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Jan and GC


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Hello Everyone!  I have been lurking for a couple of weeks now and thought I should post and thank you for a great place to get information on fulltiming!  My hubster decided a couple weeks ago to retire early and fulltime and I have since been searching everywhere for information on this new lifestyle.  We purchased our new 5ver a couple months ago and are not new to camping.  However, we have a lot to learn about fulltiming.  Looking forward to being a part of forum and meeting new folks. 


Jan



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Welcome to the forum and the Full-timing lifestyle.

There's a lot of information on these pages, but if you have questions, be sure to ask. There's a great bunch of people here that will try their best to help you.

Maybe we'll see you down the road one of these days.smile

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Hi,  handshake.gif
Glad to hear that you made the decision to fulltime.  As you said you were lurking for a while and hopefully you did get some infro.  Also being a camper for a period of time we can use your experience on the forum. twocents.gif
Once again a hardy  Hi


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-- Edited by jdensie at 06:25, 2007-09-15

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Jan and GC


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Thank you for the welcome!  Have found so much information but I am sure we will have questions.  Presently we are trying to decide which 'stuff' goes with us and what we will store and simply can't part with!  I think hubster's tools are taking up my space, too! LOL! We have a DVD on fulltiming and a book on domicile.  I am still wondering what will be best for us in the satellite tv and internet.  Also, I was told Verizon seems to be overall best for cell service across the country and we already have that plan.  I am really hoping our place sells quickly and we can be off on our new adventure!  Hope to meet you two on the road! 

Jan

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Jan and GC


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Hi Jon and Kathleen!  I am still amazed my hubster made the decision to fulltime but glad he did!  There are so many places we haven't been and so many friends and family we haven't seen in such a long time that I am really looking forward to it!  Looking forward to meeting and making new friends in this new lifestyle too!  I see there is a Community Member and a Family Member status here...not sure about the difference...did I do something wrong when I signed up here?

Jan

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Jan: A few more posts and you will be a Family Member. I can't remember the number but once you post a certain number of times you are Family.

This is a great forum.

Welcome.

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Hi Jan,  Welcome to the best FT forum & very friendly members.  They have a wealth of knowledge about almost anything you might need to know, just ask.  Tell us a little more about yourselves, where are you from , your work , kids.   Good luck in selling your house.

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Jan and GC


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Thank you!  Shouldn't take too long to become family then, I can be 'chatty'! LOL!

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Hi Lois, thanks for the welcome!  I think I will love this forum of friendly folks!  A little about us...hmmmm...live in Wyoming.  Thinking about SD domicile.  Have a miniature dachshund celebrating his 15th on the 27th of this month.  A little hard of hearing and doesn't see very well but happy and active for his age.  Raised two sons doing lots of camping, hunting, fishing, snowmobiling, horseback riding, motorcycling, black powder shooting, rendezvous, tanning hides, baseball, football, well, about everything you can do with sons living here. LOL!  Some great memories.  Both of them are in the Navy.  Oldest may be retiring in a couple of years so hubster wants to beat him to retirement so he doesn't retire first! LOL!  Neither of our sons will be returning here to live, grandchildren are elsewhere with their mothers and almost all of our friends have left the area or passed on so we decided to fulltime and have some fun! 

Jan

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Jan,

You and your husband have the right idea.

Retire and have some fun!!smile  Life is short!biggrin


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Jim and Linda,

Yep, that's how we figure it!  Life is short...eat dessert FIRST!chew.gifbiggrin

Jan



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Welcome to the forum and good luck in selling of home. Still deciding if I like the full timing life here even after doing it for almost 1 full yr.
southwestjudy & Bob & 2blackdogs

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Thank you for the welcome, Judy!  If you are still deciding after almost a year, can you tell me what it is that keeps you on that fence?  confused

Thanks!
Jan 

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Welcome!!!!

We are all here to help one another!  biggrin

Exciting and emotional times ahead as you transition into fulltiming!

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Thank you Linda, my sister came last night and we are packing up the antiques and china for her to take with her.  Talking about old times and things we remember.  Having fun but pretty emotional too!

Jan

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Hi Jan & GC, welcome to the very best online rv community!  We're originally from your neighbor state of Colorado.  We've been fulltiming since Dec. 17 of 06 -- remember the big blizzard?  We got outta town the day before it hit!

We wish you the best of luck with your home sale and getting on the road.  Join us in the chat room in the evenings, it's fun and informative.  Post your questions here on the forum, lots of good experience and knowledge here.

Welcome again!

Happy Travelssmile,
Ellie

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Welcome Jan and the old Hubster, Just within the last hour we accepted a very nice offer on our house and should go to close by mid October. I hope your home goes quickly also and you guy's can be RV Mobile soon as well. The gang here at RV Dreams are a great source of information and an extended family for the full-timer. All the best and we'll be looking for ya on the road. Gummy P.S. My DW calls me Gumpster.

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Hi Ellie and Jim,

Wow!  Your timing couldn't have been better to get out of town!  We will try to join the chat room one evening soon!  Sounds like fun!

Jan

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Thanks for the welcome Gummy!  Congratulations on the sale!  I'll bet you are really excited now that the adventure is about to begin!  smile

Jan 

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Welcome to you from the two of us. Sherri and I have been fulltiming for the past year. We love to see new folks come on the forum...We know that means we will have that much more information available when questioins come up.

Joe and Sherri

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Hi Joe and Sherri,

Thanks for the welcome!  Can't wait until I can say it's been a year for us too!

Jan

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Welcome guys! Congratulations on your decision to full-time.  We are in the house selling stage ourselves.  We have our full-time "home" and are currently hosting at a state park near where we live.  I am already retired (teacher) and my husband will join me when the house sells. 
Glad you decided to join the forum here.  It is unique in that the folks are friendly and you should never feel awkward asking questions.  There is NO put down.  We learn from each other!  Hey, I guess that makes us a family. LOL!
Good luck and we look forward to hearing your progress.
Good luck on the sell of your house!  Keep us updated.

Mike and Gerri

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Thanks for the welcome Gerri and Mike!  Hope you get your house sold!  Really glad I found this forum and hope to meet all of you sometime on down the roads!

Jan

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We closed on our house on February 28th and are now officially fulltiming! Woooohoooo! Hope to start meeting some of you soon! :)

Jan

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Congratulations!!!!

Now that the house is sold, you can concentrate on the really important things, like do we turn left or right at the next intersection!!biggrinbiggrin

We're looking forward to crossing paths with you one of these days.

Have fun!biggrin

Jim

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Yep, that is the important thing now! LOL!

See ya's down the road!

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Congratulations Jan & GC,
Real happy for you.
We can't wait.
Our house is on the market, but with all the snow we got here on the seacoast of NH this winter houses have not been selling. Hopefully  Spring is coming, and it will sell soon.
Can't wait  to join you on the road.
Larry will be retiring this  summer, and  we're ready to roam and join the fulltimers.
We bought our new motorhome last June and have it  all to set to go...
Thanks to all the help and  support from Rv-Dreams.
Great forum, and the nicest group of  people.
Welcome, and congratulations  again.
 All our best  wishes. smile  aww
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Welcome to the forum and Congratulations. This is a great place to learn from some of the best people out there............................Hope to see ya on the Road soon


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