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RE: A CAMPGROUND WITHOUT HOLIDAY SPIRIT ?????
Their trash is a donation? LOL
Do they want a tax write off for trash?
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StanleyandIris
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11/25/08 01:27am |
Campgrounds, Resorts and Attractions
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RE: when is a camper to old
Tow the unit to the CG and THEN make your inquiries about long-term stay. Let them see it.
I love seeing all the different types of RVs in CG's. Everyone loves a vintage trailer.
PIX PLEASE :)
Iris
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StanleyandIris
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11/25/08 01:22am |
Beginning RVing
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RE: Replacing J-couch with recliner
I just have to agree, RV furniture is miserable.
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StanleyandIris
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11/25/08 01:13am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: getting rid of iodine taste in water
We have a filter on the fresh water hose and one installed under the kitchen sink to a tiny little extra faucet for drinking water. (looks like a bar wet bar faucet).
If the water is orange, it is probably iron. Good for you, but tastes awful.
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StanleyandIris
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11/25/08 01:02am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Taxes - taxes - taxes - taxes!!!!!!!
Bill, I have lists of lists. I check them off and edit them as I stack everything near the front door or put it in it's spot in the MH. I have a running list of "to-do's" that must be done before we leave and even plan in advance which day I will do those things. When the list is checked off, we back out of the driveway and if it ain't on the bus, we can get it later.
Happy trails.
Think about coming to New Orleans, it is only 80 miles from where you will be anyway. I hear tell that the French Quarter RV Resort is very nice for a few days in the FQ. Expensive, but convenient.
Take some tours, a paddleboat trip, IMAX theatre, some cafe' au lait et begniets, ride the streetcar down St. Charles Avenue to Audubon Zoo. It was 58 degrees here today. Little bit of drizzling rain in the afternoon, not enough to use windshield wipers, though.
Just a thought.
Iris
Iris
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StanleyandIris
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11/25/08 12:56am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Taxes - taxes - taxes - taxes!!!!!!!
Did have a little incident when I took her out to fill up with propane Friday afternoon. I have the coach parked on 2 X 8's - under each tire. One of the boards froze to the left rear dual and when I was backing up slowly the board came up and jamed into the wheelwell cover - did some damage and now I have to repair the fiberglass on that side.
I can not stop laughing!!! OMG! This just hit my funny bone tonight! If this isn't something we would do, I don't know what is. Sorry to laugh, but well - what the heck can you do? We have learned to laugh about our mishaps.
Thanks for the mental image, it is so "Chevy Chase Vacation" and I haven't laughed in a while.
I hope all is well soon. I know it is a bummer. It's just a funny bummer because it wasn't me.
LOL
IRIS
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StanleyandIris
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11/25/08 12:31am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Buyers remorse?
Edit, edit, edit. Less is best and you are freeing yourself of some more stuff that you just do not need. Fly!
Feel better yet?
Iris
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StanleyandIris
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11/23/08 10:35pm |
Full-time RVing
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RE: Chair Recommendation
P.S. I just looked at Coleman.com, the chairs are $39.99 online, Captain's Chair, without side table. They also come with side table.
DH is 6'3" and over 300 lbs and says they are very comfy.
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StanleyandIris
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11/21/08 05:04pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Chair Recommendation
I have camp chairs by Coleman. The seats are high enough that you can sit and stand without fighting your way into and out of the chair. The seats are wide and the chair is strong and well-built. They were on sale at a Coleman outlet store for $20.00.
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StanleyandIris
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11/21/08 04:57pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: The "SH" game
Shower
Shimmy
Sham-WOW!
Shenanigans
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StanleyandIris
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11/20/08 11:11pm |
Around the Campfire
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RE: Am I missing something???
I would not have called AC over a neighbor's pet dog running off leash. I would have put my dogs in the house and walked the loose dog back home where I would say "Oh my gosh, your dog was loose and I didn't want him to get lost or hit by a car, so I brought him home. Here he is."
My dogs get lose once in a while and run through the neighborhood like Sherman through Gerogia. My neighbors help me catch them.
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StanleyandIris
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11/19/08 10:09pm |
Around the Campfire
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RE: Roots of your RV addiction??
Oh gosh, Mom and Dad started us out in one of those big canvas tents about 50 years ago. Then, we got a a used, beat-up old pop-up that they carefully repaired and took it all over the country, pulling it with an old Chevy and then a Cadillac. Then we got a TT with A/C and a bathroom! Honestly, that was the worst. I never wanted to go outside in the heat anymore and part of the fun of camping was going to the showers and walking back to the campsite in our jammies. Being the oldest, I only made a few trips in the TT before college. Mom and Dad continued camping even after all the kids were out of the house. They were white water rafting at 65 and spent 3 months in Alaska a few years later. They just gave my brother the last TT and he takes his crew of 5 camping a few times a year. I bought a MH and introduced DH to RVing. We are in need of one more RV that Mom and Dad can handle so that we can all go camping together. I guess it really started when we pitched the tent in the backyard and camped out to rehearse before we packed up. What fun!!!
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StanleyandIris
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11/19/08 10:01pm |
RV Lifestyle
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RE: Do you smoke in your RV
We smoke in the MH. We cook in the MH, even fried foods. Our pets are in the MH and we don't always take off our shoes when we enter. We use it the way we want to now and not for a possible re-sale sometime in the unforseen future.
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StanleyandIris
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11/19/08 09:34pm |
RV Lifestyle
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RE: A farewell to rent
If I knew then what I know now, I would be right there with you.
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StanleyandIris
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11/19/08 09:10pm |
Beginning RVing
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RE: I do not know if i can go camping after my wife passed away
Dear Friend, it hurts my heart to read of the loss of your darling wife. My eyes are puddling with tears in symapthy for you and now we are mourning her together. This is the greatest loss of all and it is a loss personal and unique to you and you alone. No one can truly understand your pain, but many have experienced their own personal and unique losses. When you hear that horrible expression "time heals all wounds", I know you want to scream. It sounds so trite. But, it is true. This I promise to you.
Grieving is normal and healthy. A few sessions with a recommended therapist can help you in ways you can not imagine now. Ask your family doctor for a referance.
As far as camping; take everything one baby-step at a time. This is not a decision you have to make now,is it? No, it can wait. So, let this one just sit on the shelf for later. Right now it is going to be hard enough to live in the house, walk in the yard, go get the mail and do shopping without being reminded of her everywhere and feeling sad and lonely.
For now, surround yourself with friends and family and let your grief takes its course. From past experiences, the first year where you experience the first holidays, birthdays, anniversaries is horrible. The next year, you can't believe 2 years has passed because it seems like just yesterday but you will find that you have been getting on with life without even meaning to. By the 3rd year, you will be able to leave your unbearable grief behind and replace it with memories that fill you with only love again.
If I ever see a single camper again, I am going to make an extra effort to befriend them. I always assumed they were alone because they wanted peace and quiet. Now, I will remember you when I see them and invite them for coffee or cocktails or soda at the fire.
Thank you for your post. It opened my eyes.
May God be with you.
Iris
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StanleyandIris
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11/19/08 08:57pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Electrical service for large class A...220 or 110?
I know nothing about electricity, it scares me. But I do know that we plugged into a 220 (after an oil field friend made some modifications) and fried 3 televisions, 3 stereos, the micro/convection oven and the cargo freezer. It was a very expensive lesson.
Just a thought.
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StanleyandIris
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11/17/08 03:34pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Need Help in Houston
PPL Motorhomes on Southwest Pkwy. can do it, but maybe not immediately.
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StanleyandIris
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11/16/08 11:57pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: First timer mistakes.
Get yourself a voltage meter and keep it plugged into a kichen outlet so you can always see it. I use it as a guide when flipping switches on everything.
Helpful hint: Watts divided by 120 = amps.
A 1,400 watt toaster oven will eat 12 of your 30 amps.
I know nothing about electricity as you can probably tell, but these 2 tidbits have helped me. I haven't tripped anything in a long time.
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StanleyandIris
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11/16/08 11:21pm |
Beginning RVing
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RE: Travel novels
The Patagonia Express.
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StanleyandIris
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11/15/08 11:01pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Need Advice-Camping in freezing weather
Here is one I didn't think of while camping in freezing temps. We had a water filter on the fresh water intake hose. It froze. So did the water trapped in the hose above the filter. Lesson learned.
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StanleyandIris
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11/13/08 03:20pm |
General RVing Issues
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