Subj : Chicken Salad [1]
To : Dave Drum
From : Ruth Haffly
Date : Wed Jun 28 2023 15:42:25
Hi Dave,
RH> Whoever established our front yard dumped a lot of cheap fill dirt on
RH> it. Steve has found a good number of pieces of broken glass, don't know
RH> how many golf balls and other assorted junk in it, especially in the
RH> first few years we lived here.
DD> Be interesting to learn where those load of "fill" came from. Sounds
DD> like from the bottom of a golf course water hazard.
House was built in 1992, don't know if any topsoil was added between
then and when we bought it. Probably not, tho we've thought of getting
some to level out the yard a bit.
DD> 8<----- CUT ----->8
DD> I'd have to find a shopping centre or a Cracker Barrel - where "paying
DD> the lot rent would be a lot more enjoyable. Bv)=
RH> We've stayed at Cracker Barrel, also Flying J and Pilot truck stops.
RH> Down side to the truck stops is that the trucks are in and out all
RH> night plus they play music outside all night. Not condusive to a good
RH> night's sleep. Cracker Barrel usually has an RV lot out back, "fun"
RH> part there is the POV's that think it's also parking for them. The
RH> R-Pod and truck took up just 2 spaces front to back; the ew set up will
RH> take a bit more.
DD> Never had a truck stop where I overnighted play music outdoors. And
It's usually audible at the (automobile) gas pumps and not too far
beyond that. Trouble is, the overnight parking for cars and (most often)
campers is just to the side of that. Sometimes they make campers park
out among the big rigs; that brings its own set of noises. We do have a
white noise app on the phone to help mitigate that but it doesn't
totally cover the sounds.
DD> the comings and goings of other trucks didn't bother me as my truck
DD> was usually running to power the AC or heater (depending on the DD>
calendar) and the radio was on to provide "white noise". And I would
DD> roll a dollar bill up in the driver's window to keep the "lot
lizards" DD> from banging on the door soliciting trade.
Never had any of the "lot lizards" but have had some folks come by to
take a look at the R-Pod. Had a busload of farmers and wives at a rest
stop in TN take a look at it. (G)
DD> My fingers live a life of their own. My KA attachment is *not* new.
DD> I've had (and used) it for a while.
DD> It's a $100 (at Amazon) attachment. I paid a lot less - but I've had
DD> mine for several (20+) years. Cuisinart has a stand-alone for U$80.
That's what we have.
BTW, we're goinng to be on the road for a bit. I will have my computer
with me since we're not flying so will hopefully have a chance to log in
from time to time and catch up with the echo. It'll be easier when we're
visiting family; the mission trip part will be busier.
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Catch you later,
Ruth
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