Interesting phone call this morning
A bit of the history...
Last month I put a piece of furniture for sale on Craigslist. I got a response immediately and it was questionable, to say the least. Being the suspicious lady I am, I decided to play along. The deal was that I remove the item from CL, (I refused), and payment would come via UPS with enuf $$$$ to cover shipping (for a $450. piece of wood ) :E OK....it would come within a day or so, overnighted. Nothing for a week....emailed the person...no payment. Within a few days, I recieved 3 moneygrams for a total of $2,100 :E:E
Naturally, being so suspicious, I hopped on my trusty computer and did some research on the moneygrams. Found a store in Boise, and they did a conference call with the main company. Found that all three were "washed". :M (Meanwhile, I was keeping notes, emails, etc on everything.) Once I found that they were really and truly fraudulent, I contacted the local Sheriff Dept. They send out our good friend and "adopted son" Jason and his partner to talk to me. We all ate homemade bread and went over the case. They took everything including the FedEx envelope.
Thought that would be the end of it. This morning I got a call from the Bridgeport, CT PD. A detective is working the case The stupid crook used his real name and address on the FedEx package :E :W
It will be interesting to see what happens, now......
Sometime a suspicious nature "pays" off :B
DianneOK, moderator RV.net
RE: workcamping a local county RV park
other than go talk to the current volunteer and see what the status is and whom to contact, etc)
This is about the only option I can think of. We have done it in the past, and got jobs at primo places! Go....talk with them.....
RE: Workamping & Still do Touristy Things?
If you pick the right job, and leave time, you should have no problem. Depending on you circumstances, you can work as many or as few hours as you choose.
RE: Veteran's Day
Husband, Terry USN 1966-1972 Vietnam
Son USN 1987-1994
Son USN 1989-1991
Brother USN Aviator, retired Vietnam
Brother USAF Aviator, retired Vietnam
Brother USN Vietnam
Father USN WWII, Korea
FIL USA WWII, Korea
FIL USAF, retired WWII, Korea
Many cousins, nieces, nephews, etc military
I am also proud of my family military service. Thank you to all to serve, served and will serve.
We are active members of American Legion Post #60
RE: Where to get wood for campfires?
Yes, Wacky, we did have a firepit and we will be building one here, next summer. There is nothing like sitting around a campfire, with a pot of stew and one of cobbler cooking.
Some of us like them, tho we did not have many as fulltimers....we could join in a fireside chat any night of the week, if we desired.
RE: running furnace while traveling
One of ours was covered, but the slide did not sit on the vent, there was a space above it. We had no issues at all......
RE: running furnace while traveling
We have done it in the past. We OKed it with the factory first. We were traveling in below 0* weather and needed to heat the rig to keep things from freezing :E Set the thermostat at 50* Worked great.
RE: Skirt Teton 5th Wheel?
We have wintered in below 0* in our Teton. We did not skirt, but did heat and insulate the water hose. We would also heat and wrap the sewer line, taking care to use PVC for the sewer line itself, if we do it again. We found the biggest air intrusion was thru the door handle/lock assembly :E We put down throw rugs in the kitchen and our bathroom area was carpeted. We had a radiator heater which helped enormously.
Would I skirt? Probably, if we were going to be in an area more than a few months....
RE: Parallel Parking a 5th Wheel
A question - this is unusual, does the CG have people who can help?
LOL....nooooo, you are on your own......:B As a poster stated....thins is not a campground, only a road with parallel parking.
RE: no results leaving vent/windows open for condensation
After fulltiming for 9 years in all sorts of climates, I say you need a dehumidifier. Find a spot to put it.
Condensation will cause all sorts of problems. Just breathing adds moisture and you are in a wet climate as well.
RE: Parallel Parking a 5th Wheel
LOL...I just posted about learning to parallel park the fiver when we got our Class A nc licenses!....it can be done :B
We set up a course at home and practiced...then found out, during the test, that we did not have to perform that feat :E I asked the examiner if I could do it anyway and he let me :B:B:B
Yes, the Rincon and a few other places demand parallel parking. If you get there early, it is easier. Be careful going out the door, tho...the ocean is right off the steps :E:B
RE: fifth wheel length - practicality
True story :B....when we got our first fiver, we needed a Class A non commercial dl. As the DMV office we had to deal with knew nothing about the nc dl, we had to use the commercial literature. Part of that lit said we had to parallel park the trailer in a slot 10' longer than the trailer (55' rig in a 45' space). We thought it could not be done :E
We set up a course and practiced at home. By golly, we learned to parallel park in that slot :B At the test, we were informed that we did not need to do that maneuver :E, but the examiner let me do it anyway :B:B:B What a sight! Wish I had a video of the test!
RE: Amazon.com
Folks, this thread has run it's course.
Thanks for the good information, however this is not the place for a private message board. Please use the PM feature to communicate.
DianneOK, moderator
RE: Pulling Heavy Trailer with 3/4 Ton Trucks
Another first hand experience.....
We were coming down the grade into Landers, WY on the way to Casper with our 19,000# Teton and the FL60 (14,000#). At the worst part of the grade (8%, I think), our fiver brakes failed :E....none at all :E Somehow, my DH managed to get the rig stopped with only the truck's brakes and gears. The next curve would have sent us over the brink :E It took about 15 minutes for the brakes to cool, then we continued on down the mountain..creeping....
Ask yourself...will my truck slow and stop that fiver in a similar situation?
BTW...we discovered that the wires to the brakes were corroded. We did a fair amount of driving in ice and snow, mud, etc. and never thought about road conditions and wiring :E It would behoove everyone to put this on your list of preventative maintenance.
Also, we always use the gears and not the brakes, as well as entering a downgrade very slow....which is another thing that helped save us from a tragedy.
