justRich
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I had some kind of temporary visual disturbance, more than once. So I mentioned to my primary care doc. The center of my vision would be distorted by what looked like a twisted drop of water. Like a Ying Yang symbol. Vision at the outer edges was still good. Primary Doc ordered an ultrasound of my carotid arteries. They came out good - no problems. Next he sent me to an ophthalmologist who did the retina pictures, etc. Diagnosis was "ocular migraine". I don't get headaches ever, just the visual disturbance. Last year during a routine eye exam, including retina photos, I mentioned the "ocular migraine" thing to the optometrist. His response was basically "its medical billing code" meaning "I don't know". An interesting perspective. . .
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Re-Upholstery Services in Mexico in Border Towns Along Texas
justRich replied to ColChez's topic in General RV Information
I trie Parking lot at Los Algodones during the summer off season. During winter the lower free parking area is usually near full. One row of parking spaces is about 60 spaces - probably well over a thousand spaces. Plus, the upper parking area is for overnight parking. ($10) Probably over 1000 people daily crossing for optical and dental services. If you think "Disneyland", then yes, it is crowed. -
Re-Upholstery Services in Mexico in Border Towns Along Texas
justRich replied to ColChez's topic in General RV Information
Weapons are not allowed in schools or hospitals - no exception for you either. -
Re-Upholstery Services in Mexico in Border Towns Along Texas
justRich replied to ColChez's topic in General RV Information
Keep in mind that 100's and 100's of Canadian and Americans daily cross the border at Los Algodones for dental work. And that's just one Mexican border town. And there are many others with no casualties. For all the fear in this country, there are just as many foreigners afraid of the US - gun killings here all the time. -
Four truck campers: 1) New: Eagle Cap 1150 - totalled/insurance cash out 2) Used: Arctic Fox 1140 - too heavy/weird layout/traded for Lance 3) Used: Lance 1180 - Lemon/traded for a new AF 4) Arctic Fox 1150 - new 2021 and probably a keeper
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The title could be clouded. Maybe they found a major fault that needs correction. There's no way to know at this point. I had a similar incident with buying a foreclosed property from the bank. I had signed the purchase agreement, paid my earnest money and waited. They backed out of the deal by sending my deposit back with no explanation. Turns out, the bank owned the property but not the manufactured home sitting on the property! (There are two separate title for such things.) But that's another story. . .
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YouTube has a lot of videos on engine bay cleaning.
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One can stay the course provided that they have a large enough financial cushion. Living far below one's means or living on the edge are two different situations. "No matter how bad things are, they could always get worse." - Kirk Douglas "Things are never so bad they can't be made worse." - Humphrey Bogart Events outside our control happen and they are usually made worse by politicians. The Fed is tightening money - exactly the same thing as the Fed did in 1929. Stay the course if you've got the cushion. Look for a job otherwise.
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I did exactly as you did and I upgraded the power converter to one for lithium. The standard LA charger will work but does not exactly meet lithium requirements.
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And pack a small compressor, a tire plug kit and an autosock.
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75 and still traveling - doing the planning and navigation and most of the physical stuff. Wife does the cooking and is very good at it - otherwise it'd be peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for me. Hope for the best and plan for the worst. Don't leave on a weekend. Avoid traffic peaks around urban areas. Make reservations for weekends. You'll be okay and confidence will grow with experience.
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Agreed, although I think a more likely event would be a repeat of the 1859 Carrington Event where one huge solar flare bent the earth's magnetic field way back. The flare was immediately followed by a second flare which mostly penetrated the remaining protective magnetic field. Cash is good.
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That's where the wire was chewed through on mine.
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A rodent chewed through a wire on my 2015 6.7 diesel in Pinnacles National Park. The truck gave a warning screen but still ran okay. At the Ford dealership, they replaced a module and finally did the troubleshooting to find the broken wire. Thankfully, the wire was broken, not shorted. I hope that no other "undiscovered" damage occurred from that event.
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Battery Lock? How are you securing your batteries from theft?
justRich replied to franco-bolli's topic in Travel Trailer
I've had thoughts about changing all of the CH751 locks on my camper since adding LFP batteries. Even more persuasive is the increasing number of rolling homeless and As the small population of thieves becomes more knowledgeable about RV's and the simple lock systems employed, I expect there will be more theft from RV storage compartments. Speaking for myself, every item I carry is important. Theft of a drill motor could be equal to the cost of replacing all the locks. -
How is the weather looking where you are?
justRich replied to Kirk W's topic in General RV Information
We already had our three days of winter. But it looks like another cold blast coming. 43 degrees this AM. Arizona -
Abstract This is a case report of central retinal vein occlusion (CRVO) associated with COVID-19 treated with oral aspirin therapy. A 56-year-old woman reported decreased vision in her left eye. Her left eye vision was 6/18, N10. Anterior segment was within normal limits. Left eye fundus was suggestive of CRVO and macular oedema. Optical coherence tomography showed cystoid macular oedema and neurosensory detachment. Blood work-up revealed elevated D-dimer levels and erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR). She was started on treatment with low-dose aspirin 150 mg/day. After 1 month, her vision improved to 6/6, N6. Left eye fundus showed reduced retinal haemorrhages and complete resolution of macular oedema. Her repeat blood work-up showed reduced D-dimer and ESR levels. The patient was asked to be reviewed after 3 months. This case highlights that specific treatment for reducing the hypercoagulable state caused by COVID-19 with oral aspirin therapy can result in complete resolution of CRVO macular oedema.
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Replace lighter axles with heavier ones - increase GVWR?
justRich replied to FlyFishn's topic in Travel Trailer
As it comes from the factory, the pickup truck GVWR is based on the tire load capacity. Yes, there are other factors, but you will never ever see the axle rating exceed the tire load capacity. -
Why most of us should be wearing N95 masks
justRich replied to RV_'s topic in Health Issues and Medical Insurance
The vented KN95 offers superior protection - but probably fails to prevent spread. -
I used well nuts on my current (and previous) camper to secure the panels using only two brackets per side.