Cold, but too busy to notice...

Today was a whirlwind of activities as we were up early in the morning and found a temperature of 40.... We showered and dressed in a hurry with the heaters running....

As we headed out for the day, that was when I noticed the low tire pressure indicator in the car was on.......  Whoa, that's not good.... So I turned right around and went back for the air supply compressor in the coach....  With a gauge I learned that most of the tires were about 30 pounds but that one was 26, and that must have been the culprit.

Once aired back to about 35 all around, we headed back out for the day.  We found a Mc Donalds for a biscuit and coffee, but I can't remember where... Somewhere in Urbandale, I think...

Next we headed to the show arena downtown...  The show was held in the Des Moines Events Center, which is the old Veterans Auditorium, but it has been remodeled by the Hy Vee grocery folks....  I dropped Loyce at the side entrance... She wanted at least three hours.....

Well that was alright with me, as I headed back out to West Des Moines for the Amateur Radio luncheon...  It is held every Friday at a Chinese Buffet...  They have the meeting room reserved on most days, and there are several steam tables with numerous hot entrees....

I took it easy, but found a baked Salmon with Lemon Butter and then braised with bar be cue sauce...  Boy it was to die for...  And then General Tao Chicken...  Rice and Pot Stickers, and on and on........

I lost count, but I think there were over thirty of us at a single long table...  Everyone was talking with everyone all at once.....

I almost forgot that I was supposed to go get Loyce at 2 PM....  But I shook clear almost in time until I hit the big group of emergency vehicles on the freeway...

I wasn't too late, and she had enjoyed the show so much that she said it was one of the best ones ever...  And declared that we were coming back again next year....  Uhhh,.....  We'll never get out of Kansas any earlier than snow balls.....

Then tonight we had a wonderful diner over at our sister's home in Urbandale...  She cooked stuffed pork loins for us with potatoes and broccoli.    We're eating way too well here....

But back at the coach after dark the inside temp was 44 degrees...  And it is to be below freezing before morning.....  I broke down and started the propane heaters.. You have to have them all running, to keep the water lines from freezing..

So I'm about killed tonight from a big day of seeing so many friends, that I can't list them all, but we really enjoyed seeing and talking to everyone....

And tomorrow will be more of the same....  I had better go stoke the fire....!

Retired Rod