Recent content by RJG

Turkey smash burger with gravy, stuffing and cranberry sauce? I got hungry just reading that.

250 hikes? I don’t know, I’m getting old. LOL One of the things I have done is keep a hiking journal. Before I set out on a hike, I log the date, the route, mileage, weather, and comment on what’s going on in my life, both good and bed. It’s nice to be able to go back and read my thoughts on...

Thoughts, if you’ve eaten there? I love their double smash burger with everything on it. I think it blows away Five Guys and without question any fast food restaurant burger. The place is always crowded when I go there on a Saturday. It’s apparently run by brothers who have carved themselves...

Nice report! I set out to hike the entire Appalachian trail when I was 42. Three weeks in I got Lyme disease and had to abandon my hike. I found the Batona Trail by accident when I took a wrong turn driving home from a neurologist appointment in Cherry Hill. About six months later, when I...

I’m actually not a big fan of roadside memorials either. A man was killed on a motorcycle on the bridge leading into the island where I live. He was going so fast when he slammed into the concrete barrier on the shoulder it severed one of his legs, which was the only part of him left on the...

I used Dawn Platinum Powerwash. It comes in a spray bottle about the same size as Windex. I sprayed it on the black soot stains and let it soak in for 15 minutes. Then I sprayed more Dawn on the stains and started scrubbing it with a nylon brush. Rinsed it several times with a wet sponge, then...

Good find. Boy, that is a really cold law. I can’t imagine any police officer doing more than issuing a warning to a grieving person setting up what the state considers an illegal roadside memorial.

The old adage that, “People will steal anything that’s not bolted down,” is no longer operative. I remember when a roadside memorial was put up near Batsto to honor two people killed in a motorcycle accident. It was a Harley Davidson logo with the names of the deceased. It was forged out of...

It’s not being filmed taking a leak that I’m worried about. lol

That’s pretty good. Progressive quoted me a price that is $85 cheaper for one vehicle for six months, so for now I’m just going to stay put with Geico.

Yep, I trashed the cloth gray seat on my new Tacoma. Dawn liquid soap did the trick.

Just don’t go exploring in a recently burned area with clothing and equipment you’re fond of. I learned that the hard way.

It was strange. The smell of smoke was strong at 7am, but by 8am it dissipated. Then as I was pulling into Stone Harbor coming from the Parkway I could see a white hazy smoke in the air and could smell it. I’m guessing that smoke is coming from the fires in Ocean County.

I live in Cape May County and when I woke up this morning I jumped out of bed because the smell of smoke was so strong I thought my house was on fire. Not sure if that smoke is drifting in from Ocean County or Cumberland County.

I work in high end vacation homes along the coast and they all have smart technology. The homeowner might live hundreds of miles away, but they can watch me through their cameras and they can hear anything I say. Their security system keeps a record of what time I arrive in the morning, when I...