So, how do we deal with the cold in an RV? If you think it is the same as in your stick and brick home, it is not. Depends on the type of RV you have and how well it is insulated. That is one thing I have learned is to check those type of specs when looking at RV's. Some have R14 on the floor and roof and R10 on the walls, by the way that is what I have in my rig. I saw one at the RV show two weeks ago that had R40 on the floor, R28 on the roof, and R10 on the walls. By the way most have R10 on the walls, get any higher would be quite heavy. Also where you plan to RV is also a consideration, being from SD I would like to be up there in the cooler weather in the fall (hunting season etc.) So it is what you desire, how much can you afford etc.
What have I done to cope? Well, I use two space heaters in the living room/kitchen. One is on the GFI circuit and the other is on another circuit, otherwise would blow breakers. I also have one in the bedroom, but only use it at night and the one in the living room is shut down. The main concern is that I only have 30 amps so have to ration where the power goes. If you use the microwave, shut off the living room heater. Have to develop new habits, after breakers blow right in the middle of a favorite TV show such as Hawaii 5-0, you learn real quick as it takes a few minutes for the satellite system to wake up and get back to work. I have tried to limit the use of the furnace but sometimes you need it. I run it more at night. Main reason to run the furnace - there is a heat duct that goes into the basement compartment where the water lines are located and you need to keep it warm. Believe me, propane is cheaper than dealing with the hassle of frozen lines and those types of repairs. I also have an indoor/outdoor temp sensor located in the basement compartment and keep an eye on the temps. I also have it to monitor the indoor temps as well. A great little device, you can get at a hardware store etc.
What about the water coming into the rig? That is the biggest challenge. Hard to use the water when it turns to ice. Did I tell you that the only good place for ice is in your whiskey or in your cooler?:) Same thing we say when flying airplanes and have to deal with in flight icing conditions. The good news here is that the hydrant at the rig is covered with heat tape and I keep it plugged in at all times. I also have a heated water hose that is good to -42. Both of these are plugged into the shore power pole. In addition, I keep the gray valves open and black closed (for well known reasons.) What I have learned is to have a faucet valve open and keep movement in the lines, old trick as a kid on the farm in SD. I leave the hot and cold open in the bathroom sink with a small trickle. I have heard tales of sewer lines getting iced up and that has already happened to me. Not good when you come home and the kitchen sink is 1/3 full already - gets your attention. My sewer hose is one of those Rhino Flex type and works good. I keep it as short as possible and check the outlet on the rig to make sure water is coming out. The hose has stayed clear so far. On my kitchen when I was running a water trickle there, the sewer line under the rig somewhere froze, just had to wait for temps to come up and thaw it out. When the weather gets above freezing, and it will, I dump the black tank. I try to flush it at least every two weeks. So far all is good:)
Last Friday and Saturday we had highs in the 70's and then the bottom fell out and "old man winter" let us know again who is in charge. Lows last week got below 0 and wind chills to -20. You find out how airtight your rig is when the wind is blowing at 40+ knots and snow is flying. Furnace ran almost non-stop and used over 4 bottles propane, that is one expense you had better plan for in this type of weather, you will drink propane like a thirsty elephant. Last Tuesday was the worst as the temp in here did not get much past 68 if we were lucky. Water held out, so all went well. Wednesday nite the wind died down and once again the rig got toasty warm in spite of outside air temps down to 0. It was one heck of a storm, but other parts of the country had it way worse so cannot complain. Where my daughter is in IN, they had over an inch of ice and the power was out. If you do not like the weather here, wait an hour. In SD, just wait 15 minutes.
I know some of my friends in TX had a heck of a time. I can see why, hydrants are not heated - they freeze up, water lines are only 6 inches below the ground. In SD we bury them at least 6 feet - get below the frost line. I know many had to take precautions. And why do we all want to go to TX in the winter? Well, it is not supposed to get that cold and snow. Ask the folks in DFW, dealing with the elements and the super bowl being today. Go Packers!!! Good news, hopefully this will be short-lived and spring will be soon. By the way, the groundhog did not see his shadow. Yeah, tell that to the folks on the east coast!
So, some of the tale of how we cope with the weather, temps in the 30's today, but all I have going right now is two of the space heaters and keeping quite warm:). Looks like it will get cold later this week, so need to be ready. Going to a Super Bowl party later and cheer on the Packers. Wish the Dallas Cowboys were in there, but let's see what happens next season.
Home
Home sweet home
Cathouse in the Snow
What a lovely day in Paradise
Sunday, February 6, 2011
Saturday, February 5, 2011
RV Challenges, Blown Tire, Hail
Well it has been more than a year that I made the decision to live in my RV fulltime. Do I regret it? Hell no!!! Saving some money, no association dues, neighbors change, can move if I do not like the spot, less to clean and maintain, you name it!! Have there been challenges? You bet, small problems such as water leaks, toilet leaks, challenges of changing weather, wind, hail, blown tires. It can all happen. Do the same things happen in a stick and brick home? Yes, I have had the same issues. Are they more in an RV? Possible, cause when you move, you subject your rig to an earthquake that would be similiar to the Pacific Rim. All part of it. Have a good dealer who can assist with repairs, give advice, and be there when you need them. I have had good luck here with Wichita RV, who have been the best. Read the blogs of others and heed what they say and try to help them if able and you know what you are talking about. Many things you will learn as you go.
OK, I told you all I would write about some of the issues I have had, bout time I get off my butt and tell it.
First on the trip home from Sturgis for the motorcycle rally, I had a blown tire on the right side of the rig. I did not know it until someone flagged me down and told me. I pulled into a parking lot and sure enough the tire was shredded and riding on the rim which was ruined as well. As good fortune would have it, there was a Goodyear Tire dealer on the other end of the lot, so I walked over there and got the service guys to look at it and assess the repairs. So I limped on over to the shop, pulled it in and they got to it. There was damage on the wheelwell and around the fender area. Pretty sure it happened in town at slower speeds, as it could have been a lot worse. They were able to replace the tire and rim and get me back on the road. I had them put a load range E tire on the rig and eventually replaced the other three with E tires and got rid of those D's. E tires are 10 ply as opposed to 8. Hopefully that will help as I am at gross weight with the rig. Now for the dumbass award!! I purchased a "Pressure Pro" system at the RV Dreams Rally in fall of 2009 at Kerrville, TX. Now, why you ask would this be a problem? Well, I did not have the sensors on the wheels as I should have. Had I done that, hopefully I would have caught it sooner and could have prevented a problem. After the repair and insurance claim, that alone was over $2000 worth of damage and with a high deductible it was a costly mistake. Lesson learned, if you spend money on a system, use it!! So you can bet I will in the future.
Next thing. On September 15, 2010 the "weather gods" were quite annoyed and we had a doozy of a storm that evening. We had been watching the weather all day and believe me the conditions were ripe. During our morning center get together at the work place, one of the young ladies gave the weather report and stated that the "gods were angry," and was she ever right. Well, we had a farewell party for one of our managers that nite and we spent the first part of the evening watching the storm, seeing the hail, drinking beer, and not a thing we could do (about the storm that is.) Good thing I was in the bar and not in the rig. Guess what you don't see and hear will not hurt you. Weather report said a twister was in the area of the airport but did not touch down. The Good Lord intervened and saved us, so I say my thanks to Him. The party went on and afterward, I went home to survey the damage, could not see anything from the ground, no holes I could see. Some of the neighbors had hail stones go through their roofs as many others had holes in roofs of stick and brick homes. The roof repairs guys were busy for a long time. Some of those hail stones were larger than soft balls and the amazing thing they were so hit and miss in the area. What a nite, none that I want to repeat anytime soon.
I had the local RV dealer repair guy check for damage and he said I had a dent in one of the slides and that was it. However, after talking to others I decided to have my RV dealer check it out and surprise, surprise. I had a whole lot more damage to the roof. Bottom line, had to have the holes/dents in roof repaired, roof reskinned, and all three slides extended out and reskinned on the roofs. All told, over $12,000 of damage. Thank God the insurance took care of it, but again another deductible expense. Took over a week to repair the roof, so a friend of mine let me crash in the bedroom of his "Clubhouse" located on his property. Thank you Greg and Beci, you were a huge help. Also, need to mention, I had a brake lock up on one of the axles and get very hot, so on the way to repair the roof, I advised the dealer of this latest problem. Good news, they replaced both axles for nothing. Guess there was a defect on them. So a lucky break there. Same time, repaired the blown tire area, so got all the work done at one time.
So, are there issues and problems? You bet, but if you have a good dealer and support network it will certainly help you to cope and move on with life and not let them get you down. The "Cathouse" is still alive and well and waiting to howl and growl again. Now I need to tell you how we deal with the cold, but will do that later.
OK, I told you all I would write about some of the issues I have had, bout time I get off my butt and tell it.
First on the trip home from Sturgis for the motorcycle rally, I had a blown tire on the right side of the rig. I did not know it until someone flagged me down and told me. I pulled into a parking lot and sure enough the tire was shredded and riding on the rim which was ruined as well. As good fortune would have it, there was a Goodyear Tire dealer on the other end of the lot, so I walked over there and got the service guys to look at it and assess the repairs. So I limped on over to the shop, pulled it in and they got to it. There was damage on the wheelwell and around the fender area. Pretty sure it happened in town at slower speeds, as it could have been a lot worse. They were able to replace the tire and rim and get me back on the road. I had them put a load range E tire on the rig and eventually replaced the other three with E tires and got rid of those D's. E tires are 10 ply as opposed to 8. Hopefully that will help as I am at gross weight with the rig. Now for the dumbass award!! I purchased a "Pressure Pro" system at the RV Dreams Rally in fall of 2009 at Kerrville, TX. Now, why you ask would this be a problem? Well, I did not have the sensors on the wheels as I should have. Had I done that, hopefully I would have caught it sooner and could have prevented a problem. After the repair and insurance claim, that alone was over $2000 worth of damage and with a high deductible it was a costly mistake. Lesson learned, if you spend money on a system, use it!! So you can bet I will in the future.
Next thing. On September 15, 2010 the "weather gods" were quite annoyed and we had a doozy of a storm that evening. We had been watching the weather all day and believe me the conditions were ripe. During our morning center get together at the work place, one of the young ladies gave the weather report and stated that the "gods were angry," and was she ever right. Well, we had a farewell party for one of our managers that nite and we spent the first part of the evening watching the storm, seeing the hail, drinking beer, and not a thing we could do (about the storm that is.) Good thing I was in the bar and not in the rig. Guess what you don't see and hear will not hurt you. Weather report said a twister was in the area of the airport but did not touch down. The Good Lord intervened and saved us, so I say my thanks to Him. The party went on and afterward, I went home to survey the damage, could not see anything from the ground, no holes I could see. Some of the neighbors had hail stones go through their roofs as many others had holes in roofs of stick and brick homes. The roof repairs guys were busy for a long time. Some of those hail stones were larger than soft balls and the amazing thing they were so hit and miss in the area. What a nite, none that I want to repeat anytime soon.
I had the local RV dealer repair guy check for damage and he said I had a dent in one of the slides and that was it. However, after talking to others I decided to have my RV dealer check it out and surprise, surprise. I had a whole lot more damage to the roof. Bottom line, had to have the holes/dents in roof repaired, roof reskinned, and all three slides extended out and reskinned on the roofs. All told, over $12,000 of damage. Thank God the insurance took care of it, but again another deductible expense. Took over a week to repair the roof, so a friend of mine let me crash in the bedroom of his "Clubhouse" located on his property. Thank you Greg and Beci, you were a huge help. Also, need to mention, I had a brake lock up on one of the axles and get very hot, so on the way to repair the roof, I advised the dealer of this latest problem. Good news, they replaced both axles for nothing. Guess there was a defect on them. So a lucky break there. Same time, repaired the blown tire area, so got all the work done at one time.
So, are there issues and problems? You bet, but if you have a good dealer and support network it will certainly help you to cope and move on with life and not let them get you down. The "Cathouse" is still alive and well and waiting to howl and growl again. Now I need to tell you how we deal with the cold, but will do that later.
Saturday, January 1, 2011
Happy New Year
The holidays this year have been great, but glad it is about over and we get back to normal, for whatever that is. If you find out, please let me know. Had a great Christmas, got a stuffed dog from my daughter Tina. His name is Col Spicket II, little history there with him and my kids. Needless to say was a nice gift and a rather emotional one there. It is something I will cherish. Next gift was from my daughter Becky, my son David, and grandkids Christian and Sean. It is a photo slideshow with over 225 pictures of kids/grandkids etc. I was really surprised to get it. Both really nice gifts this year. Had dinner with my daughter, her boyfriend Joe and two other friends. A great meal of ham and all the trimmings. Then watched the kids open their gifts which is always fun. Off to the watering hole that nite.
New Years eve with my daughter up at the Hangar One. A great meal with good friends, beer and cigars, a great way to top off the evening. Today, a quiet day, temp of 25 degrees, we had 68 on Thurs then the bottom fell out and cold it got. Last nite coming home from bar was 15. Space heaters have proved their worth and furnace to help out and keep the belly warm. Nice and cozy in here today, a good day to catch up etc.
Short entry today, hopefully more tomorrow. Cat may howl again tonite. My gals at the regular watering hole are missing me.
New Years eve with my daughter up at the Hangar One. A great meal with good friends, beer and cigars, a great way to top off the evening. Today, a quiet day, temp of 25 degrees, we had 68 on Thurs then the bottom fell out and cold it got. Last nite coming home from bar was 15. Space heaters have proved their worth and furnace to help out and keep the belly warm. Nice and cozy in here today, a good day to catch up etc.
Short entry today, hopefully more tomorrow. Cat may howl again tonite. My gals at the regular watering hole are missing me.
Saturday, December 25, 2010
Merry Christmas
Well, bout time I make a post here. I will try to do better, just a lot going on. 27 degrees here in ICT with clouds, trying to snow or whatever. We have not had snow yet, not that it breaks my heart. After growing up on the farm with it, was a lot of work, boy does that bring back memories. Sometimes things were a lot simpler then. The good old days where as kids, Christmas was with family, school, and church.
Our grade school would put on a Christmas Program every year in Marvin, SD and man did we ever pack that old hall. Folks from all around would come and support us and the school and it was all good. There would be full days we would practice, good news is no school work, but we learned how to work together under the careful guidance from our teacher Mrs. Lisa Halverson. She was a good one, God rest her soul. I think of her often especially at this time of year. The best teacher I ever had!!!
After the school program and always on a Saturday, we would have Santa Claus day. I would help Dad set up the PA as he was the announcer for the event. Dad was great at those sorts of things with a loud voice and a great gift of BS and humor. Kids and parents from all over would gather to get a chance to meet the "old boy" Santa that is, and it was great. We all got a big bag of Christmas candy and peanuts in the shells. Remember that old crunchy candy. After Santa left we had a big drawing with donated items from the merchants in town and most walked away with a prize. What a great thing to grow up with.
Then off to the Church Program, where we dealt with the true meaning of Christmas, the "Christ Child." Too many times we get caught up with the season and forget what it is all about. Again we packed the house here and we gave gifts to our Sunday School teachers and we got gifts from them. One of the best was from Bob Stewart who gave us a box of .22 shells as he knew we all loved to shoot and hunt.
Christmas eve was with family from my Dad's side and that is when we would open presents. I remember one Christmas eve when it was snowing so thick our guests could not make it down the driveway and the steep hill into the farm yard. So what did I do, well we hooked up the manure spreader to the old Massey tractor, drove up the hill, got them with all the gifts, and head down to the yard so we could have Christmas. Yes, the spreader was empty. Afterward we would brave the "elements" and head back up the hill and up the driveway to their car so they could go home. Great memories. Christmas eve of 1968 when Apollo 8 was in lunar orbit and we listened to the astronauts read about the creation from the bible. One of the best quotes, "Merry Christmas to all of you, All of you on the good Earth." Another fine memory!!
On Christmas Day it was always to my Grandma and Grandpa Quale's home and have Christmas dinner there with all the family from Mom's side. Grandma was always a great cook and we never went away hungry. Got rest her soul along with my Mom and other Grandparents. The world is a lessor place without them. Christmas has never been the same since but we move on.
Now it is my turn to carry on as I will be with my daughter Tina, her boyfriend and his kids who are my "other grandkids." As we know life goes on and we learn to cope. Let us be thankful for our health, family, and friends and not forget our roots.
Life in the RV is good. Finally figured out the heat situation with the space heaters along with help from the furnace as needed to keep warm. Cheaper with the space heaters. Got the Christmas tree up, just a small one, a gift from my Mom of which I will cherish along with her memory. Also some stockings and Santa on a Harley, got to have that. Oh, one other thing which I consider to be a great idea is I got an indoor/outdoor temp gage. I have the outdoor sensor in the compartment where the water pump and lines are and keep tabs on the temps there. Good way to make sure we don't have freeze-up problems. Also got a heated outdoor water hose and it seems to work good. It had better for 90 big ones.
So as another Christmas comes and goes we have to thankful for our blessings in life and keep the "Stray Cats" under control. I will talk about the trip back from SD, blown tire, and Sept 15 hail storm that damaged my roof etc. Just need more time in front of this thing.
Our grade school would put on a Christmas Program every year in Marvin, SD and man did we ever pack that old hall. Folks from all around would come and support us and the school and it was all good. There would be full days we would practice, good news is no school work, but we learned how to work together under the careful guidance from our teacher Mrs. Lisa Halverson. She was a good one, God rest her soul. I think of her often especially at this time of year. The best teacher I ever had!!!
After the school program and always on a Saturday, we would have Santa Claus day. I would help Dad set up the PA as he was the announcer for the event. Dad was great at those sorts of things with a loud voice and a great gift of BS and humor. Kids and parents from all over would gather to get a chance to meet the "old boy" Santa that is, and it was great. We all got a big bag of Christmas candy and peanuts in the shells. Remember that old crunchy candy. After Santa left we had a big drawing with donated items from the merchants in town and most walked away with a prize. What a great thing to grow up with.
Then off to the Church Program, where we dealt with the true meaning of Christmas, the "Christ Child." Too many times we get caught up with the season and forget what it is all about. Again we packed the house here and we gave gifts to our Sunday School teachers and we got gifts from them. One of the best was from Bob Stewart who gave us a box of .22 shells as he knew we all loved to shoot and hunt.
Christmas eve was with family from my Dad's side and that is when we would open presents. I remember one Christmas eve when it was snowing so thick our guests could not make it down the driveway and the steep hill into the farm yard. So what did I do, well we hooked up the manure spreader to the old Massey tractor, drove up the hill, got them with all the gifts, and head down to the yard so we could have Christmas. Yes, the spreader was empty. Afterward we would brave the "elements" and head back up the hill and up the driveway to their car so they could go home. Great memories. Christmas eve of 1968 when Apollo 8 was in lunar orbit and we listened to the astronauts read about the creation from the bible. One of the best quotes, "Merry Christmas to all of you, All of you on the good Earth." Another fine memory!!
On Christmas Day it was always to my Grandma and Grandpa Quale's home and have Christmas dinner there with all the family from Mom's side. Grandma was always a great cook and we never went away hungry. Got rest her soul along with my Mom and other Grandparents. The world is a lessor place without them. Christmas has never been the same since but we move on.
Now it is my turn to carry on as I will be with my daughter Tina, her boyfriend and his kids who are my "other grandkids." As we know life goes on and we learn to cope. Let us be thankful for our health, family, and friends and not forget our roots.
Life in the RV is good. Finally figured out the heat situation with the space heaters along with help from the furnace as needed to keep warm. Cheaper with the space heaters. Got the Christmas tree up, just a small one, a gift from my Mom of which I will cherish along with her memory. Also some stockings and Santa on a Harley, got to have that. Oh, one other thing which I consider to be a great idea is I got an indoor/outdoor temp gage. I have the outdoor sensor in the compartment where the water pump and lines are and keep tabs on the temps there. Good way to make sure we don't have freeze-up problems. Also got a heated outdoor water hose and it seems to work good. It had better for 90 big ones.
So as another Christmas comes and goes we have to thankful for our blessings in life and keep the "Stray Cats" under control. I will talk about the trip back from SD, blown tire, and Sept 15 hail storm that damaged my roof etc. Just need more time in front of this thing.
Sunday, October 31, 2010
South Dakota Trip
Well bout time I update this journal. It has been a while. I will start with my SD trip in August. I combined a trip to my hometown of Marvin, SD and annual trek to Sturgis for the rally. Trip was great except as we all know time spent is just too short. Started out and spent time with my Dad which is always good to do. I lost my Mom 3 years ago this month so the month of October is not always the best of times, but we all learn to cope.
The first week home was road trips during the day and evenings at the Marvin Bar gotta get up there for the evening cocktail hour as we like to call it. In the meantime two of my friends Russ and Carolyn came through, they were on the way back from Alaska. They managed to ride their Honda Trike all the way up there and back and had a good trip. They worked with me here in Wichita. So while we were there, gave them the tour of the local area and then off to the bar at night.
The night before we left for Sturgis, my friend Joe, his brother Larry and another friend showed up so we all had a great old time. Drinking beer, shaking the dice and just telling lies etc. On Friday morning we left for Sturgis and spent the next few days out there. If you have never been to the rally, it is a sight to see with all the bikes, RV’s, you name it-you will see it. By the way all the young ladies etc. will add a special treat. It is hard to describe, you just have to be there. The riding in the Black Hills is some of the most beautiful country you can ride through. But a word of warning, you have to be careful as there are thousands of bikes on the roads. It is not something to take lightly. With over half a million folks there you can see why. And this year being the 70th rally it was a huge event.
The entertainment at night is something else to see. I have seen some of the best top name rock bands ever. Just to name a few that I have seen: Steppenwolf, Jethro Tull, Whitesnake, Heart, ZZ Top, Journey, Blue Oyster Cult, Styx, Kid Rock, Nickelback, Tesla, Toby Keith (not a rocker but a great country artist who loves this country). My favorites were Jethro Tull and Styx. Jethro Tull is not an individual but a British band, Ian Anderson is the lead singer and one heck of a flute player. Very unique style of music. Styx also great with the keyboard player who spins that keyboard around, he makes the show. Course there are many others, just too hard to remember them all. The ones above really stood out. Of course the "parade" as we like to call it is also a sight. You will have to ask me about that one.
Also went down to Crazy Horse and met my friends Mike and Leslie. We had a nice lunch there then off to where they were staying in Custer, SD. A very nice campground and I know they liked it a lot as evidenced by their journal entries. So a brief summary of the August trip. I will make a separate entry for the trip home as that is another tail and I need to tell it as it has some important lessons there.
The first week home was road trips during the day and evenings at the Marvin Bar gotta get up there for the evening cocktail hour as we like to call it. In the meantime two of my friends Russ and Carolyn came through, they were on the way back from Alaska. They managed to ride their Honda Trike all the way up there and back and had a good trip. They worked with me here in Wichita. So while we were there, gave them the tour of the local area and then off to the bar at night.
The night before we left for Sturgis, my friend Joe, his brother Larry and another friend showed up so we all had a great old time. Drinking beer, shaking the dice and just telling lies etc. On Friday morning we left for Sturgis and spent the next few days out there. If you have never been to the rally, it is a sight to see with all the bikes, RV’s, you name it-you will see it. By the way all the young ladies etc. will add a special treat. It is hard to describe, you just have to be there. The riding in the Black Hills is some of the most beautiful country you can ride through. But a word of warning, you have to be careful as there are thousands of bikes on the roads. It is not something to take lightly. With over half a million folks there you can see why. And this year being the 70th rally it was a huge event.
The entertainment at night is something else to see. I have seen some of the best top name rock bands ever. Just to name a few that I have seen: Steppenwolf, Jethro Tull, Whitesnake, Heart, ZZ Top, Journey, Blue Oyster Cult, Styx, Kid Rock, Nickelback, Tesla, Toby Keith (not a rocker but a great country artist who loves this country). My favorites were Jethro Tull and Styx. Jethro Tull is not an individual but a British band, Ian Anderson is the lead singer and one heck of a flute player. Very unique style of music. Styx also great with the keyboard player who spins that keyboard around, he makes the show. Course there are many others, just too hard to remember them all. The ones above really stood out. Of course the "parade" as we like to call it is also a sight. You will have to ask me about that one.
Also went down to Crazy Horse and met my friends Mike and Leslie. We had a nice lunch there then off to where they were staying in Custer, SD. A very nice campground and I know they liked it a lot as evidenced by their journal entries. So a brief summary of the August trip. I will make a separate entry for the trip home as that is another tail and I need to tell it as it has some important lessons there.
Sunday, September 19, 2010
Sunday, September 5, 2010
House Closing
I have been wanting to discuss the closing of the house. Been a while since I commented on this. I am amazed at how fast the sale went. I listed the place in January 2010 and closed in June 2010. I fully expected it to be a lot longer, but I am glad to be rid of it. Amazed at how I got rid of bills every month, especially when I hear of rate hikes etc. The folks that bought the place seemed to be good people and really loved the place. It was a brother and sister along with their mother. There were some issues as we got close to closing which I commented on in earlier posts. They agreed to what I offered on the window replacement and that was a good thing. Saved me a lot of work. The delay on the closing had to do with money for new homebuyers from the government. Once they got that squared away and the down payments were covered, we finally got to close. It was around 2 weeks later than planned, but it all worked out good. Couple of times I was getting anxious on whether we were going to close. But, it finally worked out and I am glad for that.
I love living in my rig, I do not feel closed in even with long times spent in it. If they ever say about fulltiming that you won't spend much time in the rig, think again!! That is why when you look at rigs, take your time, look at lots of models and floorplans. Get the one that has the "it" factor for you. Every one of us is different on what our desires are, likes and dislikes. I strongly feel this area is very important for one to be successful in this lifestyle. Football season is upon us and winter will be here before we know it. That will be the test here on how well I survive it. Being from up north, I understand what the cold can do and should be able to take precautions as needed. I have also had the pleasure of having some mentors in this undertaking which has been a huge help. So thanks to Ed and Marilyn, Mike and Leslie, and Howard and Linda. The one downside is I wish I had someone "special" to share it with me.
Speaking of football, I hope the Dallas Cowboys can pull it off this year, especially since the Super Bowl will be played in "Cowboys Stadium." So lets hope they can do it. "Go Cowboys!!" Yes, I am a Cowboys fan and proud of it!!!
Ok, enough for this day, am going to get out of here for a while, then on to the bar for a cold beverage and enjoy a good cigar. Now we have to smoke on the patio or outside due to the recent smoking ban. That will be a rant for another day. I have made my point clear at times but, guess we will have to accept it for now. Last thing I will say is make sure you vote in November. The right to vote is one of the greatest freedoms we have and I cannot emphasize the importance of exercising that right. Holiday tomorrow, so this cat may hiss and howl a bit.
I love living in my rig, I do not feel closed in even with long times spent in it. If they ever say about fulltiming that you won't spend much time in the rig, think again!! That is why when you look at rigs, take your time, look at lots of models and floorplans. Get the one that has the "it" factor for you. Every one of us is different on what our desires are, likes and dislikes. I strongly feel this area is very important for one to be successful in this lifestyle. Football season is upon us and winter will be here before we know it. That will be the test here on how well I survive it. Being from up north, I understand what the cold can do and should be able to take precautions as needed. I have also had the pleasure of having some mentors in this undertaking which has been a huge help. So thanks to Ed and Marilyn, Mike and Leslie, and Howard and Linda. The one downside is I wish I had someone "special" to share it with me.
Speaking of football, I hope the Dallas Cowboys can pull it off this year, especially since the Super Bowl will be played in "Cowboys Stadium." So lets hope they can do it. "Go Cowboys!!" Yes, I am a Cowboys fan and proud of it!!!
Ok, enough for this day, am going to get out of here for a while, then on to the bar for a cold beverage and enjoy a good cigar. Now we have to smoke on the patio or outside due to the recent smoking ban. That will be a rant for another day. I have made my point clear at times but, guess we will have to accept it for now. Last thing I will say is make sure you vote in November. The right to vote is one of the greatest freedoms we have and I cannot emphasize the importance of exercising that right. Holiday tomorrow, so this cat may hiss and howl a bit.
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