Wednesday, April 25 - Saturday, April 28, 2012
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
The Ranch, Lakewood, New Mexico 60 degrees and mostly sunny to 101 degrees and sunny.
Buster had his carpets cleaned "Randy Jones" came to the park from Carlsbad, NM for carpet cleaning, he stopped at a number of rigs. We also had scotch guard applied.
Happy hour and Mexican Train after dinner tonight.
Thursday, April 26, 2012
The Ranch, Lakewood, New Mexico 64 degrees and mostly sunny to 91 degrees and sunny. Windy in the afternoon
MEWS - (Men Eating Without Supervision) four of us car-pooled to The Paddock restaurant about five miles east of Artesia, NM.
We have been continuing to replace the rig water connections and have reduced the remaining number to be replaced to 24.
Friday, April 27, 2012
The Ranch, Lakewood, New Mexico 66 degrees and mostly sunny to 92 degrees and sunny. Windy in the afternoon again today, only bringing on the window awning on the left side.
Buster will be on the road soon as we made plans to meet with Carole in Austin, TX. We will leave here next week and stay in Austin for a week.
Sherry and art left today, two of our Mexican train players, going to northern New Mexico for a week and onto Wisconsin for the summer. Happy hour and Mexican Train after dinner tonight.
Saturday, April 28, 2012
The Ranch, Lakewood, New Mexico 60 degrees and sunny to 93 degrees and sunny.
To my wife Bonnie Happy Birthday.
Happy hour and Mexican restaurant tonight for dinner. We celebrated Bonnie’s birthday with some people from church.
Sunday, April 29, 2012
Thursday, April 26, 2012
The Ranch, Lakewood, NM
April 26, 2012
An April recap, I have been busy with the presidents job of operating The Ranch Co-op, with board meetings, two town hall meetings (in March) and then a spring semi annual meeting that I am responsible to conduct. The board of directors presented some changes to the operating by-laws that took many hours of discussion in meetings and e-mails. These changes were accepted with a little adjustment during the semi annual meeting. We continue to attend happy hour every day as this is an important function of the Ranch, meeting the new arrivals and being available to members for comment and input. We had a nice Easter dinner for about seventy-two. The first two weeks of the month were the busiest the meeting and that day our managers took off for a week vacation. This left me filling in for the outside responsibilities around the park and we had a fill in for the office. After that it was getting ready to order a portable building to be used as a laundry. The current laundry has a sink hole the floor is cracked and a large piece of concrete is sinking. This current building is close to a dry river that has been wet once in ten years. There also "has been" a water leak under this building. We has a soils engineering company test the ground and it was suggested to go with the portable type building. Park attendance is slowing down as the temperature is rising we are into the nineties and yesterday we did reach one hundred and one degrees. Tuesday on the return trip from Hobbs, NM where we ordered the building there was a small rain shower, I turned the wipers on for two passes over the window.
An April recap, I have been busy with the presidents job of operating The Ranch Co-op, with board meetings, two town hall meetings (in March) and then a spring semi annual meeting that I am responsible to conduct. The board of directors presented some changes to the operating by-laws that took many hours of discussion in meetings and e-mails. These changes were accepted with a little adjustment during the semi annual meeting. We continue to attend happy hour every day as this is an important function of the Ranch, meeting the new arrivals and being available to members for comment and input. We had a nice Easter dinner for about seventy-two. The first two weeks of the month were the busiest the meeting and that day our managers took off for a week vacation. This left me filling in for the outside responsibilities around the park and we had a fill in for the office. After that it was getting ready to order a portable building to be used as a laundry. The current laundry has a sink hole the floor is cracked and a large piece of concrete is sinking. This current building is close to a dry river that has been wet once in ten years. There also "has been" a water leak under this building. We has a soils engineering company test the ground and it was suggested to go with the portable type building. Park attendance is slowing down as the temperature is rising we are into the nineties and yesterday we did reach one hundred and one degrees. Tuesday on the return trip from Hobbs, NM where we ordered the building there was a small rain shower, I turned the wipers on for two passes over the window.
Sunday, April 8, 2012
Saturday, April 7, 2012
The Ranch, Lakewood, NM
Monday, March 26, 2012 The Ranch, Lakewood, New Mexico 58 degrees and partly cloudy, with a red sky at sunrise to 90 degrees and sunny. There was some wind today, but not enough to bring in the slide.
Board of directors meeting this afternoon last one before The Ranch co-op semi annual meeting on April fourth. I went to happy hour and we went to play Mexican Train after dinner.
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
The Ranch, Lakewood, New Mexico 46 degrees and mostly sunny to 89 degrees and sunny.
Mens Coffee for an hour with doughnuts, water committee meeting at ten o’clock we read the well meters every day and check the water levels in the two tanks the men take the assignment on a weekly basis to read the meters and check the water system operations. Then there is the reverse osmosis system that processes the water before storage is checked daily the water is checked for total dissolved solids in the water. Happy hour and I went to play Mexican Train after dinner.
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
The Ranch, Lakewood, New Mexico 43 degrees and mostly sunny to 89 degrees and sunny. Bonnie went to ladies red hat luncheon today in Carlsbad. We went to happy hour at four o’clock and I went to play Mexican Train after dinner.
Thursday, March 29, 2012
The Ranch, Lakewood, New Mexico 51 degrees and mostly sunny to 90 degrees and partly sunny.
MEWS - (Men Eating Without Supervision) nine of us car-pooled to The Paddock restaurant about five miles east of Artesia, NM for breakfast at about nine o’clock.
This afternoon I helped to remove the old water stand pipe at a lot as the was not occupied today. Replacing these old water stand pipes is better done when the lot is not occupied this one especially as the pipe was coming up thru a concrete slab that we needed to lift out with the bucket loader on the tractor. After installing the new pipes and valves we keep the hole open for a day to insure there are no water leaks
Bonnie and I went to Happy hour at four o’clock and after dinner Mexican Train.
Board of directors meeting this afternoon last one before The Ranch co-op semi annual meeting on April fourth. I went to happy hour and we went to play Mexican Train after dinner.
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
The Ranch, Lakewood, New Mexico 46 degrees and mostly sunny to 89 degrees and sunny.
Mens Coffee for an hour with doughnuts, water committee meeting at ten o’clock we read the well meters every day and check the water levels in the two tanks the men take the assignment on a weekly basis to read the meters and check the water system operations. Then there is the reverse osmosis system that processes the water before storage is checked daily the water is checked for total dissolved solids in the water. Happy hour and I went to play Mexican Train after dinner.
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
The Ranch, Lakewood, New Mexico 43 degrees and mostly sunny to 89 degrees and sunny. Bonnie went to ladies red hat luncheon today in Carlsbad. We went to happy hour at four o’clock and I went to play Mexican Train after dinner.
Thursday, March 29, 2012
The Ranch, Lakewood, New Mexico 51 degrees and mostly sunny to 90 degrees and partly sunny.
MEWS - (Men Eating Without Supervision) nine of us car-pooled to The Paddock restaurant about five miles east of Artesia, NM for breakfast at about nine o’clock.
This afternoon I helped to remove the old water stand pipe at a lot as the was not occupied today. Replacing these old water stand pipes is better done when the lot is not occupied this one especially as the pipe was coming up thru a concrete slab that we needed to lift out with the bucket loader on the tractor. After installing the new pipes and valves we keep the hole open for a day to insure there are no water leaks
Bonnie and I went to Happy hour at four o’clock and after dinner Mexican Train.
Saturday, March 31, 2012
The Ranch, Lakewood, NM
Friday, March 23 - Sunday, March 25
Friday, March 23, 2012
The Ranch, Lakewood, New Mexico 39 degrees and mostly sunny to 88 degrees and sunny. Bonnie is doing better today still on the medicine for a couple of more days.
We went to Roswell today for cat food, yes that is right cat food. The cat is fussy and Walmart in Carlsbad and Artesia no longer carries the food the cat wants to eat. Now a cat that is seventeen and a half years old we think we have to do right by, so we do this for Merry our cat.
I went to the RV dealer in Roswell for rubber a grommet we need for the stove and they had them surprising me they had the grommet, I purchased four.
We had lunch after purchasing a vacuum cleaned for cleaning the ranch house the other one is not doing the job anymore.
A big water leak was found today, it was a water main pipe inch and a quarter. Some of the original water pipes used in building the park were schedule-twenty or thin walls. As a water delivery systems today schedule forty or schedule eighty are used for the higher pressure rating and thicker walls.
Today we received our voter registration cards to vote in New Mexico and this years presidential primary and election. Happy hour at four and after dinner Mexican Train.
Saturday, March 24, 2012
The Ranch, Lakewood, New Mexico 44 degrees and mostly sunny to 91 degrees and partly sunny. Taking it easy today. The repaired pipe is holding water pressure, only one third the quantity of water was pumped from the well in the past twenty-four hours. Happy hour at four and after dinner Mexican Train.
Sunday, March 25, 2012
The Ranch, Lakewood, New Mexico 47 degrees and mostly sunny to 91 degrees and partly sunny. NASCAR Sunday California, and a rain shortened race. Happy hour at four and after dinner Mexican Train.
Friday, March 23, 2012
The Ranch, Lakewood, New Mexico 39 degrees and mostly sunny to 88 degrees and sunny. Bonnie is doing better today still on the medicine for a couple of more days.
We went to Roswell today for cat food, yes that is right cat food. The cat is fussy and Walmart in Carlsbad and Artesia no longer carries the food the cat wants to eat. Now a cat that is seventeen and a half years old we think we have to do right by, so we do this for Merry our cat.
I went to the RV dealer in Roswell for rubber a grommet we need for the stove and they had them surprising me they had the grommet, I purchased four.
We had lunch after purchasing a vacuum cleaned for cleaning the ranch house the other one is not doing the job anymore.
A big water leak was found today, it was a water main pipe inch and a quarter. Some of the original water pipes used in building the park were schedule-twenty or thin walls. As a water delivery systems today schedule forty or schedule eighty are used for the higher pressure rating and thicker walls.
Today we received our voter registration cards to vote in New Mexico and this years presidential primary and election. Happy hour at four and after dinner Mexican Train.
Saturday, March 24, 2012
The Ranch, Lakewood, New Mexico 44 degrees and mostly sunny to 91 degrees and partly sunny. Taking it easy today. The repaired pipe is holding water pressure, only one third the quantity of water was pumped from the well in the past twenty-four hours. Happy hour at four and after dinner Mexican Train.
Sunday, March 25, 2012
The Ranch, Lakewood, New Mexico 47 degrees and mostly sunny to 91 degrees and partly sunny. NASCAR Sunday California, and a rain shortened race. Happy hour at four and after dinner Mexican Train.
Friday, March 30, 2012
The Ranch, Lakewood, NM
Sunday, March 18 - Thursday, March 22
Sunday, March 18, 2012
The Ranch, Lakewood, New Mexico 48 degrees and partly cloudy to 86 degrees and partly sunny. NASCAR Bristol, TN. Happy hour at four o’clock and after dinner Mexican Train.
Monday, March 19, 2012
The Ranch, Lakewood, New Mexico 50 degrees and partly cloudy to cold 63 degrees and partly sunny. Two rain showers one noon one 4:00 the first almost measurable
Wind over night, enough to wake us up and Bonnie brought in Buster’s table side slideout.
Board Meeting there is a lot to be done before the ranch co-op semi annual meeting on April 4.
Happy hour at four o’clock and after dinner Mexican Train.
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
The Ranch, Lakewood, New Mexico 38 degrees and partly cloudy to 63 degrees and partly sunny. A rain shower this afternoon, nothing measurable with a noticeable wind most of the day.
Mens Coffee and water committee meeting at ten o’clock. Happy hour at four and Mexican Train for me only as Bonnie has allergies bothering her today
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
The Ranch, Lakewood, New Mexico 42 degrees and mostly sunny to 68 degrees and partly sunny.
Town Hall meeting at ten discussing mostly what we (the board of directors) will presenting to the membership at the semi annual meeting on April 4. Today there is no voting only a show of hands on some items. Bonnie went to the doctor for some relief from the allergies while the meeting was going on.
Happy hour at four for me, Mexican Train after dinner for me and Bonnie was feeling better and also played.
Thursday, March 22, 2012
The Ranch, Lakewood, New Mexico 38 degrees and mostly sunny to 76 degrees and partly sunny. Water use is high amount pumped from our well is about twice what we consider a high number of gallons pumped per day. The Ranch has two water wells we switch wells each week and there is a water meter on each well. Thirty percent of the water pumped is waste as this carries away the contaminates in the water from the reverse osmosis filtering system we have here.
MEWS - (Men Eating Without Supervision) seven of us car-pooled to The Paddock restaurant about five miles east of Artesia, NM.
Happy hour at four, Mexican Train after dinner Bonnie and also played.
Sunday, March 18, 2012
The Ranch, Lakewood, New Mexico 48 degrees and partly cloudy to 86 degrees and partly sunny. NASCAR Bristol, TN. Happy hour at four o’clock and after dinner Mexican Train.
Monday, March 19, 2012
The Ranch, Lakewood, New Mexico 50 degrees and partly cloudy to cold 63 degrees and partly sunny. Two rain showers one noon one 4:00 the first almost measurable
Wind over night, enough to wake us up and Bonnie brought in Buster’s table side slideout.
Board Meeting there is a lot to be done before the ranch co-op semi annual meeting on April 4.
Happy hour at four o’clock and after dinner Mexican Train.
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
The Ranch, Lakewood, New Mexico 38 degrees and partly cloudy to 63 degrees and partly sunny. A rain shower this afternoon, nothing measurable with a noticeable wind most of the day.
Mens Coffee and water committee meeting at ten o’clock. Happy hour at four and Mexican Train for me only as Bonnie has allergies bothering her today
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
The Ranch, Lakewood, New Mexico 42 degrees and mostly sunny to 68 degrees and partly sunny.
Town Hall meeting at ten discussing mostly what we (the board of directors) will presenting to the membership at the semi annual meeting on April 4. Today there is no voting only a show of hands on some items. Bonnie went to the doctor for some relief from the allergies while the meeting was going on.
Happy hour at four for me, Mexican Train after dinner for me and Bonnie was feeling better and also played.
Thursday, March 22, 2012
The Ranch, Lakewood, New Mexico 38 degrees and mostly sunny to 76 degrees and partly sunny. Water use is high amount pumped from our well is about twice what we consider a high number of gallons pumped per day. The Ranch has two water wells we switch wells each week and there is a water meter on each well. Thirty percent of the water pumped is waste as this carries away the contaminates in the water from the reverse osmosis filtering system we have here.
MEWS - (Men Eating Without Supervision) seven of us car-pooled to The Paddock restaurant about five miles east of Artesia, NM.
Happy hour at four, Mexican Train after dinner Bonnie and also played.
Monday, March 26, 2012
The Ranch, Lakewood, NM
Wednesday, March 14, to Saturday, March 17
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
The Ranch, Lakewood, New Mexico 48 degrees and mostly sunny to 85 degrees and sunny. Town hall today where the co-op members discuss the Ranch business bringing up for discussion and talking a show of hands on the issue. There was lively debate from a number of things discussed. This month there will also be a second town hall as our co-op will have the semi annual business meeting the first Wednesday in April. Here the show of hands will count or even a secret ballot on sensitive issues. We went to happy hour and Mexican Train today.
Thursday, March 15, 2012
The Ranch, Lakewood, New Mexico 40 degrees and mostly sunny to 83 degrees and sunny.
MEWS - (Men Eating Without Supervision) seven of us car-pooled to The Paddock restaurant about five miles east of Artesia, NM. Mens discussion of all things in a social setting. Later Bonnie and I went to happy hour and Mexican Train after dinner.
Friday, March 16, 2012
The Ranch, Lakewood, New Mexico 43 degrees and mostly sunny to 87 degrees and sunny. We went to happy hour and Mexican train
Saturday, March 17, 2012
The Ranch, Lakewood, New Mexico 47 degrees and fog to 76 degrees and sunny.
Happy St. Patrick’s Day. We attended the Ranch Corned beef with potatoes, carrots and cabbage dinner with almost fifty in attendance with a cake for the workers. These workers are digging holes and replacing the water pipes from the water main to the valve we connect our rig hoses to (water bibs). A opportunity to thank people for donating their time to this project.
We went to happy hour and Mexican train after dinner.
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
The Ranch, Lakewood, New Mexico 48 degrees and mostly sunny to 85 degrees and sunny. Town hall today where the co-op members discuss the Ranch business bringing up for discussion and talking a show of hands on the issue. There was lively debate from a number of things discussed. This month there will also be a second town hall as our co-op will have the semi annual business meeting the first Wednesday in April. Here the show of hands will count or even a secret ballot on sensitive issues. We went to happy hour and Mexican Train today.
Thursday, March 15, 2012
The Ranch, Lakewood, New Mexico 40 degrees and mostly sunny to 83 degrees and sunny.
MEWS - (Men Eating Without Supervision) seven of us car-pooled to The Paddock restaurant about five miles east of Artesia, NM. Mens discussion of all things in a social setting. Later Bonnie and I went to happy hour and Mexican Train after dinner.
Friday, March 16, 2012
The Ranch, Lakewood, New Mexico 43 degrees and mostly sunny to 87 degrees and sunny. We went to happy hour and Mexican train
Saturday, March 17, 2012
The Ranch, Lakewood, New Mexico 47 degrees and fog to 76 degrees and sunny.
Happy St. Patrick’s Day. We attended the Ranch Corned beef with potatoes, carrots and cabbage dinner with almost fifty in attendance with a cake for the workers. These workers are digging holes and replacing the water pipes from the water main to the valve we connect our rig hoses to (water bibs). A opportunity to thank people for donating their time to this project.
We went to happy hour and Mexican train after dinner.
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