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RE: NPS Sequestration. A reversal!
Both parties talk constantly about the waste in Government, yet nobody in Washington can think of a way to make the sequestration cuts address the waste? Instead they whine about how "draconian" a 5% cut will be. How many people have had to suck up more than a 5% cut in their personal finances in the last six years because of job losses, reduced returns on retirement investments, etc? Washington bureaucrats need to suck it up, join the rest of us in the real world and start doing their jobs.
Several agency officials publicly complained they could easily manage the sequester by re-allocating funding and personnel, but were told by senior officials in DC to 'make it hurt'.
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dave54
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05/19/13 10:29pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Taking advantage of the stupid!
You get a better deal if you take the dealer financing. Then as soon as you are able refinance through the credit union.
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dave54
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05/19/13 10:23pm |
Around the Campfire
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RE: traveling with cats
Ours ride in the TT and they like it fine. While in motion they curl up on the bed and sleep.
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dave54
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05/18/13 09:51pm |
Travel Trailers
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RE: my small town
We are so small we do not have a town drunk. We take turns.
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dave54
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05/13/13 07:43pm |
Around the Campfire
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RE: Tire Info
Hi everyone and thank you for your help. My KZ is a 1997 Sportsman weighting at 5600 dry. (wow) anyway I called Big-o and found some tires. Commodore Radial ST st205/75R15C Ordered 5 tires. Now I know I'll be safe on the road. Again thanks for all your help. Hope to see everyone camping. Be safe
load range D or E would be better. And have them put in metal valve stems.
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dave54
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05/11/13 07:28pm |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Tire Info
Bias ply tires tend to be cheaper in price, and are slightly better for off road or rough road towing. Radial offer better gas mileage, better for long highway towing, and last longer. Most mfrs now offer radials as standard.
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dave54
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05/11/13 09:25am |
Travel Trailers
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RE: 10 Worst States for Retirement!
Like all 'top10' or 'bottom10' lists the authors use arbitrary and subjective values for the ratings. Just use the raw data and use your own values for the assessment.
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dave54
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05/08/13 08:03am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Best slide out lube??
What does the owners manual recommend?
Mine says do not lubricate the slide mechanism.
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dave54
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05/05/13 10:04am |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Perfect Breakfast Food
Chocolate is made from cocoa, and cocoa comes from cocoa beans.
Beans are a vegetable, so therefore a chocolate bar is a serving of vegetables.
Anyone disagree with my logic? :-)
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dave54
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05/03/13 08:18pm |
Around the Campfire
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RE: Lynx Levelers
Not to steal the give away thread, but, has anyone ever used the caps on the bottom to keep the blocks from sinking into the dirt?:h
I just use plywood on soft soil.
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dave54
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05/01/13 08:06am |
Beginning RVing
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RE: plastic leveling blocks - What Do You Think?
I am curious as I have a new trailer set to arrive in a couple weeks. I have a seasonal lot(gravel) which is pretty level to begin with. I saw a video on you tube which suggests that any leveling should be done with the slide out open. That certainly peaked my curiosity and I would like to know what you experienced campers would say on that? I am also curious on what you all think about the slide out supports, are they necessary? It is one slide out only on one side of the trailer approx. 12' long? I look forward to your replies! Thanks!
Do not blindly accept every suggestion you see on you tube. Access to a video camera does not make anyone an expert.
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dave54
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05/01/13 08:02am |
Travel Trailers
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RE: boondocking - why do you do it and where?
Hmmmm....
Must be a definition thing. I do not consider anyplace you 'book' as boondocking. If it has a firepit, vault toilet, or table it is not boondocking.
My definition of boondocking is not a designated campsite. Boondocking is just a random spot in the wilds big enough and flat enough to park my rig. No tables, no firepits, no facilities of any kind. Best part is no neighbors, and no one can see you from any main road.
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dave54
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04/26/13 08:05am |
Travel Trailers
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RE: Camper fire
We've been rving for many years and with the fridge ON at all times.
which means nothing.
You can drive without a seatbelt for decades without being injured in an accident. Common sense safety practices are not designed for the majority of the times when everything goes right. They are designed for the rare time when things go awry.
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dave54
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04/22/13 07:44am |
General RVing Issues
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RE: There WERE a few things about the "good old days"...
I go back regularly, but only in my mind would I care to. Two of my favorite quotes on the subject: " The good old days just AINT what they used to be and I AINT sure they ever WAS " And " Some say that childhood was the happiest time of their lives, but momma says childhood is what most of us spend the rest of our lives trying to live down "
I'll let you know when I decide to grow up.
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dave54
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04/20/13 08:36am |
Around the Campfire
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RE: There WERE a few things about the "good old days"...
In not too many years now will be the good old days:-)
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dave54
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04/19/13 06:55pm |
Around the Campfire
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RE: Traveling with Honda Generator
In the PU bed.
Strapped down so they cannot shift, and locked with a cable.
Sure, someone with a cutting tool could take it quickly, but how many people are walking around with a cutting tool in their hand? It would sure be suspicious if you saw someone like that in a campground. I am confident my fellows campers would check the individual out.
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dave54
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04/18/13 08:07am |
Beginning RVing
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RE: Debit or Credit Card?
One of our cards is issued by our brokerage, and we just roll the accumulated cash back into the IRAs and reduce our taxes.
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dave54
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04/16/13 08:29pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Senior Citizen Bennies?....
The NARFE, AARP, AAA, Military, et al discounts are all the same percentage. No need to join another organization just to get a discount. Many times you can get the same discount just by asking for it without a member of anything.
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dave54
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04/11/13 08:25pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: wheel chock
I made my own out of all thread and two blocks of 4 x 4 wood
x1, because I had the parts already. If I had to buy the threaded rod, nuts, washers, etc I am not sure there would be much of a price difference.
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dave54
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04/06/13 09:59pm |
General RVing Issues
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RE: Susanville, CA to Arcata, CA
Both 44 & 36 to Redding/Red Bluff are fine. 36 from Red Bluff to the coast is a bad choice.
Red Bluff has a FS campground right on the river. Turn on Sale Lane (McDonalds on the corner). Follow to the end of the road. Electric available in some sites.
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dave54
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03/30/13 08:06pm |
Roads and Routes
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