MORE ON PLAN "B"

AFTER YESTERDAY'S, RUN AROUND IN CIRCLES, WE DECIDED THAT AIR CONDITIONING IS THE WAY WE NEED TO GO, INCLUDING A SECOND AIR CONDITIONER FOR THE BEDROOM.

SO WE STARTED LOOKING ON THE INTERNET FOR ANOTHER RV PARK HERE IN THE MOHAVE VALLEY. THIS IS SNOWBIRD TERRITORY, AND THERE ARE LOT'S RV PARKS TO CHOSE FROM IN BULLHEAD CITY AND NEEDLES CALIFORNIA.

FIRST THING WE LEARNED IS THAT ELECTRIC IN CALIFORNIA IS .15 CENTS A CLICK. SCRATCH NEEDLES, CA, BESIDES THEY SET RECORDS ALL THE TIME, FOR TEMPS AROUND 120+ IN THE SUMMER.

SO WE MADE A LIST OF RV PARKS TO GO VISIT WHERE ELECTRIC IS INCLUDED. FIRST STOP, SPIRIT MOUNTAIN RV PARK, WHERE POWER IS INCLUDED ONLY IN SEASON, WHICH IS OCTOBER TO APRIL.

NEXT WE VISITED SEVERAL OTHER PARKS. THE SITES ARE MUCH SMALLER THAN THE END OF THE ROW SITE WE HAVE HERE AT BLACKSTONE. WE NEED A BIG SITE BECAUSE WE HAVE THE TRAILER, THE PICK-UP, THE HONDA, AND THE AZ CAR.

RV PARKS THAT INCLUDE THE ELECTRIC ALL HAVE SOME FINE PRINT. THE FINE PRINT SAYS THAT THE FIRST 500 CLICKS OF ELECTRIC ARE FREE AND THEN IT'S .14 A CLICK AFTER THAT. LAST MONTH WITHOUT A/C OR HEAT WE USED 300+ CLICKS OF ELECTRIC.

ARE WE GOING AROUND IN CIRCLES AGAIN TODAY?

WE DID FIND TWO RV PARKS OUT OF ABOUT TWENTY THAT HAVE FREE ELECTRIC WITH NO FINE PRINT. ONE IS $50 A MONTH MORE THAN WE ARE PAYING NOW AND THE OTHER IS $200 A MONTH MORE. WE ARE STILL LOOKING.