RE: What is it about "RVing"
You've definitely stepped off into the deep end.
The good news is that you have a lot of company - all of us happily swimming along with you.
RE: What do you use for your pet while camped- a pen,or?
For our first long trip after retirement, I purchased a fold-up pen like Birddogman and Sgt Joe recommended. Although our dogs are miniature dachshunds, my wife insisted we pay the couple dollars extra for the taller pen. We tried it out in the back yard, and the pups seemed to like it.
At our first stop, as soon as I backed the trailer in, I set the pen up and took the dogs out of their travel crate. I noticed Dusty, the smaller of our two miniature dachshunds was grabbing the wire in her teeth and lifting the side, but there was no way she could lift it and slip under so I didn't bother staking it down.
Just a couple minutes later, I'm on the other side of the trailer lowering the stabilizing jack when Dusty tried to climb into my lap!
I took her back, squared up the pen and put her back in. While I watched, she moved the sides to form an acute angle in one corner, then climbed right up and over. It took her all of about twenty seconds to make her escape.
The pen went back in storage and at the end of the trip I gave it to my son-in-law whose dogs aren't quite so bright.
Since then, our pups are either in the camper on they have me at the other end of their (my?) leash.
RE: Famous quotations about pets
"If a dog jumps in your lap, it is because he is fond of you; but if a cat does the same thing, it is because your lap is warmer." - Alfred North Whitehead
New mosquito repellant with a plus?
Wasn't camping today, I was out installing Christmas lights on the stick house and around the yard. The warm temps (66 at 5 am, 77 this afternoon) and high humidity had the mosquitoes out in force.
Although I hate the stuff, I finally asked my wife to go get the mosquito repellent. She came back with a brand new can of OFF with the "new fresh scent."
It still stinks and makes my skin feel creepy, but it did get rid of the mosquitoes.
But, that new scent they're so proud of also ATTRACTS honey bees!!!:E
I had so many bees buzzing around my head, I had to go in and wash it off.
RE: rv park permanebt anchor procedures
Apologies to the OP - looks like you're getting a little frustrated.:R
I posted my first reply before you mentioned it was a park requirement.
Maybe this site will help: click
I still think it is a waste of time and would consider looking for another another park.
RE: rv park permanebt anchor procedures
Atlantic hurricane season is from June 1 to November 30 - 97% of tropical storms occur within that range, and 96% of major hurricanes in the Atlantic or Gulf of Mexico occur between the first of August and the end of October.
You really shouldn't have to worry about hurricanes over the winter.
That being said, as a lifetime resident of the gulf coast who has been through over a half dozen major hurricanes, I want to emphasize what others have already said - the only way to protect your RV is to haul it away from the path of the storm.
Years ago, I had an employee who used anchors and straps to tie down his new mobile home before hurricane Celia hit Corpus Christi. After the storm, he had the only home still standing in the mobile home park, but it still had to be totalled. Every wall, every stud and joist in the thing was twisted.
RE: Actual pictures of the very first production Toy Hauler!
It needs overload springs, or at the very least, airbags. Obviously not designed for full-timing; good thing it's only used once a year.
And you know it is SERIOUSLY UNDERPOWERED with just eight tiny reindeer!
A thought about dogs and loyalty
My son-in-law sent me this in a email. Thought it worth sharing:
A man and his dog were walking along a road. The man was enjoying the scenery, when it suddenly occurred to him that he was dead.
He remembered dying, and that the dog walking beside him had been dead for years. He wondered where the road was leading them..
After a while, they came to a high, white stone wall along one side of the road. It looked like fine marble. At the top of a long hill, it was broken by a tall arch that glowed in the sunlight.
When he was standing before it he saw a magnificent gate in the arch that looked like mother-of-pearl, and the street that led to the gate looked like pure gold. He and the dog walked toward the gate, and as he got closer, he saw a man at a desk off to one side..
When he was close enough, he called out, "Excuse me. Where are we?"
"This is Heaven, sir," the man answered. "Wow! Would you happen to have some water?" the man asked.
"Of course, sir. Come right in, and I'll have some ice water brought right up." The man gestured, and the gate began to open.
"Can my friend," gesturing toward his dog, "come in, too?" the traveler asked.
"I'm sorry, sir, but we don't accept pets."
The man thought a moment and then turned back toward the road and continued the way he had been going with his dog.
After another long walk, and at the top of another long hill, he came to a dirt road leading through a farm gate that looked as if it had never been closed. There was no fence.
As he approached the gate, he saw a man inside, leaning against a tree and reading a book.
"Excuse me!" he called to the man. "Do you have any water?"
"Yeah, sure, there's a pump over there, come on in."
"How about my friend here?" the traveler gestured to the dog.
"There should be a bowl by the pump."
They went through the gate, and sure enough, there was an old-fashioned hand pump with a bowl beside it.
The traveler filled the water bowl and took a long drink himself, then he gave some to the dog.
When they were full, he and the dog walked back toward the man who was standing by the tree.
"What do you call this place?" the traveler asked.
"This is Heaven," he answered.
"Well, that's confusing," the traveler said. "The man down the road said that was Heaven, too."
"Oh, you mean the place with the gold street and pearly gates? Nope. That's hell."
"Doesn't it make you mad for them to use your name like that?"
"No, we're just happy that they screen out the folks who would leave their best friends behind."
RE: Reese Hitches compared to Pullrite
Previous posts have mentioned folks who had manual sliders but failed to engage them when they were needed. My Pullrite Superglide is almost idiot-proof, which is what I needed; but maybe that's just me.
Either way, neither one will protect the sides from a sharp turn with a dip in the road. That's a whole other can of worms.
RE: Towing Question!!??!!
Had a similar setup at one point, and it worked OK on the flatland of the gulf coast. One trip to the mountains and one day with 30 mph headwinds and I ran to buy a Cummins.
You might get by, but you won't be satisfied.
RE: Crowded Page
I didn't like it at first either, but am already getting used to it
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Note to Affinity Group: Nobody reads that stuff after the first time or two; we quickly learn to ignore it.
As to the lack of a next/previous button on the bottom of the page; I have seen that complaint on multiple posts about this subject, but mine is still there. I think it all depends on the browser you are using. I use Google Chrome most of the time. I can't get rid of the "tips" down the side, but I didn't lose the buttons.
RE: Frying Pan into the Fire? - HELP
Thanks for the replies.
Got impatient, so while waiting for replies, I downloaded and installed Office Professional Plus 2010 Beta.
After a couple false starts - wouldn't install from the download like it should have so I had to install via control panel & add programs - it did install and looks good. Automatically configured w/ all my Outlook contacts intact, etc.
So far, so good - but if it gives me any trouble at all, Open Office is next.
Frying Pan into the Fire? - HELP
Shortly before I retired, I bought my personal laptop, a Toshiba Satellite. I blew away Vista and loaded XP Professional with all the latest service packs etc. and an Enterprise version of Office 2007.
I thought I was doing this legally, since I was using the laptop at work and using one of the company's licenses, and I guess it was until I retired.
Everything worked fine for a couple years, then I began getting messages from Microsoft about an unauthorized version of XP. I purchased the XP Pro genuine advantage kit to make myself legal.
Now, I'm getting messages that my version of Office is illegal.
I am currently downloading MS Office Professional Plus Beta.
Is this a good way to go, or will the Beta version cause more problems than it is worth?
What, other than the notices, is the downside of continuing to use Office 2007?
Will installing the Beta version get me back in the good graces of Bill Gates and his thought police?
Thanks,
RE: H1N1-If you saw what I see daily, you'd be really careful!
News today does look like the H1N1 threat is receding in most states, but that doesn't mean it is over.
When my daughter was in the hospital last month, the only health care workers/ hospital employees not wearing masks were the ones who had already had their H1N1 vaccinations.
This makes me think that people who should know are taking this seriously, so that is probably the way to go.
RE: Fall Color Too - an update of sorts
I think, tho, that there is some fall colors in east Texas.
Deep East Texas does have fall colors, and you can't beat the spring when redbuds and dogwood are in bloom, but I live in SOUTHEAST Texas.
In all honesty, there is some color; the sweetgum trees turn yellow with maybe a little red before the leaves fall and the sumac turns crimson.
About the only trees with spectacular color are the Chinese Tallow trees which I consider to be basically a weed. They are a non-native tree introduced by developers and landscapers and they spread almost like kudzu. I've seen Chinese tallows in woods miles from any town or development.
RE: Banff full hookups 2010
We stayed at Spring Creek
in Canmore last year. Pretty decent facility. WiFi didn't make it past the porch on the office, but otherwise no complaints.
Fall Color Too - an update of sorts
When I asked for suggestions about fall colors in the Ozarks, and in my later post about Petit Jean State Park, I said that we here in southeast Texas never get to see fall color.
My wife tells me we do get fall color - BROWN!
While out mowing the yard today - another benefit of living here, the yard needs mowing 52 weeks a year - I realized that we do have a lot of color; you just have to look down instead of looking up. The few trees that get bright foliage drop their leaves almost immediately, so if you look at the trees, the leaves are green, brown or gone.
On my lawn today, I saw lots of wildflowers blooming; both purple and white violets, wild onion and maybe a dozen others I couldn't name. I mowed them all before I thought to grab my camera, but a search along the edge of the woods revealed:
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http://i653.photobucket.com/albums/uu259/bcouch01/Copyoftinydaisy.jpg
and the Spanish Mulberry is full of purple fruit
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Of course, there were colorful leaves falling faster than I could rake them up
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http://i653.photobucket.com/albums/uu259/bcouch01/Copyofleavesandivy.jpg
Speaking of looking up, we have had over two weeks of the most spectacular sunrises and sunsets I think I've ever seen.
RE: A visit to Algonquin Park in Northern Ontario
Thanks for the YouTube link, Sue.
That was fun, and luckily I do have friends in Vancouver and Edmonton who can translate the bits of humor that flew a few degrees north of Texas. :B
RE: A visit to Algonquin Park in Northern Ontario
The link works, but when I click to start the video, I get a message saying "this video is not available in your country due to copyright restrictions."
