Adventures
Battle of Allatoona Pass
As I mentioned in the previous post, the railroad track ran very close to my RV site at Allatoona Landing Marine Resort. The upside of that proximity is that it put me very close to the site of the Civil War’s Battle of Allatoona Pass, a battle fought for control of that railroad line. The … Continue reading
Booth Western Art Museum
I did some food shopping yesterday in Cartersville GA and happened to drive by the Booth Western Art Museum. It looked impressive, somewhat reminiscent, in location (a small town) and architecture, of the Clark Art Institute in Williamstown MA. But also reminiscent, in terms of the subject matter, of the National Cowboy Museum in Oklahoma … Continue reading
Eta
One of the risks of living in Florida is hurricanes. I have no intention of being in an RV in the path of even a minimal Category 1 (75 mph) hurricane. I was fortunate that Florida was not targeted during the two weeks that I was away for Jett’s funeral. But when I returned I … Continue reading
Jett, 1951-2020
We met at a Parents Without Partners dance on June 21 (the summer solstice and the longest day of the year) in 1997. She had come at the request of another PWP member, though she was reluctant to do so, thinking it would be a waste of time. So she sat in the corner, talking … Continue reading
TS6 Hop 8: Savannah GA to Silver Springs FL
222 miles via GA 204, I-95, I-295 (west of Jacksonville), US 17, FL 19, FL CR 314 and FL 40. 229 truck miles. 1506 cumulative tow miles, 1864 cumulative truck miles. We made a short stop in a rest area in Georgia just to rearrange Jett’s pillows. Then on to Florida. We encountered heavy traffic … Continue reading
Yup. Again.
We were supposed to be in Saugerties NY today, on our way to Florida. Instead we are still in Phillipston MA, our planned trip delayed. Yup. Again. Why? More truck problems. Yup. Again. What kind of problem? A broken fuel line. Yup. Again. This time the problem appeared Monday as we were on our way … Continue reading
Don’t say that!
Before we started our trip north – and after completing the expensive repairs to the fuel lines – I made the statement that the truck was ready for the trip. As you know, that was absolutely not the case. Two days ago I made this statement: “I am keeping my fingers crossed that the truck … Continue reading
Isaias
Due to the pandemic I haven’t been doing much. Jett also hasn’t been doing much, either, but in her case it is more due to a real disease than a potential disease. The result is that I haven’t had much to report that wouldn’t fall squarely into the “really, truly boring” category. We did, however, … Continue reading
My silly walk
No, not a Monty Python silly walk. Wish it had been. Background: I put the truck in for new brakes July 1. I am trying (not too hard) to sell it and upgrade to a newer, less-used used truck, but I figured that regardless of whether I sold it or kept it I had to … Continue reading
Working the polls
One of the reasons that I had to hurry home from the funeral is that I had committed to being a poll worker at the local precinct for the Nov 3 General Election. I was given the job of “deputy” which is actually pretty responsible, despite the fact that I was a complete newbie. One … Continue reading »