Pitching Washers

In keeping with our "stuck-in-the-middle white trash poser" theme, Adena and I have recently started playing WASHERS. A niftly little game requiring only heavy washers, some scrap PVC pipe and beer-drinking time.

This is a picture of Adena pitching a washer. In this actual pitch she made a "ringer" - the washer went into the hole - actually I think this is called a "cupper" - I'm still working on the nomenclature.

I went down to our local hardware store to buy the washers. I already had scap PVC pipe laying around for the holes. Come to find out, they had a little kit already made up in the sports section of the hardware store. The washers were the right weight and already painted and everything for only $10. Super cool. I called my South Illinois relatives and asked what the rules and distance of the holes should be, popped open a Busch beer and started playing immediately. Oh what fun.

For a simple test to determine if you live in a cool community or not, go down to your local hardware store and try and buy a pre-made "Washers" game. If they have it, then you know where you live is cool.

You can also always come to Wimberley and play at my new washer pit next to the garden. I since have put up a little mister system in the trees over-hanging for those 105 degree days.

All the aluminum cans go into this nice wire circle I made also. You know I'm a "greenie" white trash kinda guy. (smile)


Oh, for added decorations, you can always steal a road sign and place it nearby, giving your washer pit a sense of location. I stole this from ..... well, ... it's kind of obvious. (grin)