I may have a rant or two coming in this or future posts, but if I don’t start writing I may have a hard time getting started again until we are on the road with road stories to tell. We do plan to be heading out in GeeWhiz on or about October 11. Why so specific? Well a couple of weeks ago a clod in a white Jeep Gladiator pulled out of the parking space next to our Jeep and didn’t quite make it out without clipping the left front corner. I’m quite sure he meant well, but he never left any information like his name or license number, just some white paint and a bent bumper. I am told that the car will be ready on October 10. In the meantime we are driving around with various bits displaced from there normal locations until October 3. No rant here, just normal incivility in today’s society.

Fringe Festival is on in Rochester this week and next. For those who immerse in it, it is longer and more varied than Jazz Fest. Carol tells me we are attending a smattering of Fringe events. I expect that will give me more to write about after we have attended.

We actually went to a movie, in a theater! We saw Top Gun: Maverick in a nearly empty theater with the cushiest theater seating I can remember experiencing at a Tinseltown. In short, we enjoyed the experience and the movie and especially the ice cream at Hedonist on the way home. Good treats of all kinds. I didn’t get popcorn for the movie, the line was too long and slow 🙁 

We are planning a day trip to Canada with a stop at the border to update our Nexus Cards on September 28.  We will visit family, especially Aunt Dorothy who turned 99 this summer. Great genes! 

In the midst of all this the High Holydays are approaching more quickly than expected as usual. I have a couple of assignments that I need to prepare for. More on that after the fact. 

A Rant: I probably spend more time than is healthy on social media. RVillage.com is devoted to RVers. A member asked what the problem is with the South entrance to an Elks Lodge. A variety of respondents said “Use the North Entrance” The questioner said, “but what’s the problem with the South entrance”. The responses replied just use the North entrance it is easier. One even posted a Google Earth image of the lot showing the two entrances. The questioner was not satisfied. I wanted to respond. “The South entrance has alligators and deep ditches” but refrained from such snark. I didn’t even post “You have been told that the correct entrance is the North, if you must try the South go ahead and expect to pay for damage to your coach and the grounds”. When we are going someplace in the motorhome and have directions from another RVer we don’t go looking for alternatives just because we want to know.