Another Day, Another...

...way to think up things to keep yourself occupied. When you've got no tv reception and no car, you walk a lot. You do laundry again. You make lists of things to either get or do. I'm on the pc a lot (thank all the little tech gods for my aircard reception), either blogging or messaging. I will say this: the people here in Hondo are ten times friendlier than the folks I met in Brookshire. I think the folks in Brookshire were either passing through or worked somewhere in the area (there are a lot of what look like permanent structures, i.e., eyesores). These folks here in Hondo are either snowbirds or they live here; they're all retired. And friendly! Everyone waves or stops to say hello. I had inquired about a message board system in the Park, so I could bum a ride to Walmart. While the dogs and I were walking yesterday afternoon, a couple drove up and offered me a ride. How sweet they are: Larry and Marie. They're dog people, too. I swear, I've met more dogs and their owners here than I have in a month of going to the Katy Bark Park. Anyway, they took me to Walmart where I got some much needed grocery items. It was short-sighted of me to run so low and I should have taken care of it before I arrived in Hondo, but I was excited to get to my next destination.

I've been trying to talk to Dish Network and DirecTV about satellite coverage for the RV. I must have been dreaming when I thought tv reception was going to be as good anywhere as it was in Brookshire. The folks at the internet forum where I visit a lot have been extremely helpful in this endeavor. One of them is a satellite tv expert and I'm going to go with his advice. That's the trouble with fora: too many opinions. Dish Network says that in order to receive local network programming at the city where I reside, I'll have to call Dish and change my zip code every time I move. I want local stations ("local" meaning wherever I am right now), in order to get their local news. Forum members say whoever I talked to at Dish doesn't know the straight poop and I should continue to ask until I get someone who knows what they're talking about. What a pain in the butt, frankly.

I also need to call Enterprise in Hondo and get a car to drive while I'm here. They're closed on Saturdays, which I find odd as hell. I would think weekends would be big business for car rental agencies. I've got an alert out with Carmax for a small, cheap, manual transmission car to tow. Again, I was kidding myself about not needing a car: hooking/unhooking every time I want to go somewhere is another pain in the butt. Geez, any more of these, I'm gonna need medication.

While walking yesterday, I heard geese honking and, sure enough, there were two large flocks going over, low. I'm seeing more fauna. Behind the RV park is a...farm? Dunno, but there's a donkey whom we've visited every day, and several pygmy goats, which I fall in love with every time I see. I gave the donkey two apple halves this morning, but he turned them down. I think his olfactory senses are damaged: he didn't react to them at all. He does like a nice scratch behind the ears and on his cheeks, tho. Sweet animal; he's had some awful mishaps, it look like: scars on his face that look like his bridle was made of barbed wire. Yech...

What will this day bring? Yesterday was a gorgeous day; sunny, clear, brisk. The air is clean. Tomorrow's supposed to be rainy. I better get that car rented and a dish installed, or I'll either go nuts sitting right here, or will pull up stakes and see what's next.