February 12, 2008
Peoria, AZ
We’ve continued to keep busy, with the focus being on resolving what we’ll do about Geri’s pending dental work.
Sunday was a relaxing day. We actually went to the movies. This is quite an accomplishment, since I’m really not a “movie person” per se. On the other hand, it was a lot cheaper to go than to spend $18-22 on DVDs! Kidding aside, we enjoyed seeing “National Treasure: Book of Secrets” and actually did use some free passes we had hanging around.
Yesterday, it was back to reality. We started out early, with an 8:00 AM appointment at our primary dentist to figure out what to do about a loose bridge that Geri has on the upper right. The regular dentist was alerted to the issue by the periodontist who is doing the implants on the lower left. Long story short, the bridge anchor tooth is decaying, and may require a root canal and pin to fix it. Of course, that means that the whole bridge needs to be replaced! Way expensive. We're definitely doing our part to keep the local dental community occupied.
Today, we had our first appointment back at the implant guy and – surprise, surprise – he thinks that she needs more implants. It’s interesting to watch them compete over who will get the $$$! Of course, that’s easy for me to say, since I’m not the one getting more dental work done. We’ll be back at the primary dentist on Thursday, when he’ll remove the existing bridge and we’ll make a decision on bridge vs. implant. We just need to get it done soon so we can avoid having to stay here when it gets hot. Again, easy for me to say!
In other news, we’re making progress on the utility simplification project. I was able to cancel the cable service on Monday, as we’ve got the TV and Internet service working via satellite and wireless, respectively, and we’ve got an alternative in place for a local phone number. I set up a Skype Internet phone (VoIP) that’ll have voice mail when we’re offline, or that can be routed to one of our cell phones as needed.
Since I had to drop off the digital cable box at the local office, I had an opportunity to check out two new wine shops in the area. Of course, I had to buy a few bottles just to make sure things were OK! I picked up a few value wines from each place to sample. Prices seem to vary, so it’s not possible to get the best deals in any one specific store. Now we just have two more places to shop!
I also finished up work to re-wire that towing lights on the Range Rover. When the tow package was installed, the technician didn’t set things up exactly right, so I’ve needed to use external, temporary, magnet-mount towing lights. I finally had time to figure out what was wrong (they didn’t wire the brake, tail and signal lights separately) and to add some diodes to allow everything to work. I tested it out today with a 12 volt source, and will check it again tomorrow using the coach wiring, since we’re planning to bring it over from storage and put in a couple of hours on inside maintenance (e.g, cleaning the A/C filters). This should be our last maintenance sweep before we load up on Friday for our Saturday departure.
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