Nov 3rd - Day Off

This morning I went to Bryan, Texas. It is about 15 miles, and 25 minutes, (5 miles of curvy gravel roads) from here.

I had a good breakfast at an IHOP. I searched for a "mom and pop" type restaurant but didn't find one. The place was busy when I got there but there were still a few empty tables. When I left the entry area was packed with people waiting for a seat.

After breakfast I went to a Walgreens and picked up a prescription refill and then to a Kroger store for some groceries. I got back home a little before noon.

We had a nice shower, maybe even enough to wash the dust off things <grin>, this afternoon. I downloaded a couple of ebooks and read one of them this afternoon. While sitting here reading I looked up at the "control panel" and noted that the inverter was operating. For some reason the camp lost power for around an hour. It didn't impact me since I just operated off battery power during that time. I wasn't doing anything that required significant electricity.

After the power came back on I did my third load of laundry since I've been here. The washer/dryer in the motor home is nice but it is small.

Fred came over late in the day and asked if I wanted to go to church with Gail and him tomorrow. I'm going to follow them to their church and after church to the Dixie Belle, in Hearne, for lunch. After lunch they are going to Walmart (I think one of the ones in Bryan) for a loooong afternoon of shopping, according to Fred. I think I will spend some time exploring Hearne, TX. It shouldn't take all that long. The population of Hearne is less than 5,000.

One of Hearne's "claims to fame" is that it is one of the few, maybe the only, location in the United States where WalMart closed a store, after 10 years, because it was losing money. Some reports claim that the main reason for the closing was because of all the employee theft.

Temperatures are cooling off. During the next week there is only day when the high temperature is supposed to hit 80 is on Thursday.

Good night to all. May God bless you and yours.