Pomona RV Show...

....or should I call it McMahons Dealership show.   I was expecting more.  It was just the dealership with all it's different rigs.  Lots to see and that was nice.  The next RV show there is in October.  That one will have the manufacturers.   I am looking forward to seeing the Lazy Daze's and Born Free's.  There were no brochures today and in some of the rigs I liked...there was no info like price and size.  The temperature was 92 in Pomona today and most rigs had no A/C going.  Way too hot to just sit and think or discuss.  Had to keep moving.

Craigslist

Still having problems with people saying they want an item and then not responding again. They say they will
call me the next day and then I never hear from them again.  Anyway, things are slowly getting sold. The bed has been sold but at a price 1/4 of what it originally cost. 

 Tomorrow I am going down to Pomona to the RV show.  Plan to take notes and photos.

A Horse With No Name

OK...I think I've found the saying to put on the back of the RV.  I am not one to name a vehicle but felt that it will need a theme.  " A Horse With No Name" by America

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zSAJ0l4OBHM
A Horse With No Name

On the first part of the journey,
I was looking at all the life.
There were plants and birds. and rocks and things,
There was sand and hills and rings.
The first thing I met, was a fly with a buzz,
And the sky, with no clouds.
The heat was hot, and the ground was dry,
But the air was full of sound.

I've been through the desert on a horse with no name,
It felt good to be out of the rain.
In the desert you can remember your name,
'Cause there ain't no one for to give you no pain.
La, la, la la la la, la la la, la, la
La, la, la la la la, la la la, la, la

After two days, in the desert sun,
My skin began to turn red.
After three days, in the desert fun,
I was looking at a river bed.
And the story it told, of a river that flowed,
Made me sad to think it was dead.

You see I've been through the desert on a horse with no name,
It felt good to be out of the rain.
In the desert you can remember your name,
'Cause there ain't no one for to give you no pain.
La la, la, la la la la, la la la, la, la
La la, la, la la la la, la la la, la, la

After nine days, I let the horse run free,
'Cause the desert had turned to sea.
There were plants and birds, and rocks and things,
There was sand and hills and rings.
The ocean is a desert, with its life underground,
And a perfect disguise above.
Under the cities lies, a heart made of ground,
But the humans will give no love.

You see I've been through the desert on a horse with no name,
It felt good to be out of the rain.
In the desert you can remember your name,
'Cause there ain't no one for to give you no pain.

La la, la, la la la la, la la la, la, la
La la, la, la la la la, la la la, la, la
La la, la, la la la la, la la la, la, la
La la, la, la la la la, la la la, la, la
La, la, la la la la, la la la, la, la
La la, la, la la la la, la la la, la, la
La, la, la la la la, la la la, la, la
La la, la, la la la la, la la la, la, la

Craigslist

Slowly organizing items.  Dismantled the captains bed in middle room to reassemble in the garage.  Didn't want people to have to come in house to look at the bed.  Had 4 people interested in the bed in the last 2 days.  One decided he wanted a larger one, another wanted  me to hold it for another 2 weeks.  Two others never got back to my reply.  This is such a long process.  I need to clean window sills and repaint.  With the bed out of the middle room I have room to organize the 12 gallon storage containers.  Didn't do much inside today.  I mowed the back lawn and did some weeding. 

House

You never really realize how much stuff you have until you try to downsize.  I am listing things on Craigslist for about 1/2 the price you could get them at the store.   I have some things I have let go for 1/4 the new price.  I bought a filing cabinet at Staples for $169. and had to put it together.  I sold it for $40. and even then the guy tried to get me to lower the price cause there was a 2" scratch on one side.  I have had so many people get in touch with me and say they will give me "x" amount of  $ for an item and take it off my hands.  They say they can pick it up today for cash.  I just tell them "no thanks".  At this point I am not desperate.  Friday I canceled the house phone and brought the internet connection down one level.  That phone call was not easy cause the person on the phone tried talking me out of it.  He said he needed to "educate me" in that I would no longer save the $10. bundle discount.  Yes, but the house phone that I am not using was costing $27. a month.

My Travels

Just testing out this blogging thing in preparation for my 2013 travels