10-31-08 Friday (Elusive Upholsterers)

Ahhhh, it's Halloween. Earlier in the week I had posed a question to Jim. "Do kids Trick or Treat at RV parks?" We never found the answer, but it doesn't matter since we're in a hotel. Yesterday, Jim called an upholstery shop for a rough estimate on making new dinette cushions. It was $300-500. That's for 2 bottom and 2 top cushions. I guess the range depends on the fabric selected. We may continue what we set out to do yesterday, find an upholstery shop. Hopefully this time we can make it without a misadventure. 2 days ago Jim noticed a dent/scrape at the top of the Cherokee cargo door as well as on one roof rack. We had never noticed it until we were parked next to a curb which gave us the ability to see the roof. We assume the awning whacked it during the Great Awning Fiasco. The shape and size of the dent would match up to the awning. Of course to really check that would mean a trip to the Arizona desert to consult with the abandoned awning. Meanwhile, on some remote desert highway in Arizona...


The Cherokee damage isn't covered by the RV policy. It only covers a trailer. I made a trip to the laundry room. Wow, I can actually do 3 days worth of laundry at one time. Amazing. I know in the RV I do at least a load of laundry per day. Aside from the size of the washer, it's also about the hideously long dry time. Everything except perma-press takes 2 hours to dry. The last reason for constant laundry is that with size and weight restrictions, we couldn't bring that much. Chances are we wouldn't have enough of anything for an entire week. Funny thing about that is in photos, you'll probably see us wearing the same 6 outfits. I've thought about getting Photoshop, and change the color of the clothing. A less expensive option is to not have Dasher take photos of us daily.

As I wait for laundry to finish, I thought I'd share with you a photo of Blog Headquarters for this week:

Yes, it's the couch. We brought a folding table with us. We also brought our pillows so the hotel's pillows now make lovely back cushions. You can see Dasher peeking between the laptops.

Later, as I returned from checking on laundry, Clea and Dasher swiped my spot! Of course I didn't disturb them.......... until after I got a picture.

Jim has called a few places around town for upholstery services. The estimates seem higher than we want to spend. We ventured out to pickup some mail from the campground and then headed to a couple of other upholstery shops the GPS "found". One of them was not found and the other was booked for 3 weeks anyway. Even if he wasn't booked, the old man was scary. He had clear nasal discharge that almost reached his lip. Do I hear a "ewwwwwwww". I don't think I could have talked to the guy enough to pick out fabrics. (shuddering). We stopped off at a Joann's and priced out fabric and foam. We'll do the calculations later on. Maybe Jim and I can do it ourselves. Stay tuned.

I don't know if it's happened to you, but a few times I've forgotten it was Halloween. Occasionally I've seen someone with some hideous makeup and had to do a double-take. Perhaps, in a scary way, this was the way they dressed normally.

I'm so excited, we're going to eat out tonight. I love food and I love to eat out. It's unhealthy and costly. Yeah, I can beat the cost with our free giftcards. OK, I can beat the unhealthy factor by having a salad or grilled foods perhaps. You know what, shut up with your suggestions, I'm gonna eat out.

Ooooooooooooo, a new follower has joined the blog. A big welcome to Craig. I think I've only met him once. Craig's other half, Will, used to live in Fort Myers a long time ago. Will eventually moved away taking a job in some Michigan city that I haven't bothered to see if I can spell. Will grew up and changed his name preference to William. Name preferences are important in business, more so customer service. Ya know, get that personal feeling. However, with friends, it's more common to call them what you've met them by rather than their preference. When that someone persists on using their "correct" name then it's fun to use other non-preferred names like "Willy" or "Billy". So, Will, consider that a warning shot.

We've returned from dining at Macaroni Grill. I love the food there. Jim and I both get Penne Rustica, our favorite. On the way home, we made cracks at each other and I threatened him with the power of the pen keyboard. I told him I'd publish untruths like he sneezed, which made him pee his pants and as we laughed then he farted.