Weather: low 35 degrees, high 38 degrees, cloudy, misty, fog, breezy - Cold!!!
Today is December 7, the date of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. In today's world where all the values that made our country so great are under attack, it is even more important to remember the sacrifices that others made to help make this greatest country in the world. The cold weather is hanging on here in Holiday Park COE campground, located near Benbrook, Texas. To show how tough I am, I took my morning walk as usual, but I made sure I was bundled up good. Shirt, sweat shirt, two pairs of socks, heavy coat, knit cap, knit gloves - if I had found my wool scarf, I would have used it, too. I don't have any interest in getting sick because of the cold weather.
To show how young we still are at heart, when we were at Sam's Club a couple of days a go, we bought one of their pizzas for supper. This morning, we still had two pieces of cold pizza left. Guess what we had for breakfast? That's right, leftover pizza. We did make one concession to age by heating the pizza up before eating it. We like leftovers, and pizza is one of the best leftovers. Anybody else like it?
We stayed inside all morning until we got bored. Then we decided to drive down to Granbury to the library to see what books they had on sale. By the time we left there, we had found 15 paperback books for $3.00. Carolyn asked about magazines, but they didn't have any. Still, not a bad haul of books for a very reasonable price.
On our way back home, we stopped at an RV parts store to pick up some light bulbs for our spot lights in the RV. Wow!! The price has really gone up on these little bulbs. In the last couple of years, the price has doubled. I think we'll start doing some online shopping for things like that. Besides, the RV stores are notorious for the prices they charge.
As if we didn't spend enough for the light bulbs, I finally gave in with Carolyn constantly getting after me about not having a portable container to dump our holding tanks in when parked in places like we are now. A little explanation: Most of the COE parks have water and electric hookups, but not sewer hookups. That means that if you're parked there long enough, eventually you have to move the RV to the sewer dump to empty the tanks. With a portable container, commonly known as a Blue Boy (because of the color of most of them), the tanks can be emptied into the Blue Boy and the container can be taken to the sewer dump, where it can be emptied. The RV stays in one place, and the only thing moved is the container. Anyway, while we were at the parts store, she found a Blue Boy. I guess she caught me in a weak moment, because we brought it home with us. She was right, we needed the Blue Boy, and should have bought it sooner.
More later, be safe.
Today's Town - Houston, Texas: Clutch City
Not all who wander are lost.
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