PORCH FOLLOW-UP

 AFTER NOT BLOGGING ALL THRU THE COVID VIRUS, AND SUDDENLY HITTING YOU WITH THE LAST BLOG I FIGURED YOU NEEDED A FOLLOW-UP.

BEFORE:

THE PORCH WAS COMPLETED IN MAY 0F 2011.

AFTER:

MARY AND I ARRIVED IN MOHAVE VALLEY ABOUT NOON ON THURSDAY AND WENT TO WORK SORTING IT OUT.  AFTER AN HOUR OUR FRIENDS DAWN AND COLE ARRIVED TO RESCUE US ONCE AGAIN. IN THE NEARLY 20 YEARS WE'VE BEEN FRIENDS I CAN'T REMEMBER THE TIMES THEY HAVE RESCUED US FROM DEAD CAR BATTERIES AND LOCKING OUR KEYS IN THE CAR AT WALMART TO DRIVING ME CLEAR ACROSS THE STATE TO TRADE IN MY SCOOTER ON A BIGGER ONE.

MARY AND I ARE WORKING ON THE TRAILER AND PORCH AND THE TEMPERATURE IS 122 DEGREES, EVEN HOTTER INSIDE THE TRAILER. THEY SHUT US DOWN AND TOOK US TO THEIR AIR CONDITIONED HOME, TOOK US OUT TO DINNER, WENT FOR A DIP IN THEIR BACK YARD POOL, PUT US UP IN THEIR GUEST ROOM, AND WERE UP AT 5AM TO HELP US AT THE TRAILER.

THANK-YOU AGAIN !!!

AFTER 21 WINTERS AND 5 SUMMERS OUR MOHAVE VALLEY AND BOUNDARY CONE ARE NO LONGER HOME. WE PACKED UP SOME PERSONAL STUFF AND WALKED AWAY. THE TRAILER AND CLEAN-UP WAS SIGNED OVER TO A SALVAGE COMPANY AND WE CLOSED THAT CHAPTER OF LIFE.

WHAT'S NEXT?

LAST SUMMER MARY AND I HAD 4 NEW WINDOWS INSTALLED IN THE MOUNTAIN CABIN MAKING IT WINTER TIGHT AND OUR NOW PERMANENT HOME.

TO PREVENT THE COVID VIRUS WE STARTED TAKING HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE AND ZINC AND ARE LEAVING ON A THREE MONTH ROAD TRIP TO INCLUDE WISCONSIN, TENNESSEE, AND TEXAS ON SEPT 2AND.

"SUNNY & 84"

WIND DAMAGE AT WINTER QUARTERS

 WE HAD SOME WIND DAMAGE AT OUR TRAILER IN MOHAVE VALLEY. THE PICTURES WERE SENT TO US BY FRIENDS AND THE PARK MANAGER.

THIS JUST HAPPENED LAST NIGHT SO WE HAVEN'T MADE ANY DECISIONS AS TO WHAT WE ARE GOING TO DO ABOUT THE SCREEN PORCH. EVERYTHING IS STILL ON THE PORCH, FRIDGE, GRILL, FURNITURE, FREEZER, ETC.

WE HAD BEEN DISCUSSING SELLING THIS NEXT SEASON AND SPENDING MORE OF OUR WINTER AT SOUTH PADRE ISLAND AS UNCLE HANS GETS CLOSER TO RETIREMENT, BUT THE LOWER DESERT IS CLOSER TO THE CABIN AND I LOVE THE LAUGHLIN CASINOS AND BEING CLOSE TO VEGAS.

NOT LOOKING FORWARD TO GOING TO MOHAVE VALLEY TO SORT THIS ALL OUT AS THE CURRENT WEATHER IS  "SUNNY & 117"