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Posted 12-20-2011 at 09:41 AM by j2m2
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It is almost Christmas. We have stayed home for the last two months and just spent the time helping out my sister with the girls. We did take down the screened in room about the middle of Nov. This was done in advance of a storm/wind warning. At one point I think we had wind gusts around 80kmh. Really rocked HOWie. My uncle has moved in beside us from Creston, BC. He has a MH that he wants to trade for another 5er that is winter proof. The current MH has no insulation so tanks will freeze on him....
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Posted 10-07-2011 at 09:00 AM by j2m2
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It has been a long time since I posted anything here. We were busy siteseeing things around the central region of Vancouver Island. We are still parked in Jinglepot CG. Have a wonderful site here and now we are on winter rates. We have put out the screened in room for the wet season. When the snow comes later on we will put it away & roll up the awning. We put down a deck (pallets from one of the local lumber stores) and it is really nice. I then went shopping at the Recycle Depot here and over...
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Posted 06-19-2011 at 08:59 AM by j2m2
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As I write this we are in Kamloops B.C. at the Knutsford CG. I took the plunge & pulled the 5er down the road from Wapiti CG in Canmore AB to Kamloops. I have never driven in the mtns with a 37ft trailer, just a mid size car yrs ago! Never ran anyone off the road, took curbage & even backed into our campsite here. Yay for me! Now we are going to take the #1 Transcanada to the ferry at Tsawassen then catch the Duke Point ferry to Nanaimo. This has been quite an adventure. The last time my...
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Posted 06-02-2011 at 12:14 PM by j2m2
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We are still at the local campground that is high above the river that overflowed. We have approximately 2 weeks before we move out west. We have survived numerous rain storms, pea sized hail, 80kmh winds and very little sunshine since embarking on our adventure. Oh, and to top it all off, I have spent more time sick these last 2 weeks than anything else. Nasty cold/cough that will not go away. $120 worth of medicine from the Dr. yesterday should clear up by Sat so that I can go back to work until...
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Posted 05-06-2011 at 06:28 PM by j2m2
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We have found out today that all the information that Brandon has been getting from Saskatchewan on water levels is false. They are now saying there is more water than what they are prepared for. The city is now scrambling to shore up the dikes surrounding the flood plain & lotsa people are on standby for evacuation. Businesses are being warned that they should remove things off the floor. Dealerships should remove inventory to higher ground. We are sure glad that our trailer is on very high...
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Posted 04-30-2011 at 06:39 PM by j2m2
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Well as I write this we are under a winter storm warning. It is the end of April in Southwestern Manitoba & we are also in a flood watch for the whole southwestern part of Manitoba. Geez, only in Manitoba. We were wearing shorts on the 27th. So far in our campground we have got about 2 inches of snow with more on the way. The temp is -6'C. Our slide toppers are working well. We did find that the slideouts are not as airtight as led to believe. Around the bottom where the slide stops is a gap...
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Posted 04-16-2011 at 07:38 AM by j2m2
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We picked up the 5er on the 14th of April with a friends truck as ours is not ready yet. Dragged it home & then went out with a friend to try to salvage some stuff from her flooded basement. There was 2 1/2 feet of water in the basement. The beds were floating, just so disheartening. Not much to save. Floods are considered an act of God & not covered by any insurance. The only hope she has is being declared an evacuee & she will get 80% of her cost to replace from the provincial government....
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Posted 04-11-2011 at 07:05 AM by j2m2
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Temperatures are slowly warming up & the snow is slowly melting. We are still in for a flood around these parts. We have purchased a 2011 Chev deisel dually 1 ton auto from Murray Chev Olds here in town. We get our walk through of the trailer on Thursday. Not sure when we get the truck though. They need to put on the mud flaps, then we get a larger fuel tank installed. Cheerio
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Posted 04-04-2011 at 01:02 PM by j2m2
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Well if this is spring I'll be doggonned...lol. Yesterday we had 6 inches of snow & one helluva winter storm system blow through. Today the sun is shining & the snow is melting. We were going to buy our truck today, however the salesperson was still away, so we wait another day or so. We are seriously looking at a dually deisel, quad cab chev. Not alot of bells & whistles, but who needs a backup camera, sunroof, curbside assisted parking...blah blah blah...the list goes on... ....
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Posted 03-16-2011 at 05:44 PM by j2m2
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We have officially moved out of the S&B. New owners took possession on Mar 15. What we could not take with us to the place we are staying at for the time being is in storage. I had a little cry about leaving the yard ( it has our blood, sweat & tears invested in landscaping). Will miss the hottub the most, however will have to make friends with someone who has one in their backyard..lol. We are celebrating a new beginning tonite with steak, baked taters, shrimp ring, salad, wine & the...
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Posted 03-11-2011 at 06:03 AM by j2m2
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We have purchased a 2011 Laredo 310re...The dealership is putting in all the things we wanted. Very excited about our new home. We will live with a friend until our weather smartens up & we can live in it FT, which should be around the end of April. Cheerio
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Posted 03-04-2011 at 06:01 PM by j2m2
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It is official. We have sold the house, now we have until march 15 to remove all the stuff in here. We can also go shopping for the 5er now...Yay...We are off to have a celebratory drink with our Realtor and a good 'nuff friend to move in with until the weather smartens up. Cheerio...Jeannine
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Posted 02-28-2011 at 07:42 PM by j2m2
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The weather has warmed up a bit again, -13C. We accepted an offer on the house, now we wait for the paperwork to be approved from their side. Joe's kids have been here & cleared out alot of stuff, but there is still alot to go yet. If the deal goes thru we have to be outta here on the 15 March. Not much time for 30 yrs of packratting on their part...lmao. I didn't come into this house with much 7 1/2 yrs ago, so my stuff is almost gone. I have cleaned out the kitchen so that I have the minimun,...
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Posted 02-25-2011 at 06:35 PM by j2m2
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When I got home from work today, my hubby informs me that the Realtor called & Joe is in charge of the vaccuuming, I have the dubious distinction of baking tomoz. Someone is coming back for a second look. As I have to be gone to work by 0645hrs, I will put the dry ingredients into the bread machine & leave instructions for Joe to add the wet ingredients at 0800hrs so that the smell of fresh bread from the bread machine is permeating the house by 1300hrs. Hopefully that will be the clincher...
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Posted 02-23-2011 at 01:50 PM by j2m2
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Had another veiwing of the house yesterday. Guess that they didn't want to buy it or we would have heard back from the Realtor already. We have a friend that is selling his 5er & truck. I know the units have not been abused & are in excellent shape. Cannot look at the trailer until he gets back from a little holiday next week, but I guess I will have to wait. Have done alot of reading on the various websites. I am on system overload now, so will swear off looking at more info for a day or...
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