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The wheels are rolling
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It finally all came together. We closed the house a week ago today! Finally we are rolling. It has been a learning curve but all is good. We are learning to just relax and let the stress go. We are in Canada now don't know how long we will stay. That is the beauty of this life. We don't have to have a ret...
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Ivey
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Spam for Breakfast, Anyone?
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Looks like "Mary" wants to be friends . . . anyone else get this bogus message in their Inbox? "My name is Mary, i got you from rv-dreams.activeboard.com, and i want to have a good relationship with you, please i need your cooperation, am yours Mary. this is my email address, please co...
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TxYellowRose
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Officially Listed
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Hi All, We've been busy the past few days. We sold our little red sports car and our two waverunners. You just can't take all of the toys with ya. The biggest step was taken today when the real estate sign was planted in the front yard! Let's hope that it doesn't stay there too long. We'll be ready to hi t...
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Sylville
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Happy Memorial Day!
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Wherever you may be, in an RV or a stix-n-brix, I wish you a safe and enjoyable holiday weekend!It's amazing that we will be coming up on our first anniversary of full-timing in our 5er in about a month. I sometimes wonder if we would have pursued this lifestyle without this Web site and all you wonderfu...
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TxYellowRose
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Sign is up!
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We finally have a for sale sign in our yard. When the house sells...we will officially be ful-timers. I did not realize what a relief it would be just to put up the sign! I feel like we are A LOT closer to the reality of full-timing just because we have a sign in our yard.
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The Hensons
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Types of campgrounds
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This may seem like a silly, nit-picking questions but how do you find campgrounds that are peaceful and don't have loud, wild parties and music on the weekends? We're just not into that type of thing. This campground has been really quiet 7 days a week until last weekend. We're assuming it's going to...
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Mike and Gloria
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Osama bin laden
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Some say that they are embarrassed or unhappy about the way that the Osama bin laden raid went down. Here is my opinion about what happened. All are free to disagree but it will not change my mind. Let's say one of our troops just happened to see Osama bin laden walking down the street. He then asked h...
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Bill Adams
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We got downsized!
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We have been fulltiming since April of 09 when we sold the house and moved into our 5th wheel. Our plan has always been to stick with our full time jobs until DW could reach a magic number of years of service added to her age in order to qualify for company susidized health care along with a monthly pension....
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Flooding Memorial Weekend . . .
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Man! We were all set for a fantastic weekend . . . all campsites were booked - barbeque and blues set for Sat & Sun . . . ready to have a blast. Instead, we're watching the Missouri River levels climb and climb. Will crest on Friday night - the lower campground will be under water. Bummer! Guess it's...
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BruceandTrisha
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New Wal-Martians
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YEP, we are now Wal Martians, made our first ever overnight at Wal Mart in Greeley, Colorado. Pat went in, made a purchase and holding the bags asked the mgr. for permission to spend the nt. It was readily granted, noting that Pat specified ONE nt.We noticed two class C units in the lot when we arrived in t...
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charles
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It is Now Over
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Thanks to those of you who have helped us through this whole process and gave us encouragement. The house is no longer our responsibility and we are officially full-timers. Check out the details at this link to my blog if you are interested: http://ignoringthebarkingdogs.blogspot.com/2011/05...
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Terry and Jo
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Just a Bit Over the Top?
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Gee, I don't think I would like to drive, maneuver, park or maintain this rig!!
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TxYellowRose
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Life Is Looking Up After 3 Long Years
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While I am gun-shy after losing one contract on our house, enough has been done to warrant me feeling a bit more confident with the latest one. If you REALLY want all the agonizing details, you can always check out my May 14 blog posting. But, after 3 years of being on the market, we now have a contract on ou...
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Terry and Jo
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how to convince him?!
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I am ready, he is not. Husband retired last August. We have spent the last year figuring out that financially we are ready for me to retire also. I would LOVE to sell the house, move into the 5th wheel & go see the country but I am having a hard time convincing him. He likes the idea somewhat BUT says...
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SLIPSLID-N-AWAY
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Worrying again. :(
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Just got an email from the co-ordinator at the place we're supposed to start work-camping at, beginning May 12th. She said that because of the bad winter, and recent heavy rains, the owner of the campground that we'd be staying at, can not accomodate us as of that date. Supposedly, the grounds are to...
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Necro
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In transition and feeling raw
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Meeting with an estate liquidator on Monday to negotiate a price for all the things I'll be leaving behind. I'm feeling very raw, sad and vulnerable about handing over most of my things and my house to others' care forever. I've also had to contend with at least one meddlesome and unbalanced acquainta...
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PangeaPlanet
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Another reason to do the RV Dream.
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I would normally not put a generic web link on a forum, but this one sort of fits in with RV Dreams and confirms a reason for traveling this great country in our rolling homes. I've been to most of the places featured, but wished I had been as good at picture taking. http://mybeautifulamerica.com/Bea...
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TXRVr
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Beautiful dresses on RomanceAround
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Yesterday, I go to my friend’s wedding party, I found she was wearing a beauty wedding dress. I was fascinated by the wedding dress. When I asked her where the dress was bought, she told me that she bought this dress online from RomanceAround shop. The dress not only appearance, but aslo with a high qu...
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kiki ciel
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WE ARE UNDER CONTRACT!!!!!!!!
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I know I shouldn't yell in the forum but I am just soooooooo excited On Saturday night during the dinner/dance I missed a call from our real estate agent. When I finally reached her on Sunday morning she told us she had an offer on our house. It was a low ball so we countered and withing an hour on Sunday ou...
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Ivey
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Tornados in Alabama
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I want to ask everyone to please pray for the people of Alabama. As some of you may remember that's where we lived - in Tuscaloosa until March 21st when the wheels started turning on our RV. We still have a house there but from all the reports believe it to be well below where the damage is located. Havin...
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Dreamers
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Best catalogs to order from ?
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I was wondering wich catalogs you guys use when ordering parts and accessories. For boats I use west marine. Thanks for the input Rusty
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Rusty
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Emergency Services - Coach Net or Other?
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Our initial coverage with Coach Net is ending, and I need some advice from those of you that have had more experience regarding emergency services, especially considering a truck and fifth wheel being towed. While we are in a situation that when we begin full-timing, that it will still be a "sta...
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Terry and Jo
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Highway of Legends - from-Trinidad, Co
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We are pulling a 31ft TT with a Ford F 250 Has anyone done this and provide some info on it?Crossed Raton Pass today , our first mountain pass in the rig neat. CCC
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charles
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Storms
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Praying that none of the RV-Dream Forum families have been impacted by the ravishing storms this weekend.
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Waggin Tails
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Oklahoma
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If you are planning a trip from Texas across Oklahoma don't use hwy 75/69 that is the worst road I have ever had to travel. We decided to use this comming home from our vacation in Mt. Petit Jean state park in Arkansas. Most of the road is under construction and what is not it needs to be, every thing in the TT...
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bubbadan
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Camp USA? old subject, newbie asking
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Hi. I'm trying to decide which discount club to join, as I am going to be traveling a bit. Coach Net doesn't have one affiliated, so I've been looking at Camp Club USA. Escapees have two parks, so that isn't quite enough coverage for my purposes. I know it's an old subject, but I just wanted some input as I'...
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Roll Me Away
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Two things I have learned so far!
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Dave and I have been on the road for less then a month....April 25th will be our month anniversary! Even though we have lived in our 5er for a year, it has been in one spot just outside where our S&B's was. Being on the road AND not having regular jobs is sooooo very different. I have, of course, lear...
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DorisandDave
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what to do with my cats and dogs when on day trips
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Hi. My wife and I are RV'ing for 2 weeks with our pet family. We have 2 dogs and 2 cats and they get along as brothers. I have 2 questions: What can help from cats darting out of RV when camping...worried about coming and going into the RV; When we are on day trips..plan on going to Dollyworld...is it better...
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Started a blog.
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Okay, so since a lot of people don't seem to like FaceBook (where we'd originally wanted to do all our blogging), we've made a blog. We also want to start reading other people's blogs as well. The link to the new blog is: http://jonesjournies.blogspot.com/ I've only managed to put up two posts. A b...
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Necro
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Fuel Cost - How do you cope?
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This is mainly directed toward those of you that are currently full-timing. How are you compensating for the increase in gas/diesel prices? I know the typical answer might be sit longer in one place but is that enough? Are there any other pointers and hints as to how to cope with this ever increasin...
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Happytrails
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