Life in Tangos Arizona

“I hope those folks are ready, cause sheriff Tango is riding tall into town. Gun on her side, tareser in hand, sitting tall in her SUV. ( Ya’ll take it from here I’m off to trail Days)”

“Ha ha ha. Enjoy Trail Days Matt.”

“I can't wait!! I've been needin a good excuse to go to Arizona!”

“hey when are ypu leaving? any going away parties?”

“June 3rd or 4th. Nah, I'm having dinner out with a few friends. I had a little party after my last day at work.

How are your knees? What is the side effect of MSM?”

“my knees are still hurting and i am getting a second opinion in july. i work out at the gym now but i haven't seen an improvement yet. still taking the msm, smelly b o was the problem(sulfer smell). it has subsided some.”

“What's MSM??

I think this is the year for me to get righty worked on.........scope and clean-out??”

“It's a supplement that helps with joints. It has been clinically tested.

Good luck with that MarkO

And I didn't notice that, Cyndee. Hope it all works out. And good with the second opinion.
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“the arthritis will come back if they clean it out. mine did and at a very fast rate. i'm beginning to think that even my day hiking days could be over. i'm in pain every sing day and limp after getting up from sitting. i can't believe that i have inherited this terrible disease that at 52 y/o has me limping around. thats why i feel my trail talk activities will be limited to social events.”

“Darn, that's bad news. But who knows anything can happen. Have you thought about holistic remedies??”

“I whacked my right knee on a concrete step 40 years ago and had a loose piece of the medial meniscus scoped out in '85.

Within a couple years cyst-type material grew in the knee.
According to the doctor that is a reaction to the intrusion.

For years staying active has kept things functional, though at least somewhat painful.

The dang thing really bothers me on long downhill hiking while uphill is not a problem.”

“Just a short note to say I'm alive and missing you guys. I am getting into the groove here and hopefully soon I'll have more time to spend here. I just got my furniture 2 days ago and so I'm going through boxes and boxes. The BA$TARDS lost 4 boxes of my Grandmother's antique Limoges china! Damn them!

It is beautiful here and the people are great! I've already had a few funny things happen... the men's bathroom door fell off (I was NO WHERE NEAR IT I SWEAR!) which precipitated a trip to Prescott 2 hours round trip!

I hope all is well with you guys...carry on!”

“I'm doing laundry!!

Raining here......”

“glad to hear from you tango and am really happy that things are going well for you! still working on vacation plans so you may see us this fall.”

“A 6-8 nighter in The Grand Canyon over Xmas break, anyone?

To Clear Creek and back........3-4 nights at Clear Creek........exploring up and down creek........6 miles down creek to The River.......two forks up creek(two forks, was it two forks?????........I'll just have to go back and see...).....a day for each fork.”

“Thanks for checking in! I hope you get those boxes back Tango.

Congratulations on having a screen "hot link" name!”

“Welcome Tango,

Glad to hear you made it more or less safe, missing boxed notwithstanding. Hope to get by that way before too long.”

“Thanks all! Hope you guys make it out here! And hopefully by then I can take a day or 2 off and hike!”

“Tango arrives, and the Men's room door falls off?


Coincidence. Suuuuuuuure.


Hope you settle in good, Tango!”

“Bit, you took the words right out of my mouth! ;)”

“Hey, do they put sugar in their grits in Arizona?

No wait, those folks don't know what grits are, never mind.”

“keep dry!!”

“It was 115F in mesa today... and it was not a dry heat.”

“Groovy.

Tango's knocking down doors.
How cool is that?”

“Good luck Tango!”

“Tango, with that heat a three walled outhouse is not such a bad idea. Improves the view, too.”

“Tango - any place to hang a hammock?”

“Sure HOI.......

”

“Saw your post on another thread. Good to see you are posting again!

How's it going?
You have not froze your buns off yet, have you?”

“hope not


there SWEET”

“Stovey, nope, it was 70 today although it gets really cold at night (20's) but I'm snuggly in my home. (I do have an electric blanky so my bed is toasty when I get in)

I am currently repainting the A frame store, replacing all the doors and trim and putting up a privacy fence around the propane filling station to slow the wind down. I am also having all the toilets replaced too. It's going to be a huge improvement. Hopefully I'll also be putting in an irrigation system (probably wait for spring on that one). I have been very busy and trying to get most of the improvements done as soon as possible, I don't know how long the weather will be this great!

Sirpete, MY CABANA BOY!!! How's it going? How is your lovely bride?”

“So Tango, how do you like your new career? Is AZ a permanent location?”

“Awe heck you know the song..

My ole lovely bride just ain't what she used to be..ain't what she used to be..ain't what she used to be

But really though, she's just fine! Glad to see you still hanging in there! We'll get out to see you one of these days!!”

“Not here. Though I like it, the town is too small and it's a 70 mile drive to civilization. Though I am fairly close to southern Utah, if I'll ever get up there. I am thinking about becoming a full-time RVer and be based somewhere in southern AZ and then work camp during the summer and see the country. Work 20 hours a week and your site is free (and sometimes get a hourly wage too). I don't know yet. I have about 5-7 years to make up my mind. I don't know what I want to be when I grow up! LOL!!

You guys better show up out here Pete! I've read about your exploits (and have seen the pics) so I know you still hike! The Grand Canyon is waiting!!!!”

“Good to hear from ya, Tango!”

“Do I recall that you bought a KOA campground a ways from Preskit?? And a huge hello to all y'all familiar names again, it's been a little while for me, but I don't ever stop sniffin' here on occasoion, tho I don't post all that often.

Phil's son, you still over in Mesa? I'm now in the west valley, a little north of the air base.

MarkO, hella good guy! How's it going?

Sirpete, 'em britches doin aiight? hehehe

Buon giorno lizs, HIO, hpm, SS, Path, ped, RA, and bit! great to see y'all'r still posting

Chili, these sun-baked fools don't even put sugar in their tea! Grits and gravy buscuits ain't heard of in these parts either. Great to see you're still here too bro.”

“Hey Tango, I was thinking of you earlier this week- a local nursery imported some succulents and cacti from a cactus farm somewhere in Az., and several of the plants were loaded with scopions! They captured as many as they could and are selling them as "pets."”

“Hey Lizs.

NA, I bought the KOA in Seligman exit 123 on I-40. About 70 miles from Flagstaff, Prescott and Kingman; sort of a devils triangle. ha ha ha

OMG! Did you buy one Treebait?”

“No, HPM won't let me keep venomous pets. :D”

“Here are some pics of the renovations.

http://good-times.webshots.com/album/556783807UWgpeO”

“What? No TV lounge/game room? ;-)

Looking GREAT, Tango!”

“Looks good Tango. Which site it the TTer site?














If it had to guess it would be the one next to the dumping station.”

“.....and right next to the dirty run down New Jersey RV with the insane barking pit bull tied up under it. ;-)”

“Looking good.”

“Thanks

Stovey, trying to find a place for it. There is no cable here and by here I mean in the town!

Oh you know me so well LZ!”

“Where are the pictures of Tango?”

“Who are those two folks in the pictures?”

“Pretty cool, Tango!”

“Vera and Gary, who else?”

“mARKo was dropped repeatedly on his head as a child. ;-)”