After breakfast on Sunday with our friends we went to Harlingen as they have an excellent tourist information booth and we ( mostly Carroll ) are planning to go thru OK on the way home so we wanted to pick up a map of TX and OK. I told Carroll that she would not get an OK map in a TX info booth but she had to find out for herself, and of course I was right. We have a GPS and an iPhone but we still like to have a map of our travel areas.
All was not lost as Carroll decided that we may as well shop, since we were already in Harlingen which has all the proverbial stores. After an hour or so I reminded Carroll that the curling was on TV and it was much more interesting than shopping.
Every once in a while I get a slight but dull ache in my upper left chest and shoulder area and I felt it for the passed 3 mornings. So I decided that I should fly back to Calgary to have it checked to make sure it is not heart related. I have travel insurance but I also have 2 pre-condition and if I have it checked here and the doctor suggest that it could be one of these pre-conditions my insurance would cease immediately. Also , by returning to AB my AB health Insurance is reset and I would have coverage for 40 days. Hence I get a refund from the Travel Insurance.
On Tuesday I found a last minute seat for Wednesday so I took it. Unfortunately I had to be at the check in by 5 AM so our friend from Brandon took me to the airport. Cheers
Thursday, 28 February 2019
Wednesday, 27 February 2019
MX/TX Trip # 77 Happenings ( Thursday,Friday, Saturday )
Since not much is happening when you are settled in the same RV Park , like we are doing now , I will bunch several days of "activities", if you can call it that into each report.
The main topic here is how different the weather is from what it has been in years passed. It is fair to said the weather is not conducive to the phase " Sunny Texas" because most days start with overcast, fog, mist and sometimes the Sun. Some our friends are golfers and many days they start their game with jackets/coats and as an avid golfers they normally "sugar coat " the weather by saying that the Sun peaked thru etc etc.
We did not do much on Valentines Day but on Friday we went to MX , which is only 7 miles away , with our friends the Nahas. Neither of us had a need to visit MX but we just want to kill a day and we planned to have lunch while we were there, which we did. Larry and I had our shoes shine as Larry has been going to the same guy for 20 years. Apparently the "shine Guy " is from Monterey, and comes to " Progresso " this border town every winter because business is better because of us "Winter Texans. " Then we met the ladies and had lunch at one of the restaurants that is a favourite for the Gringos. We would normally pick up a bottle of booze but TX has slapped a 2.75 tax on all booze coming into TX so the it just as cheap to buy in TX.
On Saturday we went to the local Flea market as Carroll was looking for Bamboo sheets. We squeezed the Flea market trip in between the Scotties and hockey and this will continue for the next week. Cheers
The main topic here is how different the weather is from what it has been in years passed. It is fair to said the weather is not conducive to the phase " Sunny Texas" because most days start with overcast, fog, mist and sometimes the Sun. Some our friends are golfers and many days they start their game with jackets/coats and as an avid golfers they normally "sugar coat " the weather by saying that the Sun peaked thru etc etc.
We did not do much on Valentines Day but on Friday we went to MX , which is only 7 miles away , with our friends the Nahas. Neither of us had a need to visit MX but we just want to kill a day and we planned to have lunch while we were there, which we did. Larry and I had our shoes shine as Larry has been going to the same guy for 20 years. Apparently the "shine Guy " is from Monterey, and comes to " Progresso " this border town every winter because business is better because of us "Winter Texans. " Then we met the ladies and had lunch at one of the restaurants that is a favourite for the Gringos. We would normally pick up a bottle of booze but TX has slapped a 2.75 tax on all booze coming into TX so the it just as cheap to buy in TX.
On Saturday we went to the local Flea market as Carroll was looking for Bamboo sheets. We squeezed the Flea market trip in between the Scotties and hockey and this will continue for the next week. Cheers
Tuesday, 19 February 2019
MX /TX Trip # 76 ATM Card arrived ( Wednesday)
Of course we had to hang around waiting on UPS to deliver the card and they usually deliver in the early afternoon but you can't count on the timing so we stayed home even thought it was a nice sunny day for a change.
Since UPS had not arrived by 2 PM Carroll decided that she needed something from the Dollar store which is about a KM away and she would sign for the card if he arrived while I was away. Just as I passed the office I seen the UPS truck, which means that the driver was getting some Address numbers from the office so I waited until he came back to his truck. I said do you have a parcel for Esler and he said you bet I do just sign here. I now feel better that I have my ATM card in my wallet.
Tonight is Card night and I play Euchre . There was also entertainment in the rec hall so Carroll went with another lady and for 7.00 it was apparently OK, which means I would not have enjoyed it.
I have played Euchre with the same 12 people for two years and not one person knew my name when I walked into the room. I said you can't all have Alzheimer, somebody must know my name. I even rented one guys Park model 2 years ago. I guess when they leave in the Spring they "dump" all the names and then get re-introduced when the return in the Fall. So now you know what kind of people hang out in these RV Parks. Cheers
Since UPS had not arrived by 2 PM Carroll decided that she needed something from the Dollar store which is about a KM away and she would sign for the card if he arrived while I was away. Just as I passed the office I seen the UPS truck, which means that the driver was getting some Address numbers from the office so I waited until he came back to his truck. I said do you have a parcel for Esler and he said you bet I do just sign here. I now feel better that I have my ATM card in my wallet.
Tonight is Card night and I play Euchre . There was also entertainment in the rec hall so Carroll went with another lady and for 7.00 it was apparently OK, which means I would not have enjoyed it.
I have played Euchre with the same 12 people for two years and not one person knew my name when I walked into the room. I said you can't all have Alzheimer, somebody must know my name. I even rented one guys Park model 2 years ago. I guess when they leave in the Spring they "dump" all the names and then get re-introduced when the return in the Fall. So now you know what kind of people hang out in these RV Parks. Cheers
MX/TX Trip # 75 ATM Card ( Tuesday )
TD advised me that my ATM card would arrive between 5 and 7 business days and that I would have to sign for it. That would mean it would arrive on the 14 or 15 th so I planned to be home on those days which is not a real hardship since the weather is not conducive to doing much besides reading, watching TV or play cards with friends. Actually it rained during the night and continued off and on until 5 PM when the sun broke thru for an hour.
We stepped out for and hour to get milk and bread bread and when we got home we had a note from UPS that said they were here and they would try again tomorrow. I love the service; 3 business days, but I really didn't expect it that quick so now we get to stay home tomorrow. Not a problem with our shitty weather. Cheers
We stepped out for and hour to get milk and bread bread and when we got home we had a note from UPS that said they were here and they would try again tomorrow. I love the service; 3 business days, but I really didn't expect it that quick so now we get to stay home tomorrow. Not a problem with our shitty weather. Cheers
Saturday, 16 February 2019
MX/TX Trip # 74 Weather Blues ( Monday )
Who the heck is in charge of this weather. Yesterday was acceptable but today it is rainy and cold again. Our weatherman thinks he knows the 7 day weather pattern but he doesn't have a clue. But as we say; we don't have to shovel it.
Monday is a 5.00 supper night at the Rec Centre and tonight is a chicken burger, baked potato and a spoonful of beans. It wasn't great so I think we will skip the Monday night suppers from now on.
Monday night is also Euchre night so I went to the Card room and it was dark. Well, maybe they cancelled Euchre but it was on the activity list so I will check tomorrow.
Luckily there was hockey on the TV and the Oilers lost again. Cheers
Monday is a 5.00 supper night at the Rec Centre and tonight is a chicken burger, baked potato and a spoonful of beans. It wasn't great so I think we will skip the Monday night suppers from now on.
Monday night is also Euchre night so I went to the Card room and it was dark. Well, maybe they cancelled Euchre but it was on the activity list so I will check tomorrow.
Luckily there was hockey on the TV and the Oilers lost again. Cheers
MX/ TX trip # 73 Watch Curling ( Sunday )
The Weather is still up and down and at 7 AM the temp was 7 C but by noon it was 22C. The only up side is that AZ weather is more "shitty " than TX.
It's Sunday so our ritual is to go for breakfast with our friends the Nahachewski's from Brandon. The subject of curling came up as they were avid curling in their "hayday " and they like to follow the MB teams. They don't have Cdn TV so we invited them over to watch the finals for the MB Provincial for the Men's and Ladies.
We also watched the finals for AB Men's and Ladies. Was it wasted day. Not if you are a Curling fan. Cheers
It's Sunday so our ritual is to go for breakfast with our friends the Nahachewski's from Brandon. The subject of curling came up as they were avid curling in their "hayday " and they like to follow the MB teams. They don't have Cdn TV so we invited them over to watch the finals for the MB Provincial for the Men's and Ladies.
We also watched the finals for AB Men's and Ladies. Was it wasted day. Not if you are a Curling fan. Cheers
Thursday, 14 February 2019
MX/TX Trip #72 Costco Day ( Saturday )
Another overcast day with an opening temp of 8C. If someone says the weather is good or great in Southern TX , don't trust them. It is always windy and sunny; cold and rainy or cool and windy. However, you don't have to shovel it and most likely you don't need to wear gloves. Always an upside.
This overcast day had Costco written all over it so went there to look for a few items, some of which we probably didn't need as usual. I mentioned earlier that our GPS let us down so we checked on a price of a new one at Costco. Too our surprise, they do not sell then in this store anymore. The supervisor said that there is not a sufficient demand mainly because most new vehicles have a built in GPS and the iPhone is being used in lieu of the GPS. I never thought about that until now but I can understand Costco's point. They are a demand driven business.
We had a late lunch at Costco and it was terrible. I had Chili and most of it went in the garbage. If you want Chili go to Wendy's.
We spent the rest of the day watching Curling and Hockey as it was Hockey day in Canada. Cheers
This overcast day had Costco written all over it so went there to look for a few items, some of which we probably didn't need as usual. I mentioned earlier that our GPS let us down so we checked on a price of a new one at Costco. Too our surprise, they do not sell then in this store anymore. The supervisor said that there is not a sufficient demand mainly because most new vehicles have a built in GPS and the iPhone is being used in lieu of the GPS. I never thought about that until now but I can understand Costco's point. They are a demand driven business.
We had a late lunch at Costco and it was terrible. I had Chili and most of it went in the garbage. If you want Chili go to Wendy's.
We spent the rest of the day watching Curling and Hockey as it was Hockey day in Canada. Cheers
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