Wind, Wind And More Wind, and Company's Comming

Rantoul, IL.
70 deg. clear, SW wind @ 10 mph.
Forecast today = high temp. 81 deg. mostly sunny, W. wind @ 20 to 25 mph with gusts @ 30 to 15 mph.

Wind, wind, wind.  I don't ever remember so many windy days here in Rantoul as we are having this summer. I though it was windy yesterday, but they are forecasting even stronger winds today!!!! Thankfully they are saying, on TV, that tomorrow they should die down.

Being that it was so windy, Jim didn't do a whole lot outside again. He did manage to dump my tanks and do a few other little chores. Then in the afternoon, he and Linda spent some time picking up and putting away stuff  and doing a little cleaning inside of me.

You see, if you check the comments on yesterday's post, we're getting company!!!  Ken and Cindy are going to be coming today to see me and to  spend the night here at the Campground. Jim and Linda met them at the RV Dreams Rally in South Carolina this spring, and since they will be traveling through the area, they're going to stop by. :-) I don't know just when they'll be getting here, but Jim and Linda are looking forward to spending some time visiting and having dinner with them.

Maybe they'll get a site close to me and I'll get to meet their Motorhome! :-)

Most of the RVs left the CG yesterday. From now on, it'll be pretty quiet here at Prairie Pines. There'll be a few RVs stopping by as they travel through the area, and I'm sure a few will come for the weekend, but for the most part, the season is over. Soon we'll be leaving and so will the other RVs that are still here.

It's getting time to start heading South. ;-)

Did you know that on this day in 1813, the United States got its nickname, Uncle Sam? The name is linked to Samuel Wilson, a meat packer from Troy, New York, who supplied barrels of beef to the United States Army during the War of 1812. Wilson stamped the barrels with "U.S." for United States, but soldiers began referring to the grub as "Uncle Sam's." The local newspaper picked up on the story and Uncle Sam eventually gained widespread acceptance as the nickname for the U.S. federal government.