Awake: 6:32am Temp 58 sleep 6:11 sunny overnight @ Nicktown, PA.
I've wanted to take our box heater apart for sometime now; only thing holding me back was I didn't have a small enough star driver. Well, about (2) weeks ago I was visiting the Krumenacker Hardware Store to buy some PVC pipe & there in front of me, were these very small star drivers, so I bought one.
Early afternoon, I took the box heater all apart, cleaned it thoroughly & then plugged it in. The motor was just as noisy as before; I am suspicious the motor or bearings are going bad. Sometime later, I'll call the factory for more info.
Gary & Rosemary arrived a little after 2:00pm. They had been in Europe for (12) days....touring Rome, Florence, & experiencing the Passion play in Oberammergau, Germany, which is only performed every (10) years. Now we are the lucky ones to see the photos of their adventures. Of course Kathy is ready with the healthy snack tray & wine for us all.
We had lots of questions & they had lots of answers. And visa-versa; their questions to us were mainly about the Foote family's big bike trip from McKeesport (near Pittsburgh) to Washington, D.C. In fact, during their visit, Melissa called from Huckleberry Hill, West Virginia with more info on the rendezvous we are soon to be engaged in; they have about (85) miles yet to go for their destination.
Dinner is served: Roast pork tenderloin, scalloped potatoes, sautéed apples, broccoli with fire roasted sweet red peppers & rosemary, olive oil bread. Dessert: Creme Brulee.
We chatted for a good 1.5 hrs after dinner & then Gary was ready to return to their home. I talked Gary into not taking his Coleman generator yet due to the fact that he will have to excite the generator every time he uses it... & to wait for the capacitor I've ordered; maybe he won't have to do the extra step. We enjoyed seeing their photos & hearing about their trip abroad very much.
Next, we drove about (1) mile & visited our 1st cousins: the Kirsch brothers of "Kirschtown," Louis, Cy, & Brother Anthony (Tony). We were near neighbors during our youth & have tried to stay in touch as much as possible. They are here due to Memorial Day & the famous Nicktown parade. We caught up on each other's adventures since last yr....with some good stories & future plans for Cy. From left to right> Tony....Cy....Lou.
Back in our coach, K & I finished watching "Airplane" with David Zucker, Jerry Zucker, Robert Hays, Julie Hagerty, Robert Stack, Lloyd Bridges, Peter Graves, etc. Very funny spoof of AIRPORT-type pictures (and Arthur Hailey's ZERO HOUR in particular) with a nonstop string of gags that holds up almost to the end. 1980. You gotta believe it; very funny.
Lights out: 12:11am.
I've wanted to take our box heater apart for sometime now; only thing holding me back was I didn't have a small enough star driver. Well, about (2) weeks ago I was visiting the Krumenacker Hardware Store to buy some PVC pipe & there in front of me, were these very small star drivers, so I bought one.
Early afternoon, I took the box heater all apart, cleaned it thoroughly & then plugged it in. The motor was just as noisy as before; I am suspicious the motor or bearings are going bad. Sometime later, I'll call the factory for more info.
Gary & Rosemary arrived a little after 2:00pm. They had been in Europe for (12) days....touring Rome, Florence, & experiencing the Passion play in Oberammergau, Germany, which is only performed every (10) years. Now we are the lucky ones to see the photos of their adventures. Of course Kathy is ready with the healthy snack tray & wine for us all.
We had lots of questions & they had lots of answers. And visa-versa; their questions to us were mainly about the Foote family's big bike trip from McKeesport (near Pittsburgh) to Washington, D.C. In fact, during their visit, Melissa called from Huckleberry Hill, West Virginia with more info on the rendezvous we are soon to be engaged in; they have about (85) miles yet to go for their destination.
Dinner is served: Roast pork tenderloin, scalloped potatoes, sautéed apples, broccoli with fire roasted sweet red peppers & rosemary, olive oil bread. Dessert: Creme Brulee.
We chatted for a good 1.5 hrs after dinner & then Gary was ready to return to their home. I talked Gary into not taking his Coleman generator yet due to the fact that he will have to excite the generator every time he uses it... & to wait for the capacitor I've ordered; maybe he won't have to do the extra step. We enjoyed seeing their photos & hearing about their trip abroad very much.
Next, we drove about (1) mile & visited our 1st cousins: the Kirsch brothers of "Kirschtown," Louis, Cy, & Brother Anthony (Tony). We were near neighbors during our youth & have tried to stay in touch as much as possible. They are here due to Memorial Day & the famous Nicktown parade. We caught up on each other's adventures since last yr....with some good stories & future plans for Cy. From left to right> Tony....Cy....Lou.
Back in our coach, K & I finished watching "Airplane" with David Zucker, Jerry Zucker, Robert Hays, Julie Hagerty, Robert Stack, Lloyd Bridges, Peter Graves, etc. Very funny spoof of AIRPORT-type pictures (and Arthur Hailey's ZERO HOUR in particular) with a nonstop string of gags that holds up almost to the end. 1980. You gotta believe it; very funny. Lights out: 12:11am.
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