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RE: How insane is this?
When people ask me about full timing (Been at it for 16 years) I tell them there are two choices.. either you love it or you hate it.. and you both better have the same opinion. kind of liking it just doesn't work when you full time.
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SCR
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05/24/13 05:45am |
Full-time RVing
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RE: Hand Guns
Where does the bullet go when you miss? RV walls are not going to stop the bullet from going through them, both yours and your neighbors.
Shotgun sounds like a better idea if you must carry a weapon. Personally I never felt the need.
It would be interesting to know how many times some of you that carry ever had a need to use the weapon.
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SCR
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05/07/13 05:52am |
Full-time RVing
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RE: Drove with the antenna up!
I always look over, under and around the RV before leaving. It's worked for 15 years.
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SCR
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05/05/13 08:00am |
Technology Corner
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RE: Reasons for being a gate attendant or not!
I assume you are referring to COE Park Attendants
We have been Park Attendants for 15 years. I'm curious as to the nature of your project.
What are you going to do with the information obtained?
I am a gate attendant for OWLF and also work in the USACE office recruiting and interviewing potential volunteers for 5 lakes in this region.
The partnership between the Corps and OWLF is looking at ways to improve the amenities which would increase the number of people who bid for the positions. I just took the initiative to try to come up with some ideas to give to the "powers that be". Thanks for your question and input.
Thanks for your reply.
I'm currently on duty at my present contract. So I don't have the time to respond in full right now.
I'll give this some thought and post when I have more time. My shift ends today.
USA Traveler,
I've given this some thought and I'm afraid the Pros are few and the Cons are many. I doubt that any amenities that the COE could provide would change the Cons.
I'm afraid the COE is facing a difficult time as most of us older bidders are taking the retirement route. I am and know of at least 5 others at this project alone are doing just that.
As I see it the biggest problem with COE contracts are the 14 to 16 hour days in the gate house and low pay for those hours. In addition the late night calls for those customers who feel the rules are for someone else can be exhausting as I'm sure you know.
With this in mind I don't think my posting of the Cons will help you in your quest for new bidders.
Perhaps you could post your opinion on the Pros and Cons.
If you wish you can PM me to discuss this further.
Good luck with your project.
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SCR
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04/09/13 08:41am |
Workamping Forum
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RE: Reasons for being a gate attendant or not!
I assume you are referring to COE Park Attendants
We have been Park Attendants for 15 years. I'm curious as to the nature of your project.
What are you going to do with the information obtained?
I am a gate attendant for OWLF and also work in the USACE office recruiting and interviewing potential volunteers for 5 lakes in this region.
The partnership between the Corps and OWLF is looking at ways to improve the amenities which would increase the number of people who bid for the positions. I just took the initiative to try to come up with some ideas to give to the "powers that be". Thanks for your question and input.
Thanks for your reply.
I'm currently on duty at my present contract. So I don't have the time to respond in full right now.
I'll give this some thought and post when I have more time. My shift ends today.
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SCR
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04/07/13 05:44am |
Workamping Forum
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RE: Reasons for being a gate attendant or not!
I am working on a project as to the pros and cons of becoming gate attendants. Also what amenities would be incentives to being attendants. Any suggestions, recommendations or ideas will be greatly appreciated.
I assume you are referring to COE Park Attendants
We have been Park Attendants for 15 years. I'm curious as to the nature of your project.
What are you going to do with the information obtained?
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SCR
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04/06/13 05:58am |
Workamping Forum
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RE: Camp hosting - biggest hassle
".. follow through..." There's the problem..
Talking to people about problems with their kids or pets hardly ever turns out well.
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SCR
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03/17/13 04:02pm |
Workamping Forum
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RE: Write one sentence which explains why you fulltime.
Got tired of shoveling snow, plowing the driveway, cutting the grass, paying property and school taxes, splitting wood, hated my neighbor and paying electric bills, uhm I'll quit; this is becoming a run on sentence.
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SCR
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03/17/13 10:49am |
Full-time RVing
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RE: COE to eliminate ALL paying jobs for Attendants, Hosts,
It wouldn't surprise me to see this happen. We've been Park Attendants for 15 years.
We are in the second year of a two year contract and there was talk of closing this campground but another was closed instead. In one area all the campgrounds were closed last year.
I would not work the hours required for nothing, nor would I put up with the occasional idiots I have to deal with now for nothing.
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SCR
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01/28/13 09:03am |
Workamping Forum
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RE: **** SD residency *****
Good answers from other posters. If you google mail forwarding services in SD you will probably get a list of most of them. I have not heard a bad thing about any of them, some offer services like opening your mail, scanning & email to you. They are all friendly & helpful. We use My Home Address in Emery, SD, a family run business. We have used them for over 6 years and highly recommend them. We had to quickly register somewhere after our insurance canceled us for not having a physical address anymore. We got a recommendation and contacted them, they registered our vehicles while we were in CA, 1 year later we went there and got our driver's licenses. We just returned this year to renew our DL. If you do a search on this site and Escapees you will get tons of info on SD residency.
We have been using MY Home Address for almost 15 years. No complaints or problems.
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SCR
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11/10/12 12:23pm |
Full-time RVing
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RE: Direct TV
If you don't pay the cancellation fee I would be very surprised if they don't turn your account over to collection agency and ding your credit report.
It's been my experience with DTV for the last 9 years that new or changed equipment provided by DTV at no charge will trigger a new two year contract. You can purchase the equipment at the then going price from a retailer like Solid Signal, however the equipment still belongs to DTV and you would have to return it to them, when you cancel the service.
I suggest you read the following DirecTV Customer Agreement
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SCR
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10/22/12 06:04am |
Technology Corner
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RE: what do you do for a hurricane?
What do you do?
Hook up and Run away as fast as I can.
Went through three hurricanes in south Florida in the RV some years back, never again. It gave a whole new meaning to "Rock and Roll".
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SCR
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08/26/12 03:13pm |
Full-time RVing
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