Sunday September 25th 2016

It was another hot day in northwest Alabama. The high 90s temperature made it more conducive to stay in than going out, but I made a foray into town for a bit.

Around noon I went for a drive around town. I had two objectives, get gas and get food. The gas part was a little more difficult than I had anticipated. The first couple of gas stations I found were closed. Lots of places are closed on Sunday in this community. I found a Chevron station on the other side of the center of town that was open.

The two grocery stores in town were open. I chose the Big Star grocery store. It had more cars in the parking lot than the Piggly Wiggly and it turned out to have a good selection. The prices were Ok for the few things I purchased. I’ll probably stop in again Tuesday or Wednesday.

Conversations I over heard in the Supper Market prove just how much of a small town this is. In two different areas of the store, by two different groups of people the conversation was the same. The topic was, why was the congregation at some church asked to donate money for some particular family. I don’t generally eaves drop but these were very open and loud conversations. Everybody seems to be concerned about the family in need, or just curious about the issue. To me, this was a good indication that everybody knows everybody.

Empty parking area at the Campground. The parts store is closed on the weekend, but the laundry had on the right had more activity on Saturday.

The campground is full tonight. Many rigs that arrived for service were sent off to the other campgrounds in the area. They need to drive by my motorhome to turn around so I started to keep track. It has been very quiet here today. Not as many people have been out of their rigs walking about. Many of the cars were gone as well, so people probably went off to tour the area. The heat kept me at home. Cooler temperatures are forecast during the week.