pjstough
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9 minutes ago, NealC said:
I've been in some severe fringe locations already such as Wahweap CG at Lake Powell and now at Grand Canyon Trailer village. No cellular boosting required, the Pepwave setup has saved the day time after time! Without it I would have no Internet!
That is good to hear. Hopefully, that will continue if you boondock on Plamosa Road north of Quartzsite, or in Kofa south of Quartzsite.
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Another shortcut is go north at the Vicksburg exit and pick up 72 that connects with 95 south of Parker. That will save about 10 miles if that is any interest to you.
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Take 1 10 north to I 8, then west on I 8 to Gila Bend, then north on 85 to I 10 then west as Kirk says. We prefer this way to miss driving through Phoenix.
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As a side note, your boondocking will give you a chance to put your internet setup to the test. I would appreciate if you would post some internet speed test results from these places.
Thanks in advance.
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17 minutes ago, agesilaus said:
That would deal with the problem PDQ
You are right, that would be dealing with the problem, but not solving it.
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Just now, sandsys said:
Nope. Only the street corner lets you set your own days and hours. When struggling with depression there are good days and bad days. I know of no "job" that lets you come to work on your good days but stay home on your bad days. I was once fired from a job because of my inability to come to work on bad days so I understand this struggle more than most people do.
Linda
Another problem is once a person gets down, it is very difficult to get back up. It is hard to get and keep a job, if you have no place to live, and getting enough money together to even rent a place is not easy with the high cost of rent these days.
Also, the people we see who are pan handling and making money and wont work, are a small minority of the homeless. There are also lots of people who are working and living in cars, trucks, or motorhomes, many of which are not operational.
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4 minutes ago, ToddF said:
My understanding from reading about the homeless population is that a large percentage suffer from chemical dependency and mental illness. Clearly, giving these folks CASH is not the answer.
Perhaps, increasing the availability of mental health care would be a better option, instead of reducing the availability of mental health care which has been happening for the last several years, at least here in Iowa.
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Off topic a bit, but I am interested in hearing what kind of signal strength and speeds you get when you are in Quartzsite. We were there for a few weeks before Christmas and speeds were slow to non existent unless we were in Quartzsite proper. We have the WeBoost Connect 4G. It did help some, but not a lot.
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23 hours ago, Shirley M said:
... I have an HD receiver with a dish on a portable stand which I understand is not allowed...
Where did you get the idea it was not allowed?
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2 hours ago, NealC said:
I'm in AZ now through April. I want to get some boondocking in as I have 1800W of solar on the roof. I've never boondocked before and am a little leery for safety as a solo RVer. Any recommendations for good but safe boondocking locations in central AZ? I'm going to Quartzsite in January and will be boondocking the latter part of the month.
If you are in Tucson and want to try boondocking, come out west on 86(Ajo Highway) at San Joaquin Road to Snyder Hill BLM. It is not too noisy out here and not far whatever you may need as far a supplies and such. Just pick a spot and set up.
BTW, good to see you on the Escapees Forum. I see you post a lot on IRV2.
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Your motorhome will drive better on icy or snowy roads that your car.
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13 hours ago, sandsys said:
I think Camping World brings in newbies who don't yet know how to inspect an RV or even that they need to do such a thing. If all you've ever bought are cars you may not know that RVs don't come with the same standards of quality required by the NHTSA for automobiles.
Linda
If manufacturers didnt make such junk, there wouldnt be as many complaints about dealers. whether it be Camping World or any other dealer.
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1 hour ago, bobsallyh said:
Looks like another buyer who didnt do their due diligence.
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28 minutes ago, Friz said:
... "the right of the people to keep and arms shall not be infringed".
Every state infringes on the right to keep and bear arms, otherwise citizens would be allowed to own anything that would be considered "arms", up to and including nuclear arms.
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One of the negatives about Colorado Springs is that you cant stay overnight at Walmart.
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59 minutes ago, RV_ said:
... We had mail theft in the USPS system getting an empty large bubble wrap without the 16 Amazon Basics batteries in them. Had these issues for the whole time we've lived here on and off. The Colorado Springs post office is a delight compared to the Lousyana Office. Sometimes moving is the only solution when federally entrenched employees go beyond disdain for customers. I do have USPS daily informed delivery by email and the regular USPS account.
As a retired postal employee I can understand your frustration and disappointment. During my years working for the USPS, I saw some pretty bad mangers. Many knew little about their job, and were unwilling to learn, and never forced to learn the job. Others knew their job, but just didnt care enough to do it correctly, and were covered for by management levels above them. Whenever an employee violates the law or the regulations, it is up to the manager to deal with it appropriately, but some see doing their job as too much work, so they just let things go and blame the union for the manager not doing their job.
Another misconception in the USPS is that employees cant be fired. That is not true, as employees are fired all the time, sometimes for some pretty lame reasons, such as, an employee can be fired for letting a dog bite them.
In regard to the union "protecting" employees, unions are required to do so under a law of "the right to fair representation", where the union can be held liable if they dont provide and "adequate defense" of the carrier even if they know the carrier has done something wrong. It is pretty much the same standard lawyers are held to when representing a client.
I hope things work out better with the USPS in Colorado Springs.
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2 hours ago, Barbaraok said:
Kirk, Francisco Galicia has a different look at it.
If I remember correctly he was in the USA, and not trying to get back in.
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1 minute ago, Kirk W said:
Trip advisor's website says that same thing but I can't find anything on the US site to confirm that. I did find instructions on what to do when traveling overseas and your passport is lost or stolen, which starts with a visit to the nearest US consule office. It talks about an emergency passoprt that is good for 24 hours for those departing soon, but nothing about arriving at the border to discover you don't have one. What I was wondering was not so much returning from Canada or Mexico as when returning from some other country?
I agree, returning to the US from Los Algodones is one thing but returning after a month long trip around the world may be more difficult without a passport.
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6 minutes ago, Kirk W said:
Something that I have wondered is, what happens if a person should loose his passport when traveling in another country? I'm sure that does occasionally happen, but have never spoken to anyone who has experienced it.
A few years ago while in Quartzsite a few of our friends went to Los Algodones for the day and one of the guys didnt know you needed a passport, when he tried to come back through they gave him some grief but did accept his driver's license as an ID. He was the one that told us that they cant keep you from returning to your home country.
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" Even US Citizens have been having a hard time coming back in. " They may give you some grief, but it is my understanding that a US citizen can not be denied reentry into the US.
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6 minutes ago, orca said:
Last year i was told a story about crossing from Canada into the US. A couple was traveling to their winter home in AZ when they stopped at the border crossing. After the normal questions the agent asked one last question....."what do you think of our president"! When the man replied with some not so flattering comments the agent returned their passports stamped, "inadmissable for five years"!!! That ment they could not go their AZ home for 5 years with no appeal! The border agents have more power than people think so keep answers short and to the point and opinions (good or bad)to yourself and you will breese through borders going either way.
Sounds like a made up story to me, but if it is true it is a small price to pay for telling the truth.
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I have read not to buy the mifi device from Verizon, but buy it from a reseller, then they wont hassle you about changing plans.
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Arizona boondocking recommendations?
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We were about a mile and a half east of 95 and internet speeds were usually less that 2MBS down and about .2MBS upload. We have cell booster with both directional and omnidirectional antennas but neither helped much. There was six of us there with various cell phones and mifi devices and speeds were all about the same.