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RE: Memorial Day
In memory of:
T/4 James Mason Whipple, Jr. of Springhill, LA
Died Feb 8, 1945
Burial in Henri-Chapelle American Cemetary, Hombourg, Belgium
My mother's big brother who never came home.
Our deepest & heartfelt respect.
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hokeypokey
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05/23/20 03:22pm |
Around the Campfire
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RE: Cooking on a Discada
A buddy and I made a few with the tractor blade and horseshoes.
https://i.imgur.com/ypq3cnal.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/NWEk3wel.jpg
That is real cool.............I think I have all the stuff to make that! And I'm usually not critical about descriptions........but I'm a farm boy, that is a disc blade, not a tractor blade......
Disc blade, yes. Great idea to create this !
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hokeypokey
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04/24/20 03:41pm |
Camp Cooks and Connoisseurs
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Pudding Sandwiches
Make at home, bring for the kids.
In mixer bowl combine 1.5 cups milk with 1.5 cups creamy peanut butter. Use low speed. When smooth add 1 package INSTANT chocolate pudding.
Mix 1-2 minutes on low speed. Let stand 5 minutes then spread thickly between 2 graham cracker squares & wrap in waxed paper or Saran. Freeze.
I like to stand them on end in a bread or loaf pan. I prefer Nabisco brand grahams. .
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hokeypokey
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04/24/20 03:35pm |
Camp Cooks and Connoisseurs
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RE: People suck
There is a TP shortages at my local stores. Now would it make sense for me to just buy a roll or two and hope that I won't be raking up dry leaves next week?
I know you are joking but I refuse to stress out over toilet paper when there’s old cotton T-shirts and a washer & dryer in my house. This might be a good time to teach kids how to “make do”.
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hokeypokey
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03/30/20 06:43pm |
Around the Campfire
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RE: hand sanitizer scarcity
Story out of Denmark from BBC.
One store will sell you the first bottle at regular price. The second one will cost you $150.
So far no takers
Smart solution, eh ?
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hokeypokey
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03/21/20 08:49pm |
Around the Campfire
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RE: They mean well...
I wish I could buy dry cereal in the retro single-serving size package.
My Mother bought 10 pack of little boxes of cereal for our kids and they loved choosing their favorites. They’re still available in grocery stores so I get them for our grandchildren now too. They’re not “cost effective” but what the heck ? You are probably not wanting kids cereals however.
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hokeypokey
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03/21/20 08:47pm |
Around the Campfire
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RE: Heading Home (North)
If you are self contained, you can stay almost anywhere can’t you ?
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hokeypokey
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03/21/20 11:12am |
Snowbirds
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RE: Grocery store
And now kids are being home schooled by parents so spankings have returned to the classroom.
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hokeypokey
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03/21/20 11:09am |
Around the Campfire
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RE: hand sanitizer scarcity
Running out of toilet paper is not my worry, I buy on sale & have a 4-6 week supply. Now if I can’t get it - I will cut up a couple of thin t shirts & drop them in a pail of water with a lid. I can wash every day, my automatic washer is just a few steps away. I diapered the kids with cloth diapers & washed them in a wringer washer so it would be no different, people. I would rather use disposable items like everyone else but I refuse to stress over toilet paper.
What I am concerned about is what I really need: toothpaste, dental floss, medications, laundry & dish soap, eggs, milk, yeast & flour. I’m happy to say I was already supplied with that. We moved 8 years ago & I was determined to cook from the freezer & pantry so we have less to move. It wasn’t that hard.
My cousins in Europe tell me 1 bottle of sanitizer is normal price & each bottle after that price goes up almost 30 times to curb hoarding.
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hokeypokey
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03/21/20 11:07am |
Around the Campfire
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RE: Preparing for isolation to avoid contact with Corona virus
* Our elderly neighbor man hasn’t stopped going to his coffee group every morning. If he brings this home, I’m not sure his frail wife can endure it. Or him either.
* Another retired neighbor works part time in a facility with elderly people. On her days off, she’s never home. I fear she’ll infect the residents.
* The “rules” seem to be for the “other person - just not me” seems to be the attitude.
* We’re stocked pretty well but I’ll need produce eventually. I buy essentials on sale & usually have 60 days in the supply closet. We were about to leave on a trip so I had just refilled prescriptions - 90 days. Also had hand sanitizer & wipes to keep in the truck for our trip. I grew up on a Midwest farm & we were snowed in 17 days when I was growing up.
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hokeypokey
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03/19/20 05:26pm |
Around the Campfire
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RE: Insanity in the grocery stores...
Was shopping in a local Publix today. Talking to an employee and jokingly asked when this all subsides the store will be buried in a tsunami of returns. She said that's true, and also said government regulations (she didn't say state or Federal) mandate that any returned non perishable items must be discarded and cannot be restocked to shelves because there's no way the store can know product has not been tampered with.
Wonder if that would slow the panic hoarding if people knew? Waste of product, lost revenue to the store. Sad..........
Would be good if store policy wouldn’t allow returns if sales slips are dated during this madness.
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hokeypokey
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03/19/20 05:02pm |
Around the Campfire
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RE: Anyone else camp in an A-frame?
We leave table at home & use small folding table which works outside too. Also had smaller cushions made for dinette since my husband built a cupboard that goes from side to side in the front. Keep groceries, dishes in it. Sliding doors.
I sewed a waterproof cover for our stove so it can be left on the picnic table. Also made waterproof cover for a plastic 3 drawer unit - holds silverware, utensils & plates because we cook & eat outside. If weather isn’t good, we often try a local restaurant.
He made 2 metal brackets that hook into left & right roof seam above sink. They support a wire shelf to keep clutter up & away.
When we sit down for dinner, I put on a teakettle of water so it’s hot to do dishes. I only wash dishes 1x day. During the day I leave them in a plastic dishpan & cover with a white dish towel.
We use the campground shower house. Not running the water heater, that’s too much bother. Our water pump is just for the toilet and it was running all the time. We noticed the water connection coming out of the pump were cross threaded (meaning like when you put a jar lid on crooked) and when we corrected that, it quit. There was no leaking it just started & stopped all the time. We think it’s solved now.
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hokeypokey
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03/10/20 12:29pm |
Folding Trailers
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RE: Prescriptions while on the road?
When I order refills from CVS Caremark, one of the standard questions is “where is this to be shipped?” My home is the default answer but I have the option to get it at the campground. I always alert the campground office with a note IN WRITING that I’m expecting medicine by mail.
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hokeypokey
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01/29/20 07:24pm |
Beginning RVing
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RE: Sheets for non-standard beds.
I successfully altered fitted sheets to fit my rv mattress. Queen Rv mattress was 6” shorter than what we use in the house. (I determined that with a tape measure. ). I sewed a 3” tuck from side to side right through the middle. Visualize this: after sewing I have a 3” flap (by that I have shortened the sheet 6”.). Then I removed 2” of the flap, leaving 1”. I cut just ONE of the sides again to 1/2” and folded the 1” over the 1/2” and pinned it in place then stitched through all thicknesses. This makes a Felt Fell seam. Raw edge is encased just like the side seam down your leg of jeans. Sheet fits perfect & you never notice the alteration. I had extra sheets on hand so no expense to me.
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hokeypokey
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01/29/20 07:11pm |
RV Lifestyle
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RE: traveling during US Thanksgiving
Don't try to park in a Walmart on Black Friday.
LOL ! We got all settled in a Walmart on the Friday night of New Years weekend. All was ok then the craziness started with traffic after work. It was next thing to a Black Friday experience except it slowed down eventually.
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hokeypokey
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11/23/19 07:33pm |
Snowbirds
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RE: My daily trip to Walmart
Not been in a Walmart for years.
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hokeypokey
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11/04/19 06:26am |
Around the Campfire
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RE: Dog Attack
1). Our local Farmers Market clearly states “due to state health laws - no pets allowed”. They bring them anyway.
2). I know of people out walking who have been bitten by a dog that ran at them.
3). I wish there would be a National law that if a dog is taken out (for any reason) it should be muzzled.
4). I love dogs but I don’t want one for the liability of it.
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hokeypokey
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11/02/19 09:13pm |
Beginning RVing
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RE: A Very Quiet Halloween
We always prepare for 50 which is enough here. Nice evening, we ran out so we turned off the light & shut the door. Bell rang twice after that - suppose I could’ve found some quarters for them but I had a project I was working on so I didn’t answer. No doubt they had a good supply by that time so they didn’t “starve”.
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hokeypokey
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11/02/19 08:58pm |
Around the Campfire
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RE: Group Camping Food Planning Question
We were invited to “Thanksgiving in July” and that’s exactly what it was. 3 families made turkey & all the trimmings & had several Dutch Ovens going. (we were guests- woo hoo )
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hokeypokey
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10/21/19 05:05pm |
Camp Cooks and Connoisseurs
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RE: Lake Superior Circle Tour
By RV or by car?
RV - about May 2020
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hokeypokey
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10/19/19 08:59pm |
Roads and Routes
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