Monthly Archives: April 2014
Bacon and BBQ . . .
After I mentioned meeting Tom and Brenda Shaughnessy in yesterday’s blog, it turns out that Janice and Dave Evans know them too. And this is certainly not the first time we’ve had this happen. Considering that there are several million RV’ers, it’s amazing how small a community it really it. It’s kind of playing the Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon, except using RV’ers.
About 2:30 I called Fantastic Vent again to see if my new fan motor had finally shipped, and if so, to get a UPS tracking number. Turns out it had finally shipped yesterday and should be here Tuesday. At least it finally shipped.
About 4:30 Lynette and Gregg McHenry came by to pick us up for dinner. Then we drove around the park to hook up with Jim and Peri Dean to all head up to Peters BBQ for their great Friday night BBQ/Seafood Buffet. By going that early we beat the oncoming crowds. By a little after 5 the place gets pretty full.
And just like last week, the buffet was really great. BBQ Brisket, Sausage, Ribs, Catfish, Shrimp, and all the great sides and desserts. All for $10.99 and that includes your drink. We ended up eating and talking for about 2 hours before heading back to the rig for a couple of more hours.
Mister really bonded with Peri and spent a lot of time in her lap.
We finally broke up about 10, planning to get together for a potluck Sunday afternoon. Really looking forward to it.
Tomorrow we’re going to head into Katy to have dinner at Little V’s Vietnamese Bistro with Brandi, Lowell, and Landon, and also pick up my slideout shear pin that finally came in..
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Thought for the Day:
Profit from the mistakes of others, you’ll never live long enough to make them all yourself.
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All Things in Moderation, especially Moderation . . .
OOPS!
A terrorist in Dublin, Ireland was trying to set up a car bomb, and apparently blew himself up because he forgot to allow for the recent change to Daylight Light Savings Time.
Don’t you just hate it when that happens.
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I knew it! I just knew it!
A recent scientific study now shows that high-mileage runners have shorter lifespans. In fact they have the same lifespans as people who get no exercise at all. Moderate exercisers live the longest.
Walking from the car to the restaurant, that’s‘Moderate’, right?______________________________________________________________
I was up about 9 this morning (early for me) because I wanted to equalize my 4 6V house batteries. These Interstate U2400 are 6 years old and I’d like to nurse them along for one more year, if possible. They’re doing OK, but then we don’t really boondock or use the inverter very much.
One of the things I do is run a equalization cycle on them once or twice a year. My battery charger will do it, but the batteries need to be taken off line and separated into 4 individual batteries. The equalization cycle takes about 90 minutes so I start one up and then go off and work on other things.
While that was going on, I packed away the last of the winter stuff into Vacuum Space Bags, compressed them, and stored them under the bed.
Later in the afternoon I got to meet Tom Shaughnessy, our next door neighbor. Passed on a copy of Nick Russell’s Gypsy Journal and talked about our travels for the year. Hopefully we’ll meet up down the road.
For dinner Jan and I fixed our version of Taco Salads, starting with lettuce, spinach, and spring mix (weeds). Then we mix up a box of this Texas Chili Beef Chili,
a can of black beans, and a heaping amount of the really good homemade salsa that Gregg McHenry gave us recently. We also added the remainder of the hot salsa we got at Los Cabos Mexican Grill over in Columbus when we ate there last Sunday with Brandi, Lowell, and Landon.
Heat up the chili/bean/salsa mixture, layer it over the greens, and top with shredded cheese. A really great meal.
We try to keep boxes of this frozen chili beef on hand for quick meals. It’s really good and can be used in all sorts of meals.
Jan also made us a great dessert with starting with Rice Pudding with raisins, and then mixing in fresh sliced strawberries, sliced bananas, and peaches, and then chilling it . Quick, easy, and really, really good.
Tomorrow more chores, and then dinner tomorrow at Peters BBQ for their great Friday night buffet with Lynette and Gregg McHenry, and Jim and Peri Dean.
Really looking forward to it.
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Thought for the Day:
If it’s OK for cops to carry their guns at the station house, why not soldiers on base? How come they have to call 911 and ‘shelter in place’.
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