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  1. Hey Rod, Your kitty sounds a lot like Hunter, our cat we rescued when he was 2. He attacked me all the time. My sister suggested watching Jackson Galaxy on YouTube, especially the "My Cat From Hell" series. He describes our cats' behaviors: hunt, catch, kill, eat, groom, sleep, repeat. He described the situation to a tee, and if you will play with your cat they'll wear out in a bit and quit hunting you. His insight is amazing and it was fun to watch while learning to understand my poor energy-filled teenager stuck in a tiny place. Hunter and I had a lot of fun thinking up games and he quit attacking me. Jackson said cats wear out pretty fast - "boil, simmer, boil, simmer, short boil" and 15 minutes ought to do it. Hunter is an over achiever and will play for about 45 minutes if I can take it. Get a wand or fishing pole and some different toys to drag or make fly. You'll find out if your cat likes ground prey or air pray. Does she hide in the "bushes" or the "trees?" Hunter hunts from the bushes (under the table, under the bedspread overhang). He loves to chase stuff on the floor but if I can get him jumping and leaping it he gets to be ferocious and wears out faster. LOL. Go check it out on YT. There are a lot of short segments - not all are full episodes - and Jackson Galaxy is the key; he's done other shows besides My Cat From Hell. I also have a strong harness and 3 leashes connected for one long one - about 15' - so I can take Hunter for a walk. He loves it and we'd go more often if it wasn't so hot ("feels like 111"). Glad you have a furry friend. Hunter brought a lot of joy during difficult days. Hope to catch you on the road again one day. We're still grounded in the RGV. Sheri
  2. HERO Maker is offline at the moment, but if he saw this post I'm sure he would mention COMMERCIAL RV INSURANCE is astronomical, and premiums increase exponentially each year. Carriers frequently decide after covering the big RVs for a year that they are going to drop them altogether, so it's always a shifting search. *** I don't have the specifics on the numbers at the moment, but if our most recent policy premium is as I remember, it would underwrite our space rent at our current park for 13 MONTHS, not including our monthly electric bill.
  3. CEEMINOR, This thread might be helpful. Start with first post, even though the link opens near the end of the thread. Enjoy the read: http://www.rvnetwork.com/topic/130797-no-power-on-dometic-fridge-model-rm-2652/?tab=comments#comment-937589
  4. We signed up with Escapees mail service in Livingston in July 2008 when we left our stick and brick. We have been so happy with their service. In all that time the mail only got screwed up one time and it wasn't Escapees; the substitute mailman for the day wasn't aware that the house being framed didn't belong to the pre-existing mailbox and he didn't deliver the mail. All the Escapees help has been outstanding for all the years on the road. Whether it's membership, mail service or the forum, the motto ought to be "Don't leave home without it."
  5. Here's a link to happy fun loving encouraging facts. It really is the tag line in the URL. I'm not making it up. Happy fun loving encouraging fact #11: 11. Apollo 17 astronaut Gene Cernan, the last man to walk on the Moon, wrote his daughter initials there. They’ll be there for at least 50,000 years.
  6. That's good to know, Linda. I can't remember where we crossed and lost the produce, but we came in from a route transiting through Salt Lake further north than Blythe. Perhaps that border agent didn't have enough to do that day. We were the only ones there at the time. She got in the rig and went through the fridge.
  7. California prohibits certain fruits, vegetables, and plants from coming into the state. Here are a couple of handy resources that quickly give the scoop on what is and isn't allowed. Both of these are put out by the California Department of Food and Agriculture: HOUSE PLANTS FRUIT & VEGETABLES Having lost produce to inspectors during our last visit to the state, I wanted to ensure all my houseplants and groceries made it through this time. Surprisingly, most of the produce I had wasn't at risk. Forbidden fruit became fresh mango salsa, homemade applesauce, fresh squeezed lemon juice, peeled and sectioned grapefruit chunks. My driver was prepped with all the criteria to defend our houseplants gathered by the door. We were ready. Inspectors at the Blythe, CA crossing waived us straight through... they weren't stopping anyone. LOL The applesauce was delicious, regardless, and if I hadn't prepped, you know I would have had to leave those 5 beautiful Pink Ladies at the border. Hope these guides help you. They weren't easy to find even though I knew what I was looking for.
  8. Hey All! We had a great turnout for the RDBE meeting with lots of new ladies joining us. It has been so much fun to see old friends and make new ones! The number of real truck drivin' home totin' members continues to increase each year! So encouraging. Two topics that got lots of air time that I don't remember coming up much in the past involved the type of driver's license and testing required (differs by state), and insurance issues. It was recommended that both your truck and fiver be insured by the same company to avoid nightmares in case of an accident. By a show of hands many people, especially fulltimers, use Blue Sky but other companies were also represented. Some companies will insure one vehicle, but not the other. It was mentioned that full timers need a homeowners component to their policy and not just vehicle coverage. Surprisingly someone said their insurance company considers "fulltimers" people who use their rig just 5 months out of the year. Read the fine print on your policy to ensure you have the coverage you think you have! Those who still have a stick and brick home were cautioned to check their homeowners policy, too, because some are void if the home is vacant over 30 consecutive days. Current RDBE drivers recommended this pattern to learn to drive: Truck only in the parking lot, then the highway, then town. Repeat with truck and trailer: parking lot, highway, town. Several ladies shared they actually got professional RV driving lessons and agreed it was very helpful. If I remember correctly, there are about 8 ladies who will be driving with more experienced RDBE SISTERS coaching here at the fairgrounds. Shelly came back tonight from her first drive fired up and ready to pursue the HDT life! Awesome, awesome. Davena, your legacy lives on! I'll be sending the new members list home with your Sweetheart. I'll also keep a copy 'til I know you've got it in your hand! LOL BTW, Greg led a great follow-on to RDBE, sharing driving tips and topics in a "For Women Only" session. Bottom line: "Can I break my truck?" Greg, "No." Susan S. agreed, "Not even if you do it 300 times." Get brave; get lessons; get practice; get driving!
  9. BTW... on food flying out of the refrigerator: we have the flip up bars built in, but where they've broken we use a tension bar. Keeps the milk, etc. in place. Heidi, I hide it in the island by the George Forman. Doesn't take up any space at all. Sometimes I remember to use it, sometimes not. If the shelf isn't full I make sure to put it in there. If the shelf is so full there isn't any open space, the door keeps things from sliding around. I also use smaller tension rods on the 3 shelves in the medicine cabinet and that REALLY solved some problems. Things always hopped off the bathroom shelves until I got the bars. They stay there year round. I just push them down to shelf level when we're parked and raise them higher when we travel.
  10. Hey ladies, we just made it back to DFW area - well almost. We're still north of Denton, but at least south of Oklahoma. Hickory Creek Corps of Engineers Park in Lewisville is still padlocked at the street. Former COE park residents have filled up the few spaces where we could fit in every park surrounding Dallas. We spent last week waiting out the government shut down with the Dixons and Bagleys in S.W. Oklahoma. Nice, quiet corner of the world. I had no phone service so I'm doing double-time to catch up. Davena, we had a wonderful group of RDBE gals and new-bees attend our meeting. The meeting dynamics have changed somewhat in the last few years because there are so many more opportunities for ladies to interact BEFORE we get to the RDBE meeting, we don't have to spend time with introductions, etc. This year we had a large panel of lady drivers who answered our questions on DRIVING! Yeah! You would have been proud - so many of your proteges are now leading the new comers! We missed our annual lesson in Ketchup, but everyone who wanted to drive had a choice of driving coaches. All the feedback regarding their in-truck experience was awesome. We recorded the RDBE discussion and it came out quite clear with a headset until right at the end... a bit of a low roar from the shoppers in the hall and the back of the room, but for the most part I think the recording would be a great resource for this thread. I won't be able to edit it this week, but soon. I need to find out where we can park the mp3 file and then I'll post the link for everyone. Maybe Escapees would give us a few mgs on their server or perhaps Mark Bruss will upload it with the other HDT resource info. We'll see what turns up. It was great to see Henry. If he hasn't given it to you yet, look for a business letter sized envelope addressed to "Davena #1" from "Sheri #53." It will have the ORIGINAL sign up sheet from our meeting that covers new members and CHANGES. If nothing changed current members didn't fill in the sheet. I did have the presence of mind to keep a copy in case it was lost in transit. Let me know. I discussed some ideas for next year with the Dixon's based on questions ladies asked that would be better answered with a live demo. They will ask about a facility that could accomodate the entire group and a truck indoors. The rally is a week later next year, with the burrrrrrrrr potential going up. Heard it snowed this week in Hutch. Yikes. I think the first year we came to the rally Henry had a simple little truck / trailer model he'd made out of wood. I'd like to get my hands on something like that so we can watch from overhead what happens to the trailer when we back up the truck "this way or that way." Every year backing is a big question and it might help us visualize what's going on overall. Now I'm musing out loud, but if Henry was the one who had that little truck, maybe he'll pack it next year for us. Or maybe someone will make us one if they have access to a wood shop. Or maybe some Volvo shop will donate a model rig... hmmmm. Anyway, it's a privilege to be part of the group and I enjoy being able to contribute by facilitating, and will be glad to do it whenever asked. Everyone adds to the learning. No one can take your place. We're in the north Dallas area through 11/5 and then head for the border where we expect to be at least through March. It's going to be a busy, busy two weeks.
  11. Hey Sharon, thanks for taking a few minutes to check out pix and the heads-up on the link. It should work fine now. I can't believe you don't have time to look at 15,963 photos in the HERO Makers' photo stream! LOL At least that was the count a few minutes ago. Looks like the guys got all the walls insulated today. Pretty amazing. Even more so when you realize most of the volunteers don't have a construction background. It's cold and damp in the RGV. Where are you all right now?
  12. I MISS THE CLACKING OF HIS KEYS... About this time every day HERO Maker is usually pounding away on the keys in a hot HDT-related discussion or some other cyber adventure. He's been south of the border for a week and it's very quiet in his corner of the trailer. Thought I ought to raise a flag on his behalf in the HDT forum so those used to the daily e-convo don't think he fell off the face of Google maps... or Garmina took him somewhere beyond her powers to RECALCULATE. He should pop up at home for a few hours Wednesday, only to head south again Thursday for another week, followed by a third after a 2 more days in the States. He'll only be home 3 days in 3 weeks. HERO Maker and his band of brothers are working on several projects at 2 different Mexican children's homes and from the photos Rock looks like a man in his element. Here's the link to the pix - new ones upload every night shortly after 11 p.m. flickr.com/photos/heromakers/collections/ The HERO Makers took the primary project from bare slab to decking a roof in 3 or 4 days. Pretty awesome. This is why we sold the house and went full-time in the first place - so Rock could be where he needs to be. Looks like the plan is working. Oh yeah, home - currently Kitty and I are holding down the fort in Mission, TX, at least through February 3. There's lots to do before he gets home, but tonight I miss the low-level commotion usually coming from the Bi-Z-Man Recliner in the corner.
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