Day 17 - Friday, January 21st - Buc-ees & Sam's

 It was cold here overnight, and going to be cold again tonight and tomorrow night. It was 32 at 6:30AM, Today's high was 38. Forecast is for 31 tonight, 49 for tomorrows high and then 27 for tomorrow nights low. It has been misting rain on and off during the night and today. The dampness and wind make it feel really cold. People are bundled up in big coats, stocking caps, etc.

Kathy likes checking out Buc-ee's stores so we went over to one about 20 miles from us. They are a cross between a roadside convenience store and a Wal-Mart.

The few times we have been in one I have always noted the Help Wanted signs, and the payscale. Tell me again why the federal government needs to keep piling debt on my great-grandchildren so that it can hand out money to people who won't work, or people whose irresponsible actions have put them in a position so that they can't work. We constantly hear about shortages and inflation while at the same time there are currently fewer people employed than there were pre-COVID,

Then it was off to Sam's to pick up a few things and get some exercise, walking around the store. I needed to walk a lot more than I did, to burn off the calories from all the junk food I bought.

On the way home from Sam's we stopped at a Farmer's Market type store and bought some peppers, celery, pecans, and I'm not sure what else.

Then it was back home to put water in the tank and unhook the water hose before tonight. The campground sent everyone texts asking that hoses be unhooked to prevent potential freeze damage to their hydrants.

A comment on people wearing masks. My guess is that less than 10% of non-employees wear masks. It seemed like more people in Pensacola were wearing masks, but certainly no more than 15%. Today it seemed like we saw more people (Buc-ees & Sam's) wearing masks, but again, no more than 10%. I don't know if Camping World made their sales people get vaccinated but I noticed that at least one of the sales cubicles had a "I've Been Vaccinated" sign on the wall. One of the guys who we talked to was wearing a mask. Once we got out of the building, and into the coach, he asked us if we minded if he took it off. Since we weren't wearing masks we didn't care.

Found a 2010 Dutch Aire 4304 online, at a dealer in Nacogdoches, TX. Sent them a few questions. It's a couple of feet longer than what we want but I like the extra cargo capacity provided by the tag axle.

God is good. I pray that He blesses you and yours.