roadhousecharley

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Life is good! And thanks to all for the Happy Thanksgiving wishes.

Happy (late) Anniversary Mike and Deb!

Sorry to hear of the loss of your fur kids.

Sorry to hear of everyone's problems. Hope all get fixed quickly. We're settled in for the Winter and a good part of Spring so our fuel and maintenance bills should be low.

Sorry to hear of all your troubles but quit being a FL hater. LOL! I feel your pain. Every "new" RV or boat I ever had required a couple years of sorting out to get everything squared away. The more features it has, the more opportunities for sorting there are. Hang in there. It'll pass.

Parting with 30 years of "treasures", some as much as 50 years since I moved them from TN to VA, was the hardest part for me. Eventually it became liberating. I still ended up keeping too much crap and "tossing" things I needed/wanted later. The best move I made was finding a guy in my area who cleans out homes. He actually paid me to haul my crap away and left my basement, garage and shed "broom clean". Good luck!

Congratulations on the sale Ron and Linda. That's the fastest closing I've ever heard of. Ya'll will be fine. The thing I like best about the FT lifestyle is if there's something about my situation I don't like, there is tremendous ability to change it. Good luck and have fun on your adventure!

You're on Jeff! Want to get West soon. I remember the Z1. Awesome bikes in their day. Still very cool. Here's a link to my "new" '03 in black. http://www.motorcyclespecs.co.za/model/Honda/honda_cbr1100xx%2003.htm Congratulations to you both on the anniversary!

Glad we were able to finally meet up. Hope to see ya'll in FL this winter but will definitely catch up again in TN next year.

Couldn't get the "MultiQuote" to bridge the pages... I do want to get to Q but I'm not seeing it anytime soon. I also think the West has a lot more to offer than FL in terms of things to do. I do have a couple other excuses besides the weather for an extended stay this year in FL. My Bride is starting Phase II of some long term dental work and needs to stay put for a while. She also wants to work through the winter. Staying put is a good match for that too. We'll eventually get to Q... I have places to leave my treasures but I really prefer to have them with me. I'll let you know how the big trailer works out.

Sorry guys. I'm a cold weather wimp. I gotta stay warm and it's getting too cold here in TN. We head to Bonita Springs, FL at the end of the month.

I've been away and feel like a dummy. What is a Hydro-Hot/Aquahot? I have an Insta-Hot but surely that's nothing like your issue.

Hey Soos. I can hope for a trip out West next spring but it's really just a hope. There seem to be more and more moving parts in my life. I foolishly thought it would go the other way. Realistically it'll probably be a few years before we can spend any significant time out there. might try to do a dash to the Northwest and a cruise/train/bus tour of AK next year or the year after. can start seriously planning the Spring and Summer sometime in November. Next time I talk to Paul I'll tell him the bike is NO FUN AT ALL. LOL!

Who are you and what have you done with Soos? LOL! We booked 6 months at Citrus Park in Bonita Springs, FL starting in November and we'll probably show up early...

Florida is part of the USA! LOL! Gonna summer in familiar territory. TN, VA & WV. Exploring the rest is gonna have to wait until at least the Fall and probably next year. came close to having armadillo stew in your honor Jeff but it wasn't quite fresh enough. LOL! Otherwise doing great!

Snow? Glad I'm a Florida resident. LOL!

Pictures! We're gonna want pictures!

You didn't need that slide to go back out anyway. LOL!

Just hit the ground at Three Lakes RV Resort near Hudson, FL. Hope you get the slide seal fixed Roger.

I'd be very interested in a good Verizon contract too!

Welcome to the forum! I did an install trip and decided to minimize my tool kit one time. It was a disaster and scarred me for life. We travel heavy. LOL!

Looks good! Looking forward to seeing it.

As time goes by I'm sure it will help the widow to know that ya'll did everything you could. Good that ya'll were there to help.

6 months is a long time. We'll see how it goes. It takes at least 2 weeks for us to really get the feel for an area. A month seems ideal. All the discussion of frozen pipes on the forum is gonna keep me in South FL at least 4 months out of the year. We may do a trip out West in the Fall of 2014 but it's more likely to be late Spring or Fall of 2015. Hope to see you then.

Are you seeing any of it when you're snowed in? LOL! Had an intention to do a Southwest loop this late Spring/early Summer but other obligations are going to take me to TN in mid May and keep me there for the majority of the summer. Thinking of committing to 6 months in FL next year. After seeing all the cold weather in the rest of the country this year I'm thinking it's a really good idea. The 6 month rate works out to be about $17/night. Big resort with lots of things to do. Not exactly seeing the country though. Maybe next year.