Daily Archives: March 9, 2016

March 9, 2016   Uncategorized

I want one!

Well, as forecast for today, the weather was pretty much non-stop heavy rain, interspersed with bouts of even heavier rain. And it looks to be the same for the next couple of days.

We didn’t try to leave the park today, but if we had it might have even been worse than back in December when the bridge coming into this park looked like this.

Colorado River Flooded Crossing 1_thumb[1]

Some places in Texas have reported rainfalls of over 10” so I guess we’re pretty lucky so far.

With all the rain, I didn’t get chance to try out my slobber tube collection can idea for our rig’s oil spraying problem, but this is what I came up with.

Slobber Can IKit_thumb[3]

I plan on punching a couple of holes in the top of the can and use a piece of coat hanger to hold it in place and away from the oil pan and the engine.

Then I’ll slip a length of the heavy vinyl tubing up over the slobber tube shown below and let it rest in the bottom of the can.

Slobber Tube 1_thumb[4]

I’ll have more photos when I finish it up.

For dinner tonight we had Baked Spaghetti from Crusty’s Pizza in Camp Verde, AZ, just south of the Verde Valley Thousand Trails. No, it wasn’t long distance delivery or take-out, but just a vacuum-sealed bag from the freezer.

Before we left Verde Valley last July, we picked up several of their Baked Spaghetti Dinners to vacuum-seal and freeze for later. ‘

Crusty's Pizza Spaghetti_thumb[4]

We had them a couple of them while we were on the gate last year, and this is the last one.

And heated up, along with some cheese and grilled bread, it was a great meal, and a nice reminder of our time at Verde Valley.

I got an email from Passport America this evening, announcing a new program. Join now through April 30, 2016 and get 4 extra FREE months on your membership.

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Just click on the ad above and follow the directions on how to enter my PPA membership number on your signup form. Don’t miss out on this great deal.

Jan and I have been member of Passport America since we first started RV’ing in 2008, and have probably saved over a thousand dollars in those 8 years, using it at RV parks from Alaska to Quebec and Nova Scotia, and down to the Keys, and over California.

And when we stayed in the Keys in 2009, we were saving $45 a day at a $90 a day park, so just one day’s savings paid for our membership. Check it out.

I came across this article the other day on recent advances on the rocket belt/jetpack front from a new company, Jetpack Aviation. Unlike most previous models, this one, the JB-9, uses small jet turbines.

But the big advance is in the duration of the flight. The best of the original versions, the RB 2000, could fly for only 30 seconds, but even the test flight shown in the video below flew for over a minute.

Even better, this new version is supposed to have a flight duration of 10 minutes, a top speed of over 120 mph, and an altitude ceiling of 10,000 feet.

And most importantly, a built-in parachute in case things go horribly wrong. Especially important if you’re a mile or so up. I want one!

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OK, so now where’s my flying car?

Thought for the Day:

“The simplest way to explain the behavior of any bureaucratic organization is to assume that it is controlled by a cabal of its enemies.” – Robert Conquest, in his third law of politics

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