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hanknjoycew

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  1. On February 12, the SD House voted to repeal the 30 day residency rule for voting (69-0) after the Senate did the same thing last month. Here is a link to the SD Legislative web page if you are interested in a deep dive; the actual bill is SB17: https://sdlegislature.gov/Session/Bill/24811 Hank Custer, SD (yes, we actually live here)
  2. Kirk, Thanks for the response. I did do a search on the Full Timing topic area before I posted and did not find anything. We have some really idiotic legislators in South Dakota. As you may recall, every 3-4 years some legislator decides to initiate a bill aimed at fulltimers. Then the rest of the legislature smacks him up the side of the head and reminds him (or her) of the free money SD receives from all these registrations and the legislation is killed. Hank
  3. We are former fulltimers and now physically live in Custer, SD. For those of you domiciled in SD - the state law on 30 Day residency may likely be repealed soon. The SD Senate passed a bill to repeal it this past week. This repeal is supported by the SD Secretary of State because of a variety of issues, some legal and some administrative. Here is a link to a full report from a very informative website: https://southdakotasearchlight.com/briefs/state-senate-votes-to-ditch-30-day-residency-requirement-for-voter-registration/ I was not aware SD passed this 30 day rule last year. But good sense has now prevailed and many of you can vote again. Hank Whitney SKP 67414 2019 Phoenix Cruiser 3100
  4. I am not an electrician..but decided to replace LP and CO detector with combined unit because both were occasionally chirping and about 5 years old. I cut the wires on the LP detector intending to leave it in place but off. Before installing the new combined LP/CO unit I noticed my waste tank lights up front are not lit. The water pump light on the same front panel does work. Should disabling one of the 12V detector wires in the read impact the tank sensors up front? I will install the combined unit today after I get some fresh crimper connections, but wonder if I somehow caused the tank lights to die. It seems a puzzlement. Hank SKP 67414 2005 Mandalay DP 2012 Honda CRV
  5. I do get travel pay because it is a distance to the VA from home. Just have to wait and see what the VA says about the payments I guess..
  6. I did get my hearing aids because in 2016 my VSO discovered my Vietnam Service Medal and got me into the VA system because of that. Then last year my disability was approved. I started to get a small deposit which was subtracted from my retired pay and was tax-free. But no "extra" payments. Then about 6 weeks ago I got three deposits to my bank account out of the blue labeled VA for various amounts with no explanation. I am thinking my mail back home (held by a neighbor) will have an explanation of what the payments mean. Just seems a bit strange to get multiple payments all on the same day. Hank SKP 67414
  7. Last year I received a 10% VA disability rating for hearing after submitting 3 times. Because I am "retired" from the Air Force I started receiving a 10% tax-free offset payment taken from my retired pay. I figured that was it..a modest tax bonus. Then about 6 weeks ago (9 months later) I received three lump sum payments from the VA with no e-mail explanation. We have been on the road for 2 months without snail mail so just wondering...is this typically how it works? I will also try to connect with my county VSO but she is often out on Guard duty. Hank SKP 67414 2005 Mandalay DP On the road in Fort Wayne, IN
  8. I just talked with one of our park hosts who replaced his stringed shades with pleated ones from Home Depot. No strings, but advantages of day/night. We plan to head to HD this week to check them out. He said they were very satisfied. Hank SKP 67414 2005 Mandalay DP 2012 Honda CRV
  9. Has anyone tried using Lowes or Home Depot? Our parks hosts suggested it. We need to replace our 15-year old stringed day/night shades. Hank 2005 Mandalay DP
  10. I am kind of old school, do not have a smart phone and like to use a trip planner that lets me plug in destinations, find mileage between locations and search for CG's. Until recently that was usually the Good Sam Trip Planner but they are deleting that April 10 saying there will be something else later. In the meantime, does anyone have a suggestion on a user-friendly online trip planner? I just discovered FMCA had one but deleted it about a year or so back. Hank SKP 67414 2005 Mandalay DP At Home (but ready to travel for a couple months) in Custer SD
  11. There was a report on CBS this morning about the "Gang of 8" (senators, 4 Republican, 4 Democrat) plus Simpson & Bowles meeting in Mt Vernon VA to try and figure how to get past the January 2013 sequestration/Over-the-Cliff problem. What got my attention was the reporter quoted one of the gang of 8 as saying he did not believe there would be a good resolution by January. This un-named individual said there would be "market impacts" and also some increased taxes starting January. So I sent an e-mail to my Escapees financial advisor stating my concern about the part of my money in the market. I received an almost immediate response from his office which said they too were looking at this and would be sending an e-mail article in the next few days. I pulled back a few years ago before the last big drop and was glad I did. It looks like I might do it again. Hank SKP67414 2005 Mandalay DP 2012 Honda CRV Custer, SD
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