The DisFort's Chit Chat Cafe

[FtW Mike]

Today has 2 great events to celebrate
First, Happy Birthday to all my fellow ZOOMIES on the the 73rd Birthday of the United States Air Force.
Second Happy National Cheeseburger Day

 

[team bradfield]

went to Marvel's Shang-Chi legend of the 10 rings yesterday, it was much better than I expected. Welcome Shang-Chi to the MCU!

 

[Sjm9911]

I picked up and overhauled a colman 425 e white gas stove. So , cost 5 bucks at the flee market. About an hour to watch you tube vids on how to take it apart and clean up the rust, and another hour to atually do it. All in all its impressive. I cant belive the btu output. Its from 1971, and boils water in about 6 and a half minutes. It took a viking professional stove almost that long to boil the same amount of water. I never had one and its really a thing of beauty. I ordered a new leather gasket to replace the one on it thats degrading. I can see why people like these. I used gasoline in mine in lue of purchasing the white gas in case it didnt work. It burns the gasoline just fine, almost 0 odor. And while packed up it was in the cab of my truck and no odor also, that means no fuel leakage. So, if you can find one on the cheap, and dont allready have 2 of them, buy them. Most powerful burner I have seen for camping.

 

[mickeyfan0805]

I picked up and overhauled a colman 425 e white gas stove. So , cost 5 bucks at the flee market. About an hour to watch you tube vids on how to take it apart and clean up the rust, and another hour to atually do it. All in all its impressive. I cant belive the btu output. Its from 1971, and boils water in about 6 and a half minutes. It took a viking professional stove almost that long to boil the same amount of water. I never had one and its really a thing of beauty. I ordered a new leather gasket to replace the one on it thats degrading. I can see why people like these. I used gasoline in mine in lue of purchasing the white gas in case it didnt work. It burns the gasoline just fine, almost 0 odor. And while packed up it was in the cab of my truck and no odor also, that means no fuel leakage. So, if you can find one on the cheap, and dont allready have 2 of them, buy them. Most powerful burner I have seen for camping.

Nice find! One of the most disappointing elements of our rig is the stove that is included in the outdoor kitchen. Just brutally weak! It takes 20+ minutes to get water boiling, and even then it barely boils. I can't get a full rolling boil going at all.

 

[Sjm9911]

Nice find! One of the most disappointing elements of our rig is the stove that is included in the outdoor kitchen. Just brutally weak! It takes 20+ minutes to get water boiling, and even then it barely boils. I can't get a full rolling boil going at all.

I here ya. I was looking for something good. I may go back and see if i xan get another one cheap. There is a converson rod to propane. Not sure how hot it will burn on that. I have the colman stove with a stove top grate, and an ellectric burner, as well as the inside stove. Cooking pasta on all of them isn't good. Pasta never comes out right. Too waterlogged for me. This grill is a lifesaver for the itallian in you. Lol

 

[team bradfield]

wow, space 220 reservations opened up today, started my ADR search before 7am, no luck, already sold out for November. Probably just as well, there are 11 of us this trip, $79 a plate will put a dent in the wallet. Guess we'll wait until March trip, just DW and I.

 

[Sjm9911]

Lol, didn't even know it opened up. Good thing they update you........ was going to do a dinner party thing at epcott, supist to upen up for reservations thursday? I will not hold my breath. Plus i cant even fond it now.

 

[Stratman50th]

Love bugs are here.....

 

[tiggerdad]

Love bugs are here.....

They been up here in MS for over a week. You can have them.

 

[Stratman50th]

They been up here in MS for over a week. You can have them.

Today is the second day I've seen them slow start. About a dozen so far. We'll see how long it takes to peak.

 

[Sjm9911]

I hate love bugs, if there is such a thing. But its better then up here , we have the spotted lantern fly everywhere. I hot one with the truck yesterday, im lucky it didn't get dented. They make a mess on the windshield also. They also are fast, like cant step on them fast. And i sware they thumb there nose at you when you try it as they fly away. The salt gun works on them though. I wrote to the salt gun people , i need them to make a semi automatic one now.

 

[Bishoparc]

DW got me these for our anniversary:

 

[PaHunter]

DW got me these for our anniversary:
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[bama_ed]

As FYI I wanted to mention that I visited the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY this past Sunday afternoon.

I went up to West Point, NY to attend a football game at the US Military Academy (Army beat UConn easily) on Saturday and my Dear Son from NEPA came over and did the game with me. Then on Sunday (while I was up that way, ya know ) we swung by the HoF and toured it. Both were items on my bucket list.

As a long suffering Cleveland Indians fan, I grew up being a fan of the Cleveland Browns (NFL) and the Cleveland Indians (MLB). Both were perennial losers although the Browns had a pulse back in the day. But who knows when I'll have the opportunity ever again to be so near Cooperstown so I thought, "heck, let's do it".

Cooperstown is devoted to baseball. I think it has only one stop light south of town down near where the CVS and grocery store is. The short Main Street has the Hall, a post office, the town hall, and a number of stores related to baseball. BB wax museum, card shops, equipment stores, plus some food places. There are fields in the area (one big one) that cater to out-of-town kid baseball teams of all ages that want to come play in Cooperstown (and they probably visit the Hall.

I was glad I visited after Labor Day. The weather was beautiful and the crowds were low. During summer they operate satellite parking lots outside of town and free shuttle busses to bring you into town and drop you at the Hall. The Hall is primarily 3 floors with the ticket windows, gift shop, and plaques being on level 1. Then memorabilia and displays (and a nice theater with a brief movie) on floors 2 and 3.



I wore my Indians jersey to the Hall (as many fans wore some clothing of their favorite teams - lots of Yankee fans since we were in NY state). This was me at lunch after our visit:



They have lots of memorabilia. My favorite was the uniform, cap, and shoes/socks that Babe Ruth wore in this famous picture when the Yankees retired his number in summer 1948:

He died two months later.

I've been to the NFL HoF in Canton, OH and seen the busts and so I went to Cooperstown and saw the plaques:



As an Indians fan, I sought out Bob Feller's placque. He was a Cleveland pitcher over 3 decades starting in 1937 at the tender age of 17. He stopped his successful baseball career in 1941 to enlist in the Navy for 4 years and served on the USS Alabama now a floating museum in Mobile, AL. Then he returned to baseball for over a decade.



He often lead the the American League or MLB in wins and strikeouts. He retired in 1957 and was elected to the HoF in 1962 along with Jackie Robinson (both elected in their first year of Hall eligibility meaning they were very deserving). People speculate about what his career stats would have been had he not missed those 4 years. But he was adamant that he did the right thing at the right time.

The plaques on the first floor are in a long gallery with the original class of 1936 (with the Babe) and the more recent folks in the far gallery. Folks inducted in-between are on both sides of the gallery.







If you're a baseball fan, I would recommend visiting if you are anywhere near the area. I enjoyed my visit.

Bama Ed

 

[Teamubr]

Thanks for the HoF tour. I've never seen pics of the inside. I'll have to make that a stop if/when we get to that part of NY.

We are heading out tomorrow after work. We'll be spending a week in NC at the same place we stayed in January. Our friends are still full timing there. We liked the area in the winter and wanted to check it out in warmer weather. The following week our friends will be following us over to Anchor Down, north of Pigeon Forge, for a week on Douglas Lake in a very nice buddy site. We stayed here for a few days in May of last year and booked this buddy site while we were there.

No specific plans either week. In NC, the campground backs up to a deep creek that heads out to the ocean. I plan on doing some exploring in the kayak. I'm sure we will probably head back over to Shackelford Banks to see the wild horses. In TN, we will probably get into the national park again. We might take a run over to Ashville and see the Biltmore Estate. I've always wanted to see it but never have in all the times I've been to the area.

j

 

[Bishoparc]

Anyone have a campground they recommend on I-10 near the I-75 interchange or somewhere there around Lake City in FL? I was going to book a hotel to stay in overnight tomorrow on our way down but they are so expensive that I think I'd rather do a campground with a good pull through. (Yes, I know I'm waiting till the last minute lol)

 

[bama_ed]

Anyone have a campground they recommend on I-10 near the I-75 interchange or somewhere there around Lake City in FL? I was going to book a hotel to stay in overnight tomorrow on our way down but they are so expensive that I think I'd rather do a campground with a good pull through. (Yes, I know I'm waiting till the last minute lol)

Only one I know of, Arc, is the Stephen Foster State Park which is somewhere up around the intersection of I10/I75. Don't know availability or if pull-throughs exist. But I've considered it before as an over-night stopover so I know it's there. Ed

 

[team bradfield]

Anyone have a campground they recommend on I-10 near the I-75 interchange or somewhere there around Lake City in FL? I was going to book a hotel to stay in overnight tomorrow on our way down but they are so expensive that I think I'd rather do a campground with a good pull through. (Yes, I know I'm waiting till the last minute lol)

We've stayed here several times, when it was Lake City KOA, new owners now, not bad for overnight stay, nice little hiking trail:

https://lakecitycampground.com/

 

[Stratman50th]

Not sure how far from 75 you are looking at but we've stayed at the Tallahassee RV resort many times. I have family in Tallahassee and it's close to them. It's on 90 just a little south of I-10. Map says it's about 100 miles west of 75. Never realized it was that far. Anyway, nice for an overnight. Don't take the "Resort" part in the name too seriously.

 

[Bishoparc]

Someone please remind me to always check my camper before I leave the repair shop to make sure they actually fixed it Thought this place I had started carrying it to was better but I guess not.