The saga of the trash cans .... continues!!!

After the so called 'roll-out' of the new trash cans, you remember, they couldn't decide when we were to get delivery and then the day of the week for collection of trash was up for discussion? And we had 10!!??




Had a call from the Palm Springs Disposal Service a couple of days ago. "Hello, this is the Palm Springs Disposal Service. Do you know who we are?" No, I said, are you the people who read the gas meter?? Honestly, do I know who they are? Am I stupid? Anyhow I was told that it had come to light due to some rigorous review that we had been undercharged by A LOT over the last 13 years and that our new monthly collection fee would be going from $56.10 each month to ... drum roll ... wait for it ... $244.80!!!!! LOL. Anyhow, he agreed they would  take away 5 of the new trash cans to reduce our monthly payment to $122.40, still double what we have been paying for the last 13 years. .  We agreed on a day when they would be collected. Were they? Of course not. It took an e-mail and another day before they turned up. Talk about ineptitude!!  Well done Gas Meter Readers!

My view early yesterday evening whilst sipping a Manhattan

Lovely view of the Mount San Jacinto range.









Oh, and a picture of room #4's door advertising his 'wares'. Takes all sorts!! I think it say's RAUNCH.

The saga of the trash cans!!

Finally our new trash cans were delivered today, Wednesday April 2nd. Oh what an exciting life we lead! Many, many telephone calls to the Palm Springs Disposal Service we are now the proud owners of 10 (that's right, TEN) brown 'wheelie bins'. We still havn't found out our new collection day. Is it Monday or Wednesday? Nobody seems to want to make a decision!!! All we know is, they delivered the new bins today and didn't take away the old trash!!!

As I said, what an exciting life we lead!!!!

And thanks to Mike, I am able to post pictures again. Here they are .. our new trash cans!!!! Tah Dah!!! Count them. There are 10!! Plus we also have the blue recycling container!! Different day of collection, of course. See what you are missing, Jim!!!!

We miss you, Jim .... where'd y'go???

 We miss you already!! ;(

Shock!!!, Horror!!! Ice storm hits Palm Springs!!! (Not really).

OK I know, I know. This blog is like a London bus. You wait for ages for one to arrive and then 3 arrive together!


The roof of the hotel was due for it's 10 year makeover.  The company came in on Monday and were supposed to be finished by Wednesday. Well guess what? They didn't finish until today (Thursday).  The last word we want to hear is 'problem' so apparently there were a few.


They started by washing down the roof, both the single  and the two storey buildings. When I got back from LA Wednesday afternoon, the mess .. beyond description. You wouldn't believe after the wind over the last 10 years or so there wouldn't be many little chippings left up there. Oh yes there were!! They actually did a good job washing down but I'll be doing it as normal Friday morning.
Anyhow, this morning the crew arrived around 8am and set about shrouding everything in plastic. Then they disappeared for 3 hours!!! And we have guests wanting to use the pool and spa naked so they did. To cut long story short as they say, it was all done and paid for by 1pm, plastic away.


I am trying to download pictures but Google has changed some settings. Typical.

I had to share

Here it is, 9.30pm on Wednesday February 12th. We're happily watching the winter games .. phone rings ... drunken voice ... "can you help me out I'm trying to find Warm Sands off the one eleven".


Where are you says I. "Oh, on Arenas and Palm Canyon" came the reply. First of all, Palm Canyon is NOT 111 and hasn't been for YEARS! I gave him directions, i.e. turn left on Palm Canyon, keep going and make a left on to Ramon. So I said, why aren't you calling the hotel you're staying? "I don't have their number". Oh, I said, so you're not staying with us but you are asking my help to find your way to another resort? Good luck I said! I should've told him to turn right onto Palm Canyon and right onto Ramon. That would've REALLY confused him.  What an eeejit.


For those who don't know, coming into Palm Springs from the 10 (exit 111 believe it or not) , the 111 turns left at Vista Chino, turns right onto Gene Autry and left onto East Palm Canyon.

Check out our new view!!!

Happy New Year everybody!!
How about this! Thanks to the neighbour cutting down the Tamarisk we have got our view back. The one we had 13 years ago when we first moved in. It is now possible to see our sign from Indian Canyon which has never been visible before. The old flag pole is still there but we intend to have it taken down. It's old and doesn't have the necessary tackle for running up a flag.

 

 The weather here continues to amaze us all. Un-seasonably warm. A bit cloudy today but forecast is for a high of 77f. We have guests in from Illinois and Michigan, all glad to be away from the cold.



I know it's been a while but here's a picture of Stuart about to open his Christmas present from me!!! Unfortunately it arrived when I was at the gym so it wasn't a surprise Christmas morning!!