Monthly Archives: October 2016
Texas or Oklahoma ?
Since we had breakfast yesterday at Denny’s, we didn’t do our normal travel day breakfast, at Cracker Barrel in Conroe, or Schobel’s in Columbus, this morning, so I was able to sleep in until 8:30 this morning.
So after a somewhat leisurely morning, with coffee and breakfast sandwiches, we pulled out of our site a little before 11, got hitched up, and were on the road a little after 11am.
After a smooth trip (definition of a ‘smooth trip’ is that nothing fell, came loose, or broke) we pulled into the Colorado River Thousand Trails about 1:30pm, got checked in, and set up in A25, a very nice site with a nearby tree.
Since we ran the generator the whole way, we also used our Amazon Alexa Echo to listen to the radio using iHeartRadio over our Verizon aircard as we traveled.
Neat.
This morning before we left Lake Conroe, Jan noticed her LG Revere flip phone was dead. Now this actually happens fairly often as she doesn’t use it a lot and then forgets about it, allowing the battery to run down.
But when she plugged it in, instead of showing the ‘Battery Charging’ graphic, it said ‘Use a Genuine LG Battery’ and then shut off. After trying this a couple of times with the same result, I went for the big gun again.
So popping off the back and pulling the battery, I sprayed both contacts with Strike-Hold and then put it all back together. And a few seconds later, it showed this.
Strike-Hold does it again.
After we got settled in, I put a call into Mike Crosby of SiteWatch to talk about Oklahoma gate guard jobs. Turns out he and his wife started with Gate Guard Services about 10 years ago, and we know a lot of the same people, and have worked in a lot of the same areas.
Although he’s in charge of Sitewatch’s OK area, he also knows a lot about the south Texas area, specifically the Karnes City/Kenedy area. He said almost all of their gates in both areas use guard shacks and iPads, and not RV’s and paper logs. The more we talked the more I was considering south Texas again rather than Oklahoma for several reasons
First off, the Oklahoma area is almost 500 miles away, while Karnes City/Kenedy area is only about 180. Plus Mike said it’s starting to get cold up there, but much less so down in south Texas.
I’m now waiting to hear back from their south Texas guy, so we’ll see how it goes.
Thought for the Day:
Marry an orphan: You’ll never have to spend boring holidays with the in-laws.
fgsdfgsdfg
Nothing Yet . . .
Please remember, Our RV Adventures is an Amazon affiliate. When you do your shopping through any of the Amazon links here, including the Search Amazon box in the right sidebar, it won’t cost you any more, but we’ll get a small commission on everything you buy. Just click on the Amazon link, then shop as usual. Thanks.
Plus, many of you are sharing our blog with others using the “Share this:” buttons at the bottom of each blog. Again, Thanks.
So Off We Go.
Jan wanted to have breakfast this morning so we were off to Denny’s about 10am to use one of our Texas Renaissance- related Gift Cards. One thing that quickly caught my eye on the menu was their new Honey Jalapeno Bacon, so I got the Honey Jalapeno Bacon Slam, and Jan got the Blueberry Pancake Slam.
Really good, except we both agreed that my coffee is better. Too bad they frown on you bringing your own refreshments in with you.
After breakfast we drove across the Interstate to Sam’s Club to drop off my old battery and get my $18 core charge back. Leaving, and heading next door to the Wal-Mart, I checked the Sam’s gas price and found it was cheaper at the Kroger’s back across I-45, so I’ll wait for later.
While we were at Wal-Mart, I found this beautiful 56 T-Bird parked right beside us. Really nice, especially since it’s driven every day.
At Wal-Mart, Jan stocked up on supplies, both, in case we get a gate soon, and since the Wal-Mart’s in the Columbus area aren’t stocked as well as the one here in Conroe.
About 2:15 I got a call from Cole Scates at Sitewatch to talk about a gate guarding job. He doesn’t seem to have anything in this area, but does probably have gates in Oklahoma and south Texas, down in the Kenedy/Karnes City area. In other words, where we were on gates in 2012 and 2013.
The only problem is that most of what he seems to have available are ‘guard shack’ jobs, and I’m not real crazy about that idea. Besides the extra cost of an RV park (although I understand that some gates reimburse your park fees, or at least give you a ‘stipend’ of some sort), it seems like you’re working 12 hr. shifts each, which Jan and I really don’t want to do.
Cole wanted me to give the guy in charge of Oklahoma a call, which I will tomorrow. So we’ll see how it works out.
About 4pm Jan and I headed out to Texas Roadhouse for a going-away steak dinner. Jan got a 16oz Top Sirloin, and I got my usual 16oz Ft Worth Ribeye.
After a good meal, and a quick stop at the nearby Kroger’s for gas, we headed home for the night.
Later, I spent some time packing stuff away for our move tomorrow over to Colorado River for two weeks, or a gate.
Or whichever comes first.
Thought for the Day:
Ever wonder who the genius is who decided to put fire hydrants in all the good parking spots?
fgsdfgsdfg
