OT...TR (warning..limited interest)

....just had to share this, what with so many people still waiting for
spring....I left ""Cornfield County, Indiana last Saturday, and, most
unusual for a trip of 2200+ miles across country, blue skies all the way to
California. Here I sit in El Centro in the heart of the Imperial valley,
onboard El Centro Naval Air Facility with my son and family. We have had a
marvelous time together, getting re-acquainted with my grandsons who are
both teenagers now. The Blue Angels were out yesterday practicing for the
big air show here this coming Sat. and will again today...never get enough
of those guys in their flying machines! Temps in the mid to high 80's
every day. I won't be in any hurry to return to the cold stuff BTW. Upon
crossing into Calif. sticker shock set in as the first gas sign I saw was
regular unleaded @ $2.49/gal!! Thankfully, I have found somewhat cheaper
stuff since at $2.19 here in El Centro.
Not much fishing here in the desert but I didn't bring the gear this time
anyway...saving myself for spring in VA, FL and Maine.
For the business travelers on ROFF, I have found a neat little device called
a WI-FI FINDER, costs about 30 bucks and about the size of a credit cart, it
will sniff out wireless signals, supposedly out to a half a block or so,
depending on signal strength. Mine went off while passing a couple of major
name truck stops and near some of the pricier motels. I see where that will
come in handy in my travels across country. FWIW

Frank(desert rat) Church