ADIOS LAKE HAVASU

The last few days have been a whirlwind, as we prepare to leave tomorrow morning for our summer home, the Grand Canyon. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that after transferring almost everything in the big house, into the little house, that the little house on wheels will actually have enough power to make it up the hill to the Grand Canyon! The motor home is stuffed to the gills! This will be the first time we will park the motor home for an entire summer season since 2008. The summer of 2009 we did a loop around the U.S. and Canada. Last summer we spent most of the time traveling in Oregon and Washington.

When folks talk about winterizing their RV's or homes, we do just the opposite. We have to summerize our house in preparation for the hot months of June-September. Today, the motor home came out from under the shade cover, with the boat and trailers going into the shade. Tomorrow morning we're having the pest control company spray the house inside and out, and then it will be time to secure everything, and hit the road.

I would be willing to bet that anyone in the security business would say to be discrete about leaving your home for several months. In other words, don't put a recording on your telephone answering machine, that you'll be gone for the summer, and don't tell the world on your blog that you'll be vacating your house. In this high tech world we live in, who would be surprised if the locale cat burglar picked his next victim based on a blog announcement like mine.

Well, those experts would be right, you shouldn't do what I just did. There's just a few little differences with our situation. First of all, we have a security system that will detect an intruder, and alert everyone from the local police to Seal Team Six. We all know the capabilities of the Navy Seals don't we? Second, if the alarm isn't properly disabled, there are infra red detection devices, integrated to activate no less than 6 strategically aimed weapons within the confines of the house. Do you feel lucky punk? Thirdly, any unauthorized encroachment will automatically set off the loudest internal and external audible alarms known to man. The internal alarm is actually a modified L.R.A.D. (Long Range Audible Device), designed specifically to burst the eardrums of local cat burglars. And last, but not least, right before we shut the door, we leave just enough food for our 2 matched pair of King Cobra Snakes, and release them to roam freely inside the house.

Seriously, only part of the above is accurate, and yes, we do have an alarm system, and wonderful neighbors who keep an eye on things for us. Another difference this year, is that we will only be a few hours away, and for the first summer since we moved here, will be able to return home a few times.

I'm keeping my fingers crossed that our Sprint wireless card will have a strong enough signal at the Grand Canyon, and I won't have to go to plan B. If there are no posts in the next few days, you'll know why.