Paper Reduction

One of the objectives we've had for quite some time is to clear out as much of our files as we could. We have several boxes of files that we have been carrying around that include all our receipts, medical records, tax records for the last 4 years and even a box of articles I have been collecting that describe places to go and things to do within each state in the country. This is a box, now weighing close to 30 pounds, that is organized by state, and Canadian Province. These articles have been clipped from our monthly magazines on RV'ing - Trailer Life, Trail Blazer (Thousand Trails), RV View and articles from other publications. I have done lots of research on portable scanners to see if that might be a viable solution to the problem, and I settled on a Brother DSMobile  600 scanner that was very highly rated and affordable - $129. With our Amazon.com employee discount, it was a real good bargain for us. I can now get rid of our very heavy HP all-in-one printer, copier, fax and scanner. The scanner on that device is top loaded, slow and inconvenient, and has poor software for organizing files on disk. There are many, inexpensive printers that can replace that heavy device. Anyway, I began scanning all the travel articles into the computer, and placing them onto a small USB Flash Disk (16 GB) for easy access anywhere, on any computer. The software that is supplied with the scanner makes it simple to organize the files on any disk. I was sailing along until I ran into a problem with the device. Evidently, it had a defect that I couldn't get around so I contacted Amazon.com and they are shipping a replacement to me, at no charge, on a 2 day delivery. Now that's good service. It will arrive Thursday and I can continue the task of eliminating most of the files we have. This will be a good step in reducing the total weight of our rig while traveling.

Josie went to the hairdresser in the afternoon and we, basically, just enjoyed the day relaxing. It has been 10 days now since our last measurable rainfall and the temperatures are in the pleasant range. Best of all, the humidity hasn't been unbearable.

There were a few more new rigs arriving in the campground, so it is slowly filling up for the peak season. We see the new "classes" of workampers during the week in the warehouse and remember the process from last year. They are in for a huge shock when they begin work. Some of them will undoubtedly leave after they discover how physical the work can be. Most of them are used to sedentary work at campgrounds and will quickly discover that they need to work in a different mode. We're still adjusting.

My lounge chair is beckoning, so have a great day...