Eating My Words

If you can't get a compliment any other way, pay yourself one.

My picture of the day. The fellow in black is in his rescue swimming gear. Don’t you think he’s the best looking one on that boat?  They are transporting passengers from one ship to another.  I guess Justin's there just to be sure some of those sailors don't fall in.  Sounds like great duty to me! 

SIL, Robert, had another way of looking at that picture --- "5 guys to escort him.  Awesome!!! "

Remember the fiasco of the other day and the three charges my credit card was carrying for computers that were eventually voided?  Well, I just knew this was going to happen and it did.  I got a call from the American Express Fraud line.  Ever get one of those?  It was only after they declined the fourth computer I tried to order.  It was within seconds that my phone started ringing.  How can they catch it that fast?  The most important and first question they asked was if I had the card in my possession.  It was very unusual activity for me to purchase four large ticket items online within a 24 hour period.  They needed to be sure it was me.  I assured them it was.

Once that stress was over I went back online and ordered the computer again.  This time it went through without the Fraud Department stopping it.  One charge for a previously ordered laptop has finally fallen off my account.  That’s a good thing.  However, the two ordered from Newegg are still there along with the new one I just ordered.  Maybe Newegg’s will fall off tomorrow.  I just know I won’t be paying for them.  The good thing is that the computer I finally ordered is exactly the same as the one we tried to order from Newegg only cheaper.  So, it’s a good thing they didn’t like my billing address. 

The racks we bought in July

Remember how I bragged about the kayak racks we bought?  I believed I said they were perfect.  Well, I have to eat my words and they aren’t tasting very good right now.

Our Jeep is higher than most cars and on top of that it has also been raised another few inches.   When we first started looking at kayaks one of my requirements was that the kayak be under 40 pounds.  Well, when we discovered our current kayaks the weight requirement went out the window.  I’ve been lucky when we’ve been out that others have been handy to relieve me from my duty of helping to load the kayak on top of the Jeep in the Thule J racks.  Loading has not been an easy task for me.

Easier to load without the J Brackets 

Since Friday was forecast to be a nice day and rains were expected after that, we decided to do a little kayak loading practice.  It has definitely been a struggle for me lifting my share of the 50 pounds up and over my head.  We knew if something was this difficult, we would have less of a desire to use the kayaks.  We decided to practice. We didn’t have quite the problem when we were just loading the kayaks upside down on the top rack we had custom made.  The problem was created when we purchased the Thule “J” loaders as those loaders were designed for securing the kayak on its side.

Problem solved.  Off came the “J” loaders and we’re going back to base one.  Now we just need to purchase some new longer tie downs and we’re good to go again.


‘Tis life on the road.