Saturday November 5th 2016

It was sunny with low humidity and lots of wind today. The temperature peaked in the high 70s. Florida’s idea of fall is here.

After a leisurely breakfast of cinnamon roles and coffee I tackled the satellite TV problem again. I surveyed the tree branches above the RV roof and decided to back the motorhome up another 2 feet. This proved to be a bad idea because it put the dish righ under a different set of branches. The sound of the light weight branches scraping on the dish as it tried to find the satellite was akin to fingernails on a chalkboard. I moved the motorhome forward a foot to clear that branch and I got a lock on the satellite. I now have satellite TV 95% of the time. Occasionally the wind will blow a branch in front of the dish blocking the signal. I’m getting occasional drop outs for a few seconds.

Satellite dish on top of RV found a hole in the tree branches.

Now I have entertainment options when the broadcast channels are unwatchable. I’m thinking of next Tuesday night when it will be non-stop who’s winning and who’s loosing the elections. A couple of minutes of coverage at the top and bottom of the hour would be enough for me. I don’t like the endless speculation of what each and every exit poll and early result means. It might be more entertaining if each commentator had to wear a sign or political button that declared their bias. I’ll happily watch home repair on HGTV or a sappy Christmas movie on one of the Hallmark Channels.

Water drainage pond behind the campground that separates the campground from the flea market.

After lunch I walked over to the St Augustine Flea market. It is located on the other side of a retention pond at the back of the campground on the side of Interstate 95. This is a more traditional flea market. Unlike the Jacksonville Flea market and Farmers Market I visited in September which sold mostly cheap new junk from china, this flea market sold PUUJ. That’s my acronym for Possibly Useful Used Junk.

One of several collections of strollers for sale at the Flea Market.

I saw lots of old furniture, old electronics like TVs and computers, old DVDs and other collections of used stuff. For some reason there was a run on kids strollers. Several places had dozens to choose from. Another collection that I had enough interest to actually inspect more closely was fishing gear. Rod and Reel combos for fresh water and salt water could be purchased at several booths.

There were lots of people walking through the fleas, but I didn’t see many purchased of PUUJ. People were buying plants. Several places were selling flowers and ground cover style plants. One place even had palm trees for sale. These places were doing a brisk business. It may be a seasonal thing.

I didn’t buy anything at the flea market.