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Matthew

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  1. True. Your buddy actually spent $25,075 for his first week skiing.
  2. IMHO. Why put more holes in your roof then you have too.
  3. True. But family history does tilt the odd towards my favor. Let's bring this up again in 25 years so we can compare notes? 😀
  4. In my case, I'm healthy. No past health problems. Height and weight for a 66 year old are within norms. Grandpa lived to 99 and dad to 92, both died in their sleep and nether had any health problems that prevented them from enjoying life. On the wife's side, one grand mother lived to 93 and the other to 103. Her mother is still going strong. Wife had her female plumbing removed and bladder rehung. So in our case working a few more years, delaying Social Security checks for a few more years will provide for a bigger retirement nest egg for us. Your mileage will vary.
  5. I don't understand why some folks would go to the expense of purchasing a rig, hauling it to a vacation camp spot, setting it up and maintaining just so they could watch TV at a different location.
  6. A search didn't return any toy haulers with bathroom only. How about a cargo trailer and you add the bathroom, water and a black tank?
  7. Why wait to retiree? Because it wasn't until age 63 the I was 100% vested in work's pension plan. Because if I retired before the wife qualified for Medicare, she would have no insurance. Because downsizing the house was a part of my retirement financial plan. Wife cried at the thought so I had to work longer to make up for keeping the house. Because every year I wait the higher the Social Security payout would be.
  8. Suing the airline only because it has deeper pockets, bigger pay out for the Attorney. IMHO
  9. I'm confused and the hair on the back of my neck is standing up. If they make their money off the financing and extended warranties why do they want $300 from you?
  10. "You need help? "YES! While I finish setting up could you pull out the cassette black tank and dump it? It overflowed on the trip here and...wonder where the 'help' went?" 😀
  11. Unplug the power cord and go! Only connect gray/black when tanks are full, dump and then disconnect.
  12. That is not how I read Kirk W's post. I read it as it isn't a good idea to put yourself (a man) in a situation (no supporting witnesses) with an unknown woman. In today's climate all it would take would be an accusation (from the woman) and the man's life and reputation would be ruined.
  13. That is the type of Camper that will blame the the RV Dealership for everything the Owner abused?
  14. 19 years as a Public servant and another 27 in a service industry I'd have the tendency to agree with Mark Twain, "The more I know about people, the better I like dogs."
  15. Thank you for the comments. Plan C is use the Generator space for additional batteries?
  16. "... asking price of $42,000. " When I get serious I'll ask what their selling price is and then I'll let them know what my buying price will be. 😀
  17. I would pay off the Jeep and then sale it. Buy a reliable clunker (if transportation was need for employment). Sale the house. Take the equity from the house sale and the money from the Jeep sale to purchase (down payment) on a used RV. Leave some money in the bank as an "emergency fund". Then sale the clunker. Above is my assumption from your OP that you wanted to purchase a motor-home.
  18. I agree 100% !!!!!! Did you know the Feds also tax every truck that leaves a oil refinery? Feds distribute that money to the states for road sign improvements.
  19. I got nailed twice on that bridge. Once on the way to Georgia and again on the way home. All I saw was "Toll Ahead" signage. I was expecting a toll booth, never saw one and wondered what that was all about. Two weeks (?) later I got a toll bill in the mail. Included was a picture of my truck pulling the utility trailer and a second picture of my license plate. I figured a scam so I check it out on the Internet. Valid! A week latter the second invoice for my return to Indiana. More I think about more believe it is a moral "Scam".
  20. I'm thinking about purchasing a Class B+. I'm looking at a 2011 Coachmen Concord 220LE. 62,000 miles and asking price of $42,000. I love the floor plan and storage. One thing that bothers me is that it has a Generac generator. Online research leads me to understand that Generac no longer makes RV generators which leads me to ask, "Why?" and "Will repair parts readily available?" If anyone can give me insight into the plus or minus of a Generac generator, I would greatly appreciate it.
  21. My parents (when dad was alive) wintered in Spring, Florida. Twice mom took a package to their Post Office, P.O. weighted it and calculated the postage. Packages arrived in Indiana with "postage due"! We were building a new house and wife wanted to included our new address with her Christmas Card mailings. I stopped at the P.O. that is three miles from our new home to ask. "New Paris, Indiana" we were told. Christmas cards were mailed. We moved in and soon discovered that "we" had a mail problem. "Syracuse" was the correct city! New Paris Postmaster said the computer made an error. No apology.
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