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RE: MS Streets and Trips 2013
Ihad been using MST 2011 but decided to update to 2013. Thank goodness that I purchased the CD instead of downloading. Their code is screwed up, at least part of it. I was planning a trip to Tennessee and we wanted to stay at parks in Granite City, IL and Frankfort, KY that we had stayed in before. In both cases, 2013 MST had the RV park in the wrong place and you couldn't work around it. I also had problems when I tried to over ride the MST selected route because I wanted to take a specific road. I never could get that to work. Finally, I said enough and went back to the 2011 version. So beware.
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jrs1871
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06/13/13 11:20am |
Technology Corner
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RE: To Bomb or not to Bomb?
Another thing that you might consider is a no pest strip. There is a home defense brand but there is a generic brand that we get at our local farm store. You take it out of the wrapper and hang it where it doesn't touch walls, etc. because it might stain. I wouldn't use the living quarters with one hanging in it but after airing it out a couple of days, it shouldn't be a problem. We keep one hanging in our basement storage and it works quite well. The first time we hung one in our fifth wheel, I was amazed at the insects that it killed. I was targeting spiders and it knocked off a lot of those big, black ants that we didn't even realize we had.
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jrs1871
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06/12/13 05:07pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: RV park near North Augusta, SC
Is anyone familiar with Twin Magnolia RV park outside of North Augusta. Also what is the condition of SC 64 from Charleston toward North Augusta. Our fifth wheel is 12'9" so we don't want to encounter any low overpasses or bridges. Thanks.
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jrs1871
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06/09/13 09:19am |
Roads and Routes
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RE: transfer pictures from cell phone to laptop
Bucky, that is the way I did it with my other phone but my S3 wouldn't work that way. I still don't know why. I did go to Wally World and bought a SD card reader that fits in the USB port. When we get back from our trip, I will go by Verizon and see if they can figure it out. I also can't scroll my pic gallery on the phone so there is a problem somewhere. Most everything did transfer with the SD reader so I accomplished what I reallly wanted to do, just not how I wanted to do it.
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jrs1871
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06/09/13 05:15am |
Technology Corner
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RV park near North Augusta, SC
We are going to visiting my husband's army buddy in North Augusta and are looking for an RV park close by. My trailer life directory shows the closest parks are in Aikens. I have also googled RV parks for the area and haven't come up with much different. Is Aikens the closest RV park and if so which one of the two parks is better.
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jrs1871
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06/08/13 05:02am |
Roads and Routes
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RE: transfer pictures from cell phone to laptop
Thanks for the replies. I will check out the Samsung update and drop box. I do have the SD card but need to look for the adapter to plug into my PC. For Davydd, I am using a windows 7 pro PC. I realize it does not do some of the things that the iPhone MacBook pro will do but the MacBook doesn't do what I need for business applications. Different strokes for different folks.
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jrs1871
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06/07/13 12:48pm |
Technology Corner
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transfer pictures from cell phone to laptop
With my previous cell phone, when I wanted to transfer pics from my cell phone gallery to my laptop I just plugged the cell phone into my USB port. My windows picture manager would allow me to transfer the pics. I upgraded to a Samsung Galaxy S3 and this process doesn't work.
I have looked through my cell phone settings and have checked the Verizon online support and haven't found a solution. I looked through various apps that might do the trick but I don't want to download an app if it is not necessary. Am I missing something or do I need to download an app. If I need to download an app for this, which is the best one?
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jrs1871
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06/07/13 05:59am |
Technology Corner
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RE: Route Question
I second taking 26 instead of I80. There are some interesting historical sites along the way. We have also stayed in the parks mentioned. Since saving time is not a major consideration, getting off the interstate allows you to see things you would otherwise buzz by.
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jrs1871
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06/06/13 06:13am |
Roads and Routes
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RE: Travel Through Kansas Hwy 56 to Elkhart
Hwy 56 is a decent road across Kansas. We prefer 56 to 54 because it has less truck traffic. If you come east from Springer, NM be aware that there is a long stretch until you Clayton with no fuel stops. Not problem, just plan accordingly.
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jrs1871
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05/21/13 05:43am |
Roads and Routes
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RE: A/C drainage. How to control it?
On our other fifth wheel, the condensation ran off the back and down the back window. The window and the back of the trailer always looked terrible. We ran a bead of dicor caulk from the far corner of the AC to the edge of the roof by the downspout. It doesn't have to be a really big bead of caulk because the condensation is not heavily, just continous. It worked like a charm for the 8 years we had the trailer.
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jrs1871
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05/21/13 05:39am |
Tech Issues
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RE: Minimum Required Distribution
If you are taking your RMD, or any distribution, from a tax deferred account; you can only contribute an amount to another tax deferred account to the extent of your compensation (earned income or alimony) or the annual contribution limit. For example, you could not take an RMD from a 401k plan and then contribute to a traditional or Roth IRA unless you had earned income (wages or self employment income) or received alimony. IRS code 219 (f)(1).
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jrs1871
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05/17/13 05:44am |
Around the Campfire
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RE: Questions on trip to South Carolina then to Indiana
Yes, we were planning on heading north from Lexington, to Lima and then to LaGrange. I will take a look at the route you suggested. Local information from the folks that are familiar with the roads is always helpful in planning trips, IMO.
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jrs1871
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05/09/13 08:09pm |
Roads and Routes
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Questions on trip to South Carolina then to Indiana
We are going to be visiting my husband's old army buddy next month. He lives near Rockhill, SC. It appears to closest RV park is Ebenezer Park. What is the road like to the park and accessibility within the park. We are only 34 ft. long but are nearly 13 ft. tall. I noted they don't take reservations, will that be a problem the latter part of June.
From Rockhill, we are heading to LaGrange, Indiana to get some warranty work done on our trailer. It looks like Kentucky Horse Park near Lexington, KY will be about the half way point. What is that park like for accessibility?
From there we plan to go north to Lima, OH and take OH 309 over to US 30 and over to Ft. Wayne, IN. That appears to be a pretty direct way without taking too many local roads. We normally try to stay on US highways but we will end up on some state roads in IN.
Any suggestions on this proposed route? Thanks.
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jrs1871
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05/09/13 06:33pm |
Roads and Routes
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RE: What Android apps do you find useful?
Agree with about every thing that has been mentioned. A couple more free android apps are USA rest stops and Fuel Book 3.0. Rest stops is self explanatory. Fuel Book 3.0 is a truck stop finder, which covers not only interstates but also US and state highways.
Also TV Helper Free can be useful for finding over the air stations when in a different location. It is not great but can help you figure out which is best way to turn your antenna.
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jrs1871
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05/09/13 05:20am |
Technology Corner
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RE: another delay
Ten weeks to get a trailer that is built with your options is not unduly long. I know though that by the time you have figured out what you want, and have ordered it, that you want it now. The waiting seems unbearable. That being said, when we ordered our new fifth wheel last fall they told us 8 to 10 weeks. But the good news was we got it in 7 weeks. So it could happen; keep your fingers crossed.
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jrs1871
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05/07/13 05:53am |
Fifth-Wheels
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RE: Omaha to the Grand Canyon, Kansas Hiways
A good option would be to take 81 from Omaha to Salina, I135 Salina to McPherson and 56 west through KS and NM, Clayton and Springer to I25. Then I25 to I40 and west to Grand Canyon. US 81 is four lane part of the way north of Salina, I135 is four lane. Hwy 56 is a good two lane road with passing lanes along the way. The traffic is not unduly heavy. There are RV parks along the way. We have taken those roads several times. We prefer 56 to 54 because there is less truck traffic and the road is in better condition. That is unless they have replaced the section of 54 through OK and TX panhandles. Only caution is through NM there is no fuel stops between Clayton and Springer so plan accordingly.
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jrs1871
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05/04/13 06:23am |
Roads and Routes
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RE: App for finding diesel
Gas buddy is a great app and we use it a lot, but it doesn't always mean that the stations are accessible with the RV in tow. So we also use Fuel Book 3.0 (free android app) to locate truck stops. You can select by state and even by interstate if that is where you are traveling. It isn't fool proof but is pretty good.
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jrs1871
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04/28/13 06:50pm |
Technology Corner
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RE: southern Kansas, Ok, & NM
If you want to stay south of Wichita across KS then 160 is the only more or less road across there. I have not gone across the state on 160 but the parts I have been on are decent two lane roads. You could take Alt. 69 west of Joplin, north to catch 160. That would take you across to Meade where you could catch 54 down to Guymon, OK and on into Tucumcari, NM. However the last time we were on 54 for that drive, we found the stretch across OK and part way into to TX to be really poor. We prefer to take 56 into Clayton, NM and then over to I25. To get to 56 you would have to take KS 51 into Hugoton. I have no idea what shape KS 51 is in but even the state roads in western KS are usually in decent shape because they don't have much traffic.
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jrs1871
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04/23/13 12:35pm |
Roads and Routes
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Assistance with android app
OK, I admit I enjoy playing Words With Friends on my android phone. But therein lies the rub. I upgraded my cell phone last week (from a Droid 3 to a Galaxy S III). I traded in my old phone in the process so I don't access to my previous data. When I loaded WWF free, I followed the instructions for new devise but it won't recognize my password. I tried to resset my password but no luck. I tried to create a new account but it says that name already exists even though I used a name that I have never used before.
I uninstalled and reinstalled, rebooted, etc.; all the things I would normally do resolve a problem. Has anyone had this problem? I really don't want to go to the paid version but I miss playing WWF. Suggestions?
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jrs1871
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04/09/13 05:53am |
Technology Corner
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RE: why no "high end" 28 - 30 ft. fivers ???
Cedar Creek has put the 30RL back in their line. However the actual tip to tip measurement is 33'8". It is a very nice, well made unit.
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jrs1871
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04/07/13 04:42pm |
Fifth-Wheels
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