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05-14-2013, 09:35 AM
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Senior Member
Winnebago Owners Club
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Arizona
Posts: 775
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Those huge FMCA plaques
I recently got my FMCA intro package after joining based on conversations here. Getting my first set of six Michelin tires as a member and am extremely pleased at the discount.
What I don't understand are the huge plaques they send for your MH. Do people actually mount those monsters on their coach, and if so, why? Is it like AAA, you have to have their sticker to be able to use the benefits?
Now I understand that different people have different tastes, but are those large black plastic ovals seen as attractive by some?
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05-14-2013, 09:49 AM
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Senior Member
Country Coach Owners Club
Join Date: Dec 2010
Posts: 5,794
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In all your years of driving an rv, you mean to tell me you have never seen the "goose egg"on another coach? Same thing with the Good Sam "Lifetime Member" plaques, the WIT plates. Do you display your WIT plaque?
You do not have to display the egg to get benefits but it is an easy way to recognize another member by the number. In campgrounds I will check a number and if I see someone outside the rig when I walk by, I'll say "hi Joseph or Sandy".
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05-14-2013, 10:04 AM
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Senior Member
Winnebago Owners Club
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Location: Arizona
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Quote:
Originally Posted by dons2346
In all your years of driving an rv, you mean to tell me you have never seen the "goose egg"on another coach? Same thing with the Good Sam "Lifetime Member" plaques, the WIT plates. Do you display your WIT plaque?
You do not have to display the egg to get benefits but it is an easy way to recognize another member by the number. In campgrounds I will check a number and if I see someone outside the rig when I walk by, I'll say "hi Joseph or Sandy".
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Actually I'm new to the lifestyle, with two long weekends being my total RV experience, though we're headed out for two weeks at the end of the month.
I did see a coach with the goose egg displayed prominently on the rear sitting at the repair shop, but until I got these I didn't know what they were.
As for wanting to say "Hi Joseph and Sandy" we made it so you don't have to look up and decide any numbers.
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Winnebago Chieftain / Ford Hybrid Toad
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05-14-2013, 11:12 AM
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Senior Member
Winnebago Owners Club
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: San Mateo, FL
Posts: 163
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I'm a member of FMCA, and I display the plaque.
What I don't understand are people who put their names in large letters on their motorhomes.
Different strokes .........
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05-14-2013, 11:17 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Louisville, KY
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I have the goose eggs on mine and kinda like the way they look. It's an easy way to identify other "friends". I don't know about HUGE, they're no bigger than a license plate.
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Louisville, KY
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2006 Jeep Commander
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05-14-2013, 11:18 AM
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Moderator Emeritus
Fleetwood Owners Club Ford Super Duty Owner
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: In a lawnchair
Posts: 11,965
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Quote:
Originally Posted by topdownman
I have the goose eggs on mine and kinda like the way they look. It's an easy way to identify other "friends". I don't know about HUGE, they're no bigger than a license plate.
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^^ This.
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05-14-2013, 11:18 AM
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Senior Member
Winnebago Owners Club
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Arizona
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Sealevel Ram
I'm a member of FMCA, and I display the plaque.
What I don't understand are people who put their names in large letters on their motorhomes.
Different strokes .........
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Me neither. Something DW wanted.
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05-14-2013, 02:47 PM
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Senior Member
Country Coach Owners Club Retired Fire Service RVer's
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Ocala, Florida
Posts: 6,295
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Mine are displayed on the front and back of our coach. As was said they are no bigger than a license plate. I feel it's a way to show others that we are not ashamed of our membership, and in fact proud of it. Same with the Good Sam life member identification.
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05-14-2013, 03:40 PM
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Senior Member
Winnebago Owners Club
Join Date: Mar 2013
Location: Arizona
Posts: 775
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Medico
Mine are displayed on the front and back of our coach. As was said they are no bigger than a license plate. I feel it's a way to show others that we are not ashamed of our membership, and in fact proud of it. Same with the Good Sam life member identification.
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I can understand the feeling of pride in being associated with the group. Do you find that people in parks regularly use the plate as a conversation starter?
How common do most people think they are? I'm sure now that I'm aware of what they are I'm going to start seeing them everywhere.
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05-14-2013, 03:43 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Louisville, KY
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I think you'll find they're very common for people who own motorhomes.
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Originally Posted by Raining Star
I can understand the feeling of pride in being associated with the group. Do you find that people in parks regularly use the plate as a conversation starter?
How common do most people think they are? I'm sure now that I'm aware of what they are I'm going to start seeing them everywhere.
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Louisville, KY
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2006 Jeep Commander
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05-14-2013, 05:11 PM
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RV Mutant #14
Winnebago Owners Club Texas Boomers Club Freightliner Owners Club iRV2 No Limits Club
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Texas
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If you see a coach that is intriguing and has an FMCA Goose Egg, you can go on to the FMCA web site an look up the member ship number. It will tell you the name and location they are from, or were from. That may have been a neighbor at one time or other.
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05-14-2013, 05:19 PM
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Senior Member
Monaco Owners Club Appalachian Campers
Join Date: Nov 2007
Posts: 1,167
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Raining Star
What I don't understand are the huge plaques they send for your MH. Do people actually mount those monsters on their coach, and if so, why?
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Yep...Some of us do mount 'em up...
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05-14-2013, 05:31 PM
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Senior Member
Thor Owners Club Workhorse Chassis Owner
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Yup, some of us do.
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05-14-2013, 05:37 PM
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Administrator in Memoriam
Newmar Owners Club Retired Fire Service RVer's Spartan Chassis
Join Date: May 2000
Location: Newark, DE
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Ditto.
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