Wednesday 6th October 2004

Awake 5:00 am Temp 35 Frost on the grass Overnight in Nicktown

After coffee & breakfast, Kathy drives uptown to meet with the coffee krew
for the 8:30 chit-chat. I stay in our motorhome & organize some of our
paperwork.
Then about 9:20, I walk to the 9:30 mass(the children's mass) & meet with
Kathy. Florentz & Anna are also at mass & he passes that "T" handle over
for me to try out on our well now that it's been modified.

Late morning, with Kathy's assistance, we clean our primary & secondary
well filters, turn off the well pump, then the circuit breakers, drain the
pressure tank...and using that modified "T" handle, lift the water pump up
out of the well water to drain, than lower it back into it's slot
connection until our next visit here, whenever that may be. That's how we
winterize our well.

Early afternoon, we ready our coach for travel with all slides retracted &
our campsite facility wrapped & winterized. In the morning, before we
drive away, I only need to disconnect the phone line & electrical power.

Drive across town & visit Joe & Mary Lou. He is 78 now, has back pain, a
weak heart & diabetes but...has a strong mind. For some 50 + years, Joe
owned & operated the IGA food market here in Nicktown. Just this year,
he's had to give it up. We spend an hr talking with them. Back to our bus
@ 6:00.

Phone message from my buddy Barry: He & his wife Bonnie would like to go
out for dinner tonight. We pick them up @ 6:50, drive 10 min to the Palace
Hotel in North-Northern Cambria & have some beer & pizza. It was good.
Florentz's son Cyrus is the new owner of this hotel & restaurant. Barry &
I always have a lot to talk about. Back to our bus @ 10:30. Lights out:
11:28 pm