Meeting the Neighbors.

We had a great time Sunday meeting our newest neighbors.  This couple just recently bought a lot in Mustang Island Estates. They will be building between our house and the Gulf.  We met up with them to give them a key to the padlock for the boardwalk gate to the beach.

We have a chain with a padlock.  This new one is the 4th since we've had the property.  The salt spray and blowing sand do a good job of rendering the lock unusable rather quickly.

If we're not using the lock every week, it seems to rust quickly.  We tried a brass combination lock and that didn't last very long, either.  I had been using WD-40-type products to keep the lock workable, and then to try to get it working when it rusted.  Talking with the lock person at Lowe's where we got the latest lock, she advised against WD-40, saying it includes a little water, and there's a little adhesion that probably isn't a good rust preventer.  She suggested a graphite spray. We'll see if that makes a difference.

I've not been able to find a padlock that's strong, not extremely expensive, and not made of metal.  (Now we're needing a ~$25 lock every year.) If you've got an idea, let me know.

Back to the new neighbors.  It seems we have a lot of common interests.  They also have grown children.  And I'd put them as younger than we are.  They have a rental property in Port Aransas and a home up in Hill Country. They've been coming to Mustang Island for years, basically RVing until they got the rental property.  Now they come down when the property is available.  But, because they have been in Port A a lot, they know the summer congestion and didn't want to be in it.  Besides that, they wanted more space than they could get in Port A. They need to sell their current home before they start building in the 'hood.  They hope to have the house sold this Fall, but it sounds like they may not start building the house until next year.

It was great to meet and have time to get to know them.  We're looking forward to having them as neighbors.