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coachmac9

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  • Birthday 02/01/1954

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    Lone Oak Tx
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    RV'ing and working with young people, coaching and teaching!

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  1. We are spending the winter Volunteering at a state park in northeast Tx and absolutely love it. This is our second Texas State park to "volunteer host" in and both have been great experiences and would (and will) come back to one of them next winter. We have had great Rangers to work with who have been extremely accomodating when we had to make unscheduled trips for family emergencies and other "real life" happening that popped up. They have also been super appreciative of the work we do and time we spend at the park. They are open to camp hosts spending shorter time spans but generally require at least 30 day stays. Good luck in your travels, there are many, many opportunities out there to explore!!!
  2. Thanks for the replies guys! Rover, if you don't mind I might shoot you a message in the future about what to expect and the details about the job! Thanks for replying!
  3. Just curious if this company is still operating and still hiring...I know this is an old thread but we have been following it since the first page and the timing has just never been right for us. With the possibility of the Oil and gas industry going down like a rock we might be looking for something else to do part time.
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    Thor Aria

    I have no experience with this particular RV but have read many, many reviews about the poor quality of anything that Thor produces. I would suggest looking for "owners groups" of that particular RV on Facebook. We did this with a couple of different makes and models of Rv's and learned some very valuable information about particular Rv makes and models that we were considering purchasing .In one case it saved us from buying a very poorly built Rv. Best of luck to you!
  5. I guess I got lucky...we were looking for an ultralite bumper pull and found one on CL. No problems at all!!
  6. I would second Geico! They saved us some money and also paid for a new awning that was damaged by a thunderstorm...and paid off very quickly!
  7. There are many different types of driving jobs in the oil fields...and they all pay very well right now. You didn't mention having a four year old son along with you in the original post. Yes, that definitely will limit your job choices...good luck with your test and job search.
  8. If you are going to go ahead and get your Class A you can make a lot more money with a lot less hassle in the oil industry. They are desperate for Class A drivers and you can work as much or little that you want to work. I have a Class B and am presently getting it upgraded to a class A to supplement my retirement also.
  9. We had great experiences this past summer going in and then coming back to the US...in fact coming back in to the US the computers had crashed and the crossing guards were very apologetic when they asked us to please wait for a few minutes while they rebooted their system...we then struck up a very pleasant conversation with the guard while we waited.
  10. Wow!! Sounds like a blast!! Definitely going to have to put this on the to-do list!!
  11. I have the same problem. I am 6' 4" and my knees hit the underside of the steering column which really hurts and is annoying. With the slide in, as it will be when traveling, the problem is even worse because I can't adjust the back of the seat to get comfortable. This is one of the main things I have put on the "list" for the next RV I buy...along with a bedroom slide and 50 amp service!!!!
  12. Good advice! I'm not sure I would ever do it but the pics and reviews that I have read have been good. I'm sure there are good and bad places down there just like here in the states.
  13. We are members of the Discovery Owners group and there has been lots of talk on the discussion groups lately about folks who have gone down to Mexico to have this done. The cost is about half of what it is in the states and just judging by the pics the owners have posted, it looks like the work is top quality...of course there is the added benefit of staying the winter on the beach in Mexico too!!!
  14. The final chapter to our hot water saga...I hope!! I took the control board out and began searching for a replacement. To my shock the one that I needed ranged in price from 220 to 250 bucks!!!! The biggest problem I had with that(besides the money) was that I was dealing with a 16 year old water heater and all the parts that I DON'T replace are still old and I'm not 100 percent sure this part would fix it...I looked at just replacing the whole water heater and the cost was around 400 bucks, so no savings there, and then I remembered that the previous owners had installed a Camco Hot Rod to make the water heater electric also. They told me that it just worked for a short while and then started throwing a breaker...so I got a wiring diagram from Camco and started checking their install...sure enough they had not wired it properly and fried the element in the tank which was causing a direct short and throwing the breaker!! 12 bucks for a new element, about 20 minutes of re-wiring and it worked like a charm!!!! ANDDDDD the best part of the story is my wife bought me tickets to the NASCAR race in Ft. Worth with the money we saved!!!!! WIN/WIN for me!!!! Thanks so much for all the ideas and assistance from everybody!! This is a great forum!!
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