Since it seems to have stopped raining for a spell, there is LOTS of road work going on in our county at the moment. I keep having to come up with circuitous routes on the fly to avoid driving over gravel and fresh oil. I’m sure paint striping will come next.
The other day I noticed a couple guys doing survey work along a main rural road. No, not the “How strongly do you agree or disagree with the following statement?” survey work. The survey work that involves little tri-pods with eye pieces. I noticed the surveyors right away because both were wearing those day-glo orange beacons in the form of vests. As I got closer, though, I wondered about the logic of the younger guy’s wardrobe. On the top was his LOOK AT ME orange safety vest. On the bottom he was wearing camouflage pants.
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Despite the economy and the still-too-high gasoline prices, it has been nice to see RVs and campers traveling hither and thither. To me, it’s a sign of summer and optimism.
The other day I was at a stop sign and had to wait for an enormous RV to pass by. It was one of those self-contained houses that looks like it could be going on tour with a drummer and bassist inside. As it slowly floated down the road, I noticed it was towing what I’ve been told in the RV world is called a “dinghy.” You know, a car to be used for out-and-abouting once the RV homestead has been hooked up, leveled, and settled into its site/slip for awhile. The dinghy in question? A Prius.
Either that’s one heck of a case of cognitive dissonance, or the RVer was trying desperately to quell the evil looks from fellow motorists disapproving of his guzzling gallons of a fuel with every rotation of his tires. Either way, I guess you gotta give the guy credit for supporting the economy.
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Just drove a goodly chunk of I-5 and back today, and can attest to the number of RV's.... Nice ones, pulling really nice boats... None with Prius' though.
I recall riding with friends on a vacation in New England to check out the colorful autumn leaves. While twisting along a two-lane road through the amazing foliage, the friend who was driving asked, "Why are the cars ahead stopping?"
I peered ahead and couldn't see the reason. We were already stopped before we could see the cause.
A construction worker was standing in the road with a stop sign.
She had been in plain view all along, but we couldn't see her because of her camouflage. Her orange vest, yellow hard hat, and red stop sign were practically invisible against the bright autumn leaves. And her black jeans and boots blended perfectly with the fresh asphalt. New England road crews need a different color scheme for Fall.
There are only a certain number of vehicles (mostly cars and SUV's) that can be towed behind an RV with "4 on the road". The Jeeps are some of the few that don't need special transmission/gear box adjustments. Am suprised that the Prius can be towed with "4 on the road". Anything can be towed on a flat trailer or with the front wheels up. If you want to save money camping, it is nice to save while you look around without having to hook-and-unhook every day.
@adrian - you forgot to mention she was blond and very sun-burned.
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