Monthly Archives: February 2011

Too Hot to Handle

Yet another hot sunny day in the mid 80’s. I think we’re both looking forward to slightly cooler temperatures in Alabama!! Today the antennas were dismantled and packed and all the outside stuff packed away ready for our departure tomorrow. … Continue reading

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The Conquest of Iron Mountain

Hot, Sunny and dry! Had a couple of odd jobs to do this morning. Lyn bought a quilt rack the other day which is a little large for travelling. Luckily it was screwed together, and came apart easily to pack … Continue reading

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Sultry Saturday

Do I need to say it? Another hot sunny day in Florida! Time to do some work on the truck. It has got a little insubordinate recently in that it will occasionally answers back when I use the remote to … Continue reading

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TGIF

I am (obviously) running out of titles! The weather here is way too predictable, another hot sunny 80F day …… yawn!! It was laundry / crafts morning for Lyn. While she was doing that I tried to tweak the satellite … Continue reading

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Lights and Sirens

Another lazy day in the warm Florida sunshine! About mid morning, we heard sirens on the highway, but instead of going by they got louder then stopped. A couple of minutes later a fire truck pulls up across the road … Continue reading

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Death by Shopping …or How OJ is made

Wasn’t sure which title to use, so both can do the job. Had my Wednesday morning game of bowls, it was actually an interesting and close game, now that we are close to leaving I seem to have got the … Continue reading

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The Great Hike

Just to keep my sister happy, there will be no mention of food in this entry!! This morning we just hung around doing odd jobs, then after lunch  1PM we headed south to a conservation area to follow one of … Continue reading

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Wrong Free!

Continued working on the rearview camera set up this morning. Like most gadgets the concept is simple, implementation is more difficult. The camera came in a housing the mounts to the licence plate This gave a couple of problems as … Continue reading

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Sunday …..

No change in the weather, life is good. This is a long weekend down here in celebration of Presidents day, not sure what they do, but there’s free cherry pie in the club-house tomorrow. Spent some time setting up my … Continue reading

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Weekend Rest

Another hard week has passed, and the week-end is upon us, time to relax. Another warm day of clear blue skies and temperatures in the high 70’s. Started off the day with a few essential repairs, the TV remote required … Continue reading

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