A SHITTY DAY ……

DON’T YA JUST HATE WHEN “MAYHAM” HAPPENS?





A $250 DEDUCTABLE ON A $280 WINDSHEILD?  AND THEN THE TOILET BROKE AND SPRAYED WATER ALL OVER THE BATHROOM……

A SHITTY DAY……

SUPER BOWL BETTING

HEY REX, HOW DID THE NEVADA CASINOS DO ON SUPER BOWL BETTING?

GLAD YOU ASKED, OF COURSE YOU ALL KNOW I MADE A $305 PROFIT ON MY $20 BET, MADE APRIL 4, 2010! HOW MUCH FUN WAS THAT!!!

THE TOTAL BET ON THE SUPER BOWL IN NEVADA WAS $87.5 MILLION, UP $5 MILLION OVER LAST YEAR, BUT NOT A RECORD.  THE CASINOS HAD A PROFIT OF $724,176 OR LESS THAN 1% OF THE TOTAL BET.  THE SECOND TO THE WORST YEAR IN THE LAST TEN YEARS.

THE WORST YEAR WAS 2008 WHEN THE GIANTS BEAT THE PATRIOTS AND THE CASINOS LOST $2.5 MILLION ON $92 MILLION BET.

THE PACKERS AND THE OVER WAS THE BET TO MAKE.

 

GRANDMA’S SHOTGUN

LAST FALL WHEN WE VISITED AMY AND FAMILY IN ABQ, I RETRIVED GRANDMA’S SHOTGUN FROM DANIEL’S GUN SAFE.  THE OLD FAMILY STORY IS THAT MY DAD BOUGHT THE GUN IN ABOUT 1950 FOR MY MOM TO USE DEER HUNTING IN WISCONSIN, FROM THE MONTOGOMERY WARD CATALOGE.

I WANTED MY FRIEND, AND GUN ENTHUSIEST, LEE TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE GUN, DETERMINE HOW OLD IT WAS, WHO MADE IT, INSPECT IT FOR SAFTY, AND HELP ME SHOOT IT.

LEE LOOKED THE GUN OVER AND FOUND ONE LITTLE SERIAL NUMBER ON THE BARREL.  OTHERWISE THERE ISN’T A MARK OR NAME ON THE GUN ANYWHERE.  LEE THOUGHT THE GUN WAS FROM THE 1930’S OR EARLY 40’S.

LEE DETERMINED THE GUN HAD BEEN PROPERLY STORED AND OILED AND LOADED IT UP TO SHOOT.

LEE AND I BOTH SHOT THE GUN AND LEE SAID IT WAS A PERFECT LADIES GUN, WITH VERY LITTLE KICK FOR A 12 GAUGE SHOTGUN.

GUNS ARE AN INTERESTING TOPIC IN ARIZONA AND THE WEST.  IN FACT I WAS SURPRISED IN THE RECENT TUCSON SHOOTING, INVOLVING A US CONGRESS WOMAN, THAT A COUPLE OF PEOPLE IN THE CROWD HADN’T PULLED HANDGUNS AND SHOT THE BAD GUY. 

SEEMS EVERYONE HAS AND CARRIES A HANDGUN.  IT MAKES YOU STOP AND THINK, BE MORE RESPECTFUL OF PEOPLE, AND BEHAVE YOURSELF AROUND STRANGERS.

BACK TO THE TUCSON SITUATION, THERE WAS A MAN IN A STORE AROUND THE CORNER, AND WHEN HE HEARD THE GUN SHOTS CAME RUNNING OUT OF THE STORE, GUN IN HAND, AROUND THE CORNER, READY TO FIRE.  THE MAN HOLDING THE GUN AT THAT POINT WAS ONE OF THE HEROS THAT HAD TACKLED THE BAD GUY.  LUCKILY HE WASN’T SHOT.

DO RV’ERS CARRY GUNS? YOU NEVER KNOW. I READ A LOT OF RV BLOGS AND THERE IS ONE GROUP OF RETIRED FOLKS THAT GET TOGETHER EVERY WINTER AND BOONDOCK OUT IN DESERT.  I’VE BEEN READING THEIR BLOGS A COUPLE OF YEARS NOW TO LEARN ABOUT BOONDOCKING.  THEY DISCUSS POWER, WATER, SEWER DUMPING, AND OFTEN TELL STORIES OF THEIR DAYS AND NIGHTS ON THE DESERT IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE. 

THEIR BLOGS INCLUDE STORIES OF COCKTAIL HOURS, BBQ COOKOUTS, DESERT HIKES, LETTING THEIR YAPPY RV DOGS RUN FREE OFF LEASH, FOOD RECIPES, CAMPFIRES, STAR GAZING, BIRTHDAY PARITES, THE BEST DUMP STATION IN BOSE, THE BEST LAUNDROMAT IN PAKER WITH FREE WI-FI, BOONDOCKING IN QUARTSITE DURING JANUARY, ETC.

JUST THE FRIENDLIEST BUNCH OF CAMPERS FROM ALL OVER.  IMAGINE MY SURPRISE WHEN I READ OF ONE OF THEIR DESERT HIKES LAST WEEK WHEN THEY ALL PULLED OUT THEIR HANDGUNS TO DO A LITTLE TARGET PRACTICE.

HERE IS LEE GIVING A SHOOTING LESSON TO MARY. MARY PUT A NICE GROUPING TOGETHER WITH LEE’S 38 ON A TARGET FROM ABOUT 10 YARDS.

THE OLE WILD WILD WEST IS STILL THE SAME IN SOME RESPECTS.  BE CAREFUL OUT THERE.

TITLE TOWN

DESPITE THE INJURIES ALL YEAR LONG, THE LITTLEST CITY IN FOOTBALL WINS THE BIGGEST GAME IN FOOTBALL AND TAKES THE LOMBARDI TROPHY HOME TO GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN.

I ABOUT WORE OUT MY NEW PACKER T-SHIRT, THAT I GOT LAST MAY WHILE SHOPPING WITH AUNT KATHY & LAURA.  WATCHING PACKER FOOTBALL IS OUR MAJOR SOCIAL ACTIVITIY DURING THE SEASON.  HAVING SUNDAYS AND MONDAYS “OFF” WORK HAS IT’S BENEFITS.

THIS YEAR WE HAD A COUPLE OF PATIO PARTIES AT THE CAMPER TO WATCH IN OUR SHIRT SLEEVES, A TRIP DOWNTOWN VEGAS, AND LOTS OF VISITS TO SPIRIT MOUNTAIN WHERE THEY HAVE DIRECT TV’S SUNDAY TICKET, AND NINE TV SETS.

CINDY, A WISCONSIN FRIEND FROM WORK, GOT A COMP FOR A FREE SUPER BOWL PARTY AT THE EDGEWATER AND COLORADO BELLE CASINOS, AND ASKED US IF WE WANTED TO USE IT?  SHE HAD HER HUSBAND RON GO DOWN AND CHECK US IN AND PICK UP THE PARTY TICKETS.

WE SPENT THE WEEK-END UP RIVER IN LAUGHLIN AT THE COLORADO BELLE.

THE CASINO LOOKS LIKE A BIG STEAM SHIP, BUT IS BUILT ON LAND ALONG THE COLORADO RIVER BANK.  THANKS, RON AND CINDY FOR THE FREE ROOMS AND PARTY TICKETS. 

CINDY HAS US ALL LINED UP WITH COMPED ROOMS AT THE RIVERSIDE IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS WHEN UNCLE HANS AND RENEE COME TO VISIT TOO.

ACROSS THE SREET IS THE TROPICANA EXPRESS RESORT AND CASINO.

THIS IS WHERE MY GRANDSONS WILL BE STAYING DURING SPRING BREAK WHEN THEY COME TO LAUGHLIN TO VISIT GRAMPS AND MARY.  HEY BOYS, HERE IS A PICTURE OF THE SWIMMING POOL YOU’RE LOOKING FORWARD TO.

SO EVEN IF THE FOOTBALL SEASON IS OVER, YOU CAN SEE WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO VISITS FROM FAMILY NEXT.

THE SUPER BOWL PARTY WAS HELD IN  A HUGH TENT OUTSIDE THE EDGEWATER CASINO, LIKE TAILGATING.  THIS IS THE LINE WE WERE STANDING IN TO GET INSIDE.

INSIDE THE BIG TENT WERE MANY BIG TV’S, BUT ALSO TWO MORE BIG LONG LINES FOR THE FREE FOOD AND FREE DRINKS.  AH MARY, THIS JUST ISN’T GOING TO WORK FOR ME…….

WE WENT BACK TO OUR HOTEL ROOM, WHERE THERE WAS NO LINE AT THE ICY BEER COOLER, AND NO LINE TO USE A PORT-A-POTTY.

CHECK OUT THIS LINE OF SLOT MACHINES.

THOSE VIDEO SCREENS ON THE SLOTS, WITH THE TALKING HEADS, ARE NOW TV’S.  YUP, YOU CAN SIT THERE ALL DURING THE GAME PLAYING A SLOT MACHINE.

THE WORLD CHAMPION GREEN BAY PACKERS !!!

 

GO PACKERS !!!

JUST A COUPLE MORE DAYS TO GO FOR THE BIG GAME.  THE PACKERS ARE FAVORED BY 2.5 POINTS, THAT DOESN’T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH WHICH TEAM IS THE BEST.  THE TEAMS ARE EVENLY MATCHED AND IT WILL BE A GREAT GAME.  THE 2.5 POINTS IS THE CASINO’S WAY OF MAKING UP FOR THE HUGE FAN BASE THE PACKERS HAVE.

RAN INTO SOME GREAT PHOTOS OF THE LAST GAME ON THE INTERNET JUST TO HOLD YOU OVER UNTIL SUNDAY.

BTW: THE WEATHER FORCAST FOR GAME TIME HERE IN ARIZONA IS “SUNNY & 75”.

GO PACKERS !!!