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  1. The answer to that is a very personal thing.The best way to get an accurate prediction of that would be through your present agent. I assume that saking about health insurance.
  2. Reading through the comments related to high blood pressure makes me wonder about the age groups that we are discussing. At my first visit to my primary care physician after turning 80, she scheduled me to see a cardiologist, mostly because I had never been to one. I am fortunate to have come from parents who descended from a long line heart healthy ancestors. As a result my typical B/P is 112/68, which I'm told is unusual for someone my age. 🙄
  3. I edited it to change to a different map.
  4. No need for that sort of effort but I'd not wait too long. With the Escapade returning to the Sweetwater Events Center, there are a total of more than 900 full hookup RV sites available. Dry camping and handicapped camping are somewhat limited so if you want either of those it is important to act fairly quickly. In the past there were more than 900 RVs in attendance and we didn't even make use of the Boar's Tusk campground because of the distance from the events and it was not needed. You can get a feel for what is available by checking this map online. If this is your first Escapade, I do recommend that you plan to arrive on the first day of attendee parking if possible and the second day if not. Those who arrive first tend to be closer as the parking team fills the sites as people arrive so those who do not come in until the opening day will be in less desirable or more distante sites. Having been security team for the first time Escapade was at that location, I will tell you that there are no really bad sites and we had very few problems. There are shuttles available for those who are distant from events to get back and forth to the events. I also suggest that you consider signing up to put in a few volunteer hours as it will give you a little incite into what volunteers do there and you might even choose to become a part of the staff after a while. We attended 3 Escapades and volunteered which then lead to our becoming part of the staff. Unfortunately, age and health issues have kept us from attending any longer.
  5. This reminds me of the days when satelliet TV was new and you could buy equipment to get the signals without paying for them. It might be different but it sure sounds familiar. The same questions were common then. Here are a few internet sites that I thought interesting. IS SUPERBOX LEGAL Law Notebooks, NOVEMBER 22, 2023 SuperBox IPTV Review 2023: Is the SuperBox Device a Scam? October 6, 2023 Best Android box of 2023 last updated November 24, 2023
  6. That was lenp who made that comment. I have not owned one.
  7. It might be of interest to note that the author of the opening post has not been back to see what suggestions have been. Aldee Validated Members Joined May 7, 2005 Last visited Friday at 02:07 PM
  8. We have driven our 2003, Dodge/Cummins diesel truck all around California and spent time there are recently as a year ago. We have TX license plates and when driving it we have passed through CA agricultural check stations with it and nobody even noticed. We sold our house and either sold or gave away everything that didn't fit into our RV. We were on the road fulltime for 12 years when my wife's health forced us from the road and back to part-time again. We did have a few things stored with our sons but very few and we didn't rent a storage space. Had we stored a bunch of furniture or something the storage costs for 12 years would have been far more than the value of what was stored. You may find this article to be helpful. Ultimate Guide for Residency and Domicile as a Full Time RVer
  9. What Are the Negatives of YouTube TV?
  10. I doubt it is so much interpretation of the act as it is being willing to go farther into it and then do the alternative. I highly doubt that most banks even have an employee that has read section 326 the act and the supplemental regulation from the treasury department that it required. The problem is that the physical address is the easiest way to meet those regulations and most banks and credit unions have very little need for the extra records that are needed if they accept an alternative address as the treasury department regulation allows. If you are interested, this is a copy of the US Treasury Dept. regulation for section 326, and the identification regulation begins on page 9 and continues for 5 pages. If you were to do business with any bank or investment company in Livingston TX you might be surprised just how easily the requirements can be met if the institution has an employee familiar with the requirements and they have a provision for doing so. It really doesn't help a lot that most of what is shared with others is more opinion than knowledge and it's not easy to find the actual answers. Like so many other issues that impact fulltime RVers, we are so small a portion of the US citizenry that little or no real effort is made to accomodate us outside of a few locations where we congregate and none at all at the federal level.
  11. Welcome to the Escapee forums! As long as an automobile, truck, or RV is legally registered and meets the requirements of the state where it is registered, it is legal to operate on the roads and highways of all of the states. Both Canada and Mexico also honor those registrations. Where do you plan to keep your RV registered? Do you intend to keep your current domicile or move to another state? Have you considered joining the Escapees RV Club to get the support system that they offer to fulltimers?
  12. From Investopedia: In finance and investments, account activity refers to the transactions made by a client in a particular brokerage or bank account. Bill payments, cash withdrawals, and wire transfers are examples of account activities. Notice that nowhere in that definition does it require a physical presence in the bank or financial institution. Some banks only do business online so it is impossible to physically enter the bank. It really isn't difficult. If you read the information, all that really needs to be done is to be sure that all of your banks and financial institutions have your current address and phone number since they will reach out to the customer if an account becomes inactive. The problem you warn of does not exist.
  13. I suggest that you investigate the companies that will move a fifth wheel before you get too far. If you have not done so, visit some large RV dealerships and perhaps an RV show or two in order to get a feel for what RVs are available and what they cost. If you are thinking that this will save you a lot of money, that is not likely to be true and particularly if you pay someone to move the RV any significant distance several times a year. How much RV experience have you had? If the answer is none, then you might be wise to rent one first, just to get some feel for what you are undertaking. As for buying something that is motorized and then towing a car, I don't know what you have been reading, but there are many of us here and literally thousands of RV folks who do that and don't consider it to be a headache. When I first towed with my motorhome the thing that surprised me most was just how easy it was.
  14. If you read what I posted, any activity does that. Even going in to check the balance will do so.
  15. Kirk W

    Water

    Like many others here, I have more than a little experience with the waste water tanks. RV sites that have water but no sewer connections are quite common and in some cases they save money. One word of caution I give is that if your portable tank is smaller than the holding tank you need to have a portable that has a gage to know it is getting full. The lack of a gage can lead to some very unpleasant experiences.
  16. I hate to tell you, but it doesn't get better as the years go by. I was on duty as a driver in our community today 8 hours, most of the time spent waiting for someone. I am tired like I had actually worked all day.
  17. All financial institutions are regulated by state laws on such issues and exactly how it works varies by state but, in most states it takes at least 3 years and many 3 years of no activity at all for an account to be considered abandoned. When that happens they are also required to make efforts to contact you and once all such items are met, the funds are turned over to a state agency that manages them and holds them indefinitely. In Texas it is the Texas Department of Banking that administers those regulations. This comes from that link: In the event that some funds should be lost in that way, the easiest way to find that money is by visiting the Texas Unclaimed Property website.
  18. Kirk W

    Water

    Keep in mind that about 80% of the water you use ends up in your waste tanks, if not more. You may want to think about some type of portable waste tank also.
  19. As far as I know, they can't but they can return your money and close your account.
  20. It probably has a 3 pin plug similar to the yellow one posted by Gary. If all that you want to do is to use the lights and perhaps operate the refrigerator, There are adapters that you can use to connect either cord to a typical household outlet but you will not then be able to use the air conditioner or the microwave.
  21. That is what happens if you believe everything that you read on Facebook! The rules apply to all financial institutions of any type that accept deposits. National Credit Union Administration USA PATRIOT Act Section 326
  22. Are you a member of the Escapees RV Club? If so you need to log in and visit the domicile section. If you are not then the application for TX title is available from the state website. You should still contact the TX-DMV to be sure of what you need to do.
  23. Do you remember CC, the retired San Antonio police LT. who used to be on these forums and talked about his Bounder diesel with the garbage truck transmission? He did exactly what you are considering. He always kept a HEPA filter in it and it had a heat pump unit so was used a lot. CC was one of the best home fabricators that I have ever known. He was very active on these forums from about 2000 up to about 2015 when he passed away.
  24. I strongly suggest that if you are domiciled via Escapees in Livingston, you need to contact Polk Co.Asscessor's office before you buy the car. Phone: (936)327-6801 That is where you must register the car and they can/will tell you exactly what you need to do.
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