Ferris Bueller Day

Happy Ferris Bueller Day!

Today is the 10th anniversary of the day that became known as Ferris Bueller Day. On October 7, 1997 I went to an outpatient clinic in Melbourne, Florida to have routine sinus surgery. As it turned out, the surgery was anything but routine. The morning after the surgery I had a fever of 105 degrees and I had to be rushed to the hospital. It turned out that I had toxic shock syndrome and I spent the next six days in intensive care where the doctors had a horrible time trying to get my blood pressure stabilized.

In the end, the story has a happy ending. I recovered just fine and now every October 7th I do something to remember just how lucky I was (and am). This year, Kim, Shelby, Lou, Shelby’s friend Sierra and I went for a hike in the Kickapoo Valley Reserve in LaFarge, WI. The KVR is a great wilderness area with an interesting history. We went for a short hike (about 2 miles) on the Dam Tower trail loop. We are having unusually hot and humid weather for October (it was 82 degrees today), so the bugs were pretty bad. Even so, it was good to get out and enjoy nature.

The time away also took me away from my computer and away from my search for an RV. We are tracking several RVs on Ebay right now. It probably isn’t the best way to shop for an RV, but the honest truth is that with what we have budgeted for the RV, we are going to need to get a really good deal. We looked at dealerships first, but of course they are asking top dollar for the rigs on their lot. I’ve purchased two other vehicles on Ebay in the past and both vehicles turned out to be good vehicles, so I’m confident we’ll find what we’re looking for this time.

If everything works out the way I hope it works out, we’ll purchase an RV in the next couple of days. Stay tuned.