Sun - Jan 5/14

Wow! A sunny summer day today! Almost 80 F - warmer than 80 inside the RV. Hard to believe it will drop to the 20's F by Tuesday.

We didn't turn on the A/C because I would be going in and out many times as I made the last push to move the "freezable stuff" that was still inside when we came south. I would move these items to the outside compartments today.

My first task today was to clean the front windows and install the privacy shield. This shield lets in less sunshine; yet allows us to see out without others seeing in. It also makes watching the TV easier as it is up front above the windshield.

 

 

Soon the shield was in place on the main windshield and front side windows.

 

 

Tennis balls under the wiper arms help preserve the wiper blades by keeping them off the windshield. Covers installed over the blades help protect them from UV deterioration.

 

Charlotte made great "Home Style" burgers for lunch. No Lettuce, tomatoes or bacon. Just juicy burgers and onion w/condiments. Mmmm Good!

 

Charlotte Enjoyed a little of the warmth on the patio while I hooked up connections from the computer to the Front TV. Using it as a second computer screen allows us to watch DVD's on the bigger screen. We started with the first episode of the series "Breaking Bad". I have several series and a few hundred DVD's we can watch when there is nothing interesting on TV.

 

After the "Break" I finished arranging the "Stuff" in the outside compartments. It isn't pretty; but, it is now stored outside.

 

We passed on some of today's park activities (Church, Jam session, Texas Hold-Em and Fast Bingo) to get these tasks completed.

 

 

We did; however, head over to the Rec Hall for Trivia at 7 pm. We met some great folks! We joined them to make a team of 6. We competed against nearly 20 other teams.

 

 

Like us, there were a lot of first-timers at Trivia, so the procedure was explained to all. Each player contributes $1 at the start. The top 3 winning teams receive a share of the entry fee. There were 6 questions, each with 2 parts and a final question with 4 parts.

 

The "Theme" this week was TV. Many of the questions were based on TV programs in the 50-60's.

 

The team arrives at a consensus on the answer and submits it on paper with the team name. The team decides which part f their answer will be worth 4 points and which will receive 2 points, if correct. Thankfully, we had good players as our teammates.

 

 

Part way through the contest they sang Happy Birthday to those who were celebrating. They did the same for those having an Anniversary.

 

 

They also brought treats to each table at half time. The treats were related to Trivia Question Answers from earlier in the contest. Everyone received a "Cow Tales" (Anwer: Nostalgic Chocolate Bar) and a Cream Puff (Answer: First appeared on restaurant menus in the U.S. in 1851). Neat!

 

We were 2 points out of first place when it was time to answer the final question: Place the 4 named TV Westerns in order - Most to Least Episodes. We answered: Gunsmoke; Bonanza; Wagon Train and Rawhide.

 

Now we had to choose how many of the 12 points to wager on our answer. The way the final 4-part question is structure is that you have to get it all correct. If even one answer is wrong your team loses the total wager (up to 12 points). We were not 100% sure so we decided to wager 0. We hoped the team 2 points ahead of us would make a mistake giving us the lead.

 

We were one of two teams to get it correct; however, we bet 0. If we would have wager 12 we would have won. The team ahead of us faltered and lost 12 points; however, another team that was correct with their wager, passed us to win.

 

We decided, if possible, to meet and be a team next week. The hosts really put a lot of work into the Trivia Contest. Everyone had a great time. We are already looking forward to next week.

 

Again, a little TV before bed.