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We interrupt this program for an important message.  It's raining and it should continue for three days.  That is all.

Oh yeah ... the BIG TENT show in Quartzsite with everything RV, including RV's to buy.  We got there an hour early.  Seems lots of people have figured that out.  In 20 minutes, we were not alone as car after car came streaming in.  

Another interruption:  Most lucky for me, when my phone hit the water, it went in head first and the attached cord kept the important end out of the water.  I snatched it out, dried it off, used my best butcher knife to remove the plastic cover and VOILA!!  It didn't seem too bad and it still works.  That's a good thing since I denied any kind of damage coverage.  I used it to take all these pictures, so all seems to be okay.  That was a close one!

Here we are standing at the gate by the RV sales lot, waiting not so patiently.  In no time there was a line clear back to the parking area.  WOW ... I've haven't seen this many people here in years!!

At 9:00 on the dot, they opened the gate.  You can see, we were one of the first in the building.  NICE!!

Here's Patsy and Bill contemplating hummingbird feeders.  No sales yet since they already have one.

In less than five minutes we were elbow to elbow.  Patsy and I wandered down the aisles, not purchasing anything.  We must be sick!!  Many of the old timers no longer come here, like the Tire Tracker guys, but if you want pretzels and dip ... this is the place.  I went down the line twice before picking up a few more. I will tell you to bring lots of money.  Prices seem much higher.  

These kids make up for it.  I love the puppies who get their own chairs to hang out in.

Still not packed, as Patsy and I hit every table for candy and pens.  I think I picked up about ten and so far three of them do not work.  The pots and pans were being displayed and cooked on, and the big tall heaters were a nice warm spot to stand.  I think there were more technical things I wasn't interested in this year.

There were a few dog fights.  Why they don't just leave them home is beyond me.  Your dog would be MUCH happier!  This cutie was bundled up from the cold.

This?  I could use this for sure.  After all this lifting Cooper in and out of the rig five times a day, I'm ready for a nice hot tub.

In case you need some socks, they have them in every style of dog on the planet.  These things sell like hotcakes!!

This one ... this is for Mr. Chance.  I won't ask him if he remembers, because Patty and I remind him constantly.  See that long stick thing?

Not one, but THREE for the price of one!  As seen on TV!!  How could we resist.  Push it down, it spins around and whips up anything from eggs to whipped cream.  I threw mine away after finding it still unused in the drawer two years later.  

The chicken guys were there again, barbecuing deliciousness.  It being only 10:00 in the morning, we passed.

Here's a new one ... fire without wood.  It's some kind of stick with holes, all attached to your propane tank.  It actually put out quite a bit of heat.  No muss, no fuss, no ashes.

Then, just for the heck of it, we looked at some of the RVs.  Bill said he saw a Phaeton previously that I might like.  It was a 2015, with a layout better than my 2012.  I loved it ... and for $239,000, it could be mine.  They even take trade-ins he said ... at full value.  That's because they up the price of the rig you are buying.  Too bad it was a 40 footer.  I might have thought twice if it was a 36.

Then we looked at this.  What was this Patsy?  A 2002 Monaco?  

I loved the modern orange chairs.  Instead we looked at another one for something like $600,000.  Woohoo!  Fabulous to live in, terrible on maintenance.

We all decided we liked our own better ... except for that Phaeton .... maybe they will lower the price!  Nah .... it's too big for just me and the kid.

THIS kid on the other hand, would be happy to drag his scruffy along the floor in the big rig for 45 feet!!  I swear, this is the happiest dog in the entire world!!

In the end, I came home with a container of Happy Camper and some dip mix that I use with pasta.  Nothing was cheap.  Maybe Tyson Wells will have more things that like our wallets better.  

In case you were wondering ... case of water $8.00, dozen eggs $4.59, ice cream $7.99 ... no one said Quartzsite was CHEAP!!

The rain continues this morning as I think we are heading to Parker.  It's going to be a wet one!