Had a great time camping this past weekend...  

The name of the place we camped is in the tagline. It used to be a gravel quarry way back in the '50s that someone bought after it closed up and turned into a camping/fishing/swimming/hiking club. Members only thou. There are well over 100 lakes in the club. We camped by a lake called Echo Lake that was at the end of one of the many roads thruout the club and set our tent up in a grove of tall evergreens. Very private, therefore, very quiet. Wish I had remembered my camera cause it'a very beautiful with all the hills and valleys.

Thanks for the warm wb, my friend. I wasn't missed but Tigg and Simba were very miffed that I closed the door to his room and made sure he couldn't open it. I put their feeder out in the kitchen along with the litterbox. They wouldn't come near me for several hours after arriving home. lol

Sounds like they were slightly miffed.

HAPPY POSTINGS FROM GRANDPA BOB !!~

The club were we go camping is always crowded on the weekends during the warm months but we have a fave spot at the end of one of many roads thruout the club that is far away from e1 else. There were almost 500 RVs and pop-up campers but only 9 of us tent campers. I remember years ago that ratio was reversed. Enjoy your camping trip this weekend, kareng.

Thanks, I'm sure we will!

Yeah, the weatherppl just can't seem to read the weather like they used to. Coming home last night, all I saw were stars and a very bright moon. Should of known it wasn't going to rain and turn around to go back buttttt...weatherppl seem to think they are right..NOT!!!

Yikes!!!! Had no clue about the tornado. Glad to hear your ok thou and had fun at the races. Should know better than to go storm-chasin', Grandpa Bob. lol Today was the perfect day for your bbq. It reached 81 here round 2pm. Supposed to drop back to the mid 50's tomorrow with rain but, then again, it was SUPPOSED to be severe thunderstorms last night. News on tv even warned about them but nothing here. Just responding tonight thou. Have 158 discussions to go thru as of now but sure it will reach 200 by tomorrow morning. lol

-hangs head in utter shame- I need those smacks in hopes of not forgetting the camera 4th of July weekend. Believe me, I've kicked myself over and over again for forgetting it. lol I have one on my cell phone but it's not that great plus too much of a hassle to have to send it to my pix place over at verizon and then having to download from there and upload again to here. I thought of you while I was relaxing this past weekend, wondering if you were able to enjoy it somewhat.

lol Sounds like your 12 yr. old granddaughter needs to get back in touch with her inner self if she can't be w/o tv for a few days. My 10 yr. old was upset cause she really wanted to go camping instead of spending the weekend with her Aunt and other cousins. They promised her they were going to go fishing so she went with them only to find out they backed out to go to a party instead, leaving her oldest cousin to watch them. She let them know in clear terms she was NOT happy. I have a feeling next time we go camping and they want her for the weekend, she will flat out refuse to go since she loves camping/fishing/hiking/swimming so much.

Sorry to hear it was so hot in your neck of the woods, Elic. I'd be miserable as well, specially when the humidity pushes 100 as well.

The temp this morning was 79º with 79% humidity. Normal for May is upper 60's. We are running very hot so far this May.

And Monday the AC was out at my client's - it was HORRID!

I think I know why it's cooler up here at this time of year and warmer down by you. Someone mentioned something about El Nino, the warm waters off the coast of Calif. are cooler than normal and when that happens, we get the cool weather while you guys burn up. Visa versa if the waters are warmer. I bet it was very miserable at your client's w/o the a/c. I can't take extreme heat/humidity like I used to.

Sounds like your weekend was just as relaxing as mine was. I love walking/hiking in the huge parks. We have a state park not far from us that we have yet to completely explore. Too much to see and not enough hours in the day to spend there.

Thanks! Sounds like you had a good time as well. We couldn't go swimming being the water is still too cold but there were a few brave swimmers on the beach. One lifeguard was on duty and I was hoping nothing happened so she wouldn't have to go in the cold water.