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Old 10-10-2015, 07:32 PM   #45543
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Evenin Muteys!
74 posts and finally caught up!Geesh.... Sue you aren't the only one that stays behind. To all you newbys I missed... at least #126 and #127 welcome to our side of the rainbow. I'm am the silent one the lurks in the shadows most of the time. I don't often speak...but when I do it's almost always insightful and with great wisdom( Shut up Wayne) LOL. Hope all is well on the rainbow with all.

Today has been a work on "Jenny" day. She is a dirty girl so tomorrow she gets a bath, her compartments get emptied and re- organized, and scrubbed. And if Barb gets all that done before dinner time I will take her out instead of asking her to cook. Hey I ran the sweeper today and I'm tired!

Anyway I will go back to my corner now cause my bride just glanced over my shoulder and told me to ....... ... .... ..!!!!!

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Old 10-10-2015, 07:50 PM   #45544
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And a wee bit overdressed, Gary. How do you manage to keep that shirt white while camping? Oh, NOW I see the problem. I hope that new RV finds you soon.
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Wayne, we really don't need to know where your padding is.
...and I'm not going to tell you either.

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Evenin Muteys!
74 posts and finally caught up!Geesh.... Sue you aren't the only one that stays behind. To all you newbys I missed... at least #126 and #127 welcome to our side of the rainbow. I'm am the silent one the lurks in the shadows most of the time. I don't often speak...but when I do it's almost always insightful and with great wisdom( Shut up Wayne) LOL. Hope all is well on the rainbow with all.

Today has been a work on "Jenny" day. She is a dirty girl so tomorrow she gets a bath, her compartments get emptied and re- organized, and scrubbed. And if Barb gets all that done before dinner time I will take her out instead of asking her to cook. Hey I ran the sweeper today and I'm tired!

Anyway I will go back to my corner now cause my bride just glanced over my shoulder and told me to ....... ... .... ..!!!!!

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Don't believe anything Herb says, especially about being insightful and having any wisdom.

Herb, I tried running the electric sweeper today, but try as I may pulling that starter cord - I just could not get it going. Earlene finally told me to get out of the way. She did some magic trick with the cord and the sweeper came to life. Guess I don't have to do that chore anymore.

A hearty welcome to Linda. Linda, when you get the alternative way of communications be sure to ask for my theme song.
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...and I'm not going to tell you either.

Promises, promises

A hearty welcome to Linda. Linda, when you get the alternative way of communications be sure to ask for my theme song.
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I did as you when we were seasonal, vacation RVers. Wanted it done right, especially with the washer / dryer.

I think Linda may be trying to get tips on Cold Weather living. The one thing I think is a must is a heated water hose.

Other than that - be ready to go through propane - and possibly get an electric heater of some sort. Etc...
I would add from what I have read is that if the older model's black and gray tanks aren't enclosed and get heated via the heat from the house, you might need a heating pad affixed to the bottoms of those so you can dump them if you are going to be out in the really cold, like anything north of Oklahoma in January....
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I don't know about Riverside park. We stayed aT RIVERVIEW PARK LAST YEAR. Very reasonable price, friendly people, not a lot of amenities, but 1/2 the price of Fortuna.
If you feel you need to be in a resort with pools, golf courses, club houses etc the Fortuna may be ok for you.
Riverview park 2300 water St. Yuma. Very near Winter Haven.
Thanks a lot for your reply. When I said a Riverside park, I meant it in a generic sense. The one we were looking at on Google Earth was in fact River's Edge, north of the Colorado and in fact just inside California. I've just found the one you mentioned and will call both to get a price comparison. I do have a hunch though that CA will be more pricey. We plan to spend all of March there and into early April before moving over to Fortuna for the rally.

While I'm on, thanks, Don and Sandy, for coming over to the Centre of the Universe (it says so on the water tower) and the Philo Tavern last Friday. Sue and I always enjoy your company. By the way Don, I forgot to tell you why our plane from Willard was cancelled. It was hammered by a humongous hail storm up at O'Hare and grounded. Some of us know what that's like and I shudder to think what the cost to repair the ERJ would have been.
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Weird question for y'all.

I need a baseplate for my 1994 Jeep Grand Cherokee.

I have a 1410-1 and need 1411-2 from towmaster but I don't want to pay $400.00 for something 20 years old. Like Wayne, I tend to throw nickles around like they be manhole covers.

Anyone know of a unit that's dirt cheap.

this is what I am looking for at present.

Dwayne, before you suggest the DIY mode remember my welding is not know to last until the power is turned off.
Harbor Freight has the hole hitch for 79 bucks I've been using it for 2 years without a problem.
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I would add from what I have read is that if the older model's black and gray tanks aren't enclosed and get heated via the heat from the house, you might need a heating pad affixed to the bottoms of those so you can dump them if you are going to be out in the really cold, like anything north of Oklahoma in January....
Marty nailed it.

Most of the newer RV's have an underbelly and the heat (gas heat, not heat pump heat on most models) supplies heat to the plumbing section. Adding supplemental electric heat diminishes the heat going into the plumbing section. So, if supplemental electric heat is used, go buy a drop light and a 100 watt bulb and place it in the water/plumbing compartment. If it get's so cold that the 100 watt bulb, along with the heating from the coach, doesn't keep everything above 32˚, well it's time to head South.
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Harbor Freight has the hole hitch for 79 bucks I've been using it for 2 years without a problem.
Thanks Dwayne, but I've got the whole setup but it came with the wrong baseplate. I already have a couple of the harbor freight style units at my disposal but I want the little hookups that can be removed when we are not toading.
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I spent a lot of time winterizing myself following the user manual, BUT worried all winter that I might have not done it right, So I take mine to a dealer to winterize now..

Enjoy your travels...
The best way to winterize it is to go South. Yes, Richard, there is a South below Arkansas, and NO, as I have explained to Diane, no passport required.
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The best way to winterize it is to go South. Yes, Richard, there is a South below Arkansas, and NO, as I have explained to Diane, no passport required.

Except for those amazing margaritas in Los Algodones!
But the passport is only to get back into the US.
Our goal for weather: never hot nor cold, so I don't feel so old.
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Well, Diane has now done it!!!!!

In her aging years, she has gone HIGH MAINTENANCE on me!!!!!! Oh where, oh where can I go & what can I do??????
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Except for those amazing margaritas in Los Algodones!
There is a price to attend margaritaville?
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But the passport is only to get back into the US.
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