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MartySQ · 10-25-2016, 06:29 PM

Sorry to hear that Di... scary isn't it. Hugs and prayers for your DIL and her family.

JudyH · 10-25-2016, 06:52 PM

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Originally Posted by okmunky

It's departure day for us. The sun is shining and we'll have to fight a little wind at least until we get over the cascades. I'd stay another day but tomorrow's forecast is 100% chance of rain.

Departing my DD's home is always bitter sweet. I love being here and spending time with her and I adore the sunshine and friends we find in AZ and along our route south. <heavy sigh>

Time to get this show on the road! I'll be sending nightly updates to the email list. I promise to make these more interesting than last Spring's boring missives.

Wagons Ho!

Wishing you have a safe and uneventful (except for the humorous antic ones) trip!

okmunky · 10-25-2016, 10:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Possum

Heck w'all thought yuhs had left yesterday So where y'all going to celebrate your anniversary?Never boring but sometimes abrupt. Careful, this word combination no longer has the same connotations as it once did. Be careful dear friend and we'll keep in touch as best we can. Love yuh.

Didn't you Kanuckistanis get Wagon Train? And remember Rawhide with Clint Eastwood when he was a young hunk? Seems like there were more westerns WAY back then than any other genre. Bonanza, Pallidin, Bat Masterson, Gunsmoke -- I know I'm missing some.

okmunky · 10-25-2016, 10:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Diwizi

Leaving here Thursday, will roll into Fred...... on Friday....

DIL's father died this morning, but service is Friday, just got back from visit with her mother....
he had mesoth..... just found out 7 weeks ago.... went fast.... mother is still in recovery from cancer and stuff....

Hard...

Makes me even more determined to enjoy time with Larry....

Barb - did you get your screen back to one.... i forgot to follow up....

Diane toftSFM#64....... (The Original Fast Talking Sliding Finger Mutant) and is retired, duh!

Ohmmms to DIL and family. That has to be hard. At least Meso is a cancer that comes with a paycheck. Not that any amount could ease their pain.

Yes, the double went away, but I don't know how it went either way. All this high level computer stuff is over my head. Wait! It's all high level

okmunky · 10-25-2016, 10:41 PM

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Originally Posted by JudyH

Wishing you have a safe and uneventful (except for the humorous antic ones) trip!

Thanks Judy! Every trip is ripe with events -- Sena and Lily see to that.

DieselTech39 · 10-25-2016, 11:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Diwizi

DIL's father died this morning, but service is Friday, just got back from visit with her mother....
he had mesoth..... just found out 7 weeks ago.... went fast.... mother is still in recovery from cancer and stuff....
Hard...

Makes me even more determined to enjoy time with Larry....

Diane toftSFM#64....... (The Original Fast Talking Sliding Finger Mutant) and is retired, duh!

Sorry to hear that Di. Thoughts and prayers for all.

chuckinthebus · 10-26-2016, 06:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Diwizi

Leaving here Thursday, will roll into Fred...... on Friday....

DIL's father died this morning, but service is Friday, just got back from visit with her mother....
he had mesoth..... just found out 7 weeks ago.... went fast.... mother is still in recovery from cancer and stuff....

Hard...

Makes me even more determined to enjoy time with Larry....

Barb - did you get your screen back to one.... i forgot to follow up....

Diane toftSFM#64....... (The Original Fast Talking Sliding Finger Mutant) and is retired, duh!

Sorry to hear. Thoughts and prayers for all.
Safe travels and see y'all in TX.

Possum · 10-26-2016, 10:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Diwizi

DIL's father died this morning, but service is Friday, just got back from visit with her mother....
he had mesoth..... just found out 7 weeks ago.... went fast.... mother is still in recovery from cancer and stuff....

Hard...

Makes me even more determined to enjoy time with Larry....

Condolences to all from Denise and I.

PTJeep · 10-26-2016, 11:49 AM

Oooommmmmssss to you and Larry and your whole family Di ...

Sky_Boss · 10-26-2016, 02:53 PM

What a crazy, busy year so far. We've covered the Gulf of Mexico, Atlantic, Pacific and now the Rocky Mountains. LOL

We are kinda stuck for a few days in Denver fixing a sick motor.

It kinda goes like this...

We are sitting in the parking lot of a Cummins shop in Denver, CO. We are waiting until tomorrow morning for them to start work on the motor. On the sliding scale of “OH CRAP”, starting small and working up, we have; a leaking exhaust gasket, possible warped exhaust manifold and maybe need to replace the turbo. There is also the chance that the head is warped and must also be replaced.

Anything up to the point of replacing the turbo should be done by Friday as long as my service contract holder can get an inspector out to approve the repairs. If the head is warped, then we think they will get started by Monday and be done by Wednesday of next week.

That could mean up to 7 days out of our home and into a hotel. That also means nearly the same situation for Zeus in a boarding facility. There are not many hotels that allow dogs that I would want to stay in. Now the challenge is how to pack stuff for up to 7 night in a hotel.

So, fortunately, our service contract will keep us out of the poor house but we will have a significant chunk of change to cover the deductible. Also, my contract only covers $80/hr labor and it is $140 at this shop. However, this is something we have planned for so we will just make it work.

In the mean time, I have some really exciting news I will share in another post.

Sky_Boss · 10-26-2016, 03:06 PM

I bet none of you have found you have a family you never knew you had. I'll try to make this short and semi-mutant relevant. LOL

Long story short, after DNA comparisons with other members of Ancestry.com I found out the dad that raised me was not my biological father. I just turned 62 and nothing really shocks me any more so I took this news in stride. Here is the cool part.

I'm RVing all over the country and little over 2 months ago I'm in Colorado Springs, CO for a few days on my way to Pueblo for the Newmar Rally. As this unfolds I find that I'm 5 minutes away from where my Bio-dad worked as a fireman, 15 minutes from where he is buried after passing in 2000, and within an hour of 2 new half sisters and their mom.

It took me a couple months to get back to Denver because of the rally and a 6 week caravan after it but here we are. A few days ago we have a 1/2 family "reunion" and what a great time we had. I also found my bio-dad was an avid RVer too!

I could spend a day explaining just how this all came to pass. The key was that my DNA did not connect with my father's side of things. My dad, bio-dad and mom were all stationed at the same AF station in NJ. The coincidental thing was that the niece of my bio-dad was looking for her bio-dad and we matched up on Ancestry.com. A pure stroke of luck and timing.

You just never know where an RV can take you and what you might find.

flaggship1 · 10-26-2016, 03:14 PM

^^^^ Well Don, you sure saved up stuff for a great re-entry here!

Sad stuff on the engine (but just a part of the life we lead) and some really cool stuff on the family side!

Wayne M · 10-26-2016, 03:20 PM

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Originally Posted by huntnski

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I always knew you was a pain in the ______________{edited}_______

Ah yes! But in your case it is so easy since you are all ______________{edited}_______

Wayne M · 10-26-2016, 03:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Sky_Boss

I bet none of you have found you have a family you never knew you had. I'll try to make this short and semi-mutant relevant. LOL

Long story short, after DNA comparisons with other members of Ancestry.com I found out the dad that raised me was not my biological father. I just turned 62 and nothing really shocks me any more so I took this news in stride. Here is the cool part.

I'm RVing all over the country and little over 2 months ago I'm in Colorado Springs, CO for a few days on my way to Pueblo for the Newmar Rally. As this unfolds I find that I'm 5 minutes away from where my Bio-dad worked as a fireman, 15 minutes from where he is buried after passing in 2000, and within an hour of 2 new half sisters and their mom.

It took me a couple months to get back to Denver because of the rally and a 6 week caravan after it but here we are. A few days ago we have a 1/2 family "reunion" and what a great time we had. I also found my bio-dad was an avid RVer too!

I could spend a day explaining just how this all came to pass. The key was that my DNA did not connect with my father's side of things. My dad, bio-dad and mom were all stationed at the same AF station in NJ. The coincidental thing was that the niece of my bio-dad was looking for her bio-dad and we matched up on Ancestry.com. A pure stroke of luck and timing.

You just never know where an RV can take you and what you might find.

What an interesting story.

Now get out of Colorado before it gets real cold. (After all is fixed - that is bad news about the RV.)