Mary is no longer available for RV traveling, but we remain good friends.
Because we have 4,000+ postings, I’ve invited her to continue posting entries on this blog.
The motorhome is parked at Shady Acres Mobile Home and RV Park in Yuma, Arizona. I expect to be here a while hiding out from the cold, wet weather. Average temperatures in January are high 69.6, low 47.6. In February, high 73.8, low 50.1. As nice as Yuma is, I wouldn’t want to be here in August. 🙂
It was last Saturday night…11:30 PM according to my bedside clock. I had just returned to bed after a pee break during my sleep. Despite being a chilly night, I had my bedside window half-way open.
I heard the shots clearly. Pop-pop…pop.pop.pop, then an engine growl followed immediately by a loud boom. I remember, I thought to myself, …sounds like a gang-shooting! In about two-three minutes I heard the police sirens…and I just knew I was right.
Remember, I’m ex-military and have owned a few guns in my life. In addition, I’m an ex-quality control engineer and have a tenancy to pay attention to details.
The pops were pistol shots…louder than a .22 caliber and not as loud as a .50 caliber…probably in the .32 caliber range…there were five of them. The engine growl sounded like a large V-8 in a hurry to move on. The boom was a shotgun not as loud as a 12 gauge…probably a 20 gauge.
I remember telling Mary about the event during our Sunday morning telephone chat…adding the shots sounded about 1/4 (.250) to 1/2 (.500) mile distant. Google earth measures the distance as .328 miles.
The Yuma Police department asked anyone with info to call a case detective. I usually try to limit my interfaces with government agencies whenever possible. At Mary’s urging, I called Monday morning to offer my info. I hope in someway it aids the police in finding the culprits.
One of those six shots took the life of a 15-year-old high school boy who died on Wednesday.
To read the latest news report on this shooting…click this link…http://www.yumasun.com/news/teen-wounded-in-area-gang-related-shooting-dies/article_0d464f24-bb46-11e5-9d70-df8421d22bfb.html
As always you may left click upon an image to see an enlarged view and then click once again to see an even larger view…
In the below Google earth image, X marks my location and the red spot marks the area of the shooting… a mere .328 miles away…
What a sad event. A 15-year-old life wasted…for what? 😦
An even tragic statement to what is going on in our scenically beautiful country.
Recently I’ve been running blogs about my 2004 Central America trip. While here I’m intending to continue those postings while also alternating with Yuma area blogs.
Yesterday was mostly sunny and 70 degrees. Forecast for today is mostly sunny and 71 degrees.
Enjoying nice weather is another joy in the life of a full-time RVer!
The red dot on the below map shows my approximate location in the State of Arizona. You may double left-click the map to make it larger…
Enjoying 65-75 degree temperatures with low humidity most of the year is a primary joy in the RVing lifestyle!
“Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving”…Albert Einstein
My current travel rig is a 2006 Fleetwood 26′ Class A Motorhome and a towed 1986 Ford Bronco II, Eddie Bauer Model. This photo was taken in the desert at Slab City near Niland, California…
On October 27, 2012, I created a two-minute video titled America The Beautiful. The music America The Beautiful is by Christopher W. French. The photos, which I randomly selected, are from the states of Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Montana, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Tennessee, Washington and West Virginia (not shown in that order)…are mine. Yup, That’s me standing in front of the Post Office in Luckenbach, Texas…Y’all!
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http://youtu.be/FfZUzEB4rM8
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