Tuesday, November 12, 2013

Pit Stop

We made a pit stop in Wilsonville, OR, just south of Portland. It is a regular stop where we get our tires checked out for free at Les Schwab and stock up at Camping World and Fry's Electronics. The tires passed inspection but with three of them needing five pounds more air. Next stop was Fry's where I found blank DVD's on at 100 for $12 and CD's at 100 for $29. Good deal.

Next stop was Camping World where we needed two folding chairs with flip up tables which we found for $46 each, expensive but good quality. Also, I had signed up for my Passport America membership by phone from home but they wanted an outrageous amount to mail their book of campground listings to Canada. She said, "Don't worry, they sell them at Camping World. Well, yes they do, but only with a new membership. Books are not available on their own. Norma "spoke" to one of the sales people who saw the look in her eye. The woman quickly pulled a book out of a membership package and handed it to her. "It will put my inventory out, but I agree, it is stupid".

I also had to stop at a T Mobile phone store. I stupidly left Canada without my T Mobile SIM card. I could have bought a new one but I would have lost my number and all the benefits I had earned with my long (7 years) service. I told the service rep my story and he said, "No problem, I'll give you a new SIM and register it to your old number". He did that and made a test call to the phone. "OK", he said. "No charge, you are a valued customer". I rewarded him by buying $50 worth of time which, at ten cents a minute, should last us the rest of the winter.

By the time we finished shopping it was almost 3:00 so we drove the few miles to Salem where we settled into a friendly WalMart where we found a Fry Daddy, a small deep fryer recommended by George, "The Weber Q Man Of Blogland". George is a retired cook and loves his Weber BBQ and his Fry Daddy! Can't wait to try it out!

11 comments:

  1. Thanks for the shout. You are right ,both those items are perfect for travelling in our RV. When you just have to have a french fry fix, wings or whatever other food stuffs we should not be eating but just have to have.

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    1. No problem George, you always have good ideas.

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  2. A Fry Daddy? Gotta check that one out. I have a long checklist of techie stuff I meticulously check off each year but somehow manage to still forget something - it's a hopeless feeling.

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    1. WalMart and Target sell them but not always in the store. I was lucky.

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  3. Keep spending your money! We need the tourism dollars. I lived in Bellingham at one time and you guys kept the town alive. Thanks for visiting.

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    1. Bellingham was one of my dad's favorite Sunday drive destinations when I was a kid.

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  4. Well, you two seem to have your tech stuff in order. Salem is our first night stop. We get our big shopping done and, when required, tech stuff looked after too.

    Safe travels going forward.

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  5. I think we'll be looking for a Fry Daddy too! Glad all is well these first few days.

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    1. Cassia would LOVE home made french fries! Maybe even sweet potato fries!

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    2. That may be the problem - Derek too! They might like them a little too much and be eating them all the time. But then we aren't plugged in very often....

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  6. Wow, busy shoppers. Good thing Juan wasn't there!

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