Oh Me!

Thats what I said when we checked out at WalMart yesterday. Nancy said it just doesn't pay when both of us are in a buying mood. Well,we did need a few things since we hadn't really shopped for a while. We probably bought some things we could have done without,but sometimes you like to buy things that you want without needing them. Well yesterday was that day,I think we bought everything except toothpicks.
It was a very comfortable night last night I had the thermostat set on 68* and the furnace only kicked on one time early this morning. When we woke up it was 54* so not bad. At that temp out side we can usually not have heat on because the motorhome stays nice inside,it must be insulated pretty good. The sun is shining nice and bright and the temp going up to 75*. With a day like that I like to get out to do something and not sit around inside like someone that is getting old. We always find out that we feel much better if we get out and do something. So hopefully we can find something interesting to get into.
Being a fulltime RV'er is just almost like being a young kid again,(well most of the time)in that we like to be out and seeing what we can get into and seeing whats out there.
Watching the tv is ok for night time but the daylight hours are for the outside. Theres not much on tv anyway that is worth watching. I think we had better shows on when we were only getting 3 channels.
I can remember our first television set we got back in West Virginia. Being in the hills we couldn't just buy the tv and get a set of" rabbit ears" set them on top of the tv and watch. Not in the mountains. Well we got ours for Christmas when the snow was 6" deep. Was so excited that I had to set it up and get it going. What we had to do was take an antenna to the top of the mountain and set it in the right direction with a compass and pray that it was right. then you had to run 2 single copper coated wires through ensulators with screws that you put in them trees spaced about 6" apart all the way to the house. This worked good that is until a tree branch would fall,hit the wires and twist them together then you wouldn't have a picture on the tv. So off to find where this branch was causing the trouble. Many times I went plumb to the top of the mountain,couldn't see anything wrong only to find out that I didn't see the twig that was causing the trouble only a short distance from the house. Oh my and we say the "good old days" yeah they where but they were also the hard days at times.

Is This Florida

Wooo Wee is this Florida,boy is it cool. Yesterday after church we were trying to decide where we were going to eat. While we were thinking about it I says I'll drive up RT.19 where there are a bunch of eating place and if we see something we'll just stop. Then I said how about Golden Corral,Nancy says you already passed it up,oh ok not that one then. So I wheeled into where the Super Royal Buffet was,we had eaten here last spring and it tasted pretty good. Boy was it crowded,we were soon seated though. I got my plate of food and I don' t know if it was me or what but the food didn't seem to have much taste,unlike the last time we were here. So neither one of us ate very much. I watched the 2 playoff games and both of the teams I was rooting for lost so now its Super Bowl time in 2 weeks.
Now back to the cool weather. I knew I didn't have enough propane in the 20lb tank so it ran out around 9:00pm last night and I went outside,changed over to the large tank on the motorhome. I have to go and get the small tank filled today. When we woke up this morning it was 31* this is not the Florida that you expect when you come here for the winter. I shouldn't complain though it is much worse in other parts of the country. It is nice and sunny right now with the temp going to get 68 today,now that will be really swell if that dag gone wind just wouldn't blow.
Boy just to be young again? Nah,I wouldn't want to go through that again. But I do remember staying out all day and riding my sled down the hillside and hurrying back to to the top of the hill were we had a tire burning to keep warm. How have I lived so long breathing that black smoke that came off of the burning tire? Come to think of it how did we get though a load of things we did when we were young. Its off o WalMarts again today to buy some more grub. This cold weather makes me hungry,rain make me hungry,sunshine makes me hungry,man I'm getting hungry,gotta stop thinking of food......

Storm

We walked early yesterday and the weather was cool with clouds. Then in the evening time I was watching a basketball game and the message came across the bottom of the screen that our county was in a severe thunder storm area. So I went out and let the awning up,strapped the chairs and table together. I then,came in and turned on my scanner radio to the Skywarn channel. It seems as though we were in for more than a storm. The Skywarn team is volunteers who have ham radios and keep a close watch on this type of situations. They were warning small craft warnings for the gulf of a severe storm out in the gulf that was coming ashore. Also they would give the approximate time it would hit our area. The clouds started to have a circular motion before it hit land and when it landed we had 2-3 tornados to touch down near us. We had a steady wind at 61 mph and gust up to 73mph. There were some signs blown down and trees uprooted but,nothing anymore damaging then that.
So another typical day in the life of a fulltime rv'er.

That Project Finished

Yes that one finished and on to finding another project to work on. The new tile down and the trim around it made this area look so much better. The carpet had seen its day. Over the years with the fading and ground in dirt that wouldn't come clean it was way past time to do something with it. Being down on my elbows and knees for the past 2 days I am really sore. I'm getting to old for this kind of work. Nah,not really I just sometimes think I am.
The weather here for today is suppose to be rain this afternoon and turn cold for tomorrow,well not exactly cold but for this area it will be. The highest for tomorrow is expected to be 62*. This is warm compared to the rest of the country.
I won't be doing very much today as there are a lot of basketball games on the television.
I like to watch the ballgames and Nancy enjoys reading her books so we each do our own thing.
If the rain holds off long enough I'm going to bar-b-que some wings. Nancy says don't make them too hot,because if I do I will have to eat them all myself---Hmmmmmmmm.

Remodeling Motorhome

Maybe not remodeling but changing the way it looks. In the small room where the commode is, it sits upon a landing to make it comfortable, they have carpet all around this area. I've never liked the looks of it. As in all of the projects I want to do it usually takes me a while to get started,because I have to think about it for a while and then get in the mood before I get sarted. So yesterday was the day I tore out the carpet and put down tile all around the area. It is already looking better and cleaner. I should be finished with it today. Then I have to clean up the mess that I have made doing this. There is always something that you have to keep changing because the builders of motorhomes doesn't seem to build them for fulltimers,so we've got to do it ourselves.
Today there is a big sale of things on 1st street. If you have anything that you've been wanting to get rid of you set up a table in front of your place and people are coming around,hopefully you will sale something.

That Time Again

Yesterday was the wash day again,boy these days seem to come often. I guess if you want to wear clean clothes you have to wash them. The last time we washed the clothes Nancy didn't want a pizza so yesterday was the pizza day and were we ready for it. We stopped into Little Caesar's $5.00 deal again. We got home sit down and started eating,when we were finished there were only 2 pieces left. It all went down real easy,whew.
Where I grew up in West Virginia,you could tell who was going to wash their clothes on a certain day. Early in the morning they would have a big ol' warsh tub outside on the fire heating water. Later on the clothes would be on the clothes line in the yard hanging to dry. I tell you I've ran into these clothes lines more then one time running and playing tag with friends. The rain came down by the bucket fulls last night and early this morning. We still have a chance of more rain for the next few days.
I remember being a small boy and in the summer time when it started raining we would go out and stand under the roof of the house and enjoyed the water pouring off the roof. I don't know if kids still do that or not. I think maybe they are taught that it is unhealty now,like every thing that we used to do.

Some times its Hard

Here is the River Walk one of three places we walked yesterday.We also walked in the mall and around our park. I know I write about our walking almost every day,this is because we feel it is important to walk for us and it should be important for everyone else to exercise as much as they can. In 2006 when I had my heart attack we were already walking and this is the reason that helped me to come back. It may not keep you from getting certain things but it will help you to fight back after you get them. So you will hear a lot about our walking.
At times it is hard to come up with things to write about,this is especially hard when we are sitting in one spot for awhile. When the weather is cooperating and I can get out to take some photos I will put them on here. There are so many things to take picutre of that you often miss because you see these things everyday. Sunsets and animals are some of the best subjects to snap a shot of. When the sun is going down you can take hundreds of pics and each one of them are different. So if you like to take pictures get out there, snap away and view them later on the computer,you will surprise yourself with what you have taken. It doesn't have to be anything spectacular just the simple things.

WOW Cold

Thats what it was this morning. It was 40* when we got up and that is to cold for Florida. I sure hope it starts warming back up.
I was going to do some printing this morning and no color came out on the paper,so I got out my refill kit and added the color ink,installed back in the printer tried it and still no color. I think the thing must be clogged up. I ran it through the unclogging process but still didn't help it . The biggest problem I think is I don't use my printer that much and the ink dries out. The refills work for a couple of times then I have to buy another cartridge. As I say theres always something to work on.
So today is a I don't no what we will do day. We have a bunch of those,and it seems the day passes by before you know it. Of course we do get our walking in. Now that is a challenge,is to walk at times when you just as soon to sit around,but once we get started we can walk for a few miles. Like we always say,its better to feel tired doing something then feeling tired not doing anything.

Pouring Rain

That was yesterday,it was a dreary and rainy day all day long. The weather man was right and the temperature dropped to where it is cool and will stay that way for the whole week. We still can't complain very much though,with the sun shine and the temp going to be in the mid 60's it will be pleasant. It is better than all the snow they received this morning in the new england states.
Of course with a house on wheels you can chose in which climate and state you want to live in and the amount of time you want to stay.
Some people look at the cost of an rv and can't see putting that much money into it. Just think,you can buy one for what you pay for 3 cars nowadays and look at what you get.You have a home that you can take wherever you decide to live. I know you can do that with a house too,but would you want to buy a house and sale it every month or so? Traveling and staying in your own house is hard to beat. Does it sound like I like this lifestyle? You bet I do,but like I've said before,its not for everyone.
Just an ordinary day today,that is no set plans for the day just let it happen.
Hope you have a great day today and smile at someone-who knows they may smile back at you.

Beautiful Sunset

We didn't go anywhere yesterday. The day started with us doing the unusual thing of getting up and going walking in the morning before we ate breakfast. All our mornings start of with breakfast taking our medicine,getting ready then doing the walking part. Well it worked out ok.
We had a total of 40 miles walking this week,its the best we have done in a long time.

The night fall ended with a beatiful sunset over the park. It looks as though it will rain today.
I don't think we will do much of anything today. I like to let the working people have all the room they want. After all I have the rest of the week to do what I want to do.

Nice Day

It was a nice day yesterday,cloudy with a slight breeze off of Tarpon Lake.

Other people thought it was a nice day also because they were out walking and boating on the lake. There were some fishing but,I think most were just out joy riding the boats and enjoying the cool breeze.

We walked along the trail and of course the squirrels had to come out and beg for food. I took some puffed rice with me,I didn't know if they would like it or not. As you can see the squirrel holding the puffed rice did eat it. I just love these small animals,they are fun to watch.

There are some graveled trails and then some are boardwalks over the damp grounds.

We then came to a bridge over the water where I stopped and threw some of the puffed rice in for the fish,they really were splashing the water for the food. I didn't see the Heron on the edge of the water,Nancy pointed it out to me. The Heron was sneaking ever so slowly toward the fish,so I tried to get the fish to come closer to the Heron so I could maybe get a picture of it catching a fish. The Heron had its eye on me and knew what I was doing,but the fish didn't get close enough to shore for the bird to catch one. After about 20 minutes of this I gave up and continued walking. We ended the day with another 7 mile for the day.