December 7th

Friday started with a bang. Well...actually a big crash as the fridge door came crashing down onto the floor when Bev opened the door. We had just finished breakfast and were settling down for our morning coffees. Everything on the inside of the door came crashing to the floor. I was amazed that nothing broke and there wasn't a big mess to clean up.

The culprit was a broken hinge on the bottom of the fridge door. What a piece of crap! Whoever designed this and approved it should be fired. There was no way this plastic hinge could ever hold up to common use. On our previous fridge, this hinge piece was made of metal and could endure the weight of the door and contents.

Thanks to a copious amount of JB Weld epoxy, I was able to re-construct the hinge but was not satisfied that it would be a long-term solution. John came over with a piece off his satellite dish mount that he did not need. I cut a piece and formed it into a new hinge point that now supports the original hinge. This is a good fix that should last a long time.

Christmas is coming!

Despite missing the white snows of winter (just kidding), we do try to get into the spirit of Christmas by decorating the palapa shelter where we meet for happy hour. Then we do up our rigs.

VandB's rig with happy snowman.

Walter and Carol's rig with a "tree" as its focal point.

V and B's rig showing rope light on ground, snow flakes on windshield.

Seen from the street, the campground looks really great. Not shown is Mike and Mavis's rig with their dazzling light show, making three rigs plus the palapa on display. People passing by must be envious. Or maybe not. Regardless we are all having fun!