Daily Archives: January 7, 2015
Moving On, Again . . .
Today was our day to oscillate back over to the Colorado River Thousand Trails near Columbus, TX., our second two-week stay here this season.
Since we only had about a 2-1/2 hour trip over from Conroe, we didn’t need to leave very early. So about 8:30 we drove down to the nearby Cracker Barrel for breakfast. CB usually has great coffee and today was no exception. Perfect for a 40 degree morning.
And as sometimes happens at CB, Jan found a $35 blouse she really liked, to go with our $22 breakfast. Funny how it works out that way.
So is CB a gift shop with a restaurant attached, or a restaurant with a gift shop attached?
We pulled out of the Conroe TT about 11:30 and after a very smooth trip, pulled into our site at Colorado River a little after 2pm. And we once again got our favorite site, A2. And apparently we really lucked up with that. The ranger said that the couple who had been in this spot had just left this morning. and a week early.
Lucky us.
Getting parked and set up, I did get to try out the new leveler pad / awning hook tool that I made. My homemade pads are very strong, but pretty heavy. And normally I use the awning hook to push and prod them into position. But if the ground is rough, then the awning hook flexes and bends instead of pushing and prodding. So I’d been thinking about coming up with something a little stronger.
So a couple of weeks ago when we were going through stuff in our storeroom, I came across a metal mop handle with a screw-on mop head,
and this got me to thinking about how I could use it.
Remembering the extension poles I’ve used with rollers to paint ceilings, it seemed like the threads were pretty similar. So when I was in Home Depot the other day I picked up a small foam paint roller, being sure to get the heaviest one.
And as it turned out, the threads were a perfect fit.
And removing the roller gave me a hook that is strong enough move the pads around with no problem, and it’s still a great awning hook too.
I love it when a plan comes together.
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Thought for the Day:
The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it. – Terry Pratchett
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