Travel/Transportation – Page 7

November 19, 2012

Dreaming about Mardi Gras Fun

One day I would love to go to New Orleans and attend the Mardi Gras festivities that I have always heard so much about. I have been lucky enough to have done some traveling in the past, but never made it to New Orleans, unfortunately. But one day I hope to find my way there and see what all the hoopla is about!

Costumes are not only limited to Halloween costumes any more, there are many other usages for dressing up these days. I have seen some pretty nice Mr & Mrs Santa Claus suites, along with many elf costumes as well, for the Christmas Holiday Season, and Mardi Cras costumes are becoming much more readily available with the Internet and all.

I’ve seen some pretty Halloween Costumes in my day, and the variety of Kids Halloween Costumes has become extremely specialized through out the years, what with all of the cartoon characters that have come out through out the years. I used to always want to dress up as Superman for Halloween and did for several years in a row. I remember dressing up in that costume through out the year, while my friends dressed in their super hero costumes as well, man did we have a blast with those inexpensive costumes that were sold back in the day.

November 7, 2012

A Ford Man

There is something about a New Ford that just excites me, my father was always a Ford man, he was proud to announce to anyone who would care to listen that he had only bought Ford vehicles all his life and I have followed in his footsteps as far as I’m concerned. The Ford Dealership and Maintenance Shop in town knows the family very well, we have been receiving Christmas Cards from them for as long as I can remember and am on a first name basis with the majority of employees that have worked there through out the years.

You can keep your Chevy thank you very much. I’ll just keep on buying and driving Fords and make my father proud of me while he watches me from up above, along side of my dear mother who didn’t care kind of vehicle it was as long as it got her to the grocery store and back as well as to church every Wednesday evening and Sunday morning.

October 27, 2012

Beach Weather

Well I’m glad that we all survived the Super Storm Hurricane Sandy and that my sister and her family were able to enjoy the beach house rentals destin fl that they had been planning for long and were threatened to have to call off because of the weather. I know that New York and New Jersey were hit the worst, what a mess that have to clean up.

So far sis tells me that the weather is fine down in Florida and the kids really wished that I had come along, but there is no way I could leave the farm for that long.

September 25, 2012

Not Christmas All Ready!

Last night I had to go into town to pick up some groceries and other minor supplies that I don’t find good deals for online. Honestly if they had a grocery store that would deliver my groceries (I know they do that type of delivery service in the larger cities) they wouldn’t see me anyway near any of the surrounding towns but a few times a year.

I was dismayed to see that they are all ready putting up holiday decorations around town and in several of the stores that I went into. It really turned me sour on the whole trip that I wasn’t all that thrilled about going in the first place.

September 9, 2012

Mesothelioma Issues

I have to say that I don’t know all the much about the much talked about this Mesothelioma Disease that a good amount of people are having to deal with these days. I do know that there seems to be a lot of commercials for Mesothelioma Attorney practices advertising their Mesothelioma Lawyer services for people to take advantage of.

I just recently found out that a neighbor has been in contact with one of these practices. It seems that he was in the Navy back in the Vietnam days and spent some time on a submarine, which is where he contacted this disease. He has been experiencing symptoms for years and had no idea what the cause of these symptoms was until just a few years back. I’m glad that he found out about this condition and is taking action and could possibly get some money to help with the situation. Our Vets deserve all that they can get for what they did for us and our country.

September 1, 2012

Warnings

It is really important to have either a red flag or some red reflective tape to put on the end of an overly large and long load in a vehicle. I’m not sure if there is a law concerning this or not, I’ve never heard of anyone getting warned or ticketed for not placing a warning for the people that are behind you so that they won’t come too close and have your load combined with theirs.

I don’t have a problem with depth perception per say, but I know that there have been several times that I would have continued on if not for the red flag or tape catching my attention letting me know to back off. I don’t even like driving behind a truck, any truck, especially a loaded truck for fear that some thing will come flying off of it (and it happens all the time) and either come through my windshield or make me run off the road or run into someone or something else.

I’ve seen so many horrible things happen on the road to too many people that I know and care for. We are always going to be dealing with safety issues on our roads. Every day thousands of people are getting their driving licenses that we find ourselves having to share the road with and look out for and after. I’m so glad that I’m not on the road trying to make a living anymore, it’s just crazy out there and the ever rising price of gas, I saw it today for $3.78 and to think that just a few months ago it actually got down to under $3 for a few days.

July 10, 2012

Smart Cars

I’ve been hearing a lot about those new “Smart cars” and I’ve seen quite a few of them on the road. I saw a short review of them, the reviewer was saying how great they are, they say that they only cost $15,000, are half the size of a “regular” car and get 33 mpg. They seem to think that is wonderful. I have to wonder about that because last year I bought a used Lumina that is in great shape for only $5,000 and it gets 26 mpg. It seems to me that I got a pretty good deal!

June 7, 2012

The Traveling Ministers

I’m not big on going to church; but I am a spiritual person. I will say that prayer hasn’t helped me much, though. I’ve been getting annoyed at the frequent visits by certain religious groups that come knocking on my door wanting to convert me to their own religions. I don’t feel right pushing my religious beliefs on anyone else, and I really don’t appreciate other people trying to push their beliefs on mine.

Don’t get me wrong, the people are polite and passive enough, but just getting up to answer the door to find someone who wants to bear witness to me about their religion is a very aggravating thing. Although not as annoying as the people wearing orange sheets selling carnations at airports used to be! I do wish their religions would alter their ministry methods, I find their methods quite intrusive.

December 21, 2011

Flat Tire

On my way home from work I had a flat tire. I was glad it was on the way home from work, and not on the way TO work, as it would have made me late for work and the office has a pretty tough “tardy” policy. (Note to self – look for a new job, these people are not very nice!)

I was very glad that I have AAA insurance for just this kind of thing, I used my cell phone to call them and they sent a truck out with a guy to change my tire. I’m really glad my spare was good! So tomorrow I have to take my old tire to the tire shop and see if it can be repaired, or if I will need a new one. The guy who changed my tire seemed to think I was going to need a new one, and I suspect he’s right. If it isn’t one thing, it’s another! Money doesn’t seem to sit in my bank account very long!

October 26, 2011

What’s Up With That

Spent most of the day looking for the cans of degreasers that I swore were kept in the grey out building behind the garage. I always seem to be looking for something around here. If I didn’t know any better I would swear that some one is playing jokes on me, but considering that I am the only one that lives here and that I rarely have any visitors I really don’t think that that is the case. My sister tells me that she thinks that it is our late father messing with my head like he used to like to do to me while he was still on this earth. Or that I am just getting old and burned out, which is the explanation that I believe to be true.

I really could use a vacation, but I can’t leave this house and the farm to run it’s self for even two days in a row for heaven’s sake. A week away from here, some where nice and warm by the water sounds wonderful, but I don’t see that happening any time soon unless I can find some one to take over all the things that need to be done around the old homestead and I don’t know even one person that I could rely on to due that for me.

In the mean time I guess I’ll need to take a trip into town tomorrow and buy a new can of degreaser. As much as I am burned out from being here all alone all the time I really hate going into town.