Are you a Zoomer?

Last Friday we headed to Guelph for our first oil change on Big Mo.  Since the truck is a US model we have the first six months of warranty through the dealer where we purchased it.  So a nice hour drive into Guelph to drop it off.  We had made arrangements with John and Judy to meet us at the dealership for a couple of hours of lunch and shopping.  Lunch at Kelsey's was nice but the shopping left much to be desired.

We were heading to a mall after lunch...even had it programmed into the GPS.  When someone (?) noticed an auto parts store.  Oh yes we will just stop here for a minute.  From there to Napa, Canadian Tire and a couple other auto part stores to try to find a special air filter for John's Jeep.  Never did find the filter and never did get to the mall.  Boys!!!   Beware John and Tom.  Judy and I will get you back when we are in Florida in December.  No auto part stores  next time.

John and Judy came back to Richmond Hill after they dropped us off at the dealership.  Excellent service at Robinson's GMC Buick by the way.  Even with the miserable, rainy weather Tom got the steaks on the bbq.  Our friends Dave and Helen also joined us for dinner.  Helen has been following John's blog for several months and this is the first time they have met in person.  Lots of travel stories were exchanged.

 

I only post to my blog when I have something that may be interesting to family and friends.  John, however, hardly ever misses a day of posting.  He is a professional!!  Here he is working on his posting while enjoying an after dinner refreshment.

Saturday morning we awoke to more rain.  With the storm moving up the eastern seaboard  it appears the wet weather is here to stay for several days.  But that didn't keep us indoors with dry feet.  Off to Toronto Exhibition Place for the Voomers Show. The entrance to the grounds is so very impressive.  As you can see this is a sunny day picture from the internet.  The rainy day picture I took was not nearly as nice so it is in the trash.



The show was put on for the 45+ generation.  Travel, insurance, health products, etc. were all on display.  Interesting to see how many gimmicks there are out there to take money out of the pockets of seniors.  All kinds of things that are supposed to make you more healthy, walk better, talk better, get thinner, even get planted.  Wow!!  There was some live entertainment, a dog show and a couple of interesting gentlemen.   Charlie tipped his hat and then waddled off.  Elvis sang "Are you Lonesome Tonight" for me before heading over to play some Pickleball.

They had some great old cars on display.

And Judy tried out one of the massage treatments

John, Judy and Tom with their Zoomer bags full of brochures.  Most will end up in the recycle bin as soon as we arrive home.

After the show John and Judy headed back to Woodstock.  It was a fun couple of days despite the weather.  We wish John and Judy a safe trip to Ottawa to visit Shawn, Jenn and the two Grands on Monday prior to heading to Florida for the winter.  We are looking forward to seeing them again at Christmas in the sunny south.

Until next time - safe travels.