San Antonio and DDD....

DDD stands for Diner's, Drive-Ins and Dives which is a show on FoodTV.com. I love the show and whenever we are close to a restaurant that has been featured on the show I try and get there! That's ONE reason I'm getting so fat :)

Today we went to Texas Pride BBQ where I pigged out on the best Brisket I've ever had. The rest of the experience was OK. Not great - just OK. It was worth the trip though :))) I'm such a HAPPY guy when I gets me beef!

Our time in San Antonio has come to an end and we head to San Marcos ( just 60 miles north) to once again try and sell some ads for a RV park site map. After San Marcos, we'll head towards Dallas to visit a friend and then onward west to eventually end up in CA!

Here are some pictures of San Antonio:

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Mexico and The RGV

Geesh! We've been in Texas for 2 weeks now and the freaking wind is RELENTLESS! How windy is it?

1. It's so windy I can't grill because the wind blows the flame out.
2. It's so windy that I had to pull in one of my slides last night because I thought the plastic rain cover over the slide was going to tear due to all the flopping around.
3. It's so windy that everyone around here has their clothes line ( I know - some people actually still dry their clothes outside...) tied down!
4. It's so windy that I have to SIT in my patio chair to keep it from blowing away.
5. It's so windy I can't even smell my own farts.

And last but not least: We have a 2'x2' fold-up metal table that we put in between our chairs to sit our drinks on. I put a rock on it the other day to keep it from blowing over. Kathy comes out of the RV, feels the wind, looks at the table and says, "You're going to need a bigger rock."

I don't care what people say, that right thar was FUNNY!
We are staying at Tropic Winds RV Resort in Harlingen, TX which is about 15 miles from the border town of Progreso Mexico. We went there today to buy prescription drugs! And liquor!  Wasn't worth the trip after we had to pay all the taxes to get back into the U.S.
Reminded me of my old Navy days and trips to Tijuana. Same stuff was there I think. Mexico is a little different today though. I could tell because there was about 10 guys from the Mexican army sitting around the border crossing with machine guns. Apparently there's a small drug problem in Mexico now days. HA!



As you can see, it's a lot of fun in Mexico now!  Not.
We did get a good buy on 2 bottles of Crown Royal though. That's our favorite refreshment you know.
Anyway, here's some more pics...

Winter Texans We Are :)

Well, we've been in Texas for a little over a week now. We're currently in Port Aransas, TX at Marina Beach RV Resort trying to get our 1st RV site map job done. It ain't looking good here either. We really thought that because of all the tourist activity here we would have no trouble selling ad space for $350 a YEAR to businesses in this town. Wrong. No one has any money. This place was hit a little by Hurricane Ike several months ago and that doesn't help anything. But the fact is - it's the economy. Businesses all over America are hurting. I would guess that about 25% of the stores, restaurants, etc. around here have a "For Sale" sign on the door.


It's just sad. I hate to see this everywhere we go. I really feel bad for business owners now. They are scrambling to try and just get the bills paid. Ameriplan

Port Aransas is a little beach town on an island just north of Corpus Christi. There are about 40 restaurants, dozens of small hotels and about 5 large RV parks. That means there are 1000's of RV's here and they are referred to as "Winter Texans." It seems that half of them are from Canada too! They come down here for 6 months and then head back home in the spring. Gotta keep that health insurance active eh?

Kathy & I are scrambling to find businesses willing to pop a couple of hundred bucks to advertise in the RV map we're working on. It's tough. In 2 days we have done 39 presentations or "drop-offs" to 39 different businesses in the area and only made one sale. We need about 15 more in the next few days or we're not going to be able to get the map done for this RV park either.

We've heard everything:

1. I don't advertise - get OUT!
   
2. I'd like to, but I don't have the money
3. The business owner is out of town for 2 weeks
4. This is a franchise business ( like Subways and even the local liquor store!) so you'll have to call the corporate office. "OK, do have a number?" NO! Go away!
5. I MAY be interested, come back in 3 days. You go back in 3 days and the decision maker is no where to be found. So much for appointments!
   

Sigh. This job is "not so much fun."

My thoughts (Kathy here) I fully agree with everything Steve said. I think I was really made to be retired. In fact, I'm sure of it. I'm also looking into doing some writing for a website. You write articles and get paid when they put them online. It would be something to do and I could get to tell people everything I know! Which is everything.........I KNOW IT ALL, just ask my husband!!!!

In any case, we are going to finish our commitments and then head to New Mexico, then Arizona and California. It should be an interesting year.

Lastly, HOW ABOUT THOSE STEELERS, huh???????