Saturday, August 25, 2018

ENGAGE ME IN A MEANINGFUL CONVERSATION AND WE JUST MIGHT END UP BEING GOOD FRIENDS

DSC_1082
Had us a very soggy Saturday morning which was fine with me because the heavy cloud cover kept the Sun from cranking the humidity up.   Appreciated the cooler air.
DSC_1071
Little Boogins and I slipped up to Goderich for our usual beach and harbor run.  A routine stop at Walmart for a few things and back home again through the pouring rain.  Making a quick dash from the carport to the house we both got soaked.  I understand soakiness but Pheebs doesn’t and wasn’t happy about it.
DSC_1072
A COUPLE FELLOW RV’ERS PARKED AT THE BEACH AREA THIS MORNING
DSC_1073DSC_1077
IT’S NOT OFTEN I SEE PEAR TREES ANYMORE
DSC_1075
THE ALGOMA SAULT IS STILL TIED UP AT THE SIFTO SALT MINE DOCK
DSC_1076
Although I didn’t mind today’s rain there were many in the area for which they’re day was spoiled I’m sure.  It was the annual 53rd Zurich Bean Festival today which is mainly an outdoor event along with a big car show.  There would have been a lot of unhappy rain soaked people down Zurich way earlier in the day.  Also right here in Bayfield the Horseless Carriage Club of America --- Ontario Chapter folks had a gathering in Clangregor Square this morning and I’m sure they had to endure some of the heaviest rains of the day.  I had forgot all about this event which ended at noon and by the time Kelly reminded me it was about 1:30.  I zipped into town anyway and managed to catch the last two cars on the square with one of them in the process of leaving.  It was drizzling rain so I never got out of the Jeep but managed a few shots from the driver’s seat anyway.
DSC_1079
‘DAT BLAME RAIN’!!
DSC_1080
‘SAY, ANY OF YOU FELLERS GOT AN UMBRELLA’
DSC_1084
THIS OLD TIMER PULLED OUT ABOUT A MINUTE AFTER I GOT THERE
DSC_1085DSC_1086
I COULD SEE THEY WERE BUNDLED UP FOR THE RAIN
DSC_1088
THEY SOON CAME SPEEDING UP BEHIND ME
DSC_1090
I QUICKLY PULLED OVER TO LET THESE SPEEDBALLS GO BY
DSC_1091DSC_1092DSC_1094
IF YOU LOOK CLOSELY YOU CAN SEE A BIT OF BLUE SMOKE BEHIND THE CAR……NO THEY’RE NOT PEELING RUBBER, IT’S JUST THE ENGINE SMOKING A BIT
DSC_1095DSC_1097
ONLY ONE HORSELESS CARRIAGE LEFT IN THE PARK
DSC_1098
WELL ED LET’S ROLL UP OUR SLEEVES AND SEE IF WE CAN GET ER STARTED
DSC_1101
‘I KINDA DOUBT IT THOUGH’
DSC_1102
‘ALRIGHT BILL LET’S GO OVER TO THE ALBION  HOTEL FOR A FEW BEERS AND THINK ABOUT IT’
When the Sum popped out about 3:15 for half an hour both the temperature and humidity shot up.  Sure was glad the clouds moved back in again and cooled things down.  Kelly’s Motorhome recliner spends the summer in our sunroom but this afternoon I carried it out and put it back in the rig for our upcoming travels.
DSC_1124
THAT’S KELLY’S HORTON RECLINER BESIDE THE DOOR
DSC_1125
EVEN DOGGY’S STRETCHED OUT IN THE RV
DSC_1126
AFTER A DOZEN YEARS TRAVELING WITH US THESE BENCHMARK ATLAS’S WILL BE STAYING HOME THIS TRIP
DSC_1123
PICKED ME UP THIS CLOCK AT WALMART THIS MORNING AND INSTALLED IT AT THE TOP OF THE WINDWHIELD WHERE WE CAN BOTH KEEP AN EYE ON THE TIME NOW
DSC_1121DSC_1104
BAYFIELD’S WIDE MAIN STREET IS ALWAYS BUSY ON SUMMER WEEK-ENDS
DSC_1114
SPOTTED A THIRD HORSELESS CARRIAGE IN DOWNTOWN BAYFIELD
DSC_1105DSC_1110
BAYFIELD’S HOBBIT HOUSE ON BAYFIELD TERRACE (STREET)
DSC_1107DSC_1111
HEADING BACK HOME I BUZZED DOWN AROUND THE BAYFIELD HARBOR AND SAW ONLY ONE BOAT ON THE LAKE AND IT WAS COMING IN
Four months from this date will be Christmas Day and I suspect it will be our first Christmas home since 2006.  Last winter we spent Christmas on the road traveling between Forest City Arkansas and Weatherford Texas.  That was quite fine with us.  We’re not big Christmas people.  In fact we’re not big anniversary or birthday people either.  I guess we are a good match for each other.  We live our lives on the quiet side (except for my blog) and we figure the less fuss about anything the better.  Neither one of us cares for most people gatherings and it’s the reason we have always avoided those so called RV ‘Happy Hours’.  Toooooo many long winded talkers going on and on and on and on and on and on about themselves with their hot air stories getting bigger and bigger and bigger each time.  Most of these people are nice folks of course but that long windedness is just not for us.  Don’t bore me with your stories.  Engage me in a meaningful conversation and we just might end up being good friends:))
IMG_2830
VERY MUCH MOST BESTEST PALS:))
GROANER’S CORNER:((  There was a Japanese man who went to America for sightseeing. On the last day, he hailed a cab and told the driver to drive to the airport. During the journey, a Honda drove past the taxi. Thereupon, the man leaned out of the window excitedly and yelled, "Honda, very fast! Made in Japan!"After a while, a Toyota sped past the taxi. Again, the Japanese man leaned out of the window and yelled, "Toyota, very fast! Made in Japan!"And then a Mitsubishi sped past the taxi. For the third time, the Japanese leaned out of the window and yelled, "Mitsubishi, very fast! Made in Japan!"The driver was a little angry, but he kept quiet. And this went on for quite a number of cars. Finally, the taxi came to the airport. The fare was US$300.The Japanese exclaimed, "Wah... so expensive!"There upon, the driver yelled back, "Meter, very fast! Made in Japan!"
----------------------------
An Anagram, as you know, is a word or phrase made by transposing or rearranging the letters of another word or phrase………….
Dormitory: Dirty Room
Evangelist: Evil's Agent (Oh so true)
Desperation: A Rope Ends It
The Morse Code: Here Come Dots
Slot Machines: Cash Lost in 'em
Animosity: Is No Amity
Mother-in-law: Woman Hitler
Snooze Alarms: Alas! No More Z's
Alec Guinness: Genuine Class
Semolina: Is No Meal
The Public Art Galleries: Large Picture Halls, I Bet
A Decimal Point: I'm a Dot in Place
The Earthquakes: That Queer Shake
Eleven plus two: Twelve plus one
Contradiction: Accord not in it
==========================

10 comments:

  1. Isn't it four months to Christmas? Well I guess I won't ever meet you then. I don't want to be one of those boring long winded folks that always talk about themselves. Yikes!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Your right Flowergirl it is four months to Christmas. I never was much good at math. Thanks for the noticing that and I've made the correction

      Delete
  2. Love the way you used the same letters to make two different words.

    ReplyDelete
  3. Those old vintage cars are great but love the Hobbit House.
    Is it a tourist attraction or someone's special home?
    Bet it does garner attention!

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. It's a real house and I've never seen another one anywhere like it. Bravo to the people who live there for designing and building such a great looking house.

      Delete
    2. Pheebs is a master communicator.

      Delete
  4. Love those horseless carriages amazing looking machines..

    ReplyDelete
  5. HA~Al, you and Kelly sound like my husband and me! We HATE crowds. And, our photographs AVOID people! I'm an introvert and he is a ... cranky old man! :-)
    Cheers!

    ReplyDelete
  6. Ditto on long winded story tellers.....me, me, me, me.....

    ReplyDelete
  7. Curious if you somehow anchor down the furniture you have added? We try not to think about everything that would come flying towards the back of our heads if we slam on the brakes!

    ReplyDelete