Larry Cohen
Mobile, AL
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I just punished myself for 6-8 HOURS to take this online course to save about $200 for 3 years with a rate deduction....boy...it was sooooooooo boring and elementary.....and the worst part is you cannot jump ahead....every single page has to play completely before you can advance to the next one.....
I finally finished last night....took about 4 nights of scrolling the pages while watching TV !!!
Ended up with a 100 on the final but not sure I'd do it again for only $200 savings.....tho now I feel SMART !!
2006 Mountain Aire 43
Short haired wife, long haired daschund and 3 sugar gliders are co-pilots, along with Garmin Nuvi 855
05 Honda Pilot with Air Force One supplemental brake
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Uma & Papa
South Carolina
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Hubby and I did something like that to save on our GEICO insurance a couple years ago, the thanks we got.....they increased our rates even though we'd not had an accident or ticket of any kind, we dropped them after 40+years and went to another company, really made us mad.....so hope your hard work pays off for you.
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path1
seattle
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We did AAA and found out the max is UP TO $200 off and then only on some part of total insurance bill. Our class was in person and had a mix of people "I went to traffic school, now lower my ticket I have to pay" and people like us, just trying to learn something and get a discount. The young ones haven't learned yet that the faster you go to more it is going to hurt when they hit something. And older ones had questions that I would of think by now anybody would of figuired out. One thing I did pick up and now I have ICE on my cell phone for "In Case Emergency", so not total loss of $$ on time.
(To cheap to buy new)
1990 37 ft 5th wheel that hasn't moved since 1996 (our best home)
1997 33 ft trailer (winter home in much warmer climate)
2005 25 ft M/H (our "stand up B" for traveling)
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B.O. Plenty
Minnesota
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I went once. They should be ashamed of themselves for thinking people are dumb enough to learn anything from that waste of time. The things they present make you wonder just how bad a driver would have to be to learn anything there. I was a licensed driving instructor for many years, teaching cars, motorcycle and trucks. I would have lost my State license if I tried to present that poor excuse for anything of value...
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2011 Big Country 3250TS...2010 Ram CC Laramie 4wd Cummins
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Twin Cities Mn.
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rvten
Crossville,TN
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My older brother is an AARP driver instructor. Gives classes and test.
Tom & Bonnie
Crossville, TN.
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fordsooperdooty
Southern California
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My posts shouldn't be taken for factual data. They are purely fictional, for entertainment purposes and should not be constituted as actually related to scientific, technical, engineering, legal, spiritual or practical advice. Amen. 
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kknowlton
southeast Idaho, formerly IL/WI border
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We took it last year; a friend teaches it. (No, we didn't get a "break."  ) It is pretty basic, but we learned a few things - new ways to look at old knowledge, etc. And we got a bit of a break on our insurance afterwards too.
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D.E.Bishop
Eagle Rock, CA
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path1 wrote:We did AAA and found out the max is UP TO $200 off and then only on some part of total insurance bill. Our class was in person and had a mix of people "I went to traffic school, now lower my ticket I have to pay" and people like us, just trying to learn something and get a discount. The young ones haven't learned yet that the faster you go to more it is going to hurt when they hit something. And older ones had questions that I would of think by now anybody would of figuired out. One thing I did pick up and now I have ICE on my cell phone for "In Case Emergency", so not total loss of $$ on time.
I did the AAA course too, cost more than I recouped in three years ubtil they said I had to take the class again to retain the discount. Waste of time and money.
I have the ICE numbers in you phonebook too, only one phone number per entry one is for HOME so I put my DW's cell under "Wife's Cell Phone". Sometimes I like redundancy. We only use our cells for travel or when running errands and turn them off when at home. We're on a prepaid $0.10 per minute plan.
"I travel not to go anywhere, but to go. I travel for travel's sake. The great affair is to go". R. L. Stevenson
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rvten
Crossville,TN
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My brother is a retired truck driver.
But has NO clue to telling anyone how to handle a MH.
If it bends in the middle like a Semi he should be able to help.
Not sure at his age up in the 70's what qualifies him as an instructor.believesaves AARP is great. I feel it is a waste and do not belong to it.
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wa8yxm
Wherever I happen to park
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My brother is a retired OTR Semi Driver.. He has also, from time to time, worked as a Motor Home "Porter" driver, delivering a Motor home and taking plane or train or bus back to home.
He tells me it's a whole different skill set I have (Driving a Class A) than what he has (160,000 pound EGVW steel hauling semi) Having driven semi and other trucks,,(Though not nearly as much as he) I believe him.
As Jeff Daniels says: DOn't bother me now I'm driving a building!
(Go to you tube, enter his name and "Recreational vehicle" with or without quotes)
Nothin adds excitment like something that is none of your business
Kenwood TS-2000 housed in a 2005 Damon Intruder 377
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