Jul 29 2008

Free Family Fish Continues

This is a continuation of this post: Family Fish in Texas State Parks | Texas RV Travel blog. Please see that post for an explanation of Family Fish, which is a free event in all State Parks in Texas.

Here is a listing of all the Texas State Parks that require no fishing license as part of Family Fish.

Below are special events held in conjunction with Family Fish, from September to the end of the year. These clinics help everyone in the family to become better fisher folk. Some of the events include the loan of fishing equipment and instruction in different methods of fishing. Others have prizes and fun related activities for the kids. The events with a blue wheelchair symbol are suitable for family members who are mobility and visually impaired.

September 2008Caddo Lake SP&WMAFamily Fishing Clinic — Every Sunday. Bring the kids and learn how to have fun fishing! All the basics will be taught, then practice what you’ve learned with hands-on fishing. 9 a.m.-noon (903) 679-3351.

Accessible Event September 2008Goose Island SPPier Fishing with a Ranger — Every Sunday. Bring your rod and reel and join us on the fishing pier to learn the tackle and techniques of fishing in the Texas bays. Loaner fishing tackle will be provided for the first 10 participants. Accessible for the mobility impaired. 10-11 a.m. (361) 729-2858.

Accessible Event September 20, 2008Lake Texana SPFish with a Ranger — It all starts with free fishing at the Day Pier in the morning. No fishing license required and poles and bait provided. Then in the afternoon, we will have fish printing on t-shirts (bring your own t-shirt or get one of ours for a $5 donation) at the Nature Center. Accessible for the mobility and visually impaired. Fishing 9 a.m., fish printing 2 p.m. (361) 782-5718.

Accessible Event September 27, 2008Brazos Bend SPJunior Angler Education Workshop — Join us at a free clinic for parents and children that will provide the opportunity for families to spend time together while learning the basics of fishing through hands-on instruction. Class size is limited to 30 participants. Children should be 6 years old or older and accompanied by an adult. Accessible for the mobility impaired. 9-11 a.m. (979) 553-5101.

September 27, 2008Palmetto SPBasic Angler Training and Fun Fish — This fishing event features training in basic fishing skills along with prizes and awards for the kids. No fishing license required. 9 a.m.; register at the park office (830) 672-3266.

October 2008Caddo Lake SP&WMAFamily Fishing Clinic — Every Sunday. Bring the kids and learn how to have fun fishing! All the basics will be taught, then practice what you’ve learned with hands-on fishing. 9 a.m.-noon (903) 679-3351.

Accessible Event October 12, 26, 2008Goose Island SPPier Fishing with a Ranger — Bring your rod and reel and join us on the fishing pier to learn the tackle and techniques of fishing in the Texas bays. Loaner fishing tackle will be provided for the first 10 participants. Accessible for the mobility impaired. 10-11 a.m. (361) 729-2858.

Accessible Event October 18, 2008Brazos Bend SPJunior Angler Education Workshop — Join us at a free clinic for parents and children that will provide the opportunity for families to spend time together while learning the basics of fishing through hands-on instruction. Class size is limited to 30 participants. Children should be 6 years old or older and accompanied by an adult. Accessible for the mobility impaired. 9-11 a.m. (979) 553-5101.

October 18, 2008Palmetto SPBasic Angler Training and Fun Fish — This fishing event features training in basic fishing skills along with prizes and awards for the kids. No fishing license required. 9 a.m.; register at the park office (830) 672-3266.

November 2008Caddo Lake SP&WMAFamily Fishing Clinic — Every Sunday. Bring the kids and learn how to have fun fishing! All the basics will be taught, then practice what you’ve learned with hands-on fishing. 9 a.m.-noon (903) 679-3351.

Accessible Event November 8, 2008Brazos Bend SPJunior Angler Education Workshop — Join us at a free clinic for parents and children that will provide the opportunity for families to spend time together while learning the basics of fishing through hands-on instruction. Class size is limited to 30 participants. Children should be 6 years old or older and accompanied by an adult. Accessible for the mobility impaired. 9-11 a.m. (979) 553-5101.

November 22, 2008Palmetto SPBasic Angler Training and Fun Fish — This fishing event features training in basic fishing skills along with prizes and awards for the kids. No fishing license required. 9 a.m.; register at the park office (830) 672-3266.

Accessible Event December 6, 2008Brazos Bend SPJunior Angler Education Workshop — Join us at a free clinic for parents and children that will provide the opportunity for families to spend time together while learning the basics of fishing through hands-on instruction. Class size is limited to 30 participants. Children should be 6 years old or older and accompanied by an adult. Accessible for the mobility impaired. 9-11 a.m. (979) 553-5101

Posted by CyberCelt under Beach, Day Trips, Education, Family Fun, Fish/Hunt, Hike/Bike/Run, Lakes, RV Travel, Rivers

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Jul 25 2008

Ready for a Virtual Trip?

Just wanted to keep my readers updated that I will be out of touch for a few days. I had a surgical procedure and must take it easy. I thought I could just shrug it off and keep going, but my body is saying, “Not this time, you don’t.”

During this time, please some of my favorite places in the world by the magic of virtual reality. Visit this website: http://www.fullscreenqtvr.com/

Visit a place or two or three and leave me a quick comment of where you went and your overall experience. When I return in a few days, I will pick out the best most-detailed comment and that visitor will win a 125×125 ad for one month on any of my blogs.

If you would rather write a post on your blog and link to this post, please do. Just make sure you let me know you participated.

Note:

Fullscreenqtvr.com is a collaborative effort between Hans Nyberg of panoramas.dk, and Marco Trezzini of VRMAG.org, the Virtual Reality photography and travel magazine hosted by VRWAY Communication. This website is one of various common steps finalized to establish high quality fullscreen QuickTime Virtual Reality as a standard for photographic virtual reality exploration on the Internet

Posted by CyberCelt under Education, Strange, Virtual Reality

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Jul 21 2008

New Tires May Be 12 Years Old


“Digg it!”

PHILADELPHIA, May 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — ABC’s 20/20 is about to broadcast its investigation into the common but rarely publicized practice of selling old tires as new equipment. This potentially lethal aspect of tire merchandising has been linked to the 2002 death of Andrew “Andy” Moore, a gifted student and musician from Newtown, Bucks County. The segment, reported by Chief Investigative Reporter Brian Ross, is scheduled to air Friday, May 9, 2008, at 10 p.m. EST. (Read complete Press Release )


I saw a video segment of this report this weekend. Please read and take action on this. It may save your life and the lives of your loved ones. Tell your friends and neighbors, write a letter to the editor, get the word out before more people die.

The report

ABC’s 20/20 news team went undercover to several large retailers in the United States such as Goodyear, Sears and Wal-Mart to buy new tires. The tires sold were anything but new. Some of these tires were 6-12 years old!

Why Sell Older Tires?

If tires do not sell when they first are put in stock, they are not rotated like produce. They remain in stock until some unsuspecting motorist stops by to purchase a tire of that size and rating. As tires age, they dry out and can be very dangerous. A cursory look at the outside of the tire does not reveal this defect.

Some auto manufacturers such as Ford, Chrysler, BMW, Audi and Toyota recommend that tires be replaced six years after they were manufactured.

How Old are Your Tires?

Every tire has a number on it that shows the week and year it was manufactured. The inside wall of tire has a DOT number and usually the size and rating for the tire. At the end of all numbers there will be a two or three-digit number. For example, the number 269 means that the tire was made in the 26th week of 1999. If the number is 528, the tire was manufactured in the 52nd week of 1998.

To see these numbers, you are going to need a flashlight and your yard work clothes. You will be looking at the side of the tires that normally face the transmission. You may also take the tire off to view the numbers, but you will probably get just as dirty because you need to check each tire. I am going to run down to my local oil change place and ask them to let me in the pit.

Retailers Know, Yet Sell Old Tires

The report caught employees at some of the nation’s largest tire retailers selling tires that they knew were old. One tire was 12 years old. Retailers say that there is no reason to change their tire policy because there is no data showing that older, unused tires are defective. They also claim that federal and/or state regulations do not require them to take older tires out of their inventory. There needs to be a law.

To see the video, please view it here Old Tires Sold as New.

What about RVers?

Now, RVers know that tires age quickly on our rigs. UV rays are the biggest culprit, but the tires also crack from the pressure of sitting and temperature changes. We always check our travel trailer tires before, during and after our road trips. When we saw one tire had a crack, we replaced all four tires.

However, other than inspecting for wear and checking the tire pressure, I would not expect my truck or van tires to fail because they are only a year old . . . or are they?

Please check your tires. If it has been 6 years old or more since the date of manufacture, take them back where you purchased them. If they will not give you newly manufactured tires at a prorated price, then go elsewhere and replace them at your cost. The price of a set of tires is not worth your life. You may want to consult an attorney if you have been in an accident due to faulty tires.

If the tires are on your RV, then go back to the dealer that sold the RV to you. They are not going to want to take a public relations hit for a set of tires. If they balk, contact the manufacturer direct.

This is an outrage. There is not one governmental entity looking out for the interests of the American consumer. Where is Ralph Nader when you need him? Oh, that’s right, he is running for president.

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Jul 17 2008

NYC in a Double Decker Bus

My mother, father and older brother and sister were born in New York City. I was the first native born Texan in my family. The first time we visited New York City, I was only five years old and remember being cold, ill, and wondering how Santa Claus was going to find us in a motel in New Jersey. I do remember seeing the Statue of Liberty and visiting family members.

As I grew older, I was happy to visit my family in New York. Growing up within a nuclear family means you miss family reunions, Christmas at Grandma’s and having a safe place to go when you need it. My extended family lived in the Bronx area of NYC. This is a very old part of the NYC and the apartments were built just after WWII. It was always exciting to stay there because you could not plug in more than one appliance at a time or you would blow circuit breakers. However, we could walk to Macy’s and to buy pizza, large hot soft pretzels and Italian ices. I could have lived on those four items.

My mother and I went to New York City three or four times before I left home. Each time, I was a little older and we did more sightseeing. We toured Manhattan and Brooklyn in a double decker bus. I liked the buses much more than the subways. We did use the subways to visit my aunts on my father’s side of the family. We ate lunch in the middle of Manhattan.

One tour gave us a ticket to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, but my mom did not like museums, so I went on my own. On the way, I met some young people and found out about all the things to do in New York. I went on a tour of the countryside on a motorcycle with these new friends and saw some truly beautiful lakes and byways within an hour of NYC.

If you are planning to travel to New York or other major city, read the online travel guides at the Trusted Tours & Attractions website. While you are there, make sure you sign up for Trusted Tours & Attractions eNewsletter for a chance to win a $150 iTunes Gift Card!

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Happy trails!

Posted by CyberCelt under Family Fun, Guided Tours, Museums, Other States, Travel Sites Reviews

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Jul 16 2008

Willie to Wind Up the Backyard

Today it was announced that Willie Nelson and special guests will perform the final concert at The Backyard on Sunday, October 26.

The Backyard is located in the heart of the Texas Hill Country in a natural, open-air setting in the shade of 400 year old live oaks. The multilevel decks, fish ponds and plaza meant The Backyard was always more than just another Austin venue for live music. It will soon join the historic ranks of Armadillo World Headquarters, the Stiner Ranch, South Park Meadows and Soap Creek Saloon, which were fantastic places for concerts in Austin that are gone but not forgotten.

Tickets go on sale Saturday, July 19, at 10:00 a.m. The first 400 ticket buyers will receive the “early bird price”; a portion of all proceeds will be donated to a charity to be announced soon. Ticket prices range from as low as $60 (Early Bird price) and up to $350 (Golden Circle price).

Tickets will be available at GetTix, by phone at 1-866-443-8849, and at various outlets including Waterloo, RunTex and the UT Co-Op.

Posted by CyberCelt under Day Trips, Famous Texans, Music, Remember

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