Bike Ride

The highlight of our day today was repairing Ken's flat tire and going for a bike ride in the park. We tried to renew our membership, which expires day after tomorrow, but we were told that the system would not allow renewals before the expiration date. We came upon a coyote in the middle of the road. That reminded us of Joshua Tree, where the coyotes are quite bold. This one ran into the brush after watching us bike toward it. We've seen more coyotes around our neighborhood this year, and heard plenty yipping and howling nearby.

We went over to Green Gate Grove (GGG) to meet Oscar, the pest control guy who was doing our termite inspection. He called to reschedule after noon. Meanwhile we went over the deed with Ray. We found a couple of typos, and he asked us to include a disclaimer of warranty as to the condition of the property. I copied wording from the deed of their newly purchased house and inserted it in our warranty deed form. We got some information about utilities, which we'll have to have transferred to our name. We also stopped at the office and talked with the lady there about our purchase plans. We'll need to go back with a copy of our deed to get a gate key and order name tags, etc.

Oscar and a helper did the inspection. He declared the place termite free but made a couple of recommendations for avoiding problems in the future. He pointed out some evidence of water seepage on the shed roof and suggested trimming the tree that is overhanging the shed and stripping the fruit. Fruit allowed to stay on the tree or fall to the ground attracts pests, he said.

We made plans to go with Ray and Twyla tomorrow to get the property transferred. Meanwhile, we're waiting to hear back from the insurance company (and the Appraisal District). According to the post office, our new address will be 700 N BENTSEN PALM DR LOT 333
MISSION TX 78572-9470


Tonight Steve called to arrange to meet at the new place to figure out what he will need to move the post. We borrowed a ladder from our north neighbor, Kurt, and met his wife, Judy.

I made a reservation to fly out to Portland for a few days in mid-April. It cost 37,500 American frequent flyer miles. The award flights are quite restricted, and I ended up having to use 25,000 miles for the trip out. The good news is that for some reason I ended up in first class, which will be especially good since the trip will have three legs. I'll get lunch and dinner en route--woo hoo!