Maintenance & Restoration

Legacy Posts · 12-14-2002, 06:15 PM

When using a public campground, a tuba placed on your picnic
table will keep the campsites on either side vacant.

Get even with a bear who raided your food bag by kicking his
favorite stump apart and eating all the ants.

A hot rock placed in your sleeping bag will keep your feet
warm. A hot enchilada works almost as well, but the cheese
sticks between your toes.

The best backpacks are named for national parks or mountain
ranges. Steer clear of those named for landfills.

While the Swiss Army Knife has been popular for years, the
Swiss Navy Knife has remained largely unheralded. Its single
blade functions as a tiny canoe paddle.

Modern rain suits made of fabrics that "breathe" enable
campers to stay dry in a downpour. Rain suits that sneeze,
cough, and belch, however, have been proven to add absolutely
nothing to the wilderness experience.

Lint from your navel makes a handy fire starter. Warning:
Remove lint from navel before applying the match.

You'll never be lost if you remember that moss always grows on
the north side of your compass.

You can duplicate the warmth of a down-filled bedroll by
climbing into a plastic garbage bag with several geese.

The canoe paddle, a simple device used to propel a boat,
should never be confused with a gnu paddle, a similar device
used by Tibetan veterinarians.

When camping, always wear a long-sleeved shirt. It gives you
something to wipe your nose on.

Take this simple test to see if you qualify for solo camping.
Shine a flashlight into one ear. If the beam shines out the
other ear, do not go into the woods alone.

A two-man pup tent does not include two men or a pup.

A potato baked in the coals for one hour makes an excellent
side dish. A potato baked in the coals for three hours makes
an excellent hockey puck.

In emergency situations, you can survive in the wilderness by
shooting small game with a slingshot made from the elastic
waistband of your underwear.

The guitar of the noisy teenager at the next campsite makes
excellent kindling.

The sight of a bald eagle has thrilled campers for
generations. The sight of a bald man, however, does absolutely
nothing for the eagle.

It's entirely possible to spend your whole vacation on a
winding mountain road behind a large motor home.

Bear bells provide an element of safety for hikers in grizzly
country. The tricky part is getting them on the bears.

In an emergency, a drawstring from a parka hood can be used to
strangle a snoring tent mate.

Legacy Posts · 12-15-2002, 09:09 AM

:lol2 :crazy-ii :lol2 :hap2 :lol2

Legacy Posts · 12-15-2002, 11:09 AM

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Orginally posted by Mary F

:lol2 :crazy-ii :lol2 :hap2 :lol2

Caught ya, No fair.:wave

Legacy Posts · 01-20-2003, 03:48 PM

:wine
Could I add that .....Whilst camping during the christmas holidays a dried Okra pod gives a festive atmosphere if hung from a nearby fir tree........

Legacy Posts · 01-20-2003, 05:30 PM

Quote:

Orginally posted by pippa 26

:wine
Could I add that .....Whilst camping during the christmas holidays a dried Okra pod gives a festive atmosphere if hung from a nearby fir tree........

Rick's gonna love having you back, Pippa. :shg

Okra is his favorite tree decoration. :thumb

I think he even hangs it from that big maple tree in his garden.

Legacy Posts · 01-20-2003, 05:44 PM

You need to spray paint it first. Silver's nice and fetching.

Next year I think I'm going to doll mine up with some sequins.

:cblob

We can talk frankly about this here, can't we Rick? We're in the jokes section...

Legacy Posts · 01-20-2003, 06:24 PM

Mary, That will look" beoootiful and that's a good thing !"
:thumb

Legacy Posts · 01-20-2003, 10:45 PM

yous guys are all nuts. :crazy-ii I'm not even going to act like I saw this.

Legacy Posts · 01-21-2003, 08:14 AM

Quote:

Orginally posted by Mary F

Next year I think I'm going to doll mine up with some sequins.

:cblob

Doesn't that give the okra a funny texture?

I can see it on Lubys menu Sequined Okra.

Legacy Posts · 01-21-2003, 08:51 AM

NICK, >see it on Lubys menu Sequined Okra< that is a good one.:laugh

Legacy Posts · 01-21-2003, 09:01 AM

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Originally posted by Nick

Doesn't that give the okra a funny texture?

I can see it on Lubys menu Sequined Okra.

Honey, this okra pod already has a funny texture. It's at least 15 years old. Hard as wood.

If you like, we can organize a workshop for the Bluebonnet Casita Fest: Okra Pod Christmas ornaments.

Or, perhaps, given the season, we should decorate 'em like Easter Eggs.

We have several dried ones still out in our little garden. I can supply the okra pods.
:sunny

Legacy Posts · 01-21-2003, 12:26 PM

Mary if ever i'm watching "Home and Garden" network and one of those
craft ladies produces dries okra to paint I am going to laugh 'til I cry

Legacy Posts · 01-22-2003, 02:44 PM

Quote:

Orginally posted by Mary F

If you like, we can organize a workshop for the Bluebonnet Casita Fest: Okra Pod Christmas ornaments.

Or, perhaps, given the season, we should decorate 'em like Easter Eggs.

We have several dried ones still out in our little garden. I can supply the okra pods.
:sunny

Sounds like a good idea (origional at least who needs dutch oven cooking lessons) Would you like to do an okra decorating workshop? :huh

Legacy Posts · 01-22-2003, 03:48 PM

>>Would you like to do an okra decorating workshop?

Well, Nick, to be completely honest, you know I would love to.

But it's going to be such a short weekend, I just really don't think I'll be up for arts and crafts.

Maybe we should organize a rutabaga race, instead.

:cblob

Legacy Posts · 01-22-2003, 04:16 PM

>>Well, Nick, to be completely honest, you know I would love to.

Your right Mary we wouldn't have enough time. How about a week long workshop this fall.

Maybe we could get Jana to come down and help.

Legacy Posts · 01-22-2003, 04:26 PM

Now you're cookin' with gas, Nick!
:ola

Still seems like this oughta be in the Rallies and Campouts section.

Legacy Posts · 01-22-2003, 07:25 PM

>a week long workshop this fall<
yep, :yep I might be able to find Texas by then.
That was turn right at the first light and ??? :conf

Legacy Posts · 02-06-2003, 03:49 PM

Raising this for fun! Cracked me up! Laughed even harder over the okra! Do they make special campgrounds for the okra-challenged among us?????????

Legacy Posts · 02-06-2003, 08:43 PM

for the laughing Susan. Join in the fun on the next one, just pick a veg. or tell a joke. I kind of like the okra one my self. okra-challenged :lol I like that ;lol or we could just get this one going again. :)