PVMC*

 8:04 am - Saturday - November 6th - Fontana, CA - 52° F, 69% humidity, wind 1 mph out of the southeast.....clear, blue skies today with a forecast high of 78° F.  On this date in 2015 we were boondocking on the shores of Mono Lake, CA......↴

We knew Friday was going to be the warmest day of the week (turned out the high got to 88° F), that we wanted to ride our bikes, but there was a package package awaiting pickup at the local Amazon locker with a new 'zoom' stem for TLE's bike.  She had one on her old Cannondale, and it put her handlebars at just the perfect height for riding, but it was the wrong size for TLE's eBike, so I had to order a new one.  We're trying to alternate between walking and riding each day, but I needed that new stem to make TLE happy about riding.  As a result we forewent any exercise, and headed over to fetch the package, and then do a small shopping at the local Von's on the way home.  

By the time we got home, and I had installed the new 'zoom' stem it was getting hot outside, so the planned bike ride went by the wayside.....

The new 'zoom' stem, which allows me to raise the 

level of TLE's handlebars by 2-3"

.....additionally I installed, or should say I reinstalled a quick release on TLE's seat post so she is able to adjust the height of her seat post without needing tools to do so.....

The reinstalled seat post 'quick release'

....as is our custom when we are in SoCal we always have dinner with my youngest brother, Philip, and his wife Jeannie.  Our tradition is to meet at Pomona Valley Mining Company in Pomona, CA, which is just about half way between Fontana and Temple City, where Phil and Jeannie have lived for years.  The restaurant is high upon a hill over looking the Pomona Valley.......

.....when I went off to college in 1967 Phil was only 3, or 4 four years old, so we really had not developed a real relationship.  It wasn't really until much later in life that we began to spend more time together.  Ironically, a lot of that time spent together was on 2-3 week long camping trips in our RV's.

When we arrived at 6 pm the sun was just dipping below the hills to the west of the restaurant, and within 30 minutes the view from our window table of the lights down in the valley was spectacular.  The food, as always, was equally spectacular, and the conversation flowed endlessly for 2.5 hours.  By the bye, I had their Filet Mignon (bacon wrapped with bleu cheese), and it was amazing.  Phil and Jeannie split an order of Baby Back Ribs, and TLE had their Coconut Prawn appetizer.  Everyone loved their choices.  Around 8:30 pm we paid our check, and bid each other adieu until the Thanksgiving weekend when we will head out to the desert with several of our children, and Phil & Jeannie.....life is good.

Thanks for stopping by!

*PVMC = Pomona Valley Mining Company

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