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I think I can at least upload the pictures from the camera to the computer without being connected to the interweb, I just can't post them anywhere. But I'm not sure. I'm not even sure I can remember how to hook everything back up 😜

Thanks Vlad, I went over and got it today, along with everything else that I could cram into the car. I'll try to get it hooked up tomorrow and see what happens. I had hughesnet over there, satellite internet, I don't even know what we've got going on here. I might not be able to do much myself because I can't mess up Zina's work computer. I used the hughesnet in Gladys and she was on CenturyLink so nothing clashed, there was no issue with using too much data. I was with hughesnet ever since I moved there in 2005 or 2006, and it served me well.

I might ride over to Gladys today in the car- you know, the car that I just put a $205 battery in yesterday. Couldn't believe a car battery was $200- to get my computer. Can't wait to get the rest of the Macungie pictures posted. I hooked my "backup" camera, the Lumix, to the TV yesterday and the pictures looked great on the big screen. It's huge to me, a 40-something inch screen I'm sure, but not big enough for Zina. She got a 58" screen TV that was on sale a few weeks ago. And it didn't cost much more than a car battery. I won't drive the pickup because it's supposed to rain all day, like yesterday and tomorrow. We were planning to go get the bed first thing when we got back, but the rain kind of messed that plan up. We're still sleeping on the couch and an air mattress. I tried to hook the Nikon camera to the TV too, which was no problem, just plug it in the USB port, but I never could get the pictures to show. It takes much better pictures than the Lumix camera. I tried out a new lens for the first time too, I usually used an 18-55 mm lens, but I bought an 18-140mm that gives me a lot more zoom capability. I think I have 200+ pictures on both cameras. I only took the Lumix Thursday because we just thought we'd stop by for a few minutes and we ended up staying all day and the trucks were steadily rolling in.

That's a great looking smoker, it's kind of like the old gas or electric stove smokers, only better!

I picked some peppers too, but I think I should have left them a little longer. The big jalapenos were fine, but I don't know if those long ones will turn red or what, I've never grown them before.

Just for contrast, here's the group photo from 2019.

I use a lot of foil, those ribs will smoke like that. I usually smoke stuff right in the grill grates first, then wrap it to finish it, then unwrap to smoke a little more. Except burgers and chicken, I don't use foil at all for them. My former know-it-all brother in law used to cover his entire gas grill with foil to cook hamburgers. Of course by the time they were cooked they were swimming in grease, so he might as well have fried them on the stove in a skillet. I only use wood and charcoal, never had a gas grill, and the grease dripping onto the coals makes more smoke and more flavor. There's a hickory tree in the edge of the woods right by the yard here that's been cut down. It's just laying there, I guess they cut it down for some reason when they put the house here. I'm working on cutting it up, I've been cutting "slices" off of it about 2" thick, so maybe I'll be able to split it. I'm going to put the pieces in the shed and use it to smoke with.

Oh my!

We had some produce to pick when we got back. The darker yellow things are yellow zucchini, the other is regular yellow squash. The tomatoes and peppers are looking good too, especially since we've had no rain. We're having fried squash and onions for supper.

Thank you, I will do that!

We're finally home! Been gone since...a long time ago.

You're welcome! I like to take pictures. Yes, Randy cooked a huge pork loin in that smoker, 9 lbs. By the way Zina said hi!

1958FWD

Vicki from Florida's step counter thing showed over 10,000 steps yesterday, which she said equalled 4.2 miles. It was over 3 miles Friday, lot of walking!

Yeah, I don't know who that other jackass is. He has a 1958FWD fire truck. All he could do was drive it by Macungie blowing the horn and waving- he couldn't stop because it doesn't have any brakes. 🤣

Thank you, and sorry for your loss.

Here's a couple of the dump truck from last year, since there's no telling when I'll be able to get this year's pictures posted.

Well, I'm the old fat guy with a dog in one hand, a drink in one hand, and a camera in one hand. I was worn out yesterday and this afternoon when we left. Vicki from Florida has one of those step counter apps. on her phone and she walked over 9,000 steps yesterday, I'm sure we all made as many. Except for the dogs, one human step equals 7 dog steps.

It sure is!

I saw a golf cart too, but a pedestrian messed the picture up.

If it looks like I have a drink in each hand, pay no attention, it's just an optical illusion.

Here's the traditional noon picture of the BMT members in front of the Watt's Mack tent at high noon. Kind of a light turnout this year.

I saw this truck in the "For Sale" lot yesterday and got all excited, but there was no phone number or price on it. Just the truck I'd love to have. Clean as a pin on the inside, only showing 23,000 miles. Has a 6V-53 in it, 5 spd, 2 spd. rear. I could look cool and make lots of noise with that! But I got excited for nothing, apparently it's not for sale. It's parked over on the show grounds now.

Here's a few more.

I saw that truck come in, I took a zoom picture with the camera.