Goofyernmost
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You know up until a last week I had never heard of steel cut oatmeal. Question: Does it make good filler for meatballs or meatloaf?Not gonna kick you outta here. Sausage gravy and biscuits
Steel cut cooked oatmeal
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We Survived Ian … in an RV. Another JenniferS Live Trip Report
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And we’re off. Heading AWAY from Great Smoky Mountains National Park. I already told Mike that if he thinks he’s hauling up and down that gigantic hill, the dog and I were taking an Uber and would meet him on the other side.
Garmin says ETA of 6:30, assuming we can get into Carroll’s. If not, maybe a KOA or our first boondock (Attempt #2).
Garmin says ETA of 6:30, assuming we can get into Carroll’s. If not, maybe a KOA or our first boondock (Attempt #2).
The weather is bad; the traffic approaching Atlanta is worse, and we’re not going to get to Carroll’s before they close at 7:00.
We’re going to hit the rest stop south of Atlanta that has dedicated RV spots, and see if there are any spots there. (We prefer dedicated RV spots, so as to not take away a spot from a trucker. We have other options. They do not.)
We should hit @Tuvalu ’s stomping grounds in an hour or so. We will wave.
We’re going to hit the rest stop south of Atlanta that has dedicated RV spots, and see if there are any spots there. (We prefer dedicated RV spots, so as to not take away a spot from a trucker. We have other options. They do not.)
We should hit @Tuvalu ’s stomping grounds in an hour or so. We will wave.
trr1
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Walmart parking lot?
John park hopper
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Same with my kids
Wally Mart, Cracker Barrel, Cabela’s, dedicated RV spots at the rest areas, KOA’s, and dozens of independent campgrounds.
We just don’t want to be the guy who takes a spot away from a trucker, forcing them to sleep on an off ramp.
Yup. For gluten free, it’s one of the easier options.
Goofyernmost
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I don't care about the gluten but I bought it accidentally and now I am trying to figure out what to do with it. I tried to just use it like regular oatmeal but it made me feel like I was spooning ground glass into my mouth. I guess that when it comes to oatmeal I really don't like change.
Tonight’s very delicious boondocking dinner is brought to you by the letters B and X, and the number 2.
B - Baby Bo
X - Due to the unintentional arrangement of the forks - and our good friends at Publi-X
2 - Referring of course, to the fact that I ate 2 much!
Italian sandwiches, Caprese salad, and pasta salad.
Banana pudding for dessert.
(Boy that looks nasty! It wasn’t.)
B - Baby Bo
X - Due to the unintentional arrangement of the forks - and our good friends at Publi-X
2 - Referring of course, to the fact that I ate 2 much!
Italian sandwiches, Caprese salad, and pasta salad.
Banana pudding for dessert.
(Boy that looks nasty! It wasn’t.)
We pulled into the rest area, and immediately veered to the right into the RV only loop. Multiple signs saying “No trucks”. We were the only ones here.
We pulled into a site at the very front, closest to the car and truck lots, mainly for safety. Like I said, we were the only ones here.
We noticed signs that said “No overnight parking”. Well that’s weird, because that’s exactly what this area is designed for. Doesn’t matter, we’re going to eat, while we decide what to do.
Within minutes another RV pulls in. We have a chat. He delivers RV’s to dealerships for a living, and he ALWAYS stays here. The signs, he says, are to discourage people from doing anything more than sleeping a single night. He said that in the past, people have spent multiple nights here, setting up lawn chairs, eating outside … generally treating it like a KOA.
Then another RV joined us. They both are spending the night, so we decide to stop worrying about it. If we get a knock on the door telling us to move along at some point, then we will.
And now the place is FULL. A handful of RV’s and all the rest are trucks.
We have only slid out the kitchen slide. The generator is running. It’s certainly not going to disturb our neighbours over the two dozen diesel truck engines, that’s for sure.
We haven’t gone to bed yet obviously, so whether or not this turns out to be our first successful boondock remains to be seen.
We pulled into a site at the very front, closest to the car and truck lots, mainly for safety. Like I said, we were the only ones here.
We noticed signs that said “No overnight parking”. Well that’s weird, because that’s exactly what this area is designed for. Doesn’t matter, we’re going to eat, while we decide what to do.
Within minutes another RV pulls in. We have a chat. He delivers RV’s to dealerships for a living, and he ALWAYS stays here. The signs, he says, are to discourage people from doing anything more than sleeping a single night. He said that in the past, people have spent multiple nights here, setting up lawn chairs, eating outside … generally treating it like a KOA.
Then another RV joined us. They both are spending the night, so we decide to stop worrying about it. If we get a knock on the door telling us to move along at some point, then we will.
And now the place is FULL. A handful of RV’s and all the rest are trucks.
We have only slid out the kitchen slide. The generator is running. It’s certainly not going to disturb our neighbours over the two dozen diesel truck engines, that’s for sure.
We haven’t gone to bed yet obviously, so whether or not this turns out to be our first successful boondock remains to be seen.
PUSH
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I spy the birthday cake fudge. Slurp.
Generator is off. Despite the generator being outside (sitting on the ground, not even in the RV garage), the CO detector keeps going off. The propane isn’t (and hasn’t been) on, and it really shouldn’t be reading the generator fumes from its current location. Diesel fumes maybe?
I mean, the alarms are set to a deliberately sensitive setting, but c’mon.
Dang it Mike, I told you I wanted a couple of solar panels. Maybe I mention it again down the road. Not today. Not a chance.
I mean, the alarms are set to a deliberately sensitive setting, but c’mon.
Dang it Mike, I told you I wanted a couple of solar panels. Maybe I mention it again down the road. Not today. Not a chance.
PUSH
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Has it gone off before? Just so there's not a leak in the tank. I watched one couple on YouTube who lived in a converted van, and they had a propane leak. Granted, they had more of a DIY situation when building the van. Just don't test it like they did... holding a lighter up to the spot they thought the leak was coming from.
There’s a different chirp for propane vs the beep for CO. It had to have been the generator.
Anyways, it’s off, the windows are open, and the trucks now sound even louder. Oy.
We’ve booked the Fort Pearce KOA for tomorrow - did it last night, not in response to tonight’s sitch, so I will wait until then to do all the unpacking that I’d planned to do tonight.
We’ve eaten. We’re off the road. We get to sleep in/on our comfortable bed. The Jays are currently up 5-3 in the 9th. It’s all good. (Unless we get a knock on the door, of course.)
We’ve eaten. We’re off the road. We get to sleep in/on our comfortable bed. The Jays are currently up 5-3 in the 9th. It’s all good. (Unless we get a knock on the door, of course.
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