Volunteer Luncheon

The elusive Upsidedown bird.  I swear I did not turn the
photo around.  He is quite bizarre.

August 26 – With the luncheon today we weren’t going to get to anywhere.  Oh well.  After cleaning the bathhouse Bill said he’d do the couple of sites while I made my corn soufflé and got my shower.  After putting my dish in the oven, Bill was back and we decided to measure the height again of the RV.  There is an overpass of 13’6” that we would go under when we leave it we could.  Well it’ measured 13’51/2”.  Now we will check if it lowers once we hitch up.  I think it should drop a couple of inches.  The bad new is after the measuring I noticed that on the side of the roof where the 2 tank vents were, there was only one and it was broken off and damaged.  There was no damage to the AC unit so we can’t figure how we could have hit something to do the damage in the middle of the side of the roof.  Then those vents are $60 each!  The vent holes were a mess so we have to take it in for new vent pipes before I can put the vents back on.

 

The invite to the luncheon was a bit sketchy and so I packed a bag of plates, bowls, plasticware, drinks and tablecloths.  Bill and I were the first to arrive after the “host”.  We’re never early, what a shock.  It was not a very organized event, as some volunteers never got the message and some just got it this morning and it was a bit last minute to bring something.  The host brought 8 hotdogs and one couple cut up hotdogs in their baked beans and that was the extent of meat for the meal.  There was plenty of other food items so no one left hungry.  Several brought 2 dishes and that was a good thing. 

 

A couple of the regional forestry people there but no one went to any trouble to introduce them around and there was a couple who used to volunteer but hasn’t for 3 years, so it wasn’t a very comfortable social event.  We did our duty and got home at almost 2.  After putting everything away we discussed if we had time to go into town, but instead we went to use the WIFI and Bill washed a load of rags.  I made some calls through the computer and ordered a new roof vent and called the upholsterer to see when my couch will be picked up.  They are on vacation.  So I hope to hear back from them this weekend. 

 

Dinner was leftover grilled items and leftover corn soufflé and sliced tomatoes.  As we were finishing up Larry, one of the volunteers came by to get my recipe for the corn soufflé.  We stood outside and chatted with him for an hour.  He’s really nice and offered for me to go with him one night on a bear run.  He patrols the areas that bears are most likely and scares them off with a paint gun.  Some nights he’s out til 1 or 2 in the morning.  I’d need to take a nap before I go.

 

We watched the season enders of “Glades” and “Longmire” and I caught up my journal and expense journal.