End of summer adventures

Greetings everyone,

Now I like a nice bus ride just as much as the other guy......but, this past Wednesday was like searching for a needle in a haystack. My wife and I were notified that a company near LAX was installing bright yellow straps on older and newer model electric chairs for the purpose of helping MTA drivers latch their safety harness onto the electric chair. Not every driver that we have encounted knows what the straps are for. Hopefully in the very near future, the MTA can notify all drivers and MTA employees of the additional steps to secure an electric chair.

Like all adventures this trip had to take a little longer then expected, a whopping 10 hours worth. Most importantly, my wife and I have the safety straps on our chairs. We are doing our part to help transport ourselves and our chairs. Let's see, if the MTA does their part as well. Most drivers don't ask us if we need the safety belts. More times then not, we ourselves have to remind each driver we encounter to strap our chairs down.

To all of our friends, family, neighbors and acquaintainces, please let us know your thoughts and feelings on this subject. My wife and I will be very interested to hear your thoughts and feelings. You can email us at rfourwheels@aol.com

P.S. We thought we broke a record last time we blogged about the amount of trips we have taken to the state fair.......well, we made it six times. Can't wait for next year.

Ending the summer with activities

Greetings everyone,

It seems like a long time since last we wrote. It's that time of year again here in the San Fernando Valley. My wife and I have been engulfed in smoke from the La Canada Fires. I was fortunate enough not to be affected by all the smoke and pollution in the air. Cathy was bothered more then I was this year. The tempertures have been in the 100's and there is zero humidity in the air. During this time my wife and I have visited the state fair in Pomona, the watermelon festival in Sunland and our usual trips to Disney have not been interupted. We like this time of year because it is the off season at Disney. We get around much better and have shorter wait times for our favorite rides and attractions.
Last week at the county fair my wife and I saw LeAnne Rhymes in concert for free. We ended up getting great seats and enjoyed the show very much. This year we have set a record. We have already been to the county fair four times since it opened. This weekend we are hoping to make our fifth visit before it closes. After our third visit, my wife and I decided that next year, we will just purchase the season pass. We are sure we won't make any of our Disney friends and visitors jealous. The county fair is but once a year. We especially enjoy all the different places the fair has to visit. Since my wife and I are always ready for a scheduled outing, we would like to know, what plans does everyone have to end the summer? Please let us know. Email us anytime @rfourwheels@aol.com

Sincerely,

Randy and Cathy