Went Without a Hitch
By Jim Bauer
@porwest (113614)
United States
July 3, 2026 8:03am CST
Well, I got to the campsite without a hitch. Well, of course it was actually with a hitch otherwise the camper would still be at the storage unit. But man, did it take FOREVER to get the inside cooled down, and it took extra long for the refrigerator to get "up to speed" as well.
When I pulled into Cape, it was 92 degrees with a feels like temperature of 105, and I swear the camper was every bit of 140 inside.
I thought I was going to have an electrical problem after the campsite 30-amp breaker tripped three times in the first couple hours. I finally got it under control and didn't have to go to the main office to complain.
I got in around 2pm. Dad got here about 330. By the time he got here I was all set up, so I helped him with his set up, then we chatted for a bit before heading off to Walmart for supplies.
Dinner was fried chicken which dad brought from a place called Jay's in Sikeston, MO, and we had that with coleslaw and mashed potatoes and gravy.
Good eats and I didn't have to fire up the grill. Not that I'd have minded.
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@snowy22315 (213450)
• United States
3 Jul
Glad you had a good time, I think I would have picked a cooler weekend but maybe it was the only time you could do it. My sis is in the mountains for the 4th weekend, which is also their son's bday so hopefully it is a bit cooler there. I probably would have postponed that to a cooler time too, but they wanted to do it.
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@snowy22315 (213450)
• United States
5 Jul
@porwest We're all different. If I am suffering I am not going to enjoy it. We were in Mexico in late September once at the pyramids. It was so unpleasant (about 100 degrees) spent the majority of the time sitting on a rock.
They were cool to see though.
They were cool to see though.1 person likes this
@porwest (113614)
• United States
5 Jul
@snowy22315 It depends on what it is. For example, we were going to walk a hiking trail at a national park recently. We were barely at the entrance to the trail when all of us in the party had at least 60 mosquitoes clinging to us. We turned around and said, "To hell with that." lol
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@BarBaraPrz (52159)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
3 Jul
"without a hitch. Well, of course it was actually with a hitch "
Yeah, I wondered about that as soon as I read that. 
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@RasmaSandra (101343)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
3 Jul
Glad it all went without a hitch and I hope you enjoy yourself,
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