Alway something to fix.

We are at Premier RV Park in Redding, California. We have a nice pull thru site. But it's hot here. Yesterday was 109. The average temp is 91, so it's a little higher than normal.

We did get a set of front tires just before we left Sparks.

The grass on the hill behind us is a quite dry. This whole state could go up in flames anytime.

We drove thru some places that burned last year.

But it's still pretty. Some SNOW for our snow lovers back home.

To stay cool we went to a place we've been to before. Shameless O'Leery's Irish Pub. I had the Mac 'n Cheese. It was really good. Peggy had the Stew and she loved it.

Good draft beer selection, but Peggy wanted a Smithwicks and they didn't have it. It was the first time they were out in 5 years, the bartender told us.  

At O'Leery's they like to use the shot ski for Irish whiskey shots. 

Ok, this is a funny story. There's always something to fix on the RV. First thing was the front burner on the stove. I ordered the parts online and that went well. Check that off. Then I had to replace the light switch in the bathroom. That went well. So check that off. Then my luck ran out. The furnace was a little more fun. I thought it was the control board. So I took it to a RV parts store and I watched him test it. It tested good. So he sold me the motor for $140. Peggy and I worked on it for 2 hours. It wasn't easy. After we got done it STILL didn't work! So I found a blown fuse replaced it and it STILL didn't work. So I took the board out again and looked at it really close and found the real problem! A little burn spot on the back of the board!

That was not good. I got my soldering iron out and fixed it. It was on the relay that starts the motor.

The motor is way inside and really hard to change out. So $140, one bloody hand injury, two hours of my time and a 5 minute solder job and it WORKS! Check that off. So, do not trust the RV parts guy again!

Before we left Reno, we went to a Diner, Drive in and Dives Place as seen on TV. Noble Pie. It was good but $50 for one pizza and two Beers was a little high. I guess after you're on TV you can charge as much as you want and they will still come.

I am not sure, but I think Katie likes to travel.

BGE Picture of the Blog.

Pumpkin pie. On the BGE.

 

Live Happy and Always Go Big.

  


   

On the move

 We have moved twice already. We stopped in Boulder City, NV. But it was so hot. It was 113. The park had low voltage and only one air conditioner would run! I cannot figure that out, we were 5 miles from one of the BIGGEST power plants in the U.S. Hoover Dam! So we left a day early and drove 340 miles to Hawthorne, NV. It was still 99 here. But the park had good power. We could run all our air conditioners.

                        Katie said it's too hot here. Lets go!

Hawthorne is the home of the ordinance Army base. They build all the bombs and missiles here.

They had a nice museum here. We took a good tour of it.

They have had some accidents here and some people have died working. 

Oh, I'm a little behind on the blog. We've moved again! We are in Sparks Marina RV Park. We like this park. It's nice and clean. The staff is out and blowing the lots clean everyday.

It's a lot cooler here, only in the high 80's. 

We're trying to get new front tires on the truck. But it's been hard to get them. One place, 30 miles away, said they will have them tomorrow so just come in at 2:00. So I drove 30 miles one way and of course they didn't get them in. Someone at the warehouse screwed up! So I called all around here and no dealer can get them this week. What a pain in the butt. Oh, and on the way I lost a hub cap. That will be a pain in the butt too!

Oh and one lug nut cover too.

Another fun thing is going to be, fixing our furnace. It stopped working in Lakeside. I think it's the control board. I'm going to try to get one at the RV dealer here in Sparks. Wish me good luck with that.

I did some self maintenance in Lakeside.

I had a colonoscopy. Everything was good. I'm on the 5 year plan!

Throw Back Picture of the Blog.

Yours truly, back in high school. 
 
BGE Picture of the Blog.

Terry using the JoeTisserie to cook a giant Prime Rib. I bet that was good. 
   

Live Happy and Always Go Big. 

 

    No one must be reading the blog. I don't get any comments!

  

Lakeside/Pinetop

 We have moved to Ponderosa RV Resort in Lakeside, AZ. We had a little problem getting into our site this year. I hit a car! It wasn't good. That's the first time I've hit something.

 We're in the same site as we had last year.

We have good insurance so it will get fixed at no cost to the owner. 

We went to dinner at a German restaurant, Munich Haus with our neighbors, John and Karen. They are building a house here in Lakeside. We took a ride to see their lot up in the mountains. Looks like it's going to be nice. John is retired from the Air Force. He retired as Lieutenant Colonel. But Karen still out ranks him on the home front. 

It's all about the places to eat for us. Here we are at Long Wongs - Two Hippies. It's a nice place to sit outside and have good food and cold Beer.

  

Peggy and Katie sitting outside enjoying the cool weather. 

One night last week it got down to 29. Now that's cold for us and we are still in Arizona!

I cooked some sweet corn on the BGE last night and it was killer good. Then cooked a Peach Cobbler for dessert. Sorry, no pictures.

We had a Memorial Day party down at the club house. You could get a Hamburger or a Hot Dog with all the fixins for $2. Now, that is cheap! We thought they needed to charge more. So we helped them out a little bit with that. We bought $50 worth of 50/50 tickets and we won! So we donated it back! That's the right thing to do. It's a nice park with a lot of nice people.

Katie loves to sit outside on her foot stool.

 Throwback Picture of the Blog.

Peggy and I at brother Terry's Wedding. Now that's funny.

BGE picture of the Blog.

I think they still have snow in Da UP. Heidi making chicken pot pie and dessert.

Live Happy and Alway Go Big.

 

Stop #2

 We've moved on to our next stop. We're in Williams, AZ at one of our favorite parks, Grand Canyon Railroad RV Park. This is a nice park with decent size sites. This is the first time we've had a back in site. We're as close to the railroad tracks as you can get. The weather is a lot cooler here with 30's at night and 60's in the day. The higher altitude of 6700 feet makes it cooler.

Our site.

This is our view from the rolling home.

We had a small problem with the Big Truck. We lost a seal in the drive axle. When you have big toys, you'll have big problems. But I got it fixed at the Love's Truck Stop right here in Williams. So I think we were pretty lucky. And it only cost $160.00!

Our friends Craig and Charlie were not as lucky as we were. This is their drive shaft from their motorhome. Total bill was somewhere over $4000.00. I feel for them 😢.

Short Blog, Katie is at the door and is demanding to go outside.

BGE Picture of the Blog.

Making Guadalajara beef on the BGE.

Live Happy and Always Go Big.
 

  

First Stop

 Our 2021 trip has started. Our first stop is at Vista Del Sol RV Park in Bullhead City, AZ. We've been to this park 3 or 4 times. It's a really nice park with huge back in sites and great views.

Not too many people around. Maybe they have all left before we got here.

We hooked up with Alan and Trish. We met them last year in Pinetop/Lakeside at Ponderosa RV park. So we all went to our favorite bar, The River Dog Bar and Grill. They have the best Philly Steak and Cheese sandwiches.

Katie met a new friend here in the park, Cody the Laberdoodle. They played off leash a little bit and had a ton of fun.

Cody.

I had Reed make us some wooden shot glasses. This one is made of 
Olive tree wood. I keep one in my golf bag for Birdie Shots.

BGE Picture of the Blog.

Me and the BGE.

Live Happy and Always Go Big

    

 

Watch for Scams

 I got a phone call from Dish Network. They said they had to update my receivers. But it did not sound right that they were going to charge me $174.99 to do it. So I looked it up on the internet and found that it was a scam. Dish Network will never call you!

Dish Network Scam. Beware of this. They tried to get me and almost did. But it did not sound right

Link: Dish Network Scam Read about it here. 

I got the drone out and got a good picture of our lot.

When I got back from my trip back to Michigan we took the Tracker to A&R Grill. On the way the car was shaking really bad. So the next day I went to my favorite car repair shop, Big O Tires. They found my problem in minutes. One tire was coming apart. So I doubled the value of the Tracker by putting on new tires and windshield wipers.  Now it drives like a new can!  

We have a new member in the Family, Barley. This is Terry's new puppy.

We are starting to pack up for our summer trip. The weather is starting to get a little hot here. Later this week it's going to got up to 103. That is too hot!

I am taking the Big Truck to get it washed today. It's pretty dirty just sitting on the lot. We are looking forward to a good summer trip. We are going to the Oregon coast. 

I went to the knee doctor yesterday. He took this picture. I need my left knee replaced. So when we get back I am going to get that done and maybe replace the right knee later. It's a bitch getting old!

BGE Picture of the Blog.

Whipping up a little Pizza on the BGE.

 

Live Happy and Alway Go Big.

Trip Home

 I had to make a trip home,

my mother passed away on 4-3-21. She was 87 and in bad health. So she's in a better place now. It was good to see all the family, I wish it was in better circumstances. 

We put her in the wall with Dad and Kevin. I looked inside and Dad's casket had broken on the top a little bit. They didn't want us to see that, but I was ok with it. After all, Dad has been in there for 41 years. 

This is the only picture that I have of my Dad. In this picture he's working at the school bingo.

We all met up at Logger's Brewery to toast one to mom.

It was good to see Marty and Kathy. I haven't seen them in a long time.

Cousin Mike, doing Good.

After the funeral we went to Terry's house to toast mom with her favorite drink, Gin and Tonic.

The weather was good enough to sit outside on the deck.

Terry and Kathy have a beautiful house in the woods. They've done a lot of work to make it a nice place.

Brewmaster, Terry, standing next to something to make Beer with. I am not sure what it is. 

It was fun to hang out with Heidi, Matt and Danny for a couple of days. We're all going to meet up at next year's Eggtoberfest.

Danny on the phone working. But it was good weather for April in Michigan.

It was a long flight home to Yuma. Flights cancelled and a couple of changes. I got back at 10:30 at night. I still hate flying! 

BGE picture of the Blog.

Smoking some Pork Butts for the St. Patrick's party.

Live Happy and Always Go Big.

Dish Network Scam. Beware of this. They tried to get me and almost did. But it did not sound right

Dish Network Scam Read about it here.