Remember back in the day in school the anguish displayed on everyone’s faces in the classroom when Miss Crabtree presented a Word Problem to you?
“Ok Class, here is your assignment for tonight…. If Sally left NYC at 8:12 AM (EDT) on a train headed west at 85 miles per hour, and Jack left San Francisco at 8:12 AM (PDT) on a train headed east at 150 miles per hour (he was on one of those newfangled electro-magneto-levatronated Super Acela trains) and the distance between NYC and San Fran is 2,851 miles, what time would they meet and how many apples would Sally have left after giving Rosie six (6) oranges to give to her kids for school to trade for brownies because they didn’t like oranges?”
Bonus Question: “What kind of apples did Sally have?
“Huh?”
“Uhh, Sally had apples not oranges so how….”
“Not my problem, You figure it out! Use your Inside Voice!”
“Huh?”
“Sheeh! Kids these days…….”
So, the Motorhome is about to clock in at 100,000 miles.
I was safely stopped in the left lane of TX 36 (West) with my four-ways on.
This is a momentous occasion mainly because in this age of digital information displays, it is much harder to ‘roll back’ an odometer to a more reasonable number! (Did I just say that?)
Anyway here is your assignment:
If Paula and Don leave the Texas Home Base to go to the local Dump Station which is 4.3 miles away, how many trips will it take to get to the 100,000 miles mark? And….. there are only two more scheduled “Dump Runs” because they need to be done every nine (9) days, and we leave soon for NJ on April 1st, so how far into the upcoming trip to NJ will this Event take place and how many apples will there still be in the fridge (I like them cold) after Paula gives her granddaughter Maddie, six oranges to trade for brownies in school?
Don’t ask any questions! Use your Inside Voice!
(And don’t even think of calling Miss Crabtree… her number is wisely unlisted!)
14,512 miles on the motorhome, and 68 years on the humans.
And no comments on the Humans either!
(Unless they’re good!)
2 replies on “Miss Crabtree, Apples, Oranges, Fast Trains, and Slow Motorhomes”
To paraphrase Dr Seuss, “Oh, the places you’ve gone!” You were hoping for adventure and, based on your posts, you have found that.
I am looking forward to having you share another 100,000 miles of adventure in the years to come.
Can we use calculators?
Next question- If Paula and Don leave Texas on April 1st when will they arrive in NJ?
Looking forward to seeing you!!