Awake: 6:02am Temp 44 sleep 6+17 sunny overnight @ Newell campsite.
@ 9:35am we cut each other’s hair outside in the sunshine. Temp 60 degrees
with little wind; it was difficult to be inconspicuous about this as we
are only 55 feet from the entrance to the customers’ lounge & service
office. A lot of foot traffic; techs would call out: “can I be next?” or
“are you expensive?” Tommy (assistant service manager) walked over &
chatted for awhile; then Merle arrived from Tulsa in his new 2007 coach,
saw us & paid us a friendly visit. He was part of our group @ the Boothbay
rally last month. Not to be biased in the least, but the best visitor
during our hair cutting time was Bobby, he walked up from the warehouse
with papers verifying our Plasma TV arrival…..with the notification
attached: “no charge.”
Last evening, K & I talked about joining the local Rotary here in Miami
for lunch if they would have us. Kathy got on the computer, sought out the
secretary’s (Freda) e-mail, wrote a short note with our cell phone # &
sent it off.
Today & shortly after we finish cutting hair, Freda calls & invites us to
meet her @ the 1st National Bank in town & then, follow her to the A & M
Community College’s social room where the Rotarians gather every Tuesday
for lunch. Freda, who is actually the president of this Rotary club,
begins introducing us to some of the members almost immediately…..then
asks us if a certain table to sit @ would be suitable; certainly we agree
& more introductions continue. A plate of chicken with noodles in cheese
sauce & mixed vegetables came quickly, also a salad and drinks and apple
dumpling for dessert. Our table associates had many questions about what
brought us here, where are we living, where are we going, etc. These
people made us feel very comfortable & our table mates, including the
President Of the College, were especially friendly & gracious. I was
called upon to introduce Kathy & myself to the rest of the crowd, tell a
little about: where we are from, our lifestyle, etc. I made sure of being
complimentary to one special individual in the group that we know...Carl,
the owner of Newell Coach Corp. I think I did OK because he came over &
chatted with us briefly after the meeting was over. Joining some distant
fellow Rotarians was a wonderful experience; in fact, I just might do some
more of this in our future travels.
Back to our bus, @ 1:45; even though our TV is here, I realize that the
techs may not have adequate time today for the installation. As a matter
of fact, I casually mention to the coordinators that we’ll hang around (in
the campsite) & fit us in when & if you can.
We were thinking of going “on the road again” this afternoon but now, our
time slot is dwindling away for today. Besides, wind & rainy weather is
moving in fast. I did take some time however, to reseal a basement door on
the co-pilots side that has leaked a little water during the last heavy
rainstorm.
Evening entertainment: for Kathy, “Dancing with the Stars.”
For both of us: the history channel featuring “Adhesives.” Most
interesting & informative!
Around 9:30pm light rain moves in.
Later, a satellite movie: “Renaissance Man” with Danny DeVito, Gregory
Hines, James Remar, Cliff Robertson, etc. A man (DeVito) whose life &
career have hit a stone wall gets hired to teach some of the Army’s least
intelligent recruits some basics of reading. 1994. One amazing feature
that could be obvious to some casual observers: this movie has been
recognized as having the kindest portrait of the U.S. Army in recent
history.
High temp=66 Lights out: 11:34pm
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