DeBary, FL.
58 deg. overcast, N. wind @ 3 mph.
Forecast = Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. High of 77F. Winds from the NNE at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 40%.
I'm still here!!!! Just nothing much to write about.
The weather has been OK, but we've had a few drizzly days where the sun didn't shine and it was almost foggy a good part of the day. The temperature has only been in the 60's, so along with the dampness, it felt pretty chilly.
Jim has been able to get a short ride in on his bike every day and he says that his legs are getting more used to the peddling. Linda has been working on some embroidery projects and entering data into the Family Tree program. Thursday, Jim and Linda took CLT and headed to DeLand Truck Center to see if they had some tire valve stem extensions to use on my inside dual tires.
They didn't have any, but have some on order, so he'll go back in a week or so to see if they've got anything he can use to make checking and inflating my tires easier.
On the way back here, they stopped at Auto Zone to pick up some new wiper blades for CLT, and then stopped at Gram's Kitchen for breakfast. : )
Yesterday afternoon, Laura and Lindsey stopped by for awhile. The weather was pretty decent so Jim and Lindsey sat outside and talked while Laura and Linda spent time together inside.
Have any of you been bothered by all the Christmas adds that they've had on TV already? They've been running them in this area since before Halloween!! They don't seem to have bothered Linda much, but both Jim and I don't like them this early.
Also, how about some of the major department stores plans to be open on Thanksgiving Day!!!! Some of the store spokespeople are saying that the customers are demanding that they are open so that they can get an early start!!!!
Baloney!!!!! They're just trying to justify opening on a holiday so they can make more money!!! Some of the employees are raising a fuss about working on Thanksgiving and I don't blame them, they want to be home with their families!!!! It's bad enough that the great folks who are Firemen, Policemen, Health Care Providers and others who provide essential services have to work, but they knew that they'd have to work the holidays when they applied for the job.
Well, I guess that's enough Ranting for today. I'll quit before I get myself into too much trouble. ; )
Did you know that on this date in 1913, the steamship Louise became the first ship to travel through the Panama Canal?
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Saturday, November 17, 2012
Monday, August 13, 2012
Drivers, Usual Stuff and Olympics
Rantoul, IL.
61 deg., rain, SW wind @ 5 mph.
Forecast = Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.
Why is it that some drivers insist on driving fast in campgrounds and RV Parks? Yesterday, a car came past in front of me that had to be going 30 mph!!! Now, if you're out on the street that goes past the CG that's fine, but here in the park, especially on the weekends, there are children playing and some of them wander out onto the roads from time to time!!!
This weekend, we have more children than we usually do, and I'm guessing that they range all the way from infants to teen-agers. When this guy went speeding by, there were about 5 or 6 small children, (I'm guessing ages 2 through 6), playing just feet away from the road. If one of them would have wandered out on the road from between parked cars, it would have been a disaster!!!! : O
And, it's not just people in cars either! How many of you have seen the guy in the big MH or truck pulling a 5th wheel go blasting through a park like they were out on an expressway?
What are these people thinking? Don't they realize that they can't stop that rig in time if a child should happen to run out onto road?
So, please slow down when driving through a CG or RV Park. You're site will still be there in 5 extra minutes, the the camper who invited you over for coffee will keep it hot for you and if you're leaving the CG, it really won't make any difference if you leave the park a few minutes later.
If you should happen to hit a child or even possibly an adult, you're sure to be a whole lot later, and just think how bad you would feel. : (
Jim and Linda didn't do anything special this weekend. Jim went through another one of my basement bays and re-arranged it. He also took a couple bike rides and talked to Paul and Louise. Linda did a lot of work on her Family Tree Maker program and of course, they both watched the Olympics on TV.
You know, I'm kind of glad that the Olympics are over. I enjoyed them but I'm looking forward to regular programing again. Oh, and talking about the Olympics, how did you like the closing ceremonies? I guess they were OK if you were a young person, but I just didn't get a lot of it.
Jim said that the only part of the closing ceremonies that he liked at all was the Spice Girls segment. ; )
They're talking about rain off and on all day today, so I don't know what, if anything, will get done outside. Jim has some computer stuff that he needs to get done, so maybe this will be a good day for doing that.
Did you know that the idea of an Olympic Flame burning from the start of the games to the closing was first introduced in 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam, where a fire was lit in the tower of the stadium, though no torch relay was undertaken? The first torch relay was conducted for the 1936 Berlin Olympics.
61 deg., rain, SW wind @ 5 mph.
Forecast = Showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation 70 percent.
Why is it that some drivers insist on driving fast in campgrounds and RV Parks? Yesterday, a car came past in front of me that had to be going 30 mph!!! Now, if you're out on the street that goes past the CG that's fine, but here in the park, especially on the weekends, there are children playing and some of them wander out onto the roads from time to time!!!
This weekend, we have more children than we usually do, and I'm guessing that they range all the way from infants to teen-agers. When this guy went speeding by, there were about 5 or 6 small children, (I'm guessing ages 2 through 6), playing just feet away from the road. If one of them would have wandered out on the road from between parked cars, it would have been a disaster!!!! : O
And, it's not just people in cars either! How many of you have seen the guy in the big MH or truck pulling a 5th wheel go blasting through a park like they were out on an expressway?
What are these people thinking? Don't they realize that they can't stop that rig in time if a child should happen to run out onto road?
So, please slow down when driving through a CG or RV Park. You're site will still be there in 5 extra minutes, the the camper who invited you over for coffee will keep it hot for you and if you're leaving the CG, it really won't make any difference if you leave the park a few minutes later.
If you should happen to hit a child or even possibly an adult, you're sure to be a whole lot later, and just think how bad you would feel. : (
Jim and Linda didn't do anything special this weekend. Jim went through another one of my basement bays and re-arranged it. He also took a couple bike rides and talked to Paul and Louise. Linda did a lot of work on her Family Tree Maker program and of course, they both watched the Olympics on TV.
You know, I'm kind of glad that the Olympics are over. I enjoyed them but I'm looking forward to regular programing again. Oh, and talking about the Olympics, how did you like the closing ceremonies? I guess they were OK if you were a young person, but I just didn't get a lot of it.
Jim said that the only part of the closing ceremonies that he liked at all was the Spice Girls segment. ; )
They're talking about rain off and on all day today, so I don't know what, if anything, will get done outside. Jim has some computer stuff that he needs to get done, so maybe this will be a good day for doing that.
Did you know that the idea of an Olympic Flame burning from the start of the games to the closing was first introduced in 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam, where a fire was lit in the tower of the stadium, though no torch relay was undertaken? The first torch relay was conducted for the 1936 Berlin Olympics.
Friday, August 3, 2012
A Rant and Still Hot
Rantoul, IL.
68 deg. clear, no wind.
Forecast = Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
We have a leak!!!!
That's the excuse that the oil companies are giving to raise the prices as much as 30 cents a gallon for gasoline here in the Midwest!!!
Yep, they're saying that they have to shut down the pipeline coming down here from Canada for repairs, so it's immediately causing the price of gas at the pumps to go up that much!!!
Come on!!!! Do they really think anyone believes that????? It's just another excuse to raise the prices that are finally down some from their last major "Issue"!!!!!
OK, I got that off of my roof!!! Sorry about the rant.. : {
Jim took another bike ride yesterday morning. The last time he rode his bike was way back in February, when we were in Florida, so he has been trying to take a longer bike ride each day. He says that he's really out of condition and is trying to build up leg strength and stamina. He still doesn't go very far, but each time out there is an improvement.
By about 10:00, the temperatures were already up into the 80's and by mid-afternoon, the thermometer was reading 95 degrees. : ( So, it was another inside day for most everyone here in the park.
Don't think there's anything planned for today. It's supposed to be hot again. Linda says that one of these days they'll need to go to the grocery store and has started a list, Jim will probably go for another bike ride, and I imagine that both of them will be watching some more of the Olympic Games on TV.
Did you know that the first women's swimming gold medal was won by the Australian Sarah 'Fanny' Durack, who won the 100m freestyle in 1912?
68 deg. clear, no wind.
Forecast = Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 90s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph.
We have a leak!!!!
That's the excuse that the oil companies are giving to raise the prices as much as 30 cents a gallon for gasoline here in the Midwest!!!
Yep, they're saying that they have to shut down the pipeline coming down here from Canada for repairs, so it's immediately causing the price of gas at the pumps to go up that much!!!
Come on!!!! Do they really think anyone believes that????? It's just another excuse to raise the prices that are finally down some from their last major "Issue"!!!!!
OK, I got that off of my roof!!! Sorry about the rant.. : {
Jim took another bike ride yesterday morning. The last time he rode his bike was way back in February, when we were in Florida, so he has been trying to take a longer bike ride each day. He says that he's really out of condition and is trying to build up leg strength and stamina. He still doesn't go very far, but each time out there is an improvement.
By about 10:00, the temperatures were already up into the 80's and by mid-afternoon, the thermometer was reading 95 degrees. : ( So, it was another inside day for most everyone here in the park.
Don't think there's anything planned for today. It's supposed to be hot again. Linda says that one of these days they'll need to go to the grocery store and has started a list, Jim will probably go for another bike ride, and I imagine that both of them will be watching some more of the Olympic Games on TV.
Did you know that the first women's swimming gold medal was won by the Australian Sarah 'Fanny' Durack, who won the 100m freestyle in 1912?
Sunday, May 27, 2012
The Weather and Trying Not To Rant Again
Portland, OR.
52 deg. overcast, S. wind @ 8 mph.
Forecast = Overcast with a chance of rain, then a chance of rain in the afternoon. High of 68F. Winds from the SSW at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20%.
We didn't get to see Jeff and Heather yesterday as they were busy shopping and doing other things that they needed to do, so Jim and Linda pretty much had the day to themselves.
We had some sunshine yesterday and the temperatures were in the mid 70's, so it was pretty pleasant. Jim watched most of the Nationwide NASCAR race on TV and then went outside for awhile. Linda worked on some of her Family Tree stuff, watched some of the race and read some.
After dinner, Jim took a little nap while Linda watched TV. After Jim got up, the skies started to get really dark so Jim went out and rolled up my window awnings. Well, it's a good thing he did, because we had quite a storm go through the area. We had lots of wind, rain and even some fairly close lightning. (which I understand is quite unusual around here).
On the news, they said that we had about an inch of rain, and it all came down in less than an hour!!!
Now, here I'm going to be careful or I'll go into another rant like I did yesterday.
You see, the weather forecasters have been saying that we were going to have great weather for the whole Memorial Day weekend. Well, we had rain both Friday night and last night, the temperatures have not been as warm as fore casted, and now they've changed their forecast to mostly cloudy skies, possible rain showers, and cool temperatures for the rest of the weekend!!! : (
Not at all like they said that the weather was going to be like, as little as a day and a half ago!!!
Yeah! I could go into a rant about weather forecasters, but I won't! ; )
Today Jim and Linda will be going over to Jeff and Heather's for a cook-out this afternoon. Heather's parents will be there too and Jim and Linda are looking forward to seeing them again.
Did you know that the south refused to honor the dead on Memorial Day until after World War I when the meaning of Memorial Day changed from honoring civil war dead to honoring Americans who died fighting in any war? Memorial Day was declared a federal holiday in 1971.
52 deg. overcast, S. wind @ 8 mph.
Forecast = Overcast with a chance of rain, then a chance of rain in the afternoon. High of 68F. Winds from the SSW at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20%.
We didn't get to see Jeff and Heather yesterday as they were busy shopping and doing other things that they needed to do, so Jim and Linda pretty much had the day to themselves.
We had some sunshine yesterday and the temperatures were in the mid 70's, so it was pretty pleasant. Jim watched most of the Nationwide NASCAR race on TV and then went outside for awhile. Linda worked on some of her Family Tree stuff, watched some of the race and read some.
After dinner, Jim took a little nap while Linda watched TV. After Jim got up, the skies started to get really dark so Jim went out and rolled up my window awnings. Well, it's a good thing he did, because we had quite a storm go through the area. We had lots of wind, rain and even some fairly close lightning. (which I understand is quite unusual around here).
On the news, they said that we had about an inch of rain, and it all came down in less than an hour!!!
Now, here I'm going to be careful or I'll go into another rant like I did yesterday.
You see, the weather forecasters have been saying that we were going to have great weather for the whole Memorial Day weekend. Well, we had rain both Friday night and last night, the temperatures have not been as warm as fore casted, and now they've changed their forecast to mostly cloudy skies, possible rain showers, and cool temperatures for the rest of the weekend!!! : (
Not at all like they said that the weather was going to be like, as little as a day and a half ago!!!
Yeah! I could go into a rant about weather forecasters, but I won't! ; )
Today Jim and Linda will be going over to Jeff and Heather's for a cook-out this afternoon. Heather's parents will be there too and Jim and Linda are looking forward to seeing them again.
Did you know that the south refused to honor the dead on Memorial Day until after World War I when the meaning of Memorial Day changed from honoring civil war dead to honoring Americans who died fighting in any war? Memorial Day was declared a federal holiday in 1971.
Saturday, May 26, 2012
Nothing To Post About and Ranting
Portland, OR.
53 deg. overcast, no wind.
Forecast = Partly cloudy with a chance of rain. High of 72F. Winds from the WSW at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20%.
Haven't posted cause there's really nothing to post about. : ( Jeff and Heather were both busy Thursday and nothing much happened here at the park.
Yesterday, Jeff came out here for a little while in the afternoon and then Jim and Linda went to his house for dinner. Jim and Linda said that Jeff made a great vegetable soup and some corn bread.
For their contribution, Linda put together a fruit salad.
After dinner, Jim helped Jeff put together a small charcoal grill, and then everyone visited until about 8:30. After they returned here, Jim and Linda read books, watched TV and played around with the computers.
Like I said, really nothing to post about.
OK!!!! Now I'm going to rant a little!!!
If you're traveling this weekend, I hope you're not in the Northwest. While in almost every other part of the country the gas prices have been dropping, here in the NW they've been going up!!!! The story is that one refinery was damaged by a fire months ago and there is another one down for maintenance, so there is a fuel shortage in this area.
Now, even with the refineries down, the price had been dropping in the NW, until about 2 weeks before the Memorial Day Holiday. Now, all of a sudden there is a shortage, (just in time for the Holiday), and they have raised the prices as much as 50 cents a gallon!!!
As of this morning, the average price of regular gas in the rest of the nation is $3.65 and dropping, and here in Oregon, it's $4.23 and rising!!!! Some stations in Portland are selling gas for as much as $4.45 per gallon for regular!!!
Jim filled CLT up a few days ago when the price was at $4.17 per gallon at the local station, (last check it was up to $4.32), and since Jim fueled me up the day we arrived here in Portland, my tank is full. Jim says that unless CLT absolutely needs a drink, he's not planning on buying any gas or fuel until we get to Montana!!
OK, enough ranting!!
Did you know that Memorial Day was first called “Decoration Day” because of the practice of decorating soldier’s graves with flowers?
53 deg. overcast, no wind.
Forecast = Partly cloudy with a chance of rain. High of 72F. Winds from the WSW at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20%.
Haven't posted cause there's really nothing to post about. : ( Jeff and Heather were both busy Thursday and nothing much happened here at the park.
Yesterday, Jeff came out here for a little while in the afternoon and then Jim and Linda went to his house for dinner. Jim and Linda said that Jeff made a great vegetable soup and some corn bread.
For their contribution, Linda put together a fruit salad.
After dinner, Jim helped Jeff put together a small charcoal grill, and then everyone visited until about 8:30. After they returned here, Jim and Linda read books, watched TV and played around with the computers.
Like I said, really nothing to post about.
OK!!!! Now I'm going to rant a little!!!
If you're traveling this weekend, I hope you're not in the Northwest. While in almost every other part of the country the gas prices have been dropping, here in the NW they've been going up!!!! The story is that one refinery was damaged by a fire months ago and there is another one down for maintenance, so there is a fuel shortage in this area.
Now, even with the refineries down, the price had been dropping in the NW, until about 2 weeks before the Memorial Day Holiday. Now, all of a sudden there is a shortage, (just in time for the Holiday), and they have raised the prices as much as 50 cents a gallon!!!
As of this morning, the average price of regular gas in the rest of the nation is $3.65 and dropping, and here in Oregon, it's $4.23 and rising!!!! Some stations in Portland are selling gas for as much as $4.45 per gallon for regular!!!
Jim filled CLT up a few days ago when the price was at $4.17 per gallon at the local station, (last check it was up to $4.32), and since Jim fueled me up the day we arrived here in Portland, my tank is full. Jim says that unless CLT absolutely needs a drink, he's not planning on buying any gas or fuel until we get to Montana!!
OK, enough ranting!!
Did you know that Memorial Day was first called “Decoration Day” because of the practice of decorating soldier’s graves with flowers?
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
Ranting and Alabama To Georgia
Thomasville, GA.
deg. 71 deg. clear, no wind.
Forecast = Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning...then mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs around 90. West winds around 5 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
I don't believe it!!!!!! 4:40 AM and this idiot is warming up his RV before leaving!!! It ran for at least 15 minutes and the last few minutes were at a high idle!!!! What are these people thinking? Don't they have any consideration at all for the other people in the CG????? : {
OK! I'm done ranting!!
It was right at 10:00 again when we pulled out of the Deer Run RV Park near Troy, AL. Once back on US 231, and heading South we moved right along until we came to Dothan. Now, don't get me wrong, Dothan us probably a very nice place, but their traffic it horrible!!!
Before you ever get to the belt route that runs all the way around the city, you have many, many traffic lights to deal with. Then as you go around the city on the belt route you have many, many more, as it's not a limited access by-pass route. : (
Jim says that it's been that way for years and can't understand why they don't built a real by-pass around the city.
Once past Dothan, and heading East on US 84 we started making some pretty good time again. In fact, it didn't seem to take long at all until we were crossing into Georgia. Then, it was just another hour or so until we were going around Thomasville on US 84 by-pass.
Once back to Business 84 we turned towards town and in just a few blocks we were at the City Of Roses RV Park.
It was right at 2:20 Eastern time when we got here, so it took us, (lets see now, I have to figure this out), . . . . . . . . Got it!! 3 hours and 20 minutes to travel 187 miles.
This is not a bad park, but it sure isn't anything special. But, for $15 a night, (Passport America rate), for a full hook-up site with 50 amp electric, you can't really complain too much. ; )
Today we'll continue heading South. I don't think we'll go any long distance because we really don't have that far to go, and my appointment with the mechanic isn't until Monday. Jim says that if they have a place to park me where he can plug me in, we may go there on Saturday or Sunday so I'll be there the 1st thing Monday morning.
He'll have to call down there to see if they have a spot.
Oh, depending on where we end up today, Jim says that there are a few places where we may stay that I may not have an Internet connection. So, I you don't hear from me, hang in there, I'll get you caught up on my wanderings as soon as I can. : )
Did you know that Georgia is the largest state east of the Mississippi River?
deg. 71 deg. clear, no wind.
Forecast = Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning...then mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs around 90. West winds around 5 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
I don't believe it!!!!!! 4:40 AM and this idiot is warming up his RV before leaving!!! It ran for at least 15 minutes and the last few minutes were at a high idle!!!! What are these people thinking? Don't they have any consideration at all for the other people in the CG????? : {
OK! I'm done ranting!!
It was right at 10:00 again when we pulled out of the Deer Run RV Park near Troy, AL. Once back on US 231, and heading South we moved right along until we came to Dothan. Now, don't get me wrong, Dothan us probably a very nice place, but their traffic it horrible!!!
Before you ever get to the belt route that runs all the way around the city, you have many, many traffic lights to deal with. Then as you go around the city on the belt route you have many, many more, as it's not a limited access by-pass route. : (
Jim says that it's been that way for years and can't understand why they don't built a real by-pass around the city.
Once past Dothan, and heading East on US 84 we started making some pretty good time again. In fact, it didn't seem to take long at all until we were crossing into Georgia. Then, it was just another hour or so until we were going around Thomasville on US 84 by-pass.
Once back to Business 84 we turned towards town and in just a few blocks we were at the City Of Roses RV Park.
Today we'll continue heading South. I don't think we'll go any long distance because we really don't have that far to go, and my appointment with the mechanic isn't until Monday. Jim says that if they have a place to park me where he can plug me in, we may go there on Saturday or Sunday so I'll be there the 1st thing Monday morning.
He'll have to call down there to see if they have a spot.
Oh, depending on where we end up today, Jim says that there are a few places where we may stay that I may not have an Internet connection. So, I you don't hear from me, hang in there, I'll get you caught up on my wanderings as soon as I can. : )
Did you know that Georgia is the largest state east of the Mississippi River?
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