Saturday March 18th 2017

Phoenix tied a temperature record at 94 degrees today. That’s almost 20 degrees above the seasonal normal. Since I didn’t have a plan for the day, I ended up staying in air conditioned comfort most of the time.

Sunset after a hot day

The RV got a good vacuuming this morning. The dirt and dust from the desert winds had begun to accumulate in the rig. Along with that, I’m parked on pea size gravel. It gets tracked in on the soles of my shoes. After I take off me shoes stepping on the gravel is a dance inducing pain avoidance activity.

Today’s big outing was to fill the gas tank and buy groceries. There seems to be no rhyme or reason to the price of gas in this area. The station I bought at was $2.25 per gallon. A few hundred yards down the street it was listed at $2.05. Then I saw $2.15 cash or $2.18 credit. These are all in the same community so tax shouldn’t be the cost driver. Another time, in the same area, I’ll know where to buy gas.

The Super Walmart I bought groceries at was about 10 miles away in Casa Grande. There continues to be comfort in the similarities of all Walmarts. They seem to have pretty good consistency in layout. Aisles may be in different order, but once you find the can goods, you find what you want. Similarly, once you find the bakery, you know what you are looking for. Prices on the other hand are a mystery. I’ve seen some products vary greatly. For example, an eight ounce can of Del Monte vegetables was sixty sevens cents today. The last time I bought the same product, probably in Florida or Georgia, they were eighty nine cents a can. Other things are cheaper here. My guess is it all evens out in the long run.