A Little Batty As The Rally Registration Deadline Approaches - (Chester, CA)

The days are getting shorter and it was about ten degrees cooler last night - mid 40s.  Then it turned into another beautiful day.

One thing to be said for this job is the weather will be hard to beat anywhere else.  Early on we had about a week of rain that everyone said was unusual.  Since then, we had a two-day stretch of rain and that has been about it.

Otherwise, it has been clear blue skies with daytime temps from about 65 to 90.  And even the 90 degree days haven't felt that hot here next to the lake.  And "yes" it is a dry heat which is far, far better than the humid swelter of the Ohio & Mississippi River Valleys and the Gulf Coast.  :)

It was a pretty typical Monday.  Linda started the early shift.  She was a little busier today with more phone calls about Labor Day weekend.

Randy and I did the Honey Wagon service, then I checked firepits, and did the bathrooms.  Randy started working on the Osprey deck which needs to be re-constructed.

I waxed the kitchen floor that I stripped yesterday, did electric meter readings, and put on another coat of wax later in the day. 

Then I helped Randy disassemble the deck.  That's gonna be a two, three, or four day project depending on what we find.

After our shifts, Linda gave me a haircut.  As she was finishing up, she heard squeaks.  "That sounds like a bat!" she quickly surmised.

Sure enough, we could see a bat up under our stowed awning.

Linda made me wait until she was inside.  Big chicken.  :)

Then, I pushed the button on the automatic awning to roll it out a bit.  Yep, two bats rolled out with our sap-stained awning.

I can only imagine what they thought as they rolled out of their snug spot, head over heels, to the daylight.  :)

They stayed like that for a couple of minutes until they got their orientation.  Then they flew.  They kept flying up under the awning looking for that little crack they had gotten used to.  Sometimes they would land and crawl looking for their spot.

But they couldn't get comfortable and eventually re-located.

So that was the excitement for the day.  :)

We got another Rally registration.  That makes 36 registrations for 68 people.  There is a week left for registrations and we have 24 spots open.

If you know of anyone that may want to attend, feel free to post the link to the 2009 RV-Dreams Rally Information Page in your blogs or other Forums.  :)

If we get some last-minute response, we might extend the deadline.  Either way, the Rally will go on and it will be a great time for all!

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Comments

[Alice]

What will you use to get the sap off of the awning? In our old 5th wheel, we had a devil of a time getting it removed.

[Howard]

Alice,

I have no idea. :)

The awning manufacturer says to use a hard bristle brush with warm water and natural soap. I did read somewhere that you can use ice cubes to freeze pine pitch, but I have no clue if that would really work.