Sept 29th – Sat – Mesa
I should have taken the
computer in the truck when we were waiting for our alignment yesterday so I
could have done the blog instead of spending so much time on it this
morning. Terry did more setting up and
organizing and discovered that the TV in our compartment had lines on the
screen and no picture. I spent time with
the Costco help line and then sent a photo to Vizio for analysis. We had to wait for a response from them so we
went for breakfast at The Waffle House and then got the truck washed and bought
a book of tickets so we can get it washed once a month while we are here. They do such a good job and we are not
supposed to wash vehicles at our sites.
You can wash RV’s and there is a wash station for cars & trucks but
the water leaves such bad spots that you have to wipe dry very quickly.
When I spoke with the Vizio
tech, he said it was obvious from the photo that the TV screen had been hit
& damaged so their warranty did not cover it. We decided that the shade screen that we made
for the end of our awning needed to be enlarged so we went to Lowe’s for fabric
and another rod for the bottom of the screen and carried on to Costco to look
at TVs. We got a 32” Phillips which we
did not have time to finish setting up before Julie called to say they were
going to the pool with Bill & Lauri who arrived today.
We were hot & ready for a
dip so we joined them in the pool. Neil
& Robin were also there with Robin’s sisters Terri & Lauri. Julie did not have anything planned for
dinner as she thought Bill would want to go to Fat Willy’s for wings. Lauri had dinner planned so we and Larry
& Julie went to Fat Willy’s anyhow.
We had a long and kind of stressful day so we went to bed early.
Sept 30th – Sun
We finished setting up the TV
this morning. Terry hooked it up the
same as the old one but could only get a black and white picture. I was getting ready to call Costco’s help
line when Brian came over to see if Terry had a compass and figured out how the
TV should be connected.
After breakfast, I put some
ribs on to boil, did some cleaning, worked on the blog & email and finally
gave Terry an overdue haircut. We
watched the disastrous Ryder Cup (golf) and played computer games before eating
leftovers from last night for a late lunch.
We went to Fry’s for
groceries and then headed to the pool.
Larry & Julie and Larry & Norma were there and then we were
joined by Brian & Bev, Jamie & Lorraine and Jerry & Becky who we
met in the pool yesterday. We left just
after 6 so Terry could barbeque in daylight.
Turns out we left it too late and he had to get out a flashlight to
finish cooking.
Oct 1st – Mon
We went to the activity
center this morning to get tickets to parties & dances. We receive some tickets for free with the
fall special that we are taking advantage of but we still have to pick them up
when they become available. We went for
a bike ride to see where some people were parked and stopped to say hi to Julie
& Larry. Terry checked Larry’s bike
as a tire would not stay inflated and told Larry he would have to get a new
tube.
A bit later, Larry brought
his bicycle over so Terry could change the tire and pump it up. Then they had to rehydrate with red
beer!! After I made a late
breakfast/early lunch, we just hung around watching TV & playing computer
games until it was time for a swim.
We met “the gang” again at
the pool and decided to go to Fat Willy’s at 5 for the Monday special of $5.00
burgers. We talked yesterday about going
today but hadn’t set a time. The group
was us, Brian & Bev, Larry & Julie, Bill & Lauri, Jamie &
Lorraine and Jerry & Becky. We were
seated together as there was a spot where three tables could be put in a row
and 2 servers were assigned to us. Fat
Willy’s is a sports bar so we were amazed that they were out of Bud beer and
out of Chardonnay wine. If this was the
first time that I had a burger there, I might not want to go back as it was not
as good as usual. But they will probably
get another chance.
We sat outside with Brian
& Bev for a nightcap and watched part of DWTS then watched the rest of the
show inside when Brian & Bev left.
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