What refinery do you work at? I worked for Texaco years ago when the Port Arthur plant was still owned by them. We had a push boat and 3 barges that made a regular run to New Orleans with refined products from there.

 

I'm in Pasadena, Texas on the Houston Ship Channel.

 

you gonna love them roy! best money i spent on ex, never have brake seizing up problems no more been quiet and trouble free since 13

 

We have a camping trip in May at San Luis Pass campground to meet up with my nephew and his gang. Have you ever been to this campground...I checked out their site and it looks a little tight for my trailer. Nephew lives in Friendswood and works at NASA.

 

I used to fish at San Luis Pass many years ago (25 years ago), but have not seen the campground. I live too far away from Galveston now to go, unless it is a weekend trip to ride horses on the beach.

 

OK, sorry about that Roy. I thought you went aftermarket. My bad.

As for the rotors, I'm a bigger fan of slotted vs drilled. I've rotors with both, and the drilled rotors both warp easier when hit with water and the drilled portions can fill with mud if you drive in any of that stuff.

I put them on my old 1992 Range Rover, thought wow, these cross-drilled rotors will greatly increase my stopping power! But that old Rover was primarily used off-road, and the holes all filled with mud and dirt...resulting in a "sanding" action each time I hit the brakes. The pads failed quite early on.

Maybe in a primarily on-road application they would be OK.

 

I would not put drilled rotors on a truck that is used for towing. It may be urban/Internet legend but what I hear is that towing puts more stress on rotors than regular driving. The drilled rotors develop stress cracks between the holes.

I think rotor and pad material make a huge difference in stopping power. I'm kind of **** about my brakes. I've spent a good amount of money trying different things. Since my wife was cooking rotors I tried the Frozen Rotors. That was a waste of money. They warped too.

 

I may take Hwy 146 to I-45 onto Galveston and head west to the pass and cross the toll bridge. Campground is right there. Mileage from my house shows 427 miles.

 

If it's on the other side of the bridge, that would explain why I never saw it. I have fished from under the bridge on the Galveston side, but I have never crossed the bridge.
Be aware that there are lots of traffic lights and heavy traffic on 146 for several miles once you get off of I-10, and then again once you approach Seabrook, and all the way from there down to I-45 on 146.

 

We usually take 146 to Kemah and try to time it to avoid the rush hour bridge traffic at Kemah. I've taken 146 to Galveston before and if you hit it right it's not that bad..hit the peak and you may be sorry!!


Took these earlier today...cloudy and 65 degrees and rain coming in tonight and tomorrow. 55 miles from my house to the Gulf of Mexico.



Grand Isle State Park



Rear of the camp...lots of parking space.



Front that overlooks the gulf...this fishing camp is where our family goes most of the summer.



Oyster shell light fixture over the table.



Not too fancy but gets the food cooked!!



Living area

 

^^^Not too shabby. I'm going to need the address when we become a snowbirds. ;-)

 

When is the best time to visit.......

Looks Great...... Very nice get-away

 

Thanks...at the end of Hwy 1 !!

 

Before and after hurricane season!! Lots of snowbirds usually come down to the state park or some of the other RV parks on the island. Even the gangster Whitey Bulger was caught a few years ago living on Grand Isle.

 

Nice pad Paw!
When was the last time you came down 146? It has gotten busy in the last couple of years. Between I-10 and Alexander, it gets thick due to traffic and traffic lights. From there all the way to Seabrook is generally not an issue - unless there's a crash on the Fred Hartman, and may be some slowing near 225 and Barbour's Cut. As you mentioned, a lot of how bad the traffic through Seabrook is depends on whether it is rush hour. Before they put in the bypass in Bayport, you could spend an hour just going 3 miles in that area. It is much better now. Beyond Seabrook, traffic nor the lights are typically very bad, but you have to watch your speed and watch for lanes that merge or become exit only. The Galveston Causeway is much nicer since it was rebuilt several years ago. Traffic getting to Seawall Blvd can be interesting when towing something, but it's manageable. Once you get to Seawall, everything gets better.
Using I-45 from 610 or I-10 either one isn't the least bit better though. It's just a different set of challenges from taking 146 to I-45. Safe travels!

Howdy Roy!