Monthly Archives: May 2013
Another Day, Another Repair Job . . .
The wind really picked up today as the cold front moved in. Doesn’t look like we’ll get any rain out of it, but the high for the next two days will be in the low 50’s with the low in the mid 20’s.
Yes, mid 20’s!
But it will still be sunny so it will be nice. In fact for the rest of the time we’ll be here, it supposed to be sunny and in the 60’s.
Around 2pm I headed out for a couple of errands. I wanted to get the truck washed, and I wanted to check out any local hardware stores for a new countertop drinking faucet.
This one had started leaking around the base and I want to get it fixed. It has always dripped just a bit when our shore water pressure was high enough, but that wasn’t a problem because the cat’s water bowl sits under it. But now water is pooling on the countertop so I need to get it fixed.
There’s no Lowe’s or Home Depot around here but I thought I’d check out the several hardware stores I’ve seen in the area. With enough searching, I could probably find new washers for the inside, but it’s just simpler to install a replacement.
I wasn’t able to find anything locally, but I’ll check when we’re in Reno tomorrow. Otherwise it looks like I’ll be able to get one from Amazon in a couple of days.
Getting the truck washed just further convinced me that I don’t like the ‘touchless’ car washes, the ones that use water pressure only. They just don’t get all the dirt and grime of the truck like the ones that use the rotating felt brushes.
Here’s what happens when you buy a bag of chips in Apache Junction at 1500 ft and then bring it up to a elevation of 6500 ft. It swells up like a balloon, and then ‘poofs’ when you open it.
I’ve noticed a number of our packages doing this.
For dinner tonight we finished off the last of the spicy chicken vegetable soup. Still good.
Tomorrow we’re going to do our Donner Pass, Reno, Virginia City, Wal-Mart, Sam’s Club, Famous Dave’s BBQ daytrip.
Sounds like fun. Happy, happy, happy.
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Thought for the Day:
An armed society is a polite society. A disarmed society is a slaughterhouse
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Jan was lucky . . .
Apparently Jan was really lucky she only got nipped by the donkey while we were at Oatman, AZ about 10 days ago.
Here’s a guy in Hungary who was attacked and killed by two donkeys who apparently didn’t like him riding his mobility scooter through their pasture.
Note to self: Don’t make donkeys mad.
After a quiet morning, around 1pm I drove down to the office to check for any mail, and also to ask if we could get a picnic table brought to our site. All the sites around us have one. I want mine.
While I was there someone else was checking in and I saw they were given a hanging tag for their power pedestal. I guess we didn’t get one since we arrived after hours, but everyone else has one. I want mine.
When I asked if they expected the park to be busy this weekend, the young young lady said, “Oh, Yeah”. So it looks like our semi-isolation may not last too much longer.
A little before 4pm Jan and I headed out for supper, planning on trying one of the casino buffets in town. But after driving all the way back down to Stateline, NV, we found none of the buffets at any of the 4 casinos here was open. Right now they’re only open on weekends, at least until this upcoming Memorial Day Weekend.
So we ended up at Big Daddy Burgers, voted the Best Burgers in South Lake Tahoe.
And if it’s not the Best Burger here, it’s certainly in the top 2 or 3. One reason they are so good is the fact that they have a very limited menu. Hamburger, Cheeseburger, Double Cheeseburger, Bacon Cheeseburger, and a Hot Dog. These, plus two sizes of fries, and the drinks, wraps up the menu.
Concentrate on what you do and do it well.
Jan had a Cheeseburger, and I had the Bacon Cheeseburger, both really good. We shared a large fry, which was more like a GIANT fry, with more than enough for both of us.
Coming back home we stopped off at the Sno-Flake Drive-In for a soft-serve cone. Sno-Flake looks like one of those old-timey drive-in from your childhood.
And as it turns out, the Sno-Flake Drive-In is also well-known for their burgers, and especially their fries, both with garlic and pesto seasonings.
We’ll have to give them a try before we leave.
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Thought for the Day:
History repeats itself because human nature is static.
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