WINDOWS

Hudson, Florida, Hurricane Hank's Pub. Has the best shrimp we have had in a long time. Sat outside, the sun was shinning when we went in, but it got cool by 5:30. We looked for a seafood restaurant on the GPS and up came Mike's Dock. And when we got to the Hudson Marina here was Hurricane Hank's. The waiter said Mike owns the land around there. O.K. Good time there was a man singing when we got there, Had a Cockateel with him. But they closed down shortly after we got there. We asked about the bird, He was putting him in the van first as she was getting cold. One of two birds, but the only one that goes with him on gigs. And no, I am not talking about computer Windows in the title. We needed some repair done on our RV windows and so we came to Suncoast Designers Inc. in Hudson, Florida. You will see why in later pictures. a recommendation from Our FMCA magazine.

These 3 young fellows took out our windows and then replaced them. They also cleaned the glass so they all looked spotless. 19 and 20 year old guys. They made a joke about how long it would take and that is all it took. You know Ernie would not let that remark go and by the time we left on Tues. the whole crew was talking, joking and conversing with us.

We went in on Sunday afternoon. the road to this place was a typical factory road. junky We were not sure what we were getting into as we were told they would have 50 amp and water hook ups for us plus a dump station. But we had a black top drive and good level gravel to park on. Fenced in all around and the buildings were new and well kept. A positive feeling that all would be ok.

this next picture taken Sun. evening shows the factory and parking area.

You can see that it is neat and clean. The boys would have to go around (while they were waiting for windows to be done and ready to be put back in) and pick up around the area. They would strip off caulking and sometimes paper, but it would have to be picked up sometime before too long. There was at least 8 Rv's Sunday night and 13 Monday night.

At 6:25 am a worker knocked on the door. Have you signed in? No. Go do that and we will count your windows, mark them and take them out. 6 windows and they were out by 8 am.

They had plastic covered pieces of cardboard that they taped over the windows. Made it a little dim inside, but we were protected from the weather. They had said we might get done by Tuesday morning. We got the last window at 4:45 pm Tues. They take the windows out, separate the two pieces of glass (these are thermopane windows) Clean off all the seal that had squeezed inside, put them back together as they should be and put them back on the coach.

See the black scallop on the lower part of the windows? We have before and after pictures. It is said that the cause of the seal coming in like that is when going over the mountains, or a change in the altitude pressure, this can cause the seal to squeeze in on some windows. Doesn't matter the brand of RV, it can happen to all sizes and makes, sometimes. this company gives a 5 year guarantee. Full coverage the first year and then pro rated 20% down each year for the next 4.

these 4 pictures were taken at our campground in Thonotosassa. That is Jack's 5th wheel next to us. and on the other side of him are Linda and Austin from Muncie. We have our own little group. but we talk to all of them here. In fact, yesterday as we were leaving the flea market we saw one of our members and she said. "Are you going to the cookie factory now?" What?

there is a cookie factory on the East side of Plant City.! You can go to the factory and buy seconds. For $2. you get this big bag. What ever is available. she got us some coconut bars. I filled 3 qt zip lock bags and one more that is now gone. We gave some to the neighbors also. We all decided that we just might have to make a trip over there to see what other flavors they may have for sale.

I did buy some strawberries. They were so pretty. Big, bright red. too big for me as I do not think the large berries are as good and sweet as the smaller ones we grow in our own garden. But they do taste good with the soft serve we get at Parksdale.

And it would not be right to have a writing on the blog without something from Busch Gardens. Today it was Davey Jones from the Monkees Band and group of the 60's. Enjoyed

the band. One of the guitar players jumped and down, but the others were quiet compared to some of the bands we have seen with the various singers. But they were in tune with Davey Jones. I think he was about the only one that did not introduce his band. I like to watch the band and see how much they sing along and how they perform. Today they had a woman on a second keyboard and she also played a tenor sax and another smaller saxophone.

Today was a rainy day. We wore our ponchos and took our umbrella. Really did not get that much rain while we were out, but it did pour after we were back home. And some areas have had some flooding. Tomorrow is to be wet also. Have a good day. jkc