Our RV Adventures

At 94 degrees, yesterday was the hottest we’ve had here so far, and then today was the coolest so far at about 86 degrees. So maybe Fall starting to make a little appearance.

And I’m not sure if it’s connected, but yesterday, at 85 vehicles, was our busiest day so far, and today was our slowest day, at 66 vehicles. Of course, neither one is bad compared to past gates where we’ve had 200+ trucks, or even two years ago, where we were doing 400 to 500 vehicles a day.

We did have about 30 minutes of heavy rain, thunder and lightning this morning after I had gone to bed. Jan said one crack of thunder seemed to be right overhead, and it was loud enough to even wake me up, But the new tarp I put over the old, leaky one held up just fine, with no leaks.

Well, about 3:30 this morning I swapped out my two Winegard satellite domes to see if the intermittent Guide data problem would reappear. And it didn’t. So now I’m not sure what actual problem is, or when it will reoccur.

The problem went away as soon as I put my old dome back in place, and hasn’t returned. I didn’t change anything else, or even reboot the receiver. So now I guess I just wait and watch.

This afternoon I found out how Blue Moon BBQ got its name, when Toni Moon, the owner, came thru to deliver some food to the Company Man’s office. I told her how much we enjoyed their BBQ, and that I’d be there tomorrow morning because I wanted to try their HotShots. She said to get there early since they run out fast.

As I mentioned before, HotShots are large fresh jalapenos, stuffed with 3 cheeses and chopped brisket, and then wrapped in bacon and cooked over the pit.

Can’t wait to try them.

Our first Amazon order from here is supposed to be delivered via USPS tomorrow, so we’ll see how it goes. Then we’ve got a Jet.com order coming in next week sometime.

If those work then Tuesday I’ll call American Coach and order a new screen door latch plate. This is the part that is mounted on the door jam that the latch on the door engages. Ours broke recently which means we can’t leave the main door open and the screen door closed. Otherwise Karma might try to make a break for it.

Well, Jamie stood us up on our water delivery, again. First he was going to be here last Monday or Tuesday. Then it was first thing this morning, and later, it was between 3 and 5 this afternoon.

Now it’s early tomorrow morning. But we still haven’t had to switch over to our rig water tank yet, so we’re fine. And I know Jamie stays busy trying to cover guards in East Texas, Louisiana, and Oklahoma.

But it is fun to kid him.

Thought for the Day:

America is great because she is good, and if America ever ceases to be good, she will cease to be great.” – Alexis de Tocqueville

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So far the weather is holding pretty steady, and not too bad at all. The temps are staying in the high 80’s/low 90’s with low 70’s at night. Very nice overall, especially compared to our first two years gate guarding down in south Texas.

Back then we regularly saw temps in the hundred teens, but of course as everyone says, “It’s a dry heat.”

Yeah, so is an oven.

And as far as rain goes, that’s been pretty nice also, We’ve had a couple of 10-15 minute showers, but nothing sustained or heavy. And we’re not supposed to have the possibility of any more rain until Monday or Tuesday.

Here’s hoping.

A couple of times the sky has gotten really dark and I thought we were in for it, but according to the Rainy Days weather radar app, the storms just skirted around us. Sometimes even splitting apart as it past over over us, leaving us nice and dry.

Lucky!

The problem with our DirecTV receiver not getting guide info has not come back, so tonight I’ll probably swap domes again to see if the problem reappears with the new dome.

Jamie, our supervisor/service guy is supposed to be here tomorrow morning to bring us some more water, since we didn’t a full 500 gallons when we got here, only about 350 gallons,

I can tell we’re getting low since the output of the pump is pulsing slightly, but we’ve got a full rig water tank, so we can just switch over to it for a while if we need to. He’s also supposed to bring me a hardhat for going on the pad. That way I can drop our garbage off at the trash trailer.

I don’t know if he will do our two week generator service (oil and filter change) while he’s here since it’s a few days early, so we’ll see.

I put in orders to Amazon and Jet.com today so we’ll see how the ‘address’ thing works. I tried to be a little descriptive when I entered the address, but unlike Jet.com, Amazon was a little uptight about what I want to enter as an address.

I put the street address that Tony, the landowner, had given me in Address 1, and then in Address 2, I put “RV at Drill Site”. Well, Amazon kept telling me there was a problem with the entry in Address 1, so I tried a number of different versions and spellings with no luck. It wouldn’t let me proceed past that point.

Finally I removed the “RV at Drill Site’’, in Address 2, and suddenly it was fine with Address 1 now. So I tried putting “RV at Drill Site” down in the space for “Gate Codes, Security Codes” and it took it. So we’ll see how it works.

On the other hand, Jet.com had no problem with “RV at Drill Site” in Address 2, so that’s what I used there.

I wish they’d let you be a little descriptive in your directions, you know like, “Quarter Mile SW from Blue Moon BBQ”. The local delivery guy would know exactly where that is.

Or maybe let you enter latitude/longitude coordinates. That would work.

Still don’t know what they do about the Labor Day holiday here. In the past some of our rigs have shut down, and some keep working. Guess we’ll find out Monday.

It would be nice to have a night off for dinner in BCS, though.

Thought for the Day:

 “Politicians are not born. They’re excreted.” – Marcus Tullius Cicero.

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