Did You "Spring Ahead" and Water, Water Everywhere!

DeBary, FL.

61 deg. partly cloudy, no wind.

Forecast = Becoming cloudy with occasional rain during the afternoon. High 79F. SSE winds shifting to NNW at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 70%.


Did you remember to "spring ahead" last night? Jim set most of the clocks here in the double-wide last night, but still has a few to do this morning. 

We had a little excitement here a week ago. Jim went out the back door and into the screen room and found water running across the floor!!! :-(  After a little inspection, it was determined that the house water heater had sprung a leak and was doing it's best to completely soak the floor and everything that was setting on it! Luckily most things were not down on the cement floor so just a few boxes got wet. 

After getting a few items up off of the floor, Jim called Kevin, (our local handyman). He came over and confirmed that it was indeed the water heater that was leaking. He told Jim that he was pretty sure that the local Lows had new water heaters like we needed in stock, so after Kevin left, Jim took Big RED and headed over there to purchase one. 

Anyway, Jim got the heater, Kevin came back in the afternoon and installed it, and now everything is good again! ;-) 

Not much else to report. Jim took Big RED in for an oil change the other day. He's been over to the CG to do a little work on Nora. He still needs to take Big RED someplace to get new tires for him, ( the old ones are pretty much worn out and the sidewalls are starting to crack), but hasn't decided on where to purchase them yet. Those tires are going to be a pretty big expense, so he wants to try to get the best deal possible. 

Both Linda and Jim seem to be doing fine. The tree pollen has been pretty bad lately, so they've both had some problems with that. No test or anything until next month, so nothing to report there. 

Did you know that  DST was established in 1918?

Woof!!!

Good Doctor's Report

Rantoul, IL.

62 deg. partly cloudy, no wind.
Forecast = Partly cloudy with scattered storms. Highs around 81°F. South wind to 5 MPH. Chance of precipitation near 40%.

Just a quick note to bring you up-to-date.

Linda's doctor's appointment went well Wednesday morning. The doctor renewed her prescriptions and wants to see her in a month to keep an eye on her blood pressure that has been erratic since the chemo treatments.

Since Linda couldn't eat before the blood test, she and Jim went to the Blue Star Family restaurant for breakfast before coming back here to the park. ;-)

We've had really nice weather around here lately, but the temperatures are starting to slowly climb back towards the mid eighty's (where they should be for this time of year), and the humidity is starting to go up some. Today, they're forecasting possible rain for the first time in over a week and it looks like it's going to be warmer and more humid for the next week or so.

Because it's been quite windy lately, Jim's allergies have been acting up and he's been doing a lot of sneezing and blowing. :-(  A little rain may help that situation though.

Nothing much planned for the weekend. Jim's thinking that maybe they'll have a cook-out with Mike and Terri either Saturday or Sunday, depending on the weather and what else is going on.

Did you know that August is "National Catfish Month"?

Woof!!!