16 May 2025 - Dust Storm

 

Beautiful morning here today after our wild weather last night, except my coffee pot went belly up.  I get about two years out of those k-cup machines and then I replace them.  Admittedly I buy the cheap ones, not the Keurig models.  I found a replacement on Amazon and it will be here tomorrow (Saturday).  Cheaper to do that than spend the money in diesel to drive 40 miles round trip to the nearest Wally World.

We took Liberty on a stroll about the park and I stopped by the office to check in and get my vehicle pass.  Super nice people here each time we have camped here.  After our stroll Liberty was ready for a nap and so Doreen and I grabbed her shopping list and headed into town to the local IGA to replenish the pantry and fridge.  

This afternoon I worked on a few projects on the computer and changed out our water filter elements.  Later we tuned in the Chicago Cubs and their cross-town nemesis, the Chicago White Sox.  The Cubs were victorious 13-3.  

Later the weather started moving in again and of course we had the TV going, the weather radio, etc.  We again had significant winds so the satellite dish was stowed.  The wind continued to increase to a point we were seeing gusts above 30mph and we pulled in the slides and headed for the truck.  Just as we were about to exit it really hit hard.  

The winds peaked about 60mph and the resulting dust storm was unbelievable.  You could not even tell there was a lake out there. 

This is all dust - no rain or fog at all.

Doreen took Liberty to the truck and I followed after buttoning up the RV.  I took a short video, but I could hardly breathe the dust was so bad.  

After a bit the storm passed and we made our way back to the coach.  Everything was coated with dust, so we cleaned the best we could and I Swiffered the floors.  It took both sides of two wet pads to clean the floors, and they were clean when we arrived here yesterday!.  

That is it for today.  Tomorrow promises to be better as my coffee maker will arrive!  Both grandsons Calvin and Daniel have baseball games on Game Changer app tomorrow so our son Dan and Ashley will surely be scrambling to cover down on that.  Daughter Jennifer and grand daughter Lindsey are over visiting our oldest daughter Michelle as they have a volleyball tournament in Milwaukee.  Also, the Indiana Fever plays the Chicago Sky tomorrow afternoon on WNBA app.  We might even get in a nap!