Yesterday morning was all about the Tucson Rodeo Parade which started at 9am, and continued for just about 2 hours. Billed as the largest, non-motorized parade in the U.S., it ends at the Rodeo Grounds, and that's when the crowd transitions from the parade to the rodeo. Even though we open our trailer each morning at about 8:30, we aren't very busy until the public starts to arrive around 11am. The rodeo starts at 12:30, and is usually over by about 4-4:30. By the time the crowd filters out of the rodeo grounds, we typically close the trailer around 5:30 each day. So, the work hours are pretty good, and so far, our sales are up about 20% over last year. That's encouraging, that perhaps we have turned the corner on this economic recession. We have 3 more days of rodeo, then we have an appointment in Phoenix, to have a company that specializes in big rig alignment and suspension, try and diagnose why we keep wearing out front tires on the motor home. Then, it's back to Lake Havasu, and preparation for our Alaskan Reunion BBQ, which at last count, has almost 20 people coming to our house for a "get-together" on Saturday, March 6th. It will be nice to see some folks we haven't seen for a year, and in some cases much longer.
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