C&O Canal - Canal Boat Replica

Matt and Melissa in front of the Canal Boat Replica. This boat used to be further down the canal, but they moved it here when they re-did the terminus area (very nicely I might add). The buiding to the rear is what remains of the Footer Dye works - once the largest and most prestigious dry-cleaners in the world. The building under construction to the right is a new Marriott brand hotel.

C&O Canal - Milemarker 184.5

This is the beginning or the end of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, depending on your perspective. Milemarker 184.5 is in Cumberland, Maryland. The canal begins (or ends) in Georgetown, Washington, DC. When I was younger I rode the entire length of the canal on my bike with my scout troop. We did it in 3 long weekends. It was quite an adventure. I learned a lot during that trip. It was the first time that I ever had cheesecake - I bought it in Georgetown.

After finishing the trip, our scoutmaster Ernie Fauss took us to spend the night at Andrews AFB outside DC. We ate and slept on base. Ernie even took the whole troop out for bowling.

C&O Canal - Irish Laborers Monument

C&O Canal Visit - Cumberland Maryland

Pool Chemicals - Chlorinating Tabs Suggestion

If you have a pool, you need to make sure it is free from bacteria and algae. What I use is Chlorinating Tabs. I try to keep 1 1/2 tablets in a floating dispenser. Mine is a large yellow duck. I have cut out all of the holes in the dispenser to allow maximum water flow over the tabs. When one tablet gets down to 1/2, I add another one. My pool is 18 foot round by 52 inches high. Your number of tablets required may vary based on the size of your pool.

I highly recommend getting a chlorine tablet which contains COPPER. The copper sulfate in the tablet is what keeps the algae from forming. It does wonders to keep the algae from growing in your pool. I use HTH Pace Dual Action 3 inch Chlorinating Tabs - Part number 76531 and Item number 41204. After switching to these tablets I have had no algae.

I also shock periodically - every two weeks or so. Use a shock which contains COPPER as well.

Hope this helps.

Matt's Smokey Bear Birthday Cake

I sold my Dodge Dart.

I sold my 1972 Dodge Dart to a nice 16 year old and his mother. It is his first car. I hope he enjoys driving and working on it as much as I did.

Fort Coombe Historical Marker

Fort Coombe Historical Marker - where my Combs originally come from, based upon DNA analysis.

http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=833