Author Archives: Jim@HiTek

More fun in Pahrump…& quick trip to Yuma

Yeah, I’m still here in Pahrump. Taking advantage of the great weather. But the weather is not why I’m staying in town, it’s because the VA moves like a glacier getting anything done. But after all the trips, visits, and … Continue reading

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Golf! & Visit to Darwin Falls…

Silly me, I thought that the local golf course had shut down due to covid, but NO. I was/am wrong. It’s alive and kicking. They did tell me that the state had them shut down for a while and I … Continue reading

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Still hanging out in Pahrump…

It’s been nearly a month since my last post…and I’m still here enjoying the mild weather in Pahrump. I got both my Covid shots at the VA clinic, and I traveled over to the VA Hospital in Las Vegas to … Continue reading

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Here and there…

Really enjoying my ’03 Saturn. All those power items are fun to have again. Haven’t had a power feature car in 18 years or so. And that’s partly because I retired early and only had the RV for 12 of those … Continue reading

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Settling in…

Based on the VA appointments I have now, it looks like I’ll be here in Pahrump for the 1st quarter of the year. My knees will get xrayed, my bladder will get an ultrasound, they’ll check my heels and maybe figure … Continue reading

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Hello 2021…Time to upgrade the car…

The year has started out pretty well…because I found a new to me car! I’d set up the Carfax online ‘Shop for a new car’  automatic system months ago. They have this automated system that will send you an email … Continue reading

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Hanging in Pahrump…

Here I sit in Pahrump, Nevada, with it only 56 F outside, but sunshine, trying to decide if there’s somewhere I can drive just to get out of the house. It’s Dec. 31, 2020 and like millions/billions of others, really looking forward to … Continue reading

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Things I fixed in M-F…

Travel from Milton Freewater Oregon to Pahrump Nevada in the cold. Continue reading

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More from Milton Freewater…

Have yet to stumble upon that magical fun time social distancing group here in M-F. This area is home to a stanch and bullheaded cadre of scofflaws. Just today there was an ad in the local ‘uncensored’ FB page asking for … Continue reading

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Visit to Weston…

Work accomplished around home, visit to Weston, Oregon. Continue reading

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