Pancho and Grunt were delighted to see us return home, although they pretended to be totally indifferent. One might call them stoics. They are quite reserved, displaying little emotion regardless of the occasion. No doubt they were sick of being cooped up in the hot dark garage for 4 months; like Trish and I, they’re outdoors types at heart. For those who have yet to meet P&G, I’ve included pix (Grunt is the short one) – and some of the LHC house/yard also.
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Trish has spent many hours swamping out the EDGE interior since our return. Four months of occupancy plus 500 miles of gravel road equals one filthy RV. We’ll wait for the weather to cool a bit before cleaning and waxing the exterior, tightening screws and nuts, lubing springs and jacks, etc.
Trish has spent many hours swamping out the EDGE interior since our return. Four months of occupancy plus 500 miles of gravel road equals one filthy RV. We’ll wait for the weather to cool a bit before cleaning and waxing the exterior, tightening screws and nuts, lubing springs and jacks, etc.
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Speaking of weather, it’s been a least a week since I last whined about it, maybe 2 weeks. Too long entirely. It feels great to be back in the dry heat, but it would be even greater if heat levels were normal. Late September highs are running 10-15 degrees above normal which means daily highs of around 105. We’ve had the A/C on most of the time since our return home and the 10-day forecast indicates it will stay on awhile. The A/C was only on for 3 days in the Jan-May, 2010 period however. It's quite comfortable without A/C with temps up to 90.
Speaking of weather, it’s been a least a week since I last whined about it, maybe 2 weeks. Too long entirely. It feels great to be back in the dry heat, but it would be even greater if heat levels were normal. Late September highs are running 10-15 degrees above normal which means daily highs of around 105. We’ve had the A/C on most of the time since our return home and the 10-day forecast indicates it will stay on awhile. The A/C was only on for 3 days in the Jan-May, 2010 period however. It's quite comfortable without A/C with temps up to 90.
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Having recently enjoyed several days of OR liquid sunshine, I’m reminded of an old stale joke – one that is actually better spoken than written but what the hell, you’ll figure it out. In recent years, OR has earned quite a reputation for producing excellent wines, in addition to its rep for long, rainy winters. OR natives, when asked, “What’s your favorite OR wine?” consistently respond with, “I wish it would stop raining!”
Having recently enjoyed several days of OR liquid sunshine, I’m reminded of an old stale joke – one that is actually better spoken than written but what the hell, you’ll figure it out. In recent years, OR has earned quite a reputation for producing excellent wines, in addition to its rep for long, rainy winters. OR natives, when asked, “What’s your favorite OR wine?” consistently respond with, “I wish it would stop raining!”
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I ordered a couple of portable misting towers to use during hot spells. Misting is a very effective cooling method, should allow us to be comfortable outside on the terrace even with 100+ temps. Will let you know how well they work.
I ordered a couple of portable misting towers to use during hot spells. Misting is a very effective cooling method, should allow us to be comfortable outside on the terrace even with 100+ temps. Will let you know how well they work.
I was in Hayward over the weekend, and Berkeley and Stanford. Temps there were 90's, 97 on Sunday. First sunburn I've had all summer!
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