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RE: Tire Pressure
I bought a compressor at Sears several years ago that will go to about 145psi. I think you can find similar compressors at Lowes, Home Depot, etc.
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Popsie
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11/28/09 02:30pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: What is happening to this forum and the format?
I would hit the HOME button if I had one. Is it hidden too?Must be a Mac user :) Try fn + left or right arrow
Still, please bring back the navigation at the bottom of the page. I have my MacBook sitting on a TV tray and sit back in my lounge chair with a mouse to surf. Call me lazy but I don't want to get up to push buttons when I'm nice and comfy in my chair ;)
I run a forum, it would take me about 30 minutes to figure out what code needs to be added to fix the problem.... hey rv.net, need to hire a support person? LOLGee, all my macs have home buttons???
It's above "end" left of "page up"
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Popsie
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11/28/09 09:34am |
Forum Technical Support
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RE: Yellowstone travel
I remember tent camping in Yellowstone on the 4th of July some years back. We had about 3 feet of snow, and several campers just deserted their stuff and bailed.
However, thanks to global warming, you shouldn't have any cold weather in the early summer now :)
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Popsie
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11/28/09 09:28am |
Full-time RVing
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RE: DircTV HD Crank-up Antenna
Note that some DirecTV antennas, like the slimline appear to have 3 feedhorns, but actually have 5 LNBs inside the 3 horns with the LNBs for the satellites at 99, 101, and 103 all inside the larger oval shaped center horn.
http://www.satpro.tv/ProductImages/wb68instalation333.gif
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Popsie
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11/25/09 12:03pm |
Technology Corner
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RE: Motorhome @ Stick Home When Snowbirding?
You might want to make a couple of trial runs before you retire to find out what y'all like and don't like.
Snowbird parks have a lot of activities and amenities, and can cost accordingly. I think these may sort of make up for the socializing and activities people leave behind in the winter. Also, many people develop good meaningful friendships during the winter there.
A lot of people snowbird in the desert around Quartzsite Arizona with very few amenities.
Also, some people move from place to place during the winter.
Depending on how long you have before you retire, you might be able to save up some leave and sample different places and styles. Also, once you do retire, you can also change your winter habits to find what you like best.
If you start out by buying a winter stick home at first, you might cut down on your flexibility later if it turns out not to be the best approach for you.
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Popsie
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11/24/09 09:34pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Country Coach on its last breath needs 1 million -updated
"utilizing magnetic-levitation technology"
This doesn't sound like a real white knight to me, more like a kook.
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Popsie
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11/24/09 03:16pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: DircTV HD Crank-up Antenna
Ask your neighbor about the dish and setup and HD programming, etc.
The dish owner probably knows more about the dish than the people on the forum can guess.
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Popsie
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11/24/09 03:07pm |
Technology Corner
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RE: Progressive Fulltimers Insurance catch
If you work in AZ, then that time-frame shortens considerably. (AZ Residency Rules)
Interesting in that if someone Workamps in AZ (other then picking fruit) you are considered a resident? From that page:
State law requires that you obtain an Arizona vehicle registration and driver license, immediately if any of the following applies. If you:
Work in Arizona (other than for seasonal agricultural work)These short statements on the DMV web site aren't the whole story.
1. A friend of ours who worked for GE spent two and a half years in Arizona on a temporary duty business assignment, and remained a resident of Massachusetts and kept his drivers license, car registration and tags, etc. throughout that period.
2. Also, "ARIZONA DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE ARIZONA INDIVIDUAL INCOME TAX PROCEDURE ITP 92-1 PROCEDURE FOR DETERMINING RESIDENCY STATUS ISSUE: Who is an Arizona resident for Arizona income tax purposes? -------- snip --------- (c) Every individual who spends, in the aggregate, more than nine months of the taxable year within Arizona is presumed to be a resident. The presumption may be overcome by competent evidence that the individual is in the state for a temporary or transitory purpose. -------- snip ---------"
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Popsie
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11/23/09 09:47am |
Full-time RVing
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RE: Contrast Ratio -Huge Disparity - Does it Really Matter?
Contrast numbers that you see stated are either static or dynamic. The big numbers are dynamic. I'll look it up, but a 10,000 to one dynamic contrast ration may be equivalent to a 2,000 to one static ratio.
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Popsie
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11/21/09 09:24am |
Technology Corner
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RE: Progressive Fulltimers Insurance catch
As an agent I can tell you that many companies have provisions like this. It is common in many areas that are popular snow bird destinations, especially Florida. It is in place because people would buy insurance in FL yet live in NJ for 8 months a year with very different PiP laws and insurance rates as a result were trying to beat the system.
I can tell you this, at this time Progressive Full time RV policies do not have restrictions in the state of Florida for residency or time in state. The Auto policies do have such restrictions.
Many health insurance companies have residency provisions on their policies. Med Supps are less of an issue since their outlay is typically far less but full insurance policies will tend to have these restrictions.
If you try and beat the system for the $$ savings you better know what you are buying and what the consequences are if you have a large claim.
Not many companies will deny your small windshield claim because you live out of state. They may start taking a closer look at things if your rig gets totaled or you kill someone in an accident.Excellent Post ! ! !
Besides reading everything in the policy, you also have to be aware that the state where the policy is issued may have rules and regulations that affect your relationship with your insurer.
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Popsie
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11/21/09 09:17am |
Full-time RVing
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RE: Never again Directv rant
Since Comcast is in talks to buy a controlling interest in NBC Universal, you have to wonder what effect that would have on both satellite services since NBC Universal owns many popular cable channels such as Bravo, USA Network and CNBC among others. I would venture to say that the costs of those channels will rise substantially for the satellite providers if this purchase is allowed. Maybe so much that they drop them as they did Versus.
One of the stories concerning the purchase is here.
The cable channels owned by NBC are listed here.Well I looked at the list of NBC channels, and I don't think I've ever watched any of them.
There are a lot of worthless (to me) channels on both cable and satellite. Chacun a son Goût
It's too bad that you can't just pay for what you watch on either satellite or cable :(
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Popsie
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11/17/09 09:14am |
Technology Corner
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RE: Never again Directv rant
We are lucky to have two competing satellite TV services.
Imagine if they merged, then RVers wouldn't have a choice, and the lack of competition just might make the price of service go up.
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Popsie
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11/17/09 04:38am |
Technology Corner
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Need to block ports in Windows 7 firewall
Computerworld article on security vulnerability in Windows 7 which Microsoft may patch next month. Blocking TCP ports is recommended until the flaw is fixed, but the port blocking may prevent internet browsing.
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Popsie
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11/16/09 02:25pm |
Technology Corner
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RE: Tire blowout damage
We had the left front blow out while going about 55 on a highway.
The tire was toast of course. The only other damage was to two wires that ran through the wheel well. One was for the left side marker/running light, and the other wire was for the compartment lights on the left side. Replacing the torn up wires was a simple job. Oh yeah, the mud flap behind the left front tire was also knocked off - I've never bothered to replace that. There was no body damage of any kind.
Oh yeah, the tire was four years old. The road service tire guy showed me that the tire had an internal break in the tread belt which he suggested was the result of hitting either an item in the road or a pot hole - which could have happened quite a while before the tire failed.
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Popsie
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11/15/09 09:05am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: 14.9% interest!!!!
You better be sure the credit card company doesn't up your interest rate. According to the news many banks are raising rates even for people with excellent credit due to a new government regulation that takes effect in the spring.
If you own your home an equity loan might be best.
AnnHome equity loans are how a lot of people got in trouble leading to foreclosures, etc.
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Popsie
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11/14/09 03:51pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: I need help "finding" our "home" state please
WA has no income tax, fairly low property taxes, but has a sales/use tax on vehicles of around 9% + and a slaes/use tax on everything but food that runs around 8%. I don't know what the vehicle tax actually is as I haven't bought a vehicle for just over a year. Costs abpout $135/yr for the MH and less than $40 each for the cars. It's actually pretty cheap unless you plan on buying a new rig. Also, if you claim residence here and use an LLC expect to be watched closely as it's easy to get on the wrong side of the law here even if the LLC is set up by an attorney and completely legal in another state, it might not be here.If you live in Vancouver WA, you can shop in Portland Oregon and avoid the sales tax on a lot of stuf.
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Popsie
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11/14/09 10:41am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: American Heritage Campground Williamsburg VA
We stayed there for a couple of weeks a couple of years ago.
The park is nice and most campsites are level and reasonably sized.
They are very close to I-64 which makes it easy to visit many areas nearby. There is a big Walmart a couple of miles away too which is handy.
We will stay there again the next time we visit Williamsburg.
PS. We lived in Williamsburg for seven years and never exhausted all there is to see and do in the area.
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Popsie
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11/13/09 01:42pm |
Class A Motorhomes
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RE: Canadian Maritimes Intinerary - Comments?
We spent a couple of weeks on PEI and really enjoyed it.
We stayed in a motel that has RV sites right across the river from Charlottetown. We were right on the river on a bluff and had great views of the city and watched the boat traffic.
Regarding whale watching. It appears to me that the whale watching boats go out all year long (weather permitting), but the whales are in certain areas for only a short period. You might want to do some research on the whales migration and calving dates and locations to make sure there are whales to watch when you get there.
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Popsie
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11/13/09 01:34pm |
RVing in Canada and Alaska
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RE: I want to install switches to control speakers
Here is a selector switch for 4 pairs of speakers. I think a shop that sells home theater systems would have these kind of products.
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Popsie
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11/13/09 01:25pm |
Tech Issues
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RE: HELP! AT&T Cellular kicking us out!
Most the cell phone providers own at least some towers (some own a lot of towers), and they have arrangements with other tower owners for what used to be called roaming. Now, most of the agreements allow you to use the non AT&T (in this case) towers without incurring roaming charges. However, your cell phone provider doesn't make as much money, and may lose money, when you are operating on non-owned towers.
It sounds like AT&T has analyzed your usage and decided that you are losing them money, so they want you off their books.
It makes business sense even if it does create an unhappy ex-customer.
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Popsie
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11/13/09 10:22am |
Full-time RVing
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