Off for the week

Sherri and I made it back home last night. We arrived here about 7:00 pm and unloaded the Jeep. It sure was good to be back in the MH. Hotel rooms are not my favorite place to be but we spend so much of our time in them that when we get home it is so sweet.
Our company let us know upon leaving our last assignment that they did not have any sets coming up so they would have to assigns us some merchandising jobs close to home if we needed the hours. I let them know that I did not need the hours and I would take the next week off. Sherri is still pondering the idea of working.
It is never hard for me to turn down work. I enjoy the time at home doing my projects that are getting me ready to leave next January.
January is not that far off! October is here so that means I only have November and December to go. Sherri will be signing up for her retirement this month and then we can settle on our budget and get ready for the maiden voyage out and about.
We have not made any decision on where we will be heading but it should be fun no matter where our plans take us...

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Freeloader?? Who me

I have been listening to many of the candidates speeches and and the commentaries on the News programs and I am just a little upset that our reps in government are now saying that we are too dependent on government programs. I suppose they are speaking about Welfare...Social Security...Food Stamps... Medicare and all the other programs these nincompoops created years ago. I don't remember asking for any of these to be set up I just know they decided we needed them.
Now that folks are using them they think we are freeloading the system. These are the same bunch that are running for re-election right now as I type this.
You don't hear the first one say anything about the money we are sending overseas to those ungrateful lunatics that are burning down our embassies and killing our people on a daily basis. They begrudge the money we get for our betterment and want us to ween ourselves off of these benefits...which we pay for every time we pay taxes. No lets save that money and give it to the illegals and the foreign countries that hate our guts so that they...one day may like us.
I would like for all those deadbeats in Washington to stop complaining about my "Benefits" and start giving theirs back  Why do they deserve theirs and we don't? I paid for all of mine. If I had had one adult in
Washington investing my Social Security funds properly...and not stealing them from my account I might not be as big a burden on society as they think I am.
Have you ever noticed all the problems that these Polecats want to fix are the ones they created! Now they want to take care of my health care. Good God haven't they done enough damage for one lifetime? In ten years there will be some politician back flushed from the sewer of government that wants us to elect him or her so they can save us from the government health care system that is eating us alive.
I am going to vote for everyone on my ballet that has not run before and will continue to do so until I have flushed all the unsavory slim balls out of Washington. Give them 4 years to do something and then if they have not produced fire them!
No I earned my entitlements. My VA disability was not handed to me....I earned that by putting myself in harms way because my government told me I had to do so. I get Social Security not because I am a dead beat but because I paid into the system for 50 years. When someone tells us that we should not be dependent on the government...lets keep in mind that all that government money belongs to us!
I will be getting what is due me...

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Last Day

We have been up early every day this week. Off to work at 6:30 and hard at it by 7:00. This is the last day for this week and we can only work a few hours and stay under our 40 hours. At first they had approved us working the overtime so we could get the job done but then the guys that get the bonuses found out and cancelled all that.
You know I remember those days. Working my people harder for shorter hours so I could bring down a bonus at the end of the year. If I could figure out how to get the job done with fewer people then the bonus got better. That is what it is all about. You need to keep those $$$ going upstairs to line the pockets of the BIG DOGS. Yes that is what I did for more than 35 years of my life and now the worm has turned and I see what it is like on the other end.
I am just glad that I only have a few more months to be used and abused and then I can sit on my patio and gaze off in the distance admiring the scenery. This will surely come to pass...

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Time Flies

This weekend just flew by so fast! I got all my chores done but then it was time to go on the road again. We have to work just a little while longer and then we will have plenty of time to get things done.
We woke up Saturday morning with Kris climbing in bed with us wanting to know if it was morning yet. It was dark outside and he was not sure if he should be up or in bed. With him in school now he automatically gets up early and wants to get the day started. We needed to get up too. We have things that need to be done while at base camp. I am moving the 120v plug under the dining room table to the side of the buffet so that all the electrical cords are not hanging down around your feet when you sit down to eat.
Once we all got up showered and ate breakfast Sherri and Kris headed out to Wally World to get some things we needed for the short weekend at home. I stayed at home and started on the plug relocation project.
I first had to remove the old plug and disassemble it to get all the wires loose. Then I had to re-route the wires through the cabinet to the side so I could attach them to the new plug. I had to cut a new opening for the plug and that created a good bit of saw dust that Sherri was not too pleased with when she returned. Oh well it all cleaned up nicely and she was satisfied with the new location so the mess was soon forgotten...

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Hope Arkansas

Sherri and I are in Hope Arkansas for the week. We have worked here many times in the past but never really got to get out and see the city. This time we have managed to drive around some and see what there was to see down town.
Not a bad town at all. There is much history here in Hope and we both love the down town area where there is much to see. This is where we came across Tailgaters restaurant. We stopped there last night for a burger and a cold drink. It is located right across the street from the old train station which is also the community center and museum.
The down town area is really clean and quaint. Old buildings have always been something I like to explore and take pictures of. I hope when I get on the road I have time to visit many towns and take pictures of their old buildings and visit their museums.
We put in a long day today and I am rather give out. Not much more for me to write about so I guess I will sign off for now and get horizonal in the bed. Watch a little TV and soon fall asleep...

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Days like today

It is days like today that make me long for the last working day.
I was up at 5:00 am and took my shower then headed out the door to the hotel breakfast bar across the street from our room.
I had eggs, sausage and toast with a glasss of milk. It was so good and got me going for the day.
The store we are working at is just down the street from where we are staying so it only takes us about 5 minutes to get there. It is so much better than the stores located 30 to 40 minutes away from where we have stayed.
Sherri got sick at work today and had to go back to the hotel room. I found a clinic that would take her insurance and took her there when I got off.
She got a steriod shot and I think she will be OK.
We stopped by Tailgaters on the way home and had a hamburger. I don't know if this is a chain or not but the burgers were good and we will go back...

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Computer is still up and running

Up at 5:00 am this morning. Took my shower and got ready for work. Sat down at the computer and she is still up and running so I thought I might ought to send out a message this morning to those of you free spirits.
Gee...looks like many of you have found you a job out there. This makes me feel better seeing as how I am still amoung the working class. We really don't work that much and the company does pay us for milage and food...not to mention a place to stay.
We will be here the rest of the week so there may or may not be anything to report to you. I did think about going over and seeing Bill Clinton's birth place but then maybe not. I will have to say he was one of out most interesting presidents since JFK.
Just to let you know my two favorite Presidents were...
1. JFK
2. Ronald Reagon.
Now for plain excitement...
1. Bill Clinton
2. Richard Nixon.
Believability...
1. Jimmy Carter
2. There will never be another one like him. Now days who would ever get elected telling the truth?
And that is all I have to say about that...

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I shocked it back to life.

It was touch and go for a while but the old computer came back to life. I have no idea how long it will last but I will give it a try tonight and see how she does. The big test will be when I shut it down later and then try to bring it back on line in the morning.
Sherri and I are on the road once more working. We are in Arkansas this week for four days and then back to the lake for a rest. Time is growing short...and we will soon be amoung the unemployed...not looking for a job just unemployed.
We had a nice visit with Jim and Dee Walter...well it was two weeks ago...My computer has been holding it's breath for that long. I really need to get me another one but I just hate to spend the money. I have had this one for about four years and it has been going down hill for some time.
If I buy another it will be very inexpensive. I have found out one thing about computers is the more expensive is not always the best. I buy the extended warranties and end up putting them in the shop the day after the warranty goes out!
OK back to our visit with Jim and Dee. They came out to our place at the lake and we visited and then went to eat BBQ at Soul Mans BBQ.
Thanks Jim and Dee for coming to see us. We miss you guys and can't wait to get on the road with all our friends out there.
Until then I will try to be more faithful on my post. I need to get a reliable computer...so I will have to get out and see what there is out there...

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New Toilet in the House

Sherri and I were getting ready to leave for East Texas when my daughter hollered at us and said the toilet would not quit flushing! I went in and found that the flush valve had stuck and would not return to the off position.
Now this is no time for this to happen...actually there is no good time for this to happen but it did and I had to figure out how to solve the problem before we headed out.
I managed to turn off the cold water valve and that did the trick but then there was no cold water at the sink or the shower! That was solved because the water in the lines has been so warm with the hot weather we did not need the cold side to bathe. The sink was no problem if you used paper products for eating and just used  the HWH to warm water for those dishes that had to be washed. American ingenuity...aint it grand.
This did mean that on my return I would have to get a new toilet.
In my spare time I have decided to install shutoff valves on all the lines.
Sherri decided to just order one on the Internet while we were on the road and have it delivered so when we got home it would be there. Well that was good thinking except we ordered the 14" high toilet and we should have ordered the 17 1/2". Getting down on this toilet would be OK but getting up would take some time!
Upon our return we did in fact have the toilet there waiting on us and low and behold they had not only shipped that toilet but two of them! Now we have two of the wrong toilets. This meant that we now had to head to Camping World to exchange the toilet + one for the correct toilet and we decided while we were there we might as well have them install it. With the gas to go up there and back you can see this was a very expensive toilet!
As things would have it we now have a porcelain toilet with a real toilet seat and all. Sherri never did like the toilet we had so all is well. Kris has had some issues with the new one. His little behind falls down into the toilet if he does not hang on....LOL He is still in a learning curve there.
Also while I was at CW we had all the vital systems checked out and found all was well there too. I wanted to get my oil changed but they could not work me in on that so I have to get that done.
While we were on the road I did discover that our inspection sticker was out and had been for 4 months! Well now I have something else to get done. If I get it done here in August that means I will have to return here every August and get my inspection done. Who in their right mind wants to be here in August? I guess if I can hide out in the barn until October I will be safe...?
Well that pretty well catches you up on what we have been doing. January keeps getting closer every day and we struggle to keep from jumping ship. We are torn over where we want to head out to in February. Now isn't that funny. Here we have been counting the days until we could get out on the road and we can't decide which way to go? Well I would rather have that problem than having to wait another year.
Until the next time I post...

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Kansas on my Mind

What an arsenal...Must be the 4th

Construction workers on the beach

Don't know where they are but it must be Florida...look at the white sand!

Can't be there for the Birthday but we got them some things .

NEXT YEAR GUYS MAYBE NOT FOR THE BIRTHDAY BUT WE WILL BE THERE!

I have a couple of guys up in Kansas that are on my mind today. They are my grandsons that share a birth date with each other. How lucky is that...only one party and you have two birthdays taken care of!
Evan and Brandt are my youngest son's children...Oh wait a minute! No Kris is my youngest son...Brice is my middle son. Sorry about that but as you know I have a new son Kris.
Anyway Brice has two son's that I don't get to see very often. They live 10 hours away in Shawnee Kansas so Sherri and I can't just breeze up there for the week end. We have to have a plan laid out so we can spent some time up there when we go.
The boys are having a birthday here in August and we will, once again, miss the celebration. We do know this...that we will be at as many as we can starting next year. All our trips this time of the year will be routed through the Shawnee area.
Guess you might ought to give us an idea what you would like for your Birthday. We need to get those things in the mail...

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I'm Still Out Here

Sherri and I are still out here on the road. Not having fun like many of you but we are still getting to see some of the sights.
Our plan is to end all this madness come January and hit the road with our son Kris. We will be traveling to many places to see history in the places that it was made. I will be home schooling Kris as I did last year and we will incorporate his field trips into our travels. He loves Dinosaurs and the Space Program so those will be many of the places that we will be visiting.
He has learned a lot about the States and knows where most of them are located. He is learning what there is to see in each of them and has a list of those places that he wants to go. What better way to teach a child about this great country than to let them explore it.
Until January Sherri Kris and I will be running up and down the roads checking out places close by. Gosh I never knew there was that much to see just around here! Texas is just packed full of history and most any place you go to has plenty there to discover.
Well that is just about it for now. I guess I better get going to W%#$K this morning so I can get back home...

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