The 2nd annual parts run for Jeff and I happened today, 1/30/09. Lots of treats were found and good times were had by all. Take a look at the pictures as they are worth thousands of words.
Friday, January 30, 2009
Monday, January 26, 2009
The CCR concert at Chinook Winds Casino
This last weekend (1/23/09 - 1/25/09) my wife and I enjoyed another wonderful trip to the Oregon Coast. This time I had won a couple of nights at the Ashley Inn hotel, courtesy of KBZY radio station in Salem Oregon. Nothing is better that free nights at a nice place. And I planned it while CCR (Creedence Clearwater Revisited) http://www.creedence-revisited.com/was at the Casino. Now of all the concerts we have been able to see, over all the years, I would have to say that this was one of the best shows we have seen. High energy and just plain fun. Setting next to my bride of 32 years, I could remember times before we had met. And that was a while ago. But only the drummer (Doug "Cosmo" Clifford) and bass (Stu Cook) were original members of CCR. They put on a very good show.
Another thing that was great to do was when we found out from a local person, about one of the highest places in Lincoln City to view the ocean. I would tell you where this is but then everyone would know about it. I was told you could see the curvature of the earth from there. Next time I will bring a straight edge to check this out. Wilbur might not be able to drive to this place but close enough to walk to the top. I hope to get you a panorama picture from this place if it comes out so you can see the view.
Another thing that was great to do was when we found out from a local person, about one of the highest places in Lincoln City to view the ocean. I would tell you where this is but then everyone would know about it. I was told you could see the curvature of the earth from there. Next time I will bring a straight edge to check this out. Wilbur might not be able to drive to this place but close enough to walk to the top. I hope to get you a panorama picture from this place if it comes out so you can see the view.
Sunday, January 18, 2009
Polishing the aluminum on Wilbur
Well the front bumper is ready to bolt on after being blasted and repainted, but now I thought I would clean up the grill. Now if you ever saw the '73 Indian that Jeff from Seattle owns, you would know what I need to do. So I pick up 40 new screws to replace the rusty old screws that hold the grills on the front of Wilbur. I ended up making another trip to the True Value hardware store for another 40 screws before calling it a day. Here are some pictures of the process. The secret to the shiny aluminum is "SOS". Now I need to buy more SOS since there is none to be found in our house.
The old screws
Some new screws
Kind of rusty, huh
The old screwsSome new screwsKind of rusty, huh
Looks kind of nice now
Look ma, no teeth
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
The gas tanks are full
Today was dry and I had some time, so I took Wilbur for a drive. It's about 4 miles to a truck stop along I-5 where I like to buy gas. I guess I don't really like to buy gas, but enjoy what I can do with the gas. Less than $100 to fill up at $1.83 a gallon, about 50 gallons. Our first real outing of the year will probably be in three months, but the tanks are full of gas.
There was another MH next to me at the pumps. They had a small pickup toad that took up part of my lane. And as they got ready to pull out, the lady was watching as the man drove ahead and she told me they had to get their water tank fixed because it was leaking. It sure was leaving a trail as they left. If it was only 20 years older I might have offered to look at it, but they probably just let it freeze or something simple like that.
At home I spent time cleaning up the frame where the front bumper bolts on. I had the bumper media blasted and then I painted it. After the frame is painted I will replace the bumper. I have to keep up with Jeff and replace screws that are rusty. Now Jeff has one clean looking '73 Indian.
Sunday, January 4, 2009
Happy New Year
OK, so it's already Jan 4th, 2009 and the year is off and going. We had a white Christmas here with ice and snow.
Wilbur is safely tucked inside the garage.
And for those of you who know I joined the Elks Lodge last year, I found some of the members "outstanding" in their field. And others just laying around too.
The snow is all gone now, and the low areas are flooded, so all is good again.
Monday, December 22, 2008
Merry Christmas. A 2008 newsletter for the CW club members.
Merry Christmas from the Northwest
I just wanted to let all the CW club members know what a great year we have had out West in 2008. We have had new people join the CW club this year, and they want to get together too. As I write this, about everything between Salem, OR and Seattle, WA is closed for the blizzard going thru. The first Jamboree of the year, the SNWJ (Spring Northwest Jamboree) was held April 25th -27th in Viento State park in Oregon. This was well attended by 6 rigs, and one member even needed some work on the way, yes a tow truck was used.
The second Jamboree of the year was the FNWJ (Fall Northwest Jamboree) held September 26th - 27th at the Centrallia WA Elks. Four rigs, 2 from WA and 2 from OR gathered for another great time.
And two of our members even made the trip to Forest City and see the Winnebago factory. Heck, one of our '73 Indians even drove back for the rally this last Summer.
My own vacationing was mostly to the Oregon Coast where my wife and I drove from California to Washington along HWY 101. We seem to just find things to look at. Another thing we did in June, was to take a trip (with the camrybago) to visit Old Ed in Utah. Now we didn’t really make the trip to Utah just to see Ed, but to see where we lived 30 years ago. And meeting Ed was the highlight of our trip. Not really, but I will let him think that.
Another new thing for us this year was joining the Elks club. They have several RV parks and lodges on the Oregon Coast that we have enjoyed. It is very nice to travel and be treated like friends where ever you stop, hey that’s just like our CW club.
And this next year, 2009, should be even better. The thought of retirement puts a smile on my face. Just think, a paycheck coming in without even going to work. I wonder if enough people would read my blog so I can retire sooner????? Probably not........
I just wanted to let all the CW club members know what a great year we have had out West in 2008. We have had new people join the CW club this year, and they want to get together too. As I write this, about everything between Salem, OR and Seattle, WA is closed for the blizzard going thru. The first Jamboree of the year, the SNWJ (Spring Northwest Jamboree) was held April 25th -27th in Viento State park in Oregon. This was well attended by 6 rigs, and one member even needed some work on the way, yes a tow truck was used.
The second Jamboree of the year was the FNWJ (Fall Northwest Jamboree) held September 26th - 27th at the Centrallia WA Elks. Four rigs, 2 from WA and 2 from OR gathered for another great time.
And two of our members even made the trip to Forest City and see the Winnebago factory. Heck, one of our '73 Indians even drove back for the rally this last Summer.
My own vacationing was mostly to the Oregon Coast where my wife and I drove from California to Washington along HWY 101. We seem to just find things to look at. Another thing we did in June, was to take a trip (with the camrybago) to visit Old Ed in Utah. Now we didn’t really make the trip to Utah just to see Ed, but to see where we lived 30 years ago. And meeting Ed was the highlight of our trip. Not really, but I will let him think that.
Another new thing for us this year was joining the Elks club. They have several RV parks and lodges on the Oregon Coast that we have enjoyed. It is very nice to travel and be treated like friends where ever you stop, hey that’s just like our CW club.
And this next year, 2009, should be even better. The thought of retirement puts a smile on my face. Just think, a paycheck coming in without even going to work. I wonder if enough people would read my blog so I can retire sooner????? Probably not........
The Classic Winnebago Fall NWJ 2008 9/26-9/28/08
The Spring 2008 Classic Winnebago Jamboree was great. And some of us really wanted to cut down on the travel for those up North, so we set up a jamboree between Portland, OR and Seattle, WA. Not all of those who would have liked to join us could, because of the distance to travel, but I think we will move the locations around so all can attend when they are close. It just so happens that there is an Elks Lodge in Centrallia WA with RV parking so we set it up. You know for $12.00 a night we got electric and water and a neat place to use. There were 2 other rigs there but they didn't mind and one even offered to move if we wanted to be all together. The Elks are a great group to join, if you want my opinion.
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