Day 33 Monday

Had to take the Rav4 for an oil change today. Mistake! Although it was not yet at the mileage when we left home, I should have had it done there anyway. Made an appt for 11AM online, and through their chat at Toyota of Pharr Frank Smith Toyota.

When we got there on time..no record of our appt. It wasn't busy but the service adviser says "we guarantee the car will be returned in less than an hour an a half." Oh great I say to my inner voice...an oil and filter change which should take no more than 20 minutes and they guarantee an hour and a half?

I won't even mention the price...should have turned around an left...but I needed the oil change and didn't want to get it done at one of the ten minute places.

We had the car back after an hour, an the adviser was all proud that it was before the limit. Yeah right! Was the car washed in all that time...heck no...would that have been done back home? hell yes!
Last time I ever go to that place!!! My mistake!

Katie and I did some shopping, then home. We have a pretty good crack running across our driveway, which wasn't there last year. Probably because the water table was too high, or it was just to dry.
We talked to a couple of guys working on putting a new roof on a trailer, and they agreed to come over and take a look after they finished for the day.

They came over as they said they would, both really nice guys who live in the park. One of them used to have his own high end house building company with ten employees. They are both retired now but like to keep busy. Wally the house builder is going to lend Dick his concrete saw so that Dick can do a better job than just patching, as it would have been very hard to get it level.

Katie and I were going to do it ourselves, but because it is very uneven, we decided in the end not to tackle it.

Dick will do the job when he gets time, even if we have gone home.

Watched a couple of periods of the Jets game and some other TV, went for a walk and then to bed.

and so ends another great day in the Valley...

more later...