sandsys

8 hours ago, markandkim said:

Hey Kirk,

Doing good. Became TX residents in June. Picked up our drivers licenses, registrations, voting registrations and LTC's while there in July. Only thing that was a surprise was that all of your vehicles must be present on the initial registration and all, including the trailer must be inspected before they will register them. We were told that our car didn't need to be present. We have taken care of that since we decided last minute to bring it with us.

We hung out in Sumerdale AL most of the summer. Will be headed back to Livingston the last 2 weeks of November before wintering in the RGV.

Again, thanks for all your help.

Mark and Kim.

Sounds like a great start! Thanksgiving dinner at Rainbow's End is worth doing.

Linda Sand

Um. You only take a test if you think you are positive or you need for to prepare for an event--like surgery--so why wouldn't most of them be positive?

3 hours ago, justRich said:

The focus of this forum will have to be just one thing - anyone care to guess?

Single source information sources - single point - are more time efficient. 
Thus, specialty groups attract more participants.

"Time" grows increasingly important. 
Thus, broad based forums tend to suffer.

 

I tend to think of the topic areas as single point sources. I only read the topics that interest me. No one says you have to read all of them. I do, however, check the latest post area to see if anything there from other topics catches my eye. Those that do tend to be from the HDT area which I don't normally read but they post some fun stuff.

Linda

3 hours ago, bruce t said:

Sorry Glenn. I should have pointed out that I was referring to this forum.

The HDT area is part of this forum. I've taken to reading parts of it just to see what little is happening. I've been learning about 5th wheel hitch plates.

Linda

1 hour ago, Hill_Country said:

I think the patient has been on life support for some time, now, with just an occasional twitch on one board or another.

Yup.

I don't know how you'd find cabins near Planet Fitness but if you buy a van type RV (called a class B.)  you don't have to tow anything and you can park it daytimes at Planet Fitness. And make a smoothie or take a nap right there after your workout.

Linda Sand

12 hours ago, Payroll Person said:

The maker of my rv put a bottle at floor level by the door, completely useless unless someone was coming in to try to suppress. 

I think all RV manufacturer's put the fire extinguishers by the door. My guess is they want the buyer to see it every time they come inside so they'll remember where to find it if needed. But if the idea is to suppress the fire just enough to have time to escape then you're right, that's a useless location since you'd just head on out the door. Unless there was someone else further back in the RV that needed that extra time to escape so you'd grab and use it instead of heading out. Then it would be good to remember where it is.

Linda

Amusing/frustrating: watching a kid try to make change when their electronic register has no power.

Linda

When the old tank is filled, do check that it is not leaking anywhere. A leak is not a good thing no matter how clean the tank is.

Linda

Always aim at the base of the fire; not the flames. That's my primary take away.

And only use the right type of suppressor. The ones that come with RVs make a mess you probably don't want to deal with.

Linda

18 hours ago, Ray,IN said:

I'll handle them like I do ground wasps, after dark pour a cup of gasoline on the nest. No need to light the vapor, it kills them anyway.

That sounds to me like a potential source of a wildfire.

Mac was a good guy who cared about our safety. He will be missed.

Linda Sand

I just wondered about this. Our country has a trash/recycling center. Your vehicle is weighed as you arrive and then again as you leave to determine your charge. I wonder if they would weigh if you weren't dropping off a load? Of course, if you are in the process of cleaning out your house preparing to go full time, you may well have a load.

Linda

17 hours ago, HERO Maker said:

Well. I will 1st plead the fifth if any of this is ever turned back onto me, but here is a true story of getting rid of bad tenants who won't move out after all notices have been served.

It is not hard to find someone who knows someone else who knows a group of bikers.  It might cost you a keg, but just ask the guys (a small group maybe 10 guys) to show up on a Wednesday at the house in question and inform the delinquent tenants that they are the new renters and will be back on Saturday to move in!  House was vacated by Friday night!   Owner was pleased.

Love it!

Linda

We once weighed at a place that sells gravel and concrete blocks. They did charge but not a lot.

Linda

My parents and grandparent were landlords for years but I never asked them how they made that work. My grandparents converted their house into a duplex and rented the upstairs to groups of young, working women. The also converted their huge garage into a two-bedroom house and rented that. So they always lived on the premises where their rental units were. My Dad simply kept the first house he bought when we moved to a larger house but I didn't know that as a child so I don't know how he managed it. But, I never got the impression either of them had any problems. But, we all know life was different back in the 1950s.

Linda

Uffda! I never wanted to be a landlord and this is another reason why.

Linda

4 minutes ago, Leanne said:

What are some of your suggestions for being prepared for the worst?

Always keep your phone charged and your GPS up to date.

5 hours ago, Payroll Person said:

Coach net is said to have better lists of two services and understanding of what you will need and will usually send the right equipment the first time (not a one ton!) and is said to have better relationships (meaning more fair pay outs) with heavy haulers.

Coach Net also has a reputation for prompt payment which tow services prefer.

A mother saw her daughter about to do something dangerous so she yelled at her, "Alexa, stop!"

And the music quit playing.

We had Coach Net but never had to use them for the RV itself. They did send someone out to jump our toad when we killed its battery.

Linda Sand

1 hour ago, Wrknrvr said:

  I thought I would give a update on my eye situation.

Thanks for the update. I hope all goes well at your next appointment.

Linda

I hated the absorption style fridge's need to always be level. But what you want has nothing to do with RV or residential--the difference is absorption vs. compressor. Kind of like the difference between residence and domicile. I would go compressor again every time.

Linda

2 hours ago, franco-bolli said:

3. You can't breath through your nose, with your tongue out.

4. You just tried #3

6. When you did no.3 you realized that it is possible, only you looked like a dog.

7. Your smiling now, because you were fooled..

I read these to my husband only to look up and see him sticking his tongue out. We both laughed.

Linda

2 hours ago, Chalkie said:

While not SD domicile I honestly could care less about being involved in local voting issues, which I think is probably true of most full time RVers since nothing there generally affects us. We use our daughter's address in Texas for domicile and the only time I have voted on a local issue was a school district issue which would impact our daughter's pay as she works for the district and even in that election I left everything else blank as I simply did not know enough to make an informed vote. I have voted in all the federal elections though.

When we were domiciled in SD that was our policy--only vote on federal issues unless it was something that would affect the RVing community.

Linda