Happy Canada Day!

 A beautiful sunny day, not too warm around 22C (71F) would have been warmer had there not been a cool breeze but a great day just the same! The day started with getting our carpets steamed cleaned by friends Ron and Myrna who have been retired for a few years but kept their unit for their own use and of course to help out friends and family, they were in the cleaning business for 30+ years and had the contract to clean the Onoway Schools for 30 years so are definitely professionals! We had the carpets cleaned in AZ but were not happy with the job at all. I can tell you now for sure that the AZ job was not done well. Our carpets after Ron and Myrna were done are just like new! They even got rid of stains on the bedroom carpet that I know were 4 years old.

We asked Ron why he didn’t sell the unit when they retired and he said the van was so old and rusted he would have to buy a newer van and switch all the equipment and didn’t think it was worth the trouble, well the van might be rusty but the equipment inside runs like a top, they have a generator which runs a flow through hot water heater, vacuum system, etc. the water is heated to the proper temperature for the particular job he is doing, in our case was 200 degrees F, all the stains are pre treated and he uses biodegradable safe cleaning products, after pre treatment, they steam clean then vacuum the moisture from the carpets. After cleaning our carpets he steam cleaned the outhouse using a special antibacterial and odour remover solution. Woody cleans them every week with the pressure washer but cold water does not clean as well as the steam. After both jobs were complete we enjoyed coffee and a visit at the picnic table, Ron and Myrna are super people, very interesting and fun people to spend time with, they have travelled to Egypt, across Canada to Newfoundland, they volunteer for the community and are always ready to lend a helping hand wherever they are needed!

After Ron and Myrna left, Woody finished cutting the grass at the Gun Range and around the horse shoe pits here at the park. I spent the time reading, meeting and greeting campers and entertaining the dogs, or I should say trying to keep them from barking at everyone in the park, we spent the whole day outside waiting until the rugs were dry. I had made sure we had water, snacks, etc. but forgot we would not be able to access the fridge (chairs in the way) but we made out okay. Dave and Pat came over to visit (friends that are camping for the weekend) and spent the evening with us around the campfire. Hope you enjoyed a great  Canada Day.