Back home again in cold PA

Well I didn't write on sat or sun, I was a little busy driving from fort myers, fl to Benson, NC, a little over 733 miles in a little less than 12 hours. Had a nice mexican dinner on Sat night at the restaurant right next to the motel. Hit the bed early and sunday drove from there to home. I got off 95 in emporia, VA. Just over the NC VA line. No way do I want to do Richmond, washington and BAltimore. So down to Norfolk and a pleasant drive across the Bay bridge tunnel. No traffic and just cruising along and a nice view of the ocean. I stopped at the fishing pier about 4 miles out and walked out. Talked to a few fishermen who were out there. Temp was 42 with a wind of about 30 mph. I didn't stay long there. Merged back in with 95 at wilmington DE and that road was packed. Very happy, that I didn't take 95 all the way. 6 miles was more than enough. Got home, watched tv (big screen) and went to bed. Midnight gave me a greeting as I came home as " where the H--- have you been" and walked away. Now he is sitting next to me sleeping. So that is it, hopefully it will get warmer.

Busy Thursday, Packing today

Well Thursday was a very busy day, got up early, went to Perkins for breakfast, got there at 7:55. At 8 in walked 65 + people for breakfast. It was some group with their last get together for the year. I got my order in first so it wasn't a problem, came back and did email, watched regis and then did my bike ride all before 10:30. There are many friendly people here who like to talk. A lot of young people around here visiting their grandparents. Nice views. Anyhow, after 1 I decided to put the new outdoor carpet on the steps. The old carpet was pretty worn down. Anyhow since I have never done this before or even close to it, I read all the instructions several times. And with the able assistance of my Dad-in-law we proceeded. Lessons learned, do it by yourself and don't listen to advice. Get better equipment, wear old clothes and gloves. Do not assume a brick is standard or a brick wall or step is straight. Better yet, hire someone who knows what he is doing. O Daniel. Anyhow it came out OK, not great, but OK. I ran out of glue for the carpet for the 2nd step so we just cut the carpet using a better method. This is where I discovered the bricks were not uniform. And we used soap to mark the cutting line. See previous remarks concerning equipment. So after throwing my shirt into the wash, I changed into another shirt and off we went to Shrimp Shack for dinner. That was really good and no Key Lime Pie. So came back did another bike ride (3 for today). So I was ready for bed. And now I'm packed to leave for Home tomorrow, leaving 85 and sunny for 32 and rainy.
O well, that's it from Florida unless my in-laws hide my keys like they have threaten to do. Leaving at 5 AM, ciao

Home Maintenance Day

Since I'm getting over this cold (hopefully) I seem to have loads of energy. So today I painted the bricks around the house. Some places were in great need and now it looks good. Another project done. Worked on the bikes today, seems one of they makes a odd sound so in comes WD-40 to the rescue. Noise gone, but for how long. News on the stove front, found out the oven is not at the right temperature so it wasn't completely my fault for the Mac and cheese not coming out right. And that is my story and I'm sticking to it. My mother-in-law made choco chip cookies today (that's how we found out about the oven being wrong). The neighbor next door left today with her dog and the other internet connection. But I found a third that seems to hold up well. I still have my aircard from verizon and that works great. I have a conference call at 9 tonight, so I'll be using my magic jack for that. Other project was lubing the porch windows so they slide up and down without pulling your back out of shape. The neighbor that left with her dog was flying home to WI. She has a little cage that goes under the seat. The dog went in it like it was his second home. Midnight take notice.
That's it from Lee County, Florida.

What cold

Something is strange, had a cold (bad) bought cold medicine, did not take the cold medicine, cold disappeared. It must be Florida. Had a good night's sleep got up at 7:30, took out the trash, ate breakfast, put in a load of wash, did all my email, watched Regis and put in another load of wash and went out for my bike ride and it wasn't even 10. Don't know where all the energy came from. Anyhow lunch time came and I needed to go to Sonic for my ft long Coney Island hot dog with Chilli, mustard and onions. Very good. My dad-in-law came with me for a cup of coffee, he just had finished breakfast (they don't get up at 7:30 normally more like 10) I tried to talk him into a coney Island hot dog. He was surprised when I parked in a stall and ordered from there. He thought it was a drive thru type thing. He liked the girl coming out with our order. I told him they used to use roller skates. Then off to Lowes for the carpet for the steps and bulbs for my bathroom. Went to the Bear Rock Grill for dinner. And that was the day. It is getting a little cold tonight, down to the upper 40's but it goes to mid 70's in the daytime and sunny. My daughter complainedthat I don't make comments on her blog so off I go to spend some time there. That's it from down south.

Got the medicine and the cold vanished

OK, I wrote up at 5:30AM coughing, running nose and sore throat. Not having gone to get the night time cold medicine, I decided to use the Day Quill Cold medicine. This is the one that states does not cause drowiness. So I took it and within 30 minutes was sound asleep, so much for not being non-drowsy. Any how had breakfast and thenthe whole group went to Walmart. I got my cold and flu medicine in liquid form and at the insistance of the wife I got a new bluetooth so I can drive handsfree. See previous episodes for the reason I had to get another bluetooth unit. Then I picked up the correct av adapters to finish off the connections to both TV's from the DVD players. Dad-in-law got the wrong ones even after I drew a picture of it with labels, (2 female RCA plugs to a male RCA plug), but all is well on that front. I also got something for my eyes because they are watering up and drying up so much down here. Paid for that and then had to get a birthday card for mom-in-law since number 2 daughter of theirs didn't get it mailed. Actually I think it was a misunderstanding. She said she asked me to get one and I forgot. Actually she only got 2 cards today, one from hubby and one from us. Still waiting on phone calls, (hint).
So I got the paint i needed to paint the bricks again, that will be tomorrow's project along with laundry. Went for a ride when we got back and then hit the computer trying to get a hold on several projects that I'm working on.
We then packed up and went to Rib City for Ribs. We all ordered the same thing. Slab of ribs, cole slaw and baked beans. All the plates were cleaned off completely and the meal was enjoyed by all. Wasn't sure how Dad in law would like it but he didn't leave but a small crumb (from the Texas toast) on his plate.
Got back and the rainstorm that has been promised for a week finally arrived and now it is getting cool.
That's it from the southwest Florida.

Still got the cold

Well the cold is still with me. Sore throat, watery eyes and sneezing. Wonderful. Anyhow the in-laws decided to get up early (7:30) and go to Perkins. This was a major accomplishment because they don't normally get up that early. And my father-in-law doesn't like Perkins for reasons unknown. Anyhow it was a good breakfast and he enjoyed his omlete. Came back and took my ride on the bicycle. Went out on 41 (actually the sidewalk and rode about a mile out there and then came back to the community. Watched the NASCAR race and then made the Mac and cheese for dinner along with the ham. Well let's just say that it was a good effort for the first time making it. I took notes on what I should do next time. Following the directions more closely would be one improvement. But we ate it and no one got sick which is always good. Going to Walmart to get cough medice tomorrow.

And now I have a cold

Yes, doesn't everyone go to Florida and catch a cold. Of course to the scientist that state a cold is actually caught 2 weeks before the actual cold is notice, thanks to whomever gave this to me. Anyhow I went out for my usual ride this morning. But before that I made another of my version of an egg Mcmuffin. After setting off the smoke alarm I enjoyed a semi burnt breakfast. Of course no one heard it other than me and the neighbors. The in-laws slept thru it. Anyhow on my ride I stopped at the half way point to swing on the swing by the lake. I was joined by a gentleman from Ohio who was out for his morning walk. He seemed to be on the large size so I was a little concerned on the weight limitations of the chain on the swing. It held the weight. We were joined a little while later by Lizzy and her master. Both were from Indiana and Lizzy (being a white fur doggy) was quite friendly. We all talked about Golf (well not Lizzy) and after a while we all headed out in different directions. Got back in time to say goodbye to Tim across the street, he is headed back to Canada to do his taxes. I guess they have the same tax dates as we in the lower 48. Came back in and discovered that Comcast Email was down. It came back up around 7 tonight. I then decided to tackle the big problem of getting the computer I brought down from PA back up and running. The computer was down here last year and developed a lack of memory so I took it North last year. Well it took the better part of the day and some well placed words of wisdom but I finally was able to get it back up and running using Windows 98. This is my old computer that I had "upgraded" to ME. Which was the worst operating system ever created by Microsoft and/or man. So with the help of my laptop and several websites I have it up and running. But now it is looking for Windows 98 SE. Well next time down I'll bring that program with me. Anyhow I then decided to install the Microsoft pilot programs for my father-in-law. The computer looked at them and said they were too old to operate on the machine. One needed to operate in DOS only and not windows and the otherneeded support drivers to work. Normally that is a simple download, but since we don't have internet here that too will have to wait for another day. But at least it is working.
Tomorrow we are having ham and the Mac and Cheese, hopefully I'll do my daughter proud and it will come out fine. And I already checked the smoke detector.
I see my sis-in-law bought a bike, maybe she should of gotten a three wheel bike. Anyhow bikes don't do any good if there sit in a garage or storage bin.
Well I guess that is about it for now

Warm and hotter

Actually it wasn't all that bad today. Went out for my morning ride after Regis and Kelly's host chat (o it is Friday no Regis) so I was out for an hour, talked with a few people and a Gecko or two and enjoyed the ride. Came back abd reassembled the computer down here. Got it all together with little problem. I had a new Windows 98 disk to put in and everything was going along until it encountered what was left of ME. Yes that famous operating system that was the worst OS ever made. The install saw that and refused to go any further until removed. OK not a problem, I rushed over to my laptop to research what to do and it said to reformat the hard drive. Good, that is what i intended to do all along. Went to the machine and gave the command to reformat and of course it couldn't find it. By this time the thought of launching the old computer thru a window (not Microsoft) came to mind. Hence, we all decided to go to dinner and as they say "Tommorrow is another Day". Came back from DQ and took a second ride, cut it a little short because of the threat of rain, that is all it was just a threat. My cold has started to move from my throat to my sinuses, but I'm still battling it. Time to eat my Ice Cream. My oldest daughter put a recipe on her blog site, I think I might try it. My in-laws think I'm a great cook. This may convince them otherwise.
Later

Hot and Humid

Well Florida does get hot and humid, but that is normally in July and August. Of course it is nice to be warm when the North is cold, however I believe West Chester is around 60 today. Got up early on Wednesday and went to Perkins for breakfast just beating in the senior circuit who arrives end mass at 8:15. Then ran over to Walmart to pick up a few supplies and food. While there, I picked up a dc car charger for my cell phone. Yes the one that got misplaced before I left. Got back and went riding (bike) for a few hours and noticed that I was getting red. Not being an American Indian I realized that yes I should have put on sun block before going out since I'm still a paleface from up North. Went over to the clubhouse to get water (6 gallons) for drinking, not sure why, everybody else says the water is fine, but the in-laws like the water from the pure water dispenser.
Saw the resident alligator again in the lake by the gate and found a white (ok off white) frog hanging onto the back of the chair. Had a brief conversation with the frog and then I left. Today it was quite humid, so I decided that today was an inside day. OK I did go out for my hour bike ride early in the morning. So after going thru my email, I decided it was time to fix all the TV sets and correct the wiring to the DVD and the VCR and rewire the cable connection to the TV in the living/dining room. Evidently my father-in-law got the connections all screwed up so after a while of trying to figure it out, I just started over. Now everything is working, so they are a 2 tv family again.
Yet to go is the painting, the new outside steps that need to have a carpet installed and bracing the railing on the side door. All in all I've been busy.
Time for Survior, ciao