Won Another Jackpot !

 

The older I grow the more I distrust the familiar doctrine that age brings wisdom.

 

I'd like to able to post that blog title every day but I'm a realist and know that's not going to happen.  However, for now we must be really hot.  Thursday night was bingo night again.  After my big win on Tuesday there was no way we were going to miss this.  The clubhouse was full but not quite as packed as the other night.   We bought our bingo sheets and settled in for another evening of  fast-paced bingo.  This was serious business.  

We were here to win the big bucks …. again.    We weren’t disappointed   either.  I believe in sharing the glory so I let Terry win this time.   It wasn’t long until Terry was up on the table and yelling, “Bingo”!  Dreams of fortune crossed my mind.  We had hit it big again.  The money lady slowly counted out the $57 winnings in five’s and one’s.   Yep …. we were loaded down with cash once again.  There were so many things we could do with this.  It meant more fuel, better food, a shopping spree ….. or maybe even a trip.  Who knows what we’ll do but for right now it’s stashed away.

With this kind of luck why haven’t we won the million dollar lotteries?  Maybe the reason is we buy bingo cards but are too cheap to buy lottery tickets.  Perhaps, we need to re-think that decision. 

We have discovered staying at this RV park there is no need to buy many groceries.  Everything is here.  Breakfast is served every day with the price varying from about $1 to $2.49 a piece.  Of course, that depends on what day and what is on the menu.  There’s always a lunch special for under $3.00 available until 2 PM and “happy hour” with more specials start at 3 PM until about 6 PM.  The specials change daily. It’s hard to buy groceries for the price we’re paying for our meals here.

 

Normal driving position of this Jeep

Just in case the Jeep turns over on the trail ... "Call 911" is easier to read.

The weather has been fantastic but it’s not going to last for long.  We have a storm heading this way.  With it we’ll get some rain and some wind but we’re not on the road right now so it’s not going to bother us much.  The storm may keep the weekenders away but doubt it’ll keep all the kids away since spring break starts in many places next week.

This is a mighty big park.  I’ve always said I didn’t like the big parks.  I eat my words more than I like. If the park isn’t big, you can’t have this many amenities.   However, this one is different than the big parks you find around Mesa where several pack in well over a thousand rigs and those same rigs stay all winter long.  Everyone is spread out here and most are coming and going every couple of weeks.  Some are here for the season but most aren’t.  In snowbird parks you tend to have more "clicks" but that's mainly because people return year after year and get to know each other. They tend to already have their own little groups.  There absolutely is nothing wrong with this but it does make it a little harder to break into these groups or meet people if you're a newcomer.  In the membership parks or "transient" parks you don't see this quite so much. 

Also, in the larger parks you seem to see more differences in the RV’ers or snowbirds … whatever you want to call them.  They come from all walks of life.   I think there’s a place here for just about everyone.  It's that birds of a feather thing  …. but more on that later.

‘Tis life on the road.