2012 Begins Quietly

Today was rainy, windy, and overcast, so we walked on the treadmills this morning. By afternoon it was calmer and the temperature was up to near 70, so we decided to walk around the park and check out all the new residents. The park has been filling up fast.

In the 400 circle we were surprised to find a New Horizons Majestic that had just moved in. We stopped and introduced ourselves to the proud owners, Gary and Judy Self. They took delivery of their unit last February (when it was very cold in Junction City!). We were delighted by the chance to tour another Majestic, since we always learn so much. Gary and Judy have tile flooring throughout the living area, and it looks really attractive with their rustic cherry interior. We are thinking that we might prefer the tile to the scraped hickory wood floors that are an option we had been considering.

I noticed that Judy had a toaster oven on the counter, so I talked with her about the convection oven. She says that it works well for many things, but not cornbread or biscuits, since it takes too long to preheat. She would get a propane oven instead of the dishwasher next time. That's exactly what I've been thinking myself, so I'm leaning towards getting a propane oven.

Ken decided to take on a project today. We had the personal tables on the Stressless chairs installed on the outsides--mine on the left and his on the right, thinking this would keep them more out of the way. However, Ken has found having the table on the right is not so convenient for mousing and that the weight of the laptop towards the end of the table tends to cause it to droop down.

We were told when we purchased the chairs that the personal tables could be installed on either the right or the left. However, we couldn't seem to figure out how to get Ken's on the other side. A search of the Internet finally led to a YouTube video showing how to do it. We have a special tool to use to adjust the chairs. It turns out that some of the screws are pretty much hidden. Success!

We watched the HGTV show, RV 2012, about the giant annual RV show in Hershey, PA, because we thought it was going to include a segment on the Majestic. Unfortunately, that part must have ended up on the cutting room floor. However, we did see some interesting and creative features in the RVs that were showcased. One unit was quite familiar: it was an Excel, but not a fifth wheel. It was a Winslow travel trailer, which still has many features we have in our little home.