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THIS IS THE OLDER STUFF THAT HAD TO BE EDITED OUT, AS THE FILE WAS BECOMING TOO LARGE:

Now have both cars out of the 111 degree sun:

Went to Flagstaff AZ for week of camping in the cooler air:

Notice that every KOA I have ever camped at did not have a level pad. You can see the yellow booster pads under the left wheels.

Yes, I did move the spare tire which was in front of the rear decals, I think it looks better.

However it was 79 degrees while Peoria was 109.

Jane and I celebrated our 30^th wedding anniversary.

It still is all good and God is good!

Christine and Ed cruse the Pacific Ocean:

Got these via Cell Phone:

Chris and Ed View from Catalina Island

Harbor view of Santa Catalina Island:

News from Jay:

We traded in our old popup camper for a travel trailer. It is a JayCo (of course) Swift.

We did not want to have a high RV loan, and stayed away from the 6,000+ GVW monsters even though our Titan truck will pull a trailer up to 9,500 pounds.

What we fell in love with was the rear living room with the picture windows. Weight wise, it is just a little heavier than our previous Pop Up Camper.

Check out our recent trip to Alamo Lake State Park in Arizona.

Yes it was windy, but Arizona has been experiencing high winds for seven weeks in a row.

Inside, we never felt the wind, and I enjoyed the view. Check out the pictures below:

Interesting information:

AZ license plate matches our present address:

And I had a lot of help:

Dan helped install a cover over the vent flap for the bathroom. This protects the flap from sun, wind, and keeps the bugs out.

Previously, we had to go to Laughlin NV for a National CCW Qualification Card.

Then it was on to Las Vegas for three nights: (Buffet!)

Jane and I visited the Pawn Shop seen on TV:

Then to Rose Marie, my sister to say hi now she lives in Las Vegas:

And before that Jeff Hansen helped me put this shed together for all our STUFF.

Older news:

I have retired for the second time. As of January 31^st I am no longer an active member of the Maricopa Sheriff’s Posse. Jane has closed her business and will now be home during the weekdays. My Posse commitment added to 40-80 hours a month. We will now use that free time for each other. I am not getting any younger, and we need to get out and do some things, travel, and so forth. I spent over six years in the Posse, and it is time to hang up my guns; (Taser and Glock 22 .40 Caliber.) It was fun helping the Deputies, and I even was authorized to ride solo with my AR-15 rifle at my side. Maybe I can dig up a picture of that. Check back soon.

Five of six persons retiring shown for January 31.

Maybe I should take it easy for a while, you think?

And here is a photo of my heyday: (before I got older)

OK, time for me to rant a little:

We have a problem with drunk and mentally ill drivers who crash and kill people. The only answer to this problem is to ban automobiles. Putting drunk drivers in jail or punishing mentally ill persons who drive without a license would never work. We must ban cars!

Alcohol causes death also. We should ban that. (Wait we tried that already)

But do anything about violent TV, Movies and yes, Video Games? Hey, the school shooters and movie house shooter played video games for many hours a day. They were good at killing people when it was a game. Then they got tired of just playing a game. The real thing would be much more exciting. No, we should just not let honest people possess guns. Everything else stays the same!

The new digs:

Process of moving is slow but steady. Before long, we should be finally settled in the new place. Here are some pictures but bear in mind, we have not unpacked boxes and organized fully. More organized pictures will be coming soon.

Front of the home. Check out the RV Parking Area:

Kitchen has Granite counter tops, new Dishwasher:

Cozy Family Room Area

Patio with the shades newly installed:

Moved the Hot Tub, electrical was already there:

Alarm in full operation, cell phone backup:

After all, 26 years in the Alarm Business, I should know how to install a burglar alarm.

About the recent election:

The people of the United States have spoken. A majority want a European model government with limited freedom, high gas prices, welfare, free birth control, and no requirement to work.

The end of our wonderful country is to be coming soon. In short order we will all experience what it feels like to have no rights. You voted for it!

Older stuff:

I was in Oregon in the middle of November. How people live there beats me. It was cold, rainy, and damp the whole time. Never saw the sun in Salem Oregon. The moss grows out of the sidewalks. Everybody takes depression medicine, even the kids. Lots of drinking too. I was so glad to get back to my sunny Arizona.

Older:

Today, saving up for an October camping trip. I really need to get away. Will post some new photos this week!

Will go to the Dead Horse Campground in Cottonwood Arizona. The ladies like the place as there is a Wal-Mart only a mile away. Go figure!

Hey, it is a departure from the daily chores.

I am so excited!

We get a 1.4 Social Security Raise this year!

This will completely cover the cost of gasoline, food, and everything else!

I need to request a free Government Cell Phone next. Then I will be fully satisfied with my new government…………..

Jay

Well, the economy is really hurting us. We may be forced to move soon, as we cannot keep up with the house payments. It seems that cost of gas, food, power, natural gas, and everything else has gone up, but my income is fixed. I may join the 28 million soon.

Nothing really new to report. Will advise when something good finally happens. However we are still in a positive and cheerful mode, with God’s assistance.

As you know, the temperatures have been around 112 to 116 degrees Fahrenheit. Recently, temperatures dropped, due to a Monsoon push. More rain!

Fortunately the A/C is keeping us cool at home. The unit is about 30 years old and the last service man stated that it would outlast a brand new unit installed today. Well, 11 ½ years ago, we had a hail storm which ruined every air conditioner roof unit on the block. We have a protective blind around ours, and we were the only one on the block that escaped damage. Yesterday, one of the A/C units down the street was being changed out after failing. Ours still runs and blows ice cold air. So much for progress. No camping for a while, as a trip to the mountains and the cooler high country would have to be made in the very early morning hours. Otherwise damage to tires and the truck engine is a possibility. The overnight temperatures are running 92 degrees just before sunup. We will just stay home while this hot spell runs the course.

The reason is due to flair-ups of the Sun. It is sending more heat to the Earth. Hope it cools down before we fry.

Oh yes, the World ends in 2012.

Check my home page and the Pizza order 2013. It is clever.

We will update this when something happens of significance.

Jay

Other news:

Recently, (July) Jane and I went camping for a week in Cottonwood Arizona. Just the two of us for a change, and it was great. Yes the first day was a hot one, but the air conditioning in the camper worked great and cooled down in a few hours. After that we had to turn it up as we actually got too cold on occasion. Many of the people who had reserved spots for the 4^th of July did not show, so we had most of the camp to ourselves. However the pop up concept is fine for younger people but for us having a regular travel trailer is in our future. The setup is the part that can wear you out. We have the electric lift which gets the popup roof in place, but the adjusting of the canvas and pulling out the beds along with arranging everything inside just takes a lot of time. When shutting down, more relocating stuff for travel. With a regular trailer everything stays in place and there are cupboards to store things. Anyway here are some photos of the camping trip.

Our Spot with lots of shade:

Our faithful camper.

Plan to put on the block for sale soon……….

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No Neighbors:

Older news:

For those who had heard the news, I spent three days in Boswell Hospital after the Sun City Fire Department ordered my transport from the Posse Headquarters on Monday, June 18^th. This was my bad. I had contracted a stomach flu or maybe mild food poisoning and spent the whole night with distress (both ways).

I still went to volunteer work as the Duty Officer for the morning shift on Monday. After getting most of the paperwork done, an early volunteer noticed that I looked really pale. I stood up from my desk, and almost passed out. Checked my pulse and it was missing a beat after every three good beats. The PVC condition was also putting a strain on my heart causing mild chest pains. Well I called Fire and they ran a heart strip on me. Verdict was mandatory; go to the hospital via ambulance.

After they checked me out, I found that my electrolytes were really messed up, and I was very low in Potassium. This caused the heart palpitations. So, they put me on an I.V. drip with Potassium and other stuff to help me out. Also they gave me a Nitro Glycerin Patch which gave me a King Kong Headache. Worse than any hangover in my life. Well, they fixed that with Morphine and the anti-nausea drugs worked to solve most of the problem.

Finally, I got all stabilized and they released me after 3 days in the hospital eating food unfit for eating.

Only good thing was that I found that my pipes and heart are free of plaque buildup. Unusual for a 73 year old, but maybe I am not usual, you think?

I go back to work Tuesday, and have no problems, just wiser now to what can happen if you do not take care of yourself when struck with an illness.

As far as this web page, I plan to try another password scheme. Will send an e-mail about that soon.

God bless!

Jay

I would welcome any photos of the extended family to post on this web site. Please send photos to jaystaats@cox.net

Hope the pictures line up with titles, Microsoft Word can mess this up.

Belated Posting of Balloon Ride

Jane bought two tickets and I took Ted with me. Should of posted sooner, but anyway here are some pictures of the sights.

The balloon we took about 9 people and was HUGE. Took a lot of propane to get us flying.

That is Lake Pleasant in the background

Last March 2012

We are expecting a major winter storm here in the Phoenix area Saturday night. They are talking about over a foot of snow in the mountains and cold temperatures in the Phoenix area. Hopefully the weather will warm up for April 1 when the LASD Roundup takes place again in Laughlin Nevada.

We are thinking of a quick trip to Las Vegas during this time. This may be the last time we can go there with the gas prices rising.

I promise to take a lot of pictures, so that we can view these places without having to pay a fortune to drive there.

Just an F.Y.I. The real reason that gas prices are so high in the United States is due to the Oil Companies selling huge amounts of gasoline and other fuels to China. They are sending so much gas to China that a shortage exists in this country. Yes that is the REAL reason for high gas prices. I have written both Arizona Senators and they just ignore the information. They know, and are probably paid off by the Oil Companies. Go figure.

Anyway, the inevitable attack on Iran will probably result in World War III as the Russians and Chinese are on Iran’s side. So my advice is: Enjoy the good life while you can. Sadly, I see a completely different USA by October of this year. I hope I am very wrong, but all you have to do is look at what is going on in the world. Then remember there are probably thousands of illegal aliens in this country that are NOT from Mexico and have snuck into the US to do us damage. When the war starts, watch what happens. It will not be a pretty sight. Make sure your relationship with the Good Lord is current.

Current Photo of Anthony: June 15, 2012

Previous:

Had a serious web crash due to Cox Communications shutting down their web hosting. So far I have put close to over 100 hours fixing then re-designing and debugging the code for all of the websites. I think they look a bit better, but still have a lot of work to do. You can click the links below:

http://www.carpetmandan.com

http://www.affordservice.com

http://www.sunshineangels.com/

http://www.suncityposse.org

Tell you what, I will be including my Grandson who is around all the time but you may have not seen him lately. Can you tell he was a few days short of 2 years old?

And here are pictures of Kat (Catherine) Scotti, and Alicia in California:

Finally………Posting pictures of my last visit to the L.A. County Fair.

Got together with my daughter Christine Martinez and her husband Ed. Chris and I spent 8 ½ hours walking around that day and managed to see just about everything there was to view. Ed showed up after work. Took me back to the 1960’s when I first started visiting the LA Co. Fair. Lots of new stuff to see. I am posting just a few of the attractions. It is worth the trip and the walking if your feet are up to it………

Glad this T-Rex was not real:

Real Lizard, the fence keeps everybody safe:

Below: Jay has no Fear:

Jay and Ed

A great photo of Chris and Ed: A picture of the biggest engine ever:

Chris moving the train:

Taking a break

: Chris in her back yard:

and by a Steam Engine:

Dan practicing levitation:

a Timid Baby White Kangaroo

Ok folks, Older stuff below.. Thanks for watching!

Recently Declassified Photographs of 911:

When you view slides, notice RED fire line where the collapse started.

This is visual proof why the building came down at this point.

Oh yes, most days in August were 110-117 degrees!

Previous update was in June:

Hot summer in Phoenix. Sorry that I have not done much in the way of updates, but due to the terrible economy there is not much money left over to have fun. The camper just sits in a garage waiting for the chance to actually take it out. Bonnie and Jeff spent a week in the Clint’s Wells area, at an elevation of 8,500 feet. Since school was in session and it was during the week, they had the entire camp almost to themselves. Only water and a Forest Service John are available. No electricity and phones do not work up there. Jeff had problems with his generator, as it could not run fast enough to run his A/C during the hot part of the day. Anyway, we want to get up there before the summer is over, if some money shows up on our front door. (Right!)

June Trip to Florida:

Jane and I made a quick one week trip to Ft Myers Florida to visit Jane’s Godmother. We also attended a birthday party for a daughter in Hollywood Florida. The families treated us very well, as we were given their home in Ft Myers while they went ahead to a condo on the beach in Ft Lauderdale. This meant that we had the run of the house, along with the pool and hot tub. Just us. And it was our 28^th anniversary as well, which made the situation even sweeter. Here are a few pictures of our travels:

Two pictures of the screened in pool. (Keeps out the Mosquitoes)

Left: Place of the Birthday Party in Hollywood Florida:

Right Picture: The Condo on the Beach, in Ft. Lauderdale; we stayed overnight before heading back to Ft. Myers.

Left: Living room at the beach Condo Posing by the Atlantic Ocean in Ft Lauderdale Florida

A BELATED POSTING OF ANOTHER LOVING DAUGHTER CHRISTINE:

Sorry to post this so late, but I just got away from working on this web site for almost 18 months. This is a picture of Christine and Ed.

This was an e-mail photo that was reduced.

Here are better photos:

NEW: DOWNLOAD ALL THE CAMPING PICTURES!

End of April, 2011

Camped at Dead Horse camp ground in Cottonwood, AZ. Made this a 4 day camping trip, and it was great to have some time to relax before having to take down the rig. Also took a side trip to Jerome AZ, and I chatted with the local Police Officers. A former Chief of Police from that city is now with the Sun City Posse.

Justin and Sabrina

Used the Screen Room on the camper finally

Anthony playing ball

Taking a ride, he was little, then.

Bonnie doing PM on her dog:

More on the Screen Room

Ted in a tree

Chow time at the camp site.

(Taken with a Cell Phone)

APRIL 2011

Made a trip to Pacheco Peak State Campgrounds last month with Jeff. We hope to also make an April trip. The camp is about 40 miles north of Tucson. They have electrical hookups but you have to fill your water tank before unhooking. Below is a photo of the truck and camper: Dan donated two flags which you can see below.

The Peak is behind the camera.

Also, just got back from another visit to Laughlin Nevada to qualify for the National CCW license:

Tip: Food is going downhill everywhere in Laughlin Nevada, suggest cross river to Bullhead City and hit a big restaurant chain. The Bullhead City private restaurants are just as bad.

NOW, for those who really read this, here is a neat site. Those of you that would like to do some 4x4 driving, check this site out. You have to see the impossible rock climbing to believe it:

(Click here) à REAL 4x4 action:

Links Worth Going to: (Copied for your convenience)

The Mother lode, numerous great websites:

Check air quality any city:

Gov. Moon Phase Indicator

Telescope Data, Current Sky This Week:

KOA WILLIAMS AZ

KOA FLAGSTAFF AZ

KOA BLACK CANYON CITY AZ

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New Sun City Posse Web Site:

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