18 Mar to 24 Mar 2018
The whole park seems to be in "Shutdown " mode or I should say those that are left are in shutdown mode. When you see a vehicle backed in to the driveway you know they are loaded and ready to leave the next day.
Several Manitoba's left last week, known there were snow storms passing thru the Dakota's but they where bull headed enough ( mostly the husbands ) to challenge the weatherman and they got to pay the penalty as they were stuck in one of the Dakota's for 1 or 2 days. I certainly don't understand why you need to hurry home when you have been away for 4 or 5 months.
Now to the week that was: Our friends the Nahachewskys are leaving next Sunday so we invited them over Saturday for supper as we needed to empty our fridge before we leave or else we would have to give it away. Some folks actually take there frozen food home but that mean they have to drive 14 or 15 hours a day so they can get home before it thaws and hope they don't get caught in a snow storm. We give out "leftovers " to the cleaning lady.
Our friends are " creatures of habit " and have been coming to Texas for over 23 years They normally go to the same few restaurant over and over again. We, on the other hand will try anything especially if someone recommends it. So we have been suggesting in a very quite way ( not wanting to be pushy ) to try to get them to try a different eating establishments. We have been suggesting, since Jan that should try Willie B's and final they agreed.
I think I mentioned before, in an earlier blog, that Willie B's ( actually name is Willie's Bar-B Q ) is very rustic , dust and all but very good food with a very extensive menu. If it has meat they can Bar-B-Q it. However, their Specialty is a huge potato, loaded with a 1/4 lb of chopped Brisket, and is loaded with all the condiments that go with a baked potato. No one person could possibly eat this potato meal alone and of course Carroll and I split the meal.
Well, we finally convinced our friends to try Willie B's and we bragged about the the huge Potato so we thought they would try the potato. We failed; they ordered ribs so we tried. Some people won't change.
Carroll's dental work was feeling great so we returned to the Dentist for a cleaning. Again we went with our friends and stayed for lunch and this is our last trip to MX this winter.
We too are getting ready to pack up but most of our attention is in the planning mode. We have to leave the house in the condition we found it and on top of that, we have to store all the items we used in the storage shed, like the outside furniture, 2 bikes, several lawn items, clean the Bar-B-Q , install insulated panels in the windows and put the 6 or so potted cactus plants along the carport so they will get watered when the rain comes in the summer. We have 3 fridges so they have to be cleaned along with the floors so you can see that this will takes at least 2 days. Cheers
Never confuse Education with Intelligence.
Monday, 26 March 2018
Wednesday, 21 March 2018
Weekly Happenings # 6
11 Mar to 17 Mar 18
This has been a very busy week for us but one would think that since we only have 2 weeks before we head north, that we could slow down.
So what made it so busy; First bear in mind that we are only 7 miles from MX so driving to MX is closer than WalMart.
On Monday morning Carroll had an appointment with doctor Eva for a checkup to seem how effective the medicines where at attacking and curing her coughing spell. ( note , they worked )
Once Carroll was cleared by doctor Eva she headed for the dentist, who was highly recommended by friends, to have her broken tooth repaired. There were about 6 people ahead of us so Carroll ask fror an appointment and the answer was 28 March. Then Carroll advised the office that she had a broken tooth so the lady said that Carroll would be second in line but no timing. Carroll waited for 2 hours while I meandered around town advising every shoe shine boy, every barber , every Pharmacy and every 5 year old girl selling gum that I did not require their service. I did give the little girl a dime but I refused the gum every though she insisted that I take it.
Finally I return to the dentist office and Carroll decided that she had waited long enough so we would look for another dentist that was recommended. This dentist had only 1 person in the waiting room so we considered that was a bonus. The reception's ( a male ) advised Carroll that the dentist would see her in 20 minutes. Since he was quite jovial I ask if that was "20 Mexican Minutes" and he said yes.
After checking Carroll's broken tooth the dentist explained to Carroll and me that she would need a Root Canal and a Crown. The cost would be 200.00 for the Root Canal, 100.00 for the Post and 200.00 for the Crown. Carroll's only question was " how soon ".
Most dentist do not do Root Canal as they have " Mobile Root Canal specialist" who come to the dentist's office, which we already knew. The Dentist called around and got a Specialist appointment for 1:30 PM so we had a couple of hours to kill so we meandered around town and had lunch at one of the sidewalk lunch counters.
These lunch counters are actually on the sidewalk and are a 10 by 10 , tarp enclosed, 3 table, Mom and Pop operation and their Lounges are great.
( A Lounges is a small croissant, deep fried and sliced open and filled with beef or chicken and is topped with lettuce salad.) A small order is 3 Lounges and a large is 5. A few years ago we ask for 3 lounges , which mean 3 orders. The people at the next table realized that we did not know the meaning of an "order" so she corrected it for us. These people are very helpful. They also serve beer.
I know most of you have already made a "face " at the thought of eating at one of these places but no winter Texans has died from eating here. Well, do you know why there is no MacDonald's in this town; because they can not compete with these Mom and Pop operation. Who the hell wants MacDonald's when you can get real food.
We return to the dential office at 1:30 for the Root Canal. Now this how it works. First the assistant ( male or female but this time a male ) for the Specialist arrives at the denial office carrying a tool box with all the tools that the Specialist requires and he prepares Carroll and gets all the tools arranged. Then about 10 minutes later the Specialist arrives , introduces himself, does the root canal and says goodbye. The dentist then puts a temporary tooth over the Root Canal and our next appointment is on Thursday when they will install a medal post to support the Crown.
While in the swimming pool Carroll was advised about a flea market about 30 miles away in the city/town of Hildago which is right up against the MX border. In fact, if you closed you eyes and someone dropped you off in the middle of town you would swear you where in MX. Everyone speaks Spanish until you say hello and then they switch to English.
We were not busy on Wed so we just had to experience this Flea Market. This place had everything that was New; Used and slightly abused. Microwaves where stack 5 high and as many as you can get in a 20 by 20 stall. New and used clothes a "give away " prices. One stall had used shoes stacked in a pile and people where sitting in the middle of the pile trying to find a matching pair. It was kind of funny to watch them.
However, Carroll had heard about this appliance called the "Insta-Pot" which is a pressure cooker that cooks a complete mean in 10 minutes and she wanted to see one ( which means , that she actually wanted one). We found the stall that sold them so we ask about the cost and the guy says 25.00 and of course I said "what" because I wasn't sure I heard him and said OK 20.00 dollars. Carroll wanted it out of the box and plugged in to see if it worked. It actually heated up so we took it for 20.00. I thought I might need asbestos gloves to carry it to the car.
We returned to the Dentist on Thursday so they could prepare a temporary plastic post ( ie a mold ) and then they call a "runner" to take the mold to Lab to have a metal post made. This takes 1 1/2 hours so again we meander around town until the post is made. Then the post is installed and requires a 1/2 hour of drying time. Then they took impressions for the Crown and sent that to the Lab to be made. Then they fit the temporary tooth back over the post until the Crown is made.
We want an appointment for Friday but the only opening was on Monday. We ask about Saturday ( we knew they worked on Saturday) but that too was full. Then the Dentist stepped in and said he would come in at 9:30 even thought they don't open until 10:00 and it wouldn't take long to install the Crown which was great for us.
We returned on Saturday and had the Crown istalled which took about 20 minutes. However Carroll had an insurance form for them to fill out but they said it would take an hour to get it completed. Since I did not have breakfast we went to a restaurant and Carroll got to watched me eat breakfast and to kill the hour. We got the form completed and headed home.
On the way home Carroll wanted to visit a vegetable market to check the prices of Pineapple Oranges and Texas Sweet onions which we plan to bring home. I inquired about the price of a 25 lb bag of onions and they were 15.00 so I said I would thing about it. Then Carroll ask the same question and he said he would give her a 50 lbs for 15.00 so I said " Start the Car ". I hope our friends in Med Hat like onions.
On Friday night we went to the Mercedes Legion, with some friends for a fish supper, followed by a few beer and to listen to the Karaoke singer. This guy sings the same songs he sang in 1999 when we first came to TX.
However we had a moments silence for the lost of 9 soldiers lost in a plane crash in Afghanistan and then he sang " God Bless America" followed by "God Bless Canada". I have heard God Bless Canada twice; both times in the USA. Has anyone heard this song sung in Canada.
After this somber moment he sung another song that you won't hear on the radio. It is " It's hard to kiss those Lips at night, When they chew out your ass all day long. cheers
This has been a very busy week for us but one would think that since we only have 2 weeks before we head north, that we could slow down.
So what made it so busy; First bear in mind that we are only 7 miles from MX so driving to MX is closer than WalMart.
On Monday morning Carroll had an appointment with doctor Eva for a checkup to seem how effective the medicines where at attacking and curing her coughing spell. ( note , they worked )
Once Carroll was cleared by doctor Eva she headed for the dentist, who was highly recommended by friends, to have her broken tooth repaired. There were about 6 people ahead of us so Carroll ask fror an appointment and the answer was 28 March. Then Carroll advised the office that she had a broken tooth so the lady said that Carroll would be second in line but no timing. Carroll waited for 2 hours while I meandered around town advising every shoe shine boy, every barber , every Pharmacy and every 5 year old girl selling gum that I did not require their service. I did give the little girl a dime but I refused the gum every though she insisted that I take it.
Finally I return to the dentist office and Carroll decided that she had waited long enough so we would look for another dentist that was recommended. This dentist had only 1 person in the waiting room so we considered that was a bonus. The reception's ( a male ) advised Carroll that the dentist would see her in 20 minutes. Since he was quite jovial I ask if that was "20 Mexican Minutes" and he said yes.
After checking Carroll's broken tooth the dentist explained to Carroll and me that she would need a Root Canal and a Crown. The cost would be 200.00 for the Root Canal, 100.00 for the Post and 200.00 for the Crown. Carroll's only question was " how soon ".
Most dentist do not do Root Canal as they have " Mobile Root Canal specialist" who come to the dentist's office, which we already knew. The Dentist called around and got a Specialist appointment for 1:30 PM so we had a couple of hours to kill so we meandered around town and had lunch at one of the sidewalk lunch counters.
These lunch counters are actually on the sidewalk and are a 10 by 10 , tarp enclosed, 3 table, Mom and Pop operation and their Lounges are great.
( A Lounges is a small croissant, deep fried and sliced open and filled with beef or chicken and is topped with lettuce salad.) A small order is 3 Lounges and a large is 5. A few years ago we ask for 3 lounges , which mean 3 orders. The people at the next table realized that we did not know the meaning of an "order" so she corrected it for us. These people are very helpful. They also serve beer.
I know most of you have already made a "face " at the thought of eating at one of these places but no winter Texans has died from eating here. Well, do you know why there is no MacDonald's in this town; because they can not compete with these Mom and Pop operation. Who the hell wants MacDonald's when you can get real food.
We return to the dential office at 1:30 for the Root Canal. Now this how it works. First the assistant ( male or female but this time a male ) for the Specialist arrives at the denial office carrying a tool box with all the tools that the Specialist requires and he prepares Carroll and gets all the tools arranged. Then about 10 minutes later the Specialist arrives , introduces himself, does the root canal and says goodbye. The dentist then puts a temporary tooth over the Root Canal and our next appointment is on Thursday when they will install a medal post to support the Crown.
While in the swimming pool Carroll was advised about a flea market about 30 miles away in the city/town of Hildago which is right up against the MX border. In fact, if you closed you eyes and someone dropped you off in the middle of town you would swear you where in MX. Everyone speaks Spanish until you say hello and then they switch to English.
We were not busy on Wed so we just had to experience this Flea Market. This place had everything that was New; Used and slightly abused. Microwaves where stack 5 high and as many as you can get in a 20 by 20 stall. New and used clothes a "give away " prices. One stall had used shoes stacked in a pile and people where sitting in the middle of the pile trying to find a matching pair. It was kind of funny to watch them.
However, Carroll had heard about this appliance called the "Insta-Pot" which is a pressure cooker that cooks a complete mean in 10 minutes and she wanted to see one ( which means , that she actually wanted one). We found the stall that sold them so we ask about the cost and the guy says 25.00 and of course I said "what" because I wasn't sure I heard him and said OK 20.00 dollars. Carroll wanted it out of the box and plugged in to see if it worked. It actually heated up so we took it for 20.00. I thought I might need asbestos gloves to carry it to the car.
We returned to the Dentist on Thursday so they could prepare a temporary plastic post ( ie a mold ) and then they call a "runner" to take the mold to Lab to have a metal post made. This takes 1 1/2 hours so again we meander around town until the post is made. Then the post is installed and requires a 1/2 hour of drying time. Then they took impressions for the Crown and sent that to the Lab to be made. Then they fit the temporary tooth back over the post until the Crown is made.
We want an appointment for Friday but the only opening was on Monday. We ask about Saturday ( we knew they worked on Saturday) but that too was full. Then the Dentist stepped in and said he would come in at 9:30 even thought they don't open until 10:00 and it wouldn't take long to install the Crown which was great for us.
We returned on Saturday and had the Crown istalled which took about 20 minutes. However Carroll had an insurance form for them to fill out but they said it would take an hour to get it completed. Since I did not have breakfast we went to a restaurant and Carroll got to watched me eat breakfast and to kill the hour. We got the form completed and headed home.
On the way home Carroll wanted to visit a vegetable market to check the prices of Pineapple Oranges and Texas Sweet onions which we plan to bring home. I inquired about the price of a 25 lb bag of onions and they were 15.00 so I said I would thing about it. Then Carroll ask the same question and he said he would give her a 50 lbs for 15.00 so I said " Start the Car ". I hope our friends in Med Hat like onions.
On Friday night we went to the Mercedes Legion, with some friends for a fish supper, followed by a few beer and to listen to the Karaoke singer. This guy sings the same songs he sang in 1999 when we first came to TX.
However we had a moments silence for the lost of 9 soldiers lost in a plane crash in Afghanistan and then he sang " God Bless America" followed by "God Bless Canada". I have heard God Bless Canada twice; both times in the USA. Has anyone heard this song sung in Canada.
After this somber moment he sung another song that you won't hear on the radio. It is " It's hard to kiss those Lips at night, When they chew out your ass all day long. cheers
Saturday, 17 March 2018
Weekly Happenings # 5
4 Mar to 10 Mar 18
Well, our weather has finally starting to warm up reaching temperatures as high as 85 F but it is a little dam late as we wanted this weather in Jan and Feb so the weatherman is now off my "Christmas card list".
Carroll's cough was getting better and then this week it came back real bad so we went to a doctor in MX who was strongly recommended as she has cure many of the Winter Texans this winter. The doctor determined that Carroll had a Bronchial Infection ( not Bronchitis) so she got a needle ( you know where ) and some pills and cough medicine. Hopefully this will be the cure.
Carroll's bad luck continued as she broke a tooth eating cereal but the doctor said that she should not go to the dentist while on this medicine so she will have to wait until next week. Hopefully she will be better when she goes to the doctor for a return visit on Monday. Incidentally, the visit to the doctor and the cost of the pills and medicine cost 81.00 and we did not have to kiss anyone's ass to get a appointment like we have to do in Canada.
On Thursday we had tickets for a music show for a Tribute to the Beach Boys but with Carroll's cough we had to give the tickets to some friends. And wouldn't you know it; that of the 4 tributes shows this one was the best. To coin a phase " you win some; you lose some and some get rained out".
By Saturday Carroll was feeling much better so we will hopefully get to see a dentist on Monday. Cheers
Be yourself: everyone else is taken!
Well, our weather has finally starting to warm up reaching temperatures as high as 85 F but it is a little dam late as we wanted this weather in Jan and Feb so the weatherman is now off my "Christmas card list".
Carroll's cough was getting better and then this week it came back real bad so we went to a doctor in MX who was strongly recommended as she has cure many of the Winter Texans this winter. The doctor determined that Carroll had a Bronchial Infection ( not Bronchitis) so she got a needle ( you know where ) and some pills and cough medicine. Hopefully this will be the cure.
Carroll's bad luck continued as she broke a tooth eating cereal but the doctor said that she should not go to the dentist while on this medicine so she will have to wait until next week. Hopefully she will be better when she goes to the doctor for a return visit on Monday. Incidentally, the visit to the doctor and the cost of the pills and medicine cost 81.00 and we did not have to kiss anyone's ass to get a appointment like we have to do in Canada.
On Thursday we had tickets for a music show for a Tribute to the Beach Boys but with Carroll's cough we had to give the tickets to some friends. And wouldn't you know it; that of the 4 tributes shows this one was the best. To coin a phase " you win some; you lose some and some get rained out".
By Saturday Carroll was feeling much better so we will hopefully get to see a dentist on Monday. Cheers
Be yourself: everyone else is taken!
Tuesday, 13 March 2018
Weekly Happenings #4
25 Feb to 3 Mar 18
On Sunday the 25th I am still sitting in Okotoks trying to decide if I am really healthy enough to fly back to TX. I'm sure that if I cough continuously at the airport I would likely be rejected especially since the Flu was prevalent in AB.
So by the Sunday evening I decided it was a Go so we contacted United Airline for a ticket back to TX. I check the Monday schedule and there were plenty of seats so I would shoot for a departure time of Noon which gets me to McAllen TX by 8 PM by going thru Houston.
I had a Voucher with Flight Hub from my cancelled return flight so we called them. However they could not connect with United due to a computer problem so we were told to deal with United directly. I immediately questioned about my voucher , as being the skeptical type I thought I was about to lose my voucher. However I was advised that United knew about my voucher and it would be used on this flight. So I booked the Flight and I would be on my way at noon tomorrow.
I still had a cough but I was able to cough quietly ( if that is possible) and since I had a window seat I could cough away from the person beside me. Although it was only a 4 hour flight to Houston, it felt more like 8 hours.
When I left TX Carroll had a bad cough but when I arrive back her cough had clear up quite a bit but I was still the "sicky" for a few more days.
Carroll still had two more treatments at the chiropractor as she skipped two while I was in Okotoks so we did them on Wed and Friday. The Dr then said that on Monday they would do a Thermo Imagery of Carroll's back to determine the status / benefits of the 12 treatments. Carroll does feel much better with little if any back pain.
By weeks end my cough was gone but Carroll's cough seem to be making a comeback so it was likely that she might need to see a doctor next week.
Several functions in our Park have been cancelled because too many people are coughing and a group of 200 people are a good way to spread the germs around. ..cheers
" If you can't explain it simply: you don't understand it well enough"
On Sunday the 25th I am still sitting in Okotoks trying to decide if I am really healthy enough to fly back to TX. I'm sure that if I cough continuously at the airport I would likely be rejected especially since the Flu was prevalent in AB.
So by the Sunday evening I decided it was a Go so we contacted United Airline for a ticket back to TX. I check the Monday schedule and there were plenty of seats so I would shoot for a departure time of Noon which gets me to McAllen TX by 8 PM by going thru Houston.
I had a Voucher with Flight Hub from my cancelled return flight so we called them. However they could not connect with United due to a computer problem so we were told to deal with United directly. I immediately questioned about my voucher , as being the skeptical type I thought I was about to lose my voucher. However I was advised that United knew about my voucher and it would be used on this flight. So I booked the Flight and I would be on my way at noon tomorrow.
I still had a cough but I was able to cough quietly ( if that is possible) and since I had a window seat I could cough away from the person beside me. Although it was only a 4 hour flight to Houston, it felt more like 8 hours.
When I left TX Carroll had a bad cough but when I arrive back her cough had clear up quite a bit but I was still the "sicky" for a few more days.
Carroll still had two more treatments at the chiropractor as she skipped two while I was in Okotoks so we did them on Wed and Friday. The Dr then said that on Monday they would do a Thermo Imagery of Carroll's back to determine the status / benefits of the 12 treatments. Carroll does feel much better with little if any back pain.
By weeks end my cough was gone but Carroll's cough seem to be making a comeback so it was likely that she might need to see a doctor next week.
Several functions in our Park have been cancelled because too many people are coughing and a group of 200 people are a good way to spread the germs around. ..cheers
" If you can't explain it simply: you don't understand it well enough"
Thursday, 8 March 2018
Weekly happenings #3
18 to 24 Feb 2018
This week is the story of follow the bouncing ball as I will be skipping around.
On Sunday 18 Feb I had to fly back to Calgary ( Todd's Place ) to restart my medical Insurance as I could not get Travel Insurance due to a change to my status which I did not know until late Oct.
However, my cough was getting progressively worse. Todd's family was on " March Break" ( I can't think of a better definition ) for a week so they were going to the Cabin in Fairmont skiing. I went with them hoping the mountain air would help my cough. It did not and I was getting worse. Todd was returning to Okotoks on Wed and i was suppose to catch a flight from Calgary to TX on Thursday. I was too sick to fly so we cancelled the flight and I got a partial rebate. On Thursday Todd was busy so Marjorie ( the Nanny ) took me to Yvonne's doctor and he thought I might have Bronchial irritation so he took a throat swap and sent it to a lab with a 4 day return date. I said I would be in TX by the time he got it back so he put me on antibiotics for 10 days just in case it would come back positive.
By Saturday I was feeling slightly better so the pills where helping but until I could stop coughing I could not get on the flight to TX. I was hopping I could fly to TX by Sun or Mon but I did not want to book a flight until I was sure I was OK.
By now my 4 day trip to Calgary/Okotoks had extended to 7 days with no return day in sight.
Back in Texas, Shirley was released from the hospital after 8 days but the Insurance said they were flying her back to Med Hat ASP. Don was released from the hospital after 3 days and he to had to return to Med Hat also but was allowed to bring his Van. The Insurance paid for another driver, which was his cousin and they flew him back to TX.
Several people in our park are sick and a few have been hospitalized. A few functions have been cancelled due to people coughing which is a great way to spread Germs. Several couples have returned home as one or both couples have been or are sick.
Both Don and Shirley had their flu shots. The temperature this bounce around the mid 40 F to the mid 50 F. Not really that great for TX. cheers
This week is the story of follow the bouncing ball as I will be skipping around.
On Sunday 18 Feb I had to fly back to Calgary ( Todd's Place ) to restart my medical Insurance as I could not get Travel Insurance due to a change to my status which I did not know until late Oct.
However, my cough was getting progressively worse. Todd's family was on " March Break" ( I can't think of a better definition ) for a week so they were going to the Cabin in Fairmont skiing. I went with them hoping the mountain air would help my cough. It did not and I was getting worse. Todd was returning to Okotoks on Wed and i was suppose to catch a flight from Calgary to TX on Thursday. I was too sick to fly so we cancelled the flight and I got a partial rebate. On Thursday Todd was busy so Marjorie ( the Nanny ) took me to Yvonne's doctor and he thought I might have Bronchial irritation so he took a throat swap and sent it to a lab with a 4 day return date. I said I would be in TX by the time he got it back so he put me on antibiotics for 10 days just in case it would come back positive.
By Saturday I was feeling slightly better so the pills where helping but until I could stop coughing I could not get on the flight to TX. I was hopping I could fly to TX by Sun or Mon but I did not want to book a flight until I was sure I was OK.
By now my 4 day trip to Calgary/Okotoks had extended to 7 days with no return day in sight.
Back in Texas, Shirley was released from the hospital after 8 days but the Insurance said they were flying her back to Med Hat ASP. Don was released from the hospital after 3 days and he to had to return to Med Hat also but was allowed to bring his Van. The Insurance paid for another driver, which was his cousin and they flew him back to TX.
Several people in our park are sick and a few have been hospitalized. A few functions have been cancelled due to people coughing which is a great way to spread Germs. Several couples have returned home as one or both couples have been or are sick.
Both Don and Shirley had their flu shots. The temperature this bounce around the mid 40 F to the mid 50 F. Not really that great for TX. cheers
Weekly Happenings #2
11 to 17 Feb 2018
This was quite a week and it was not all good, in fact it was real bad for some folks as the flu is making its' rounds and that is never good for seniors.
Our neighbors ( Don and Shirley ) here in TX, who are also our close friends from Med Hat had a B'day ( 75 th for Don ) on Sunday so we were all invited to join them at a Restaurant /Pub/Dance Hall called the Riverside. This place can seat about 200 people and there is about 50 in standing room only. I doubt that there are any fire regulations but then again this is Texas.
The attraction is the band which is called the Renaissance Rockers and what is so amazing is that they are 5 doctors from a local hospital and they are great.
Don and Shirley where not feeling well but the manged to get thru the Birthday but on Wed, Shirley was so sick she was hospitalized. On Saturday Don went to a clinic and was immediately sent to the hospital by ambulance. Due to the way the Medical works in the USA , they ended up in different hospitals.
Both Carroll and I have real bad coughs so we are staying close to home and are self medicating for the time being. In fact we cancelled going to the Valentine's Dinner and Dance so as not to spread our germs to others.
Last week I got a stone chip in the windshield and I got it repaired for 40.00. This week I got another stone chip but I did not get around to having it repaired. On Sunday, on our way to the Riverside I got another stone chip and it was a "star" chip right in my line of sight. The repair Tech said he would do both for 50.00; what bargain. Then he said, did you know that you have 3 more chips. I look at them and said they are on Carroll side , forget about them.
I'll close this weekly note by saying our weather is changeable as we had 45 F on Sunday and 87 F on Saturday. Cheers
This was quite a week and it was not all good, in fact it was real bad for some folks as the flu is making its' rounds and that is never good for seniors.
Our neighbors ( Don and Shirley ) here in TX, who are also our close friends from Med Hat had a B'day ( 75 th for Don ) on Sunday so we were all invited to join them at a Restaurant /Pub/Dance Hall called the Riverside. This place can seat about 200 people and there is about 50 in standing room only. I doubt that there are any fire regulations but then again this is Texas.
The attraction is the band which is called the Renaissance Rockers and what is so amazing is that they are 5 doctors from a local hospital and they are great.
Don and Shirley where not feeling well but the manged to get thru the Birthday but on Wed, Shirley was so sick she was hospitalized. On Saturday Don went to a clinic and was immediately sent to the hospital by ambulance. Due to the way the Medical works in the USA , they ended up in different hospitals.
Both Carroll and I have real bad coughs so we are staying close to home and are self medicating for the time being. In fact we cancelled going to the Valentine's Dinner and Dance so as not to spread our germs to others.
Last week I got a stone chip in the windshield and I got it repaired for 40.00. This week I got another stone chip but I did not get around to having it repaired. On Sunday, on our way to the Riverside I got another stone chip and it was a "star" chip right in my line of sight. The repair Tech said he would do both for 50.00; what bargain. Then he said, did you know that you have 3 more chips. I look at them and said they are on Carroll side , forget about them.
I'll close this weekly note by saying our weather is changeable as we had 45 F on Sunday and 87 F on Saturday. Cheers
Saturday, 17 February 2018
Weekly Happenings
4 Feb to 10 Feb 18
Carroll has 3 chiropractor appoints each week on Mon, Wed and Friday at 3 PM , which we hope will solve some of the pain in her back and hips, so that chews up our afternoon. So far it is helping but will it last long term. She is allowed to take her Aguasize class but no hot tub for 2 weeks and she must ice her back 3 times a day.
While driving Carroll to her Dr. on the Interstate I picked up a stone chip on the windshield on the drivers side so I had to have it repaired as I was afraid it would spread. The local wash rack has a windshield repair man so I stopped and got it repaired for 40.00. Manitoba resident get a rock chip repaired at no cost by their insurance company and the repair guys here do all the paper work. The cost to the insurance company is 75.00. Go figure.
On Sunday the Trails End RV resort had a breakfast to raise money for the park so being the congenial type, we went there to do our part for the fund raising. We took a friend, a single lady from home and we were also meeting another couple. As soon as I walked thru the door I could see that this was organised confusion.
First you are met by a senior couple ( of course ) who checked off you request. Our friend is allergic to onion, so she wanted an omelet but ask ( foolishly as it turns out) if there was onions in the omelet. This request seem like it was getting way to complicated so I agree to solve it when we got to the counter. Then another man ask me "not to move" until he was ready to escort me to the cashier. The cashier was 20 ft away. Jesus, do I look like I need help. When we got to the cashier another guy verified our menu and then " the escort man " started to explain about the omelet with no onions. I told him to back off and I told the other guy that we wanted 3 loaded but one with no onions; problem solved. We did get our omelets and all was well. Suffice to say we have been to Trails End; First and Last.
On Thursday we went to another Tribute Music show for CCR and they we pretty good and it was a 2 hour show so I guess I got my monies worth.
I know the weather in Canada is cold as hell in most places so our complaining will fall on deaf ears but our temperature ranged from 18 C on Sunday to 10 C on Saturday. Cheers
If you can't explain it Simply; you don't understand it well enough.
Carroll has 3 chiropractor appoints each week on Mon, Wed and Friday at 3 PM , which we hope will solve some of the pain in her back and hips, so that chews up our afternoon. So far it is helping but will it last long term. She is allowed to take her Aguasize class but no hot tub for 2 weeks and she must ice her back 3 times a day.
While driving Carroll to her Dr. on the Interstate I picked up a stone chip on the windshield on the drivers side so I had to have it repaired as I was afraid it would spread. The local wash rack has a windshield repair man so I stopped and got it repaired for 40.00. Manitoba resident get a rock chip repaired at no cost by their insurance company and the repair guys here do all the paper work. The cost to the insurance company is 75.00. Go figure.
On Sunday the Trails End RV resort had a breakfast to raise money for the park so being the congenial type, we went there to do our part for the fund raising. We took a friend, a single lady from home and we were also meeting another couple. As soon as I walked thru the door I could see that this was organised confusion.
First you are met by a senior couple ( of course ) who checked off you request. Our friend is allergic to onion, so she wanted an omelet but ask ( foolishly as it turns out) if there was onions in the omelet. This request seem like it was getting way to complicated so I agree to solve it when we got to the counter. Then another man ask me "not to move" until he was ready to escort me to the cashier. The cashier was 20 ft away. Jesus, do I look like I need help. When we got to the cashier another guy verified our menu and then " the escort man " started to explain about the omelet with no onions. I told him to back off and I told the other guy that we wanted 3 loaded but one with no onions; problem solved. We did get our omelets and all was well. Suffice to say we have been to Trails End; First and Last.
On Thursday we went to another Tribute Music show for CCR and they we pretty good and it was a 2 hour show so I guess I got my monies worth.
I know the weather in Canada is cold as hell in most places so our complaining will fall on deaf ears but our temperature ranged from 18 C on Sunday to 10 C on Saturday. Cheers
If you can't explain it Simply; you don't understand it well enough.
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