No Water Available!

"Before you try to keep up with the Joneses, be sure they're not trying to keep up with you." Erma Bombeck

It has been an interesting last couple of days in Quartzsite. More and more RV's have pulled into town. Linda and Dave Sands even rolled into our circle on the BLM. The streets are so busy that we feel it's best not to venture far from our motorhome. If we did, it would probably take an hour or two to get back. And, remember there are a lot of lurkers out there that have all the time in the world. With our luck we'd be stuck behind them and wouldn't get back until after dark. The crowds are tremendous and there is no crowd control.

With thousands and thousands and thousands of RV's in this little town, the BLM land has no water! Can you believe there is no water? There isn't. Evidently the pump broke and it will not be restored until sometime this next week. For those that filled up just before the water was turned off, they're really lucky. Other folks are starting to sweat it. There is one place in town that will fill your propane and water tanks but with the whole system down, we can imagine the line. And, you have to drive through this crowd to get there. Another option is to have one of the independents deliver water to you for about $25. I bet their business is booming. Last year there was a vendor who had temporary showers set up for $5.00. I'm thinking this might be an option for me.

Saturday the Big Tent opened. Parking was a zoo and people swarmed the area. Vendors were busy answering questions and actually selling products. Everyone seemed to walk away with a few new treasures. We were no exception. Most importantly I finally found a replacement Wilson amplifier without having to order it. However, even though I have a great signal, it's difficult getting on the internet and staying on it especially in the early evening. Everyone else is trying to stay connected too.


Duchess got a nifty new combo dog food and water dish. And, Terry's been checking out all the tire pressure monitors. There are four different brands in the Big Tent. Not only does price vary but also features vary. Some ring an alarm if the pressure drops below a certain percentage of what it should be but the percentage is not adjustable. Others give you the option of setting at what level you want the alarm to go off as well as notifies you of tire temperature. The Pressure Pro is the most advertised. However, from what we understand it hasn't had changes to it's technology in six years so we're not so sure it's the best ... just the most well-known.


Terry also got a chance to voice his opinion to Braziel's RV about the expensive redos we had to have done at Camping World after a visit to their shop in Centralia in June. They told him to bring in the receipts and they would make it right. We'll see. We had quite a few issues with them. Well, I believe we all have had repair horror stories. There's probably no way to avoid them either. So, we just pass along the stories.


The prize for spending the most money goes to Paul and Marsha. They purchased a new Winegard Trav'ler 1000 and had it installed today. Ed and Linda were close behind with their purchase of a Pressure Pro Tire Monitor system.


Tonight was the big shindig for the group we were with. Sandie had organized everything. We were the judges for their chili cook-off. It was actually a tough call since we all had different opinions. Finally with the normal bribing between the judges, one winner was selected and awarded the prize of the night. Karla won first place.


Also, with the campfire came the traditional graduation ceremony for those beginning their RV adventures in 2009. It was a lot of fun and everyone shared their reasons for venturing out adding a few experiences. And, as usual, IYQ did a marvelous job of keeping a very good fire going.


It was just another fun evening. We've been so busy .... often wonder how we had time to work. We need a vacation from this vacation to relax. Sunday - The Desert Bar but we've been there, done that.


Life is good.