Rantoul, IL.
64 deg. mostly cloudy, SE wind @ 5 mph.
Forecast = Mostly cloudy in the morning, then partly cloudy with a chance of rain. High of 82F. Winds from the South at 5 to 10 mph shifting to the WSW in the afternoon. Chance of rain 40%.
It's been pretty breezy the last few days and the temperatures have been into the mid to upper 80's so if you didn't mind the wind, it was a pretty nice day to be out and about.
Not much happening here in Rantoul. Things are definitely winding down here in the Campground. Jim went over and talked to Louise for awhile yesterday morning before heading over to Rural King to pick up a few items. Then, after lunch he took an important letter that needed to be mailed, to the post office.
Linda has been finding some really interesting things on-line for her family tree program. She has found names and dates of some of her ancestors that she's been looking for, for years. She's trying to find as much information as possible while we're here and has the free wi-fi.
Don't know what's going to happen today. Jim didn't sleep well last night so he'll probably take a pretty long nap. They're forecasting rain for later on today, so maybe he can get a few things done outside this morning and then take his nap later.
Well, I'd better quit for now. You're probably already bored with my jabbering.
A Point to Ponder : If at first you don't succeed, destroy all evidence that you tried.
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Thursday, September 13, 2012
Friday, December 30, 2011
A Trip To Walgreen's But Nothing Else Happening
DeBary, FL.
43 deg. clear, no wind.
Forecast = Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Southeast winds around 5 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
43 deg. clear, no wind.
Forecast = Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Southeast winds around 5 mph becoming south in the afternoon.
Thursday, December 22, 2011
It's All About The Weather
DeBary, FL.
59 deg. clear, no wind.
Forecast = Mostly sunny early in the morning then becoming partly sunny. Patchy morning fog. Highs around 80. South winds 5 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
It's amazing how people think of the weather in different parts of the country. Down here in Florida, many people think the 50 deg. is cold. Up in Illinois, it doesn't get cold until the temperature drops below freezing and not really cold until it gets down to around zero.
You can usually tell which people live down here all year and which ones are "snowbirds" and come down for the coldest months. A little while back when the temperatures were only in the 50's for a high, the snowbirds were wearing long sleeved shirts and maybe a light jacket, while the Florida folks were all bundled up with heavy jackets and even gloves in some cases.
Then, of course, there's the humidity. Down here they don't even think it's humid until it gets up around 80 or 90%. Up North, it's much lower than that when it seems humid.
I guess it's just what you're used to. I think Jim and Linda are somewhere in the middle now. They're not used to the really cold weather up in Illinois anymore, but still have trouble tolerating the high temperatures and humidity down here during the summer months. Everyone says that if they stayed down here all year long, they'd get more comfortable with the summer conditions though.
Another thing about the weather down here is the fact that it's usually warm for the Christmas holidays. For folks from up North, it just doesn't seem right when the temperatures are so warm. This year, the forecast for Christmas Day is for temperatures to be in the upper 70's during the day and only getting down into the lower 60's or upper 50's at night.
For people that live up North, it's hard to imagine that you could actually be comfortable sitting outside while eating your Christmas dinner.
So, why am I telling you about the weather? Well, really no reason except to give the people who don't get to travel some idea of what the differences are. If you've never been in Florida or one of the other Southern States during the winter it's hard to imagine it being so warm most of the winter or so hot, and in some cases, so humid during the summer.
On the other hand, if you're from Florida or another Southern state and have never been up North in the winter, you just can't imagine it getting down to 0 deg.
In any case, wherever you are, I hope you remember this. The grass always seems greener on the other side of the fence, but sometimes there's burs in it. ; ) More than likely, no matter where you are, there will be things about the local weather that you don't like.
Did you kow that electric Christmas tree lights were first used in 1895? The idea for using electric Christmas lights came from an American, Ralph E. Morris. The new lights proved safer than the traditional candles.
59 deg. clear, no wind.
Forecast = Mostly sunny early in the morning then becoming partly sunny. Patchy morning fog. Highs around 80. South winds 5 to 10 mph increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
It's amazing how people think of the weather in different parts of the country. Down here in Florida, many people think the 50 deg. is cold. Up in Illinois, it doesn't get cold until the temperature drops below freezing and not really cold until it gets down to around zero.
You can usually tell which people live down here all year and which ones are "snowbirds" and come down for the coldest months. A little while back when the temperatures were only in the 50's for a high, the snowbirds were wearing long sleeved shirts and maybe a light jacket, while the Florida folks were all bundled up with heavy jackets and even gloves in some cases.
Then, of course, there's the humidity. Down here they don't even think it's humid until it gets up around 80 or 90%. Up North, it's much lower than that when it seems humid.
I guess it's just what you're used to. I think Jim and Linda are somewhere in the middle now. They're not used to the really cold weather up in Illinois anymore, but still have trouble tolerating the high temperatures and humidity down here during the summer months. Everyone says that if they stayed down here all year long, they'd get more comfortable with the summer conditions though.
Another thing about the weather down here is the fact that it's usually warm for the Christmas holidays. For folks from up North, it just doesn't seem right when the temperatures are so warm. This year, the forecast for Christmas Day is for temperatures to be in the upper 70's during the day and only getting down into the lower 60's or upper 50's at night.
For people that live up North, it's hard to imagine that you could actually be comfortable sitting outside while eating your Christmas dinner.
So, why am I telling you about the weather? Well, really no reason except to give the people who don't get to travel some idea of what the differences are. If you've never been in Florida or one of the other Southern States during the winter it's hard to imagine it being so warm most of the winter or so hot, and in some cases, so humid during the summer.
On the other hand, if you're from Florida or another Southern state and have never been up North in the winter, you just can't imagine it getting down to 0 deg.
In any case, wherever you are, I hope you remember this. The grass always seems greener on the other side of the fence, but sometimes there's burs in it. ; ) More than likely, no matter where you are, there will be things about the local weather that you don't like.
Did you kow that electric Christmas tree lights were first used in 1895? The idea for using electric Christmas lights came from an American, Ralph E. Morris. The new lights proved safer than the traditional candles.
Saturday, November 12, 2011
Cold, Anna and A Plan
Virginia Beach, VA.
31 deg. clear, no wind.
Forecast = Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
It never got out of the 50's here yesterday, and with the 30+ mph winds that were blowing it felt really cold!! : ( In fact some of the people who came into the park yesterday for the weekend, were wearing heavy hooded coats to keep warm.
Joe, Nancy and the girls were busy yesterday, so Jim and Linda didn't go over there. In fact, they didn't go anywhere or do much of anything all day.
So, I don't really know why I'm writing this post. I don't have much to write about and I'm sure you've got better things to do than to sit there and read my jabbering.
Oh, Linda did get ahold of Anna (her grand daughter), who live down in South Carolina and found out that she would be able to meet them for dinner someplace in Beaufort next Thursday night. So, now Jim can call the CG down in that area and make arrangements for me to stay there for the night.
In fact, I think Jim is going to call a couple of other parks along our route and make reservations. Yeah, I know, he doesn't usually make reservations, but from experience, he's learned that at this time of the year, (when all the Snow Birds are heading South), it makes sense to at least call ahead to make sure there's a site available at parks along the I-95 corridor.
So, being that Joe and his family are busy today too, that will be the big project.
Did you know that Patrick Henry made his "Give me Liberty or Give me Death" speech in St. John's Church in Richmond, VA.?
31 deg. clear, no wind.
Forecast = Sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
It never got out of the 50's here yesterday, and with the 30+ mph winds that were blowing it felt really cold!! : ( In fact some of the people who came into the park yesterday for the weekend, were wearing heavy hooded coats to keep warm.
Joe, Nancy and the girls were busy yesterday, so Jim and Linda didn't go over there. In fact, they didn't go anywhere or do much of anything all day.
So, I don't really know why I'm writing this post. I don't have much to write about and I'm sure you've got better things to do than to sit there and read my jabbering.
Oh, Linda did get ahold of Anna (her grand daughter), who live down in South Carolina and found out that she would be able to meet them for dinner someplace in Beaufort next Thursday night. So, now Jim can call the CG down in that area and make arrangements for me to stay there for the night.
In fact, I think Jim is going to call a couple of other parks along our route and make reservations. Yeah, I know, he doesn't usually make reservations, but from experience, he's learned that at this time of the year, (when all the Snow Birds are heading South), it makes sense to at least call ahead to make sure there's a site available at parks along the I-95 corridor.
So, being that Joe and his family are busy today too, that will be the big project.
Did you know that Patrick Henry made his "Give me Liberty or Give me Death" speech in St. John's Church in Richmond, VA.?
Saturday, October 22, 2011
Another Pretty Day and Something To Watch Out For
Moncure, NC.
40 deg. clear, no wind.
Forecast = Patchy frost this morning. Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
Yesterday turned out to be a very pretty day, but a cool one. It never got out of the 60's and there was a light breeze blowing, so it felt nice if you were in the sun and out of the wind, but cool if you were in the shade where the wind was blowing.
By the forecast, today should be much the same.
About 3:00 yesterday afternoon, CLT took Jim and Linda over to a shopping center in Apex. Linda was looking for some books for the grand kids, and Jim wanted to pick up some fluorescent bulbs for me. Then, because it was getting close to dinner time, they stopped at a Chilli's Restaurant and had something to eat before coming back here to the park.
I had kind of forgotten about something that CLT brought to my attention when he got back yesterday. I've noticed a lot of them lately and I thought you might want to be on the watch for them.
What is it?
It's the "Weekend Trucker"!!! You know what I'm talking about. It's the guy that has never driven anything bigger than a compact car who goes out and rents a U-Haul or other brand of truck for one or both days of the weekend. All of a sudden he thinks he's in a "big rig" and everyone else has to watch out for him. He blasts down the road with no idea how long it would take him to get that truck stopped if someone pulled out in front of him, he swings around the corners, either taking up multiple lanes, or running over the curb, and tries to "bully" his way when merging into traffic. Oh, and where does he park his "big rig" truck??? Anywhere he wants to because he's bigger than everyone else and they can just see how they can get around him!!
He's a "Weekend Trucker"!!!!
Now don't get me wrong, not everyone who rents a truck is like this, but I'm sure you've seen the type I'm talking about. Many renters are very careful and realize that they are driving a larger vehicle than they're used to, and I've no problem with them.
OK, enough jabbering about that!
Tomorrow Mike, Gina, Brenna Savanna and Dillon are planning on coming out here to the RV Park to see me. So, I'm hoping that today, Jim and Linda will do a little cleaning and straightening up of stuff in me so I can make a good first impression on them when they come. I don't need too much work but I have noticed some dust and my floors need a good cleaning.
Oh, and my "little room" needs some attention too. ; )
One more thing. Dave, (one of the Illinois Bunch), who had heart surgery is home from the hospital and seems to be doing well. He sent an e-mail to Jim the other day and he said that there were some problems while he was in the hospital, but everything seems to be OK now. Also, the doctors seem to think that if everything goes according to plan, he and Dee Dee should be able to head down to Florida as scheduled.
That's really good news!! ; ) Take care, Dave.
Did you know that North Carolina is the largest producer of sweet potatoes in the nation?
40 deg. clear, no wind.
Forecast = Patchy frost this morning. Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Northeast winds around 5 mph.
Yesterday turned out to be a very pretty day, but a cool one. It never got out of the 60's and there was a light breeze blowing, so it felt nice if you were in the sun and out of the wind, but cool if you were in the shade where the wind was blowing.
By the forecast, today should be much the same.
About 3:00 yesterday afternoon, CLT took Jim and Linda over to a shopping center in Apex. Linda was looking for some books for the grand kids, and Jim wanted to pick up some fluorescent bulbs for me. Then, because it was getting close to dinner time, they stopped at a Chilli's Restaurant and had something to eat before coming back here to the park.
I had kind of forgotten about something that CLT brought to my attention when he got back yesterday. I've noticed a lot of them lately and I thought you might want to be on the watch for them.
What is it?
It's the "Weekend Trucker"!!! You know what I'm talking about. It's the guy that has never driven anything bigger than a compact car who goes out and rents a U-Haul or other brand of truck for one or both days of the weekend. All of a sudden he thinks he's in a "big rig" and everyone else has to watch out for him. He blasts down the road with no idea how long it would take him to get that truck stopped if someone pulled out in front of him, he swings around the corners, either taking up multiple lanes, or running over the curb, and tries to "bully" his way when merging into traffic. Oh, and where does he park his "big rig" truck??? Anywhere he wants to because he's bigger than everyone else and they can just see how they can get around him!!
He's a "Weekend Trucker"!!!!
Now don't get me wrong, not everyone who rents a truck is like this, but I'm sure you've seen the type I'm talking about. Many renters are very careful and realize that they are driving a larger vehicle than they're used to, and I've no problem with them.
OK, enough jabbering about that!
Tomorrow Mike, Gina, Brenna Savanna and Dillon are planning on coming out here to the RV Park to see me. So, I'm hoping that today, Jim and Linda will do a little cleaning and straightening up of stuff in me so I can make a good first impression on them when they come. I don't need too much work but I have noticed some dust and my floors need a good cleaning.
Oh, and my "little room" needs some attention too. ; )
One more thing. Dave, (one of the Illinois Bunch), who had heart surgery is home from the hospital and seems to be doing well. He sent an e-mail to Jim the other day and he said that there were some problems while he was in the hospital, but everything seems to be OK now. Also, the doctors seem to think that if everything goes according to plan, he and Dee Dee should be able to head down to Florida as scheduled.
That's really good news!! ; ) Take care, Dave.
Did you know that North Carolina is the largest producer of sweet potatoes in the nation?
Sunday, August 7, 2011
Settin Up, A Little This And A Little That
Rantoul, IL.
72 deg. hazy, no wind.
Forecast = Patchy dense fog early in the morning. Partly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs around 90. West winds 5 to 10 mph. Afternoon heat index around 100.
It was kind of lonesome around here yesterday with Big Herb gone, but then in the afternoon, some RVs came into the park. It's always entertaining to watch their owners set them up in their sites. Some of the owners seem to know exactly what to do and which order to do it in, but others randomly do the things necessary for the set-up. I suppose, for the most part, it's the people who don't RV often who are the ones who don't have a system. I would think that anyone who does it frequently would be more organized so it didn't take them so long.
Take for instance the RV that came in across the street from me yesterday afternoon. I think it was probably less than 20 minutes before the man was sitting out under his awning. Once he parked the MH, it was just a matter of minutes before he had the electric, water and sewer hooked up, and was getting out his lawn chairs and putting out his awning.
Then, there was the MH that came in a little later and is parked 2 sites down from me on the site right next to the road. His owner fiddled with the sewer hose first, then hooked up the water, (after untangling the hose), and finally plugged the MH into the electric. I'm sure it was over an hour before the man finally went inside of his RV and he never did put out his awning or get out lawn chairs.
Jim did a little more re-organizing of my basement compartments yesterday. He also went to try to get some keys made for my locks at a locksmith on the other side of town, but the store was closed. He says that the store doesn't seem to be open very often, but he got a phone number off of the door and will try to call tomorrow. You see, when Jim and Linda bought me, there was only one key for a few of my locks and he also wants get and extra door key made to hide someplace on me, to use in case he and Linda should get locked out.
After lunch, Jim and Linda took CLT (Cute Little Truck), and headed over to the County Market Grocery Store. They were getting low on quite a few items.
The rest of the day was spent doing laundry, watching TV and playing around with the computers.
Did you know that on this day in 1782, in Newburgh, New York, General George Washington, the commander in chief of the Continental Army, creates the "Badge for Military Merit," a decoration consisting of a purple, heart-shaped piece of silk, edged with a narrow binding of silver, with the word Merit stitched across the face in silver? The badge was to be presented to soldiers for "any singularly meritorious action" and permitted its wearer to pass guards and sentinels without challenge. The honoree's name and regiment were also to be inscribed in a "Book of Merit."
72 deg. hazy, no wind.
Forecast = Patchy dense fog early in the morning. Partly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs around 90. West winds 5 to 10 mph. Afternoon heat index around 100.
It was kind of lonesome around here yesterday with Big Herb gone, but then in the afternoon, some RVs came into the park. It's always entertaining to watch their owners set them up in their sites. Some of the owners seem to know exactly what to do and which order to do it in, but others randomly do the things necessary for the set-up. I suppose, for the most part, it's the people who don't RV often who are the ones who don't have a system. I would think that anyone who does it frequently would be more organized so it didn't take them so long.
Take for instance the RV that came in across the street from me yesterday afternoon. I think it was probably less than 20 minutes before the man was sitting out under his awning. Once he parked the MH, it was just a matter of minutes before he had the electric, water and sewer hooked up, and was getting out his lawn chairs and putting out his awning.
Then, there was the MH that came in a little later and is parked 2 sites down from me on the site right next to the road. His owner fiddled with the sewer hose first, then hooked up the water, (after untangling the hose), and finally plugged the MH into the electric. I'm sure it was over an hour before the man finally went inside of his RV and he never did put out his awning or get out lawn chairs.
Jim did a little more re-organizing of my basement compartments yesterday. He also went to try to get some keys made for my locks at a locksmith on the other side of town, but the store was closed. He says that the store doesn't seem to be open very often, but he got a phone number off of the door and will try to call tomorrow. You see, when Jim and Linda bought me, there was only one key for a few of my locks and he also wants get and extra door key made to hide someplace on me, to use in case he and Linda should get locked out.
After lunch, Jim and Linda took CLT (Cute Little Truck), and headed over to the County Market Grocery Store. They were getting low on quite a few items.
The rest of the day was spent doing laundry, watching TV and playing around with the computers.
Did you know that on this day in 1782, in Newburgh, New York, General George Washington, the commander in chief of the Continental Army, creates the "Badge for Military Merit," a decoration consisting of a purple, heart-shaped piece of silk, edged with a narrow binding of silver, with the word Merit stitched across the face in silver? The badge was to be presented to soldiers for "any singularly meritorious action" and permitted its wearer to pass guards and sentinels without challenge. The honoree's name and regiment were also to be inscribed in a "Book of Merit."
Friday, July 1, 2011
Back To Rantoul
Rantoul, IL.
70 deg. cloudy, thunder in the distance, light SW wind.
Forecast = Hot and humid. Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Afternoon heat index readings 96 to 101.
First of all I want to thank all of you that left comments yesterday. I too am really happy that my starter problem seems to be finally repaired. I know that the last days haven't been too interesting, (with me either in a repair shop or waiting to get into one), and I really appreciate all of my followers and readers hanging in there with me during these trying times.
We left the Tin Cup CG about 8:30 yesterday morning and headed over to R & S, (about 3/4 mile). There, after asking Steve where he wanted me, Jim pulled me into one of the empty bays. As soon as I was up to the door, I saw the new furniture setting there. When my entrance door was right next to it, Jim stopped me and after clearing some boxes away inside of me, Justin and another man proceed to bring it inside.
The little legs had to come off of the recliner, and they took the legs off of the desk to make it easier, but the move was successful and now I have furniture in the space where the original couch was removed.
In about an hour, all the furniture was loaded, and by about 9:35 we were on our way.
It was just 10 minutes after 10 when we pulled into the Prairie Pines CG here in Rantoul and it was sure good to see that site #5 was empty and waiting for me. After making sure that site #5 was where Louise wanted me, Jim drove me around and pulled me into the site.
I can sure understand why Jim and Linda like this park so much. After spending those nights in R & S's shop and the others at the Tin Cup, (with only about 8 feet of grass between you and the next RV), these very large sites with lots of grass and trees, are really nice. ; )
Oh, and Paul even worked on my site, while I was gone, to try to get it more level than it was, because he knew that I had some problems getting level when we were here last time.
Are Paul and Louise great camp host, or what?
About noon, Jim and Linda took CLT and headed down to Champaign to a Menards store. There, they bought some brackets to secure the desk and file cabinet to my wall, a small fire safe to keep their important papers in, some coat hooks and a small towel bar to install in me to hang stuff up on.
The rest of the afternoon was spent securing the desk, and file cabinet to my wall, securing the desktop computer to the desk and then running all the wires to the monitor, keyboard, printer and surge suppressor.
Oh, and Jim did get the little towel bar installed for Linda too. ; )
Today, if they can, they want to try to get some of the boxes out of the storage room over at the bathhouse, (Paul and Louise will be very busy with this being the holiday weekend), bring them over here and start getting some of that stuff put away inside of me. Of course the main thing Jim and Linda want to get done is to get me ready to leave here next week to head up to the reunion.
Well, I'd better quit jabbering for now, this is getting pretty long. I'm sure that Jim will be taking some pictures of the new furniture soon, and I'll post them just a soon as he does.
Again, thanks for following along and sticking with me during these difficult times. You don't know how much it means.
Did you know that July 4th was not a federal legal holiday until 1941?
70 deg. cloudy, thunder in the distance, light SW wind.
Forecast = Hot and humid. Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 90s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Afternoon heat index readings 96 to 101.
First of all I want to thank all of you that left comments yesterday. I too am really happy that my starter problem seems to be finally repaired. I know that the last days haven't been too interesting, (with me either in a repair shop or waiting to get into one), and I really appreciate all of my followers and readers hanging in there with me during these trying times.
We left the Tin Cup CG about 8:30 yesterday morning and headed over to R & S, (about 3/4 mile). There, after asking Steve where he wanted me, Jim pulled me into one of the empty bays. As soon as I was up to the door, I saw the new furniture setting there. When my entrance door was right next to it, Jim stopped me and after clearing some boxes away inside of me, Justin and another man proceed to bring it inside.
The little legs had to come off of the recliner, and they took the legs off of the desk to make it easier, but the move was successful and now I have furniture in the space where the original couch was removed.
In about an hour, all the furniture was loaded, and by about 9:35 we were on our way.
It was just 10 minutes after 10 when we pulled into the Prairie Pines CG here in Rantoul and it was sure good to see that site #5 was empty and waiting for me. After making sure that site #5 was where Louise wanted me, Jim drove me around and pulled me into the site.
I can sure understand why Jim and Linda like this park so much. After spending those nights in R & S's shop and the others at the Tin Cup, (with only about 8 feet of grass between you and the next RV), these very large sites with lots of grass and trees, are really nice. ; )
Oh, and Paul even worked on my site, while I was gone, to try to get it more level than it was, because he knew that I had some problems getting level when we were here last time.
Are Paul and Louise great camp host, or what?
About noon, Jim and Linda took CLT and headed down to Champaign to a Menards store. There, they bought some brackets to secure the desk and file cabinet to my wall, a small fire safe to keep their important papers in, some coat hooks and a small towel bar to install in me to hang stuff up on.
The rest of the afternoon was spent securing the desk, and file cabinet to my wall, securing the desktop computer to the desk and then running all the wires to the monitor, keyboard, printer and surge suppressor.
Oh, and Jim did get the little towel bar installed for Linda too. ; )
Today, if they can, they want to try to get some of the boxes out of the storage room over at the bathhouse, (Paul and Louise will be very busy with this being the holiday weekend), bring them over here and start getting some of that stuff put away inside of me. Of course the main thing Jim and Linda want to get done is to get me ready to leave here next week to head up to the reunion.
Well, I'd better quit jabbering for now, this is getting pretty long. I'm sure that Jim will be taking some pictures of the new furniture soon, and I'll post them just a soon as he does.
Again, thanks for following along and sticking with me during these difficult times. You don't know how much it means.
Did you know that July 4th was not a federal legal holiday until 1941?
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