Paint, Tupelo and Elvis-December 3, 2013

We were at the paint and body shop at 7:30 this morning. It was tough but we wanted them to have plenty of time to finish the paint. When the man told us it would be ready at 4:30 PM, we nearly fainted. So, we had breakfast and talked about what to do. Back to Tupelo again. It's so close and it is a big enough city we can find every store we like except Target. On Hwy 25, there is a house being built that shocked us so much when we first saw it we did not believe our eyes. So, today I risked life and limb on a two lane road to take this picture through this morning's dense fog.

I really am sorry about the fog, but it's out of my hands. This house looks more like a castle than a house. In my unprofessional opinion I would estimate 10,000 square feet minimum. It sits a long distance off the road. At first we guessed someone in the Tiffin family was probably building it, but we have no way of finding out. As far as we know the entire Tiffin family except Bob lives out of town. And there is no way that Bob at his age would build a house this long. He'd have to have a golf cart inside to get from one end to the other. What must the construction costs on this thing be?

 

Then on to Tupelo and the hardware store where Elvis bought his first guitar. We were greeted by an elegant and charming older gentleman whom we suspect is the owner. We told him what we wanted and he took us to the Radio Flyer room where we purchased Hannah's birthday gift for next year. We'll lovingly carry it with us until we get there. Anyway, the three of us talked politics and health insurance and Elvis. It was a delightful experience and we enjoyed it so much. 

 

This plaque is outside the store.

This is the actual counter where Elvis and his mother stood when they purchased the guitar.

 

The nice man claimed this is where Elvis stood when he picked out the guitar. I suspect this was added for effect. After all, that was in 1946. Who is still around who knows where he stood?

However, it makes for good conversation.

 

This is the original building of Tupelo Hardware. It's under 4th generation ownership. It also occupies two large stores to the left of the main building. It's a great old store.

 

This is the courthouse behind the hardware store. This is one good looking old building

and I could not resist taking a picture of it. I'm sure there's history behind this building, too.

 

We stopped and had lunch after shopping at several other stores. We only managed to get one Christmas gift bought. Then we came back to Red Bay. The coach was still an hour shy of being dry, so we stopped at a small city park on Main Street. There I found a fountain that has no explanation. I do not know why it is there or what it represents but it's still nice to sit and hear the water hit the rocks.



 

Odd, isn't it?

 

While we were waiting on the paint to dry we got a call to report to bay #45 at 7:00 AM tomorrow for the first of the recalls. This one is wet bay floor replacement. Takes about half a day. When all of this is done I am going to sleep til noon one day!

 

I am most appreciative of Sirius XM giving us free radio these past few days. We have so enjoyed listening to at least 100 Elvis songs we did not know he recorded. It was on the Elvis channel which is 19 on the XM dial. It was just great fun. It's absolutely ridiculous to pay for Sirius XM when the Cute Red Vehicle is being towed and no one is inside to listen to it. But it was fun for the time we have had it.