Quite A Few Things Happening

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I wanted to tell a story about our return trip from Texas in December.  When we rolled into the toll booth south of Reynosa, the taker looked at me and said nothing.  I asked her how much it was and we started a conversation.  She wanted to know where I was from and I told her Kansas City.  She asked why I spoke Spanish and I told her I had lived here for a long time.  She went on about how most foreigners come and do a lot of pointing and speaking in English.  She doesn't speak a word of English.  By chance, she said, a couple earlier that day began to scream and yell at her and she never figured out why.  She said they held up the line for 15 minutes.   I told her that many gringos believe they will get screwed because they are foreigners and have an RV.  I said, "They think you have a magic button in there you can push to change the prices".  She said there is no way they can change the price.  There may be some doubt about how they charge and some concessions can be different.   There is no way she can take money off the top as everything is computerized and she has to cash out just like any cashier where the system has to match the ticket sales.  

Another great-great nephew!

I ordered the decals for the travel trailer and it is cleaned and ready to be sold.  We've started looking at vans and it's a matter of having cash in hand.  It will be hard to let it go but time to move on to something else.  We're putting our two lots up for sale at the resort.  

I had several tests done before our vacation.  The results are in and in March I will have an endoscopy and a colonoscopy.  I just hope they don't attempt to do both simultaneously 😄  What a great system we are in with the state.  It appears I may have to have surgery to correct a hiatal hernia.  It's an overnight thing and I am anxious to get it done.  

On my morning exercise one group waiting for their treats.

The cold weather is setting in and this weekend, like most of North America, we will have freezing temps but no precipitation.  Boo hoo, I'd love to have some snow.

When we got home, I noticed the ceiling in the palapa was sagging on one side.  It's so hard to get people to repair things.  If we were to ask for a new sheetrock ceiling, they'd be here yesterday.  However, the caretaker who works for a neighbor around the corner was looking for extra work.  He did a great job and any materials he needed we went and sourced them himself.  He has since repaired many other things around here. 

We'll be heading to SMA around the 20th.  I'm ready to roll now.  I can't be in one place to long.  Our France trip will wait until my surgery and then I'll begin looking for tickets.  I guess we could go before, we'll wait and see.