Saturday, July 04, 2015
Moving from reservation to reservation
With our reservation up, Bunny and I bid our adieu to The Sunset Motel.
![[Good bye 1950s retro stylings (and plumbing)!]](/2015/07/04/Sunset-Motel.jpg "Good bye 1950s retro stylings (and plumbing)!")
The only real complaint we had about the place was the plumbing—straight out of the 50s. The inflow of water during our showers did not match the outflow of water down the drain, so we were continuously up to our ankles in water. Also, there was a fine line (about 2mm) between “boiling alive” and “flash frozen.” And the less said about the toilet, the better.
The other complaint we had (and I'll admit this is totally a First-World 21st Century problem) was the rather lackluster wi-fi access point (more like a yo-yo wi-fi access point). Most of the time I used the “Personal Hotspot” function of my iPhone due to the poor performance of the wi-fi (and managed to burn through half our “Trust Us! One gigabyte is more than you need” data plan in a few days—damn you overly large webpages!—but I admit, I'm a special case here).
But with our reservation sunsetting on The Sunset Motel, there was a reservation rising at The Red House Inn.
![[Hello 1850s retro stylings with modern 21st Century networking and plumbing!]](/2015/07/04/Red-House-Inn.jpg "Hello 1850s retro stylings with modern 21st Century networking and plumbing!")
Again, due to recurrent procrastination, I couldn't reserve the room we wanted, but that's not to say the room we got was bad. It's not.
![[While not as big as our last room, it's plenty big, and just as nice.]](/2015/07/04/Room.jpg "While not as big as our last room, it's plenty big, and just as nice.")
And like the previous room, the bathroom has a shower with dual-shower heads.
![[You have no idea how insanely decadent and luxurious it is to have dual shower heads going at the same time. Sinful, I say! Sinful! And that won't stop me from doing it on vacation.]](/2015/07/04/Shower.jpg "You have no idea how insanely decadent and luxurious it is to have dual shower heads going at the same time. Sinful, I say! Sinful! And that won't stop me from doing it on vacation.")
Now I'm wondering if all the rooms here at The Red House Inn have dual-shower heads.
Also in the room is a beautiful writing desk that I've taken over.
![[Eat your hearts out, you steampunk-wannabes!]](/2015/07/04/Desk.jpg "Eat your hearts out, you steampunk-wannabes!")
And so far, the wi-fi access here has been fantastic (no First-World 21st Century problems here)!
Bada-BOOM!
To celebrate the Fourth of July, Brevard closes Main Street (Main Street! And a block north and south on Broad Street, the main road through town) to vehicular traffic for an all-day festival.
![[This was taken at some ungodly hour of the morning. It got more crowded as the day went on.]](/2015/07/04/Street.jpg "This was taken at some ungodly hour of the morning. It got more crowded as the day went on.")
There were plenty of artists, food stalls, games and rides to keep the thousands that showed up busy. Even the rain didn't discourage anyone from slowly meandering about (the rain just made the meandering more frantic at first, then slowed it down a bit).
By the time of the fireworks show, 9:30 PM at Brevard College, Main Street had been opened, but a quarter mile segment of Broad Street, from the Transylvania Courthouse north towards the campus (the Courthouse is at the top of a hill) had been closed off to allow people a good view of the fireworks show.
![[Bada-BOOM!]](/2015/07/04/Bunny-works.jpg "Bada-BOOM!")
Photo by Bunny
After the show, it was quieter in Brevard than our own neighborhood. I don't know if that's because of stricter enforcement of fireworks restrictions, or those setting off The Good Stuff™ just live further away from town.
I'm guessing the latter.
Extreme revolutionary acts, Brevard edition
At 3:00 PM, right in front of the Transylvania County Courthouse, a bunch of rabble rousers stood in the middle of the street and right then and there, started ranting about the government.
![[The sheer gall of these revolutionaries airing their grievances in public! In front of the county courthouse no less!]](/2015/07/04/Declaration.jpg "The sheer gall of these revolutionaries airing their grievances in public! In front of the county courthouse no less!")
Stuff about intolerable taxes, a government that doesn't listen to its citizens, usurping the will of the Governors on a whim, giving foreign governments power over us, for waging unjust wars and other things that are outright trea—oh wait a second! Bunny just corrected me—they were reading The Declaration of Independence.
Oh.
How revolutionary!
