roads and sand

busy last 2 days:


Yesterday, my homeowners asso. decided to work on our road. A little history.


We have had bad roads. It is a little over a mile from here to the FM road. So this last year the home owners decided to re-pave about 500 yards. Then, a few months later, another 500 yards. Those are estimates - it could be longer like close to a mile. Doesn't matter. It was tough work moving gravel around for the pavers. but wait....


So the Asphalt went down, and the rains did not come - Earth moved being dry, and the asphalt cracked and cracked. Now, we are going to pour hot tar type stuff into the cracks. They have a machine rented which heats tar stuff and forces it into cracks. but wait....


Because the cracks are big and deep - someone told them to fill the cracks with sand first - a special sand/clay mixture. Two loads of sand delivered. A neighbor with a front end loader picks up a load of sand - we others gather at the scoop (similar to gathering at the flag pole or tea pot, but different) - and shovel sand out of the scoop on top of the cracks. but wait....


You can't just shovel sand on the cracks - first of all you cannot see the cracks for the piles of sand - how would you know where to put the tar? Answer: Brooms. The sand must be swept back and forth, back and forth across the cracks. The sand falls into the cracks and goes somewhere never to be swept again. All gone. Bring more sand. It looked like an hourglass.

All day yesterday, I shoveled sand into cracks; I swept sand into cracks. This went on till almost 6 p.m. On and On. The cracks were swept all day today likewise. And, they plan to do more tomorrow.  All of the workers are old guys  - several over 70.  None of us should be out there with a shovel.   None.
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New subj. my old motorhome was eating my lunch. The payments were too high and too long. It was older so I had no warranty. Motorhome repair people are crazy wild about making money. I was able to trade for a newer machine with lower payments and a relevant warranty. I like hydraulic jacks on a motorhome. Parking is so much easier -- less yelling and pain in the rain. We went to Camping World to get the jacks put on ( this is a stone in itself - oh, wait, already written - see previous blog ). Today, we drove up and brought the motorhome back. The spouse and I worked till past dark - (that would be dark-thirty) getting it ready to move - reloading our stuff into this machine.

Our homeowners asso doesn't like people to have motorhomes parked outside their houses, so we had to get this done tonight in order to store it...or use it. But using it - that will be a different stone.


All day yesterday, I shoveled sand into cracks; I swept sand into cracks. This went on till almost 6 p.m. On and On. The cracks were swept all day today likewise. And, they plan to do more tomorrow.

tomorrow brings more fun.