I met the Governor of Nevada! Governor Sandoval visited the state parks as part of a promotion, to get Nevadans out into their parks. He and his crew were very nice...I did a history talk and let him fire the cannon. I passed around hardtack, then they walked through the ruins...and headed over to Buckland Station where Mike was waiting, dressed up as Samuel Buckland.
I was really, really nervous, but our boss said I only sounded nervous a couple times...ha ha.
The picture is from my phone, so it's not the best. He toured the museum and I opened the door to the Gaurd Room...hoping to get a picture of him locked inside. He didn't shut the door though, so this is the best I got. I'll have better pictures soon, when the woman from the Nevada Commission on Tourism sends me hers!
In other news...
I was making coffee in the morning when Dave noticed smoke coming out of the outlet! He ran outside the turn off the electricity. We ran around looking for a fire extinguisher. I was just assumed the house had one (oops!) and didn't find one (I am going to buy one this week!). Dave left, I called the landlord and then waited 2 hours without power for the electrician to show up. He said this happens all the time--the outlet got old, the wires came loose and it gets hot. He did say, "the fire stayed inside the box like it was designed to." Hm...to me that sounds like the design could be better, but I also know nothing about what electricians do!
In other news....
Dave interviewed for a full time job at the Mason Valley Wildlife Management Area down the road. He should know next week if he got it or not. I'm REALLY crossing my fingers for him to get a job close by, because if not, he'll look into BLM again and could end up anywhere!
