More Furniture Looking

Elkmont, Alabama

Weather: low 37 degrees, high 72 degrees, clear skies early, then cloudy. Rain expected to start tonight and last for about 36 hours.

I had another early morning. Like, at 0230 hours, I was wide awake and couldn't go back to sleep. I finally got up about 0330 hours for about an hour. Then, I tried going back to sleep, and was able to sleep until about 0700 hours. I really don't like these early mornings. I have felt washed out all day.

Carolyn recovered enough from her vertigo problems that she suffered through yesterday that we were able to go to another couple of furniture stores to check out what they had that we might want. One of the stores seemed to have decent prices, but their variety was lacking. The salesperson offered to let us look through their catalogs to see if we could find what we were looking for, but we would rather see and touch what we're buying. Like the offers from yesterday, they offered free delivery and setup, and a 20% discount from their sales prices. Business must be tough.

The nest store we went to had 32,000 square feet of space, and it seemed every inch of the store was covered with furniture. So, they had a lot to choose from. One big problem, as far as we were concerned: the prices were way out of line. The prices were at least 50% higher than what we've seen so far for the exact same pieces, and in some cases, were doubled. We didn't fall off the turnip truck yesterday.

We set a limit of two stores to check today, so by the time we were finished with the second store, it was lunchtime. We had lunch at a forgettable place that we won't go back to, either here or anywhere else. Suffice it to say that it was a national chain that we hadn't tried in many years.

After lunch, we visited my sister Judy and her husband Roger and daughter Traci. We told them we are in the market for a home base, which they were glad to hear. They have been living here for about 25 years or longer, so if it happens that the home base is here, we will be asking their advice for which doctors, dentists, etc. to use. Roger offered to let us store our RV on his business's property if we need to while a parking place would be prepared for it. I had been thinking where I could store the RV if needed, and we appreciate Roger's offer.

By the way, we have made an offer on a house, and the offer has been accepted with all our terms intact. The only thing left that might derail the offer is finding something unexpected in the home inspection, scheduled in the next couple of days. If the inspection is satisfactory, the closing on the house will be November 22. That's fast, isn't it?

As I said yesterday, we are not giving up the RV lifestyle. We're setting ourselves up for another phase of our lives, and will either keep our current RV or purchase something different. There's no hurry to decide on that. In the meantime, we're excited about the changes that are coming.

More later, be safe.

Today's Town - Childersburg, Alabama: Jim Nabors’ Hometown

Not all who wander are lost.