Musings from A Trailer Park in Baja

It is amazing how much we depend on electronic gear (I think that is still the word that one uses  for things like cameras and cell phones).  This trip south of the border has really pointed out this fact to me.  First  my cell phone went crazy and lost all of my notes (something I am going to have to deal with when I get home), then I lost the cables to the camera upon which I have stored all of my beautiful pictures which is why I am unable to post any of them here.  Actually I believe that I left the camera cables in Truckee, safely in my computer case.  So I will post lots of photos when I get home.

Seriously though, here I am at Los Barriles at a RV park that has wifi and  the first thing all of the vacationers do when they get up in the morning is walk over to the hotspot with their laptops.  Who could ever have imagined how easy it would be to stay in touch, AND most importantly, how easy it would be to get addicted to this mode of communication.

Jennifer has been taking care of business while I have been gone, but I am easily keeping up with the inventory back in the Tahoe MLS each morning when I am able to go on line.  What a life!!!

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From Sunny Guerreo Negro

Finally on the internet today after forgetting 2 passwords and loosing the ability on my Treo to read my notes.  Let me tell you this moving around plays hell on your electronics.  I am so over that Treo and if I had any other choice at this point in time I would toss it in the garbage.

On another note, the trip to Mexico so far has been wonderful.  We are now in in Guerreo Negro which means the “Black Warrior.”  My tour book tells me that it was the name of a ship that was wrecked at the mouth of Scammon’s Lagoon, I think it was in 1859 or so.  Scammon apparently was a fellow who found out that the grey whales migrated from Alaska every year to this spot to get pregnant.  The following year the ladies would return to Scammon’s to have their calf.  Anyways, he (Mr. Scammon) saw how profitable and plentiful the whale oil was here so the rest of the profiteers proceeded to practically denude the area of grey whales.  There are now laws in this country against this type of whaling.

Tomorrow we are going to go whale watching with our traveling companions.  We are really looking forward to this adventure.  Thus far no problems on the road other than just staying out of the way of the semi trucks and huge motorhomes.  I hope that this trip continues to be wonderful.

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Pat Sutton – In Memorian

Truckee lost a true public servant on Saturday night January 30, 2010.  Pat Sutton, Mother, Wife, Business Owner, and Public Servant in this wonderful mountain town of Truckee, California was and always will be for me a real stand up person.

Pat was a real role model for all of us citizens.  She was profoundly ethical and forever the representative of the people.  Always questioning to be sure that she was doing the best to represent her constituents.

Pat served in various capacities over the years here in Truckee but will best be remembered (at least by me) as a director on the Truckee Donner Public Utility District Board.  She also had a stint as a Supervisor with Nevada County from 1981 until 1985 and served on the Lahontan Regional Water Quality Control Board from 1982 – 1986.

My memories of Pat mostly involve her tenacious review of PUD technical reports at board meetings.   Others in the audience would squirm with disinterest and impatience because they were forced to sit and wait until she was entirely satisfied with the explanation so that she could render an educated decision.  She seemed to revel in holding the room “hostage” while she asked many questions that had only long, arduous and, I might add — boring answers.  The district employee giving the report would, of course comply and the rest of the room would sleep while Pat sought satisfactory answers.

I will also miss the real and human side of Pat Sutton.  Great sense of humor, friendly and welcoming — always a great ambassador of Truckee.

Goodbye Pat, I will miss seeing you occasionally in the post office or talking to you once in a while when you answered the phone at Robert Sutton Paving.  Another Icon leaves this earth a better place.

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Bring it on!

Most of you have probably heard about all the weather to hit the High Sierra, it created havoc on the highways, closed some resorts for a while and piled high in our front yards.  This is what it looked like coming into work yesterday morning in Downtown Truckee. And the snow continues….

   

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New Snow in Truckee

Here is a video I took yesterday. This is kind of an experiment since I have not done too much of it, so bear with me.

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