Hanging up the keys

Yep. Looks like I'm going to be an ex-RVer real soon now.

My brother is buying a place for me to live. It'll also be an investment for him and a place to stay when he comes to visit. It's a .21 acre piece of land with a small, fairly new,  mobile home on it. We're in the contract's due diligence period right now and should close by the end of February.

If all goes well, we'll put a 2nd mobile on it and rent it out for a little income. There are, of course, some issues that have to be resolved (surprise surprise).

When I get fully moved in, I'll put the rig up for sale. It's been my fulltime home since March 2008 (six years! in 100sf!) so I'll be sad to see it go, but it's not likely I'll be on the road again so it doesn't make sense to keep it.

We've been "enjoying" the polar vortex here in western NC but had nothing like the nightmare they had in Atlanta. I mean we had the same amount of snow but seemed to handle it way better. Of course, we're more used to it than they are, but still! Why didn't those people just take the next exit and get off the freeway? Humpf.

Got a few things to do to the car -- valve cover gasket, power steering pump, but it's basically been a good car so far.

I'm going to try to have a space where my RV friends can stay, if they're coming through here. Let's stay in touch.

UPDATE: just deleted a religious fanatic's comment about "dying in my sins." Fine by me.

RIP

Run Run Shaw died yesterday. If you're a fan of early kung fu flicks, you know who I mean. Here's a link to an article on Buzzfeed:

http://www.buzzfeed.com/johnstanton/zen-and-the-art-of-run-run-shaw

RIP

Phil Everly has died.

He and his brother Don were icons of my youth. Sappy songs, sweet songs, but the harmonies -- wonderful.