Friday, October 30

Not a break on water bill

 All the city would take off of the water bill was the sewer fee. That is a high percentage but really only amounts to about half of the actual water. So we still do not know what the actual number is but have been told in the neighborhood of $2500. Now the plumber will be responsible for a portion of that and that is not ironed out yet either. We hope to get all this nailed down before we take off for Texas.

And now we did get our approach to the Pool Hall/Garage cemented today. In fact, they just left a few minutes ago. At least we have one entrance now where we do not have to deal with mud. Cement at the rear entrance and sidewalk to the back of the house will be done next Spring.

So now when we get the furnace issue figured out and resolved we can be at a start over spot. I never have liked it much when you have several unresolved irons in the fire. Oh my, what a year it has been!

It seems our park managers and activity directors have been in touch with local officials on guidelines and requirements concerning Covid-19 for the RV parks. For some reason, the individual counties are laying down the expectations and it seems to be working. I don't know if this is a state mandate or county only but at least when they have a spike in cases it will be easier to figure out what the particular county did or did not do as a means to control it. One of the things they are asking for is self-quarantining for 10 days after arrival in the park. That was on our todo list already.

I think their adherence to simple rules like masks and distancing has a lot to do with their dependence on Winter Texans for their livelihood. They have always treated us well and this is just one more example and why Texas is our choice for a Winter residence. Not all of Texas is so nice but I can certainly account for the Rio Grande Valley. It feels good to be appreciated.

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