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| Demo of emergency exit. |
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| Mac the Fire Guy demonstrating the best way to use fire extinguishers |
Day 9 in Quartzsite:
The week of the RV Show in Quartzsite is very much like "Sturgis for RVers". The population of the town is normally 3,600 but according to the BLM Ranger there are about 850,000 people here during this event! We went to the Big Tent, which has about 300 vendor booths hawking all kinds of RV and non-RV stuff. And yes, we did actually find some cool stuff to buy, including 3 hats, a flagpole system for the RV, some neat-o stretchy lids/covers for kitchen use, and more. There are also hundreds of additional vendors, bars, and temporary stores set up for blocks around (we've probably only walked around half of it). I installed the flagpole on the motorhome (see the pics) and we've got the 2 pennants flying that Linda made. We've also seen a variety of flying machines cruise by, including a dirigible, ultra-lights, and "what-is-that”s.
Mac the Fire Guy: He came by and put on the "Fire Safety for RVers" class that he teaches. Very informative, covered everything from pros/cons of types of extinguishers, live demos with audience volunteers extinguishing fires (see pics), to demos of volunteers climbing out the escape-window of an RV. Thanks to him, we went home and opened our escape window for the first time to check it out.
The week of the RV Show in Quartzsite is very much like "Sturgis for RVers". The population of the town is normally 3,600 but according to the BLM Ranger there are about 850,000 people here during this event! We went to the Big Tent, which has about 300 vendor booths hawking all kinds of RV and non-RV stuff. And yes, we did actually find some cool stuff to buy, including 3 hats, a flagpole system for the RV, some neat-o stretchy lids/covers for kitchen use, and more. There are also hundreds of additional vendors, bars, and temporary stores set up for blocks around (we've probably only walked around half of it). I installed the flagpole on the motorhome (see the pics) and we've got the 2 pennants flying that Linda made. We've also seen a variety of flying machines cruise by, including a dirigible, ultra-lights, and "what-is-that”s.
Mac the Fire Guy: He came by and put on the "Fire Safety for RVers" class that he teaches. Very informative, covered everything from pros/cons of types of extinguishers, live demos with audience volunteers extinguishing fires (see pics), to demos of volunteers climbing out the escape-window of an RV. Thanks to him, we went home and opened our escape window for the first time to check it out.
Last night was the Karaoke and Dance Party by the Boomer Fire Pit. Three hours of Rock n Roll and fun times which included a Conga line, the Chicken Dance, the Hokey Pokey, the Macarena etc. In the pic they're doing the "Y" of YMCA, and Linda is just left of the lady in blue. Not Karaoke solos per se, but multiple-mike singing, so even I was willing to add some bass-line (hope no one did any sound recordings). A few of the couples were impressively good dancers. I think a lot of Ibuprofin is being consumed today by those re-living their teen years.
By the way, I DID watch the NFC Championship game last weekend. I drove to a sportsbar in a nearby town with 80" screens. When I got there, some Seahawk fans from California saw my "12" shirt and invited me to join them (we took the pic after the Seahawks won). A lot of dejected Packers fans in the place, lol.
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