDAY IN THE LATTER PART OF APRIL SO I PICKED APRIL 23 RD AS SUSIE’S BIRTHDAY BECAUSE IT’S EASY FOR ME TO REMEMBER AS THAT WAS MY DAD’S BIRTHDAY.

LAST YEAR WHEN UNCLE NEIL PICKED UP “AZ” FOR US AND WAS DOING THE THE PAPERWORK HE WAS FACED WITH THE SAME SITUATION. KNOWING THE KITTEN WAS ABOUT FOUR MONTHS OLD AND COUNTING BACKWARDS TO THE LATTER PART OF APRIL, NEIL PICKED APRIL 23 RD AS “AZ”’S BITRTHDAY. THE SAME BIRTHDAY OF HIS DAD.

IMAGINE THAT !!!  BOTH OUR CATS HAVE THE SAME BIRTHDAY ONLY TWO YEARS APART!!!  OF COURSE UNCLE NEIL AND I HAD THE SAME DAD, SO IT FIGURES.

SO, HOY !!! HOY !!! HOY !!! AND HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO SUSIE AND “AZ”.