Here is What You are Not Missing as a Full Timer (Hopefully) - RV-Dreams Community Forum

Zeek · RV-Dreams Family Member

Here is What You are Not Missing as a Full Timer (Hopefully)

PIEERE · RV-Dreams Family Member

Nope! Don't miss it at all!!! Spent about 30 yrs. of my life shoveling; plowing snow and chipping ice. I said it just isn't happening anymore if i have my choice. I'm 62 and1/2 now so I guees I'm on the upside or Southside.. LOl!

The Bear II · RV-Dreams Family Member

So that's what snow looks like..... kind of pretty. Maybe if the sun would ever stop shining we can get some of that here in Southern California.

NWescapee · RV-Dreams Family Member

We won't be too cruel and post pictures of our clear, sunny blue skies here in Tucson. Temperature is 84F!! Definitely not missing the cold and rain of winter in Seattle.

jrzygrl64 · RV-Dreams Family Member

Zeek - where are you? We are in Berks Co. and it looks just like that at my house! EXACTLY like at my house! I am so sick of shoveling!

Kelly

The Restless Youngs · RV-Dreams Family Member

Ditto here in Exton PA. 15 freakin' inches...with 3 to 6 still to come!! This winter is making us re-evaluate our March 2014 target full time date!! Not sure I can handle another winter.

bigboomer · RV-Dreams Family Member

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Oh yeah...we are in the Catskills and are expecting up to 2 feet total thru tonight...already 16 on the ground!

-- Edited by bigboomer on Thursday 13th of February 2014 05:08:27 PM

mylittledogs · RV-Dreams Family Member

I know the filling we are at the va.-nc. Line an have 10" an still snowing.but on the bright side, good Lord willing we only have about 8 month's before full timing.

Kenny & frances

2riker2go · RV-Dreams Family Member

bigboomer wrote:

Oh yeah...we are in the Catskills and are expecting up to 2 feet total thru tonight...already 16 on the ground!

-- Edited by bigboomer on Thursday 13th of February 2014 05:08:27 PM

Wow Les, that's crazy! I was wondering how much was coming down there. My sister and her family are on vacation this week. She's not going to be sorry that she missed this!!

bigboomer · RV-Dreams Family Member

Been a long winter....on the bright side it is suppose to be 50 next weekend....yeah....now we look forward to the meltdown!

Great thing is we have been snowmobiling and snowshoeing near Hunter now that there has been a good snow base down! Hope you enjoying The south!

cherylbrv · RV-Dreams Family Member

Looks like my house in central NJ as well. Praying this is the last year we have to deal with this. It really IS very beautiful, but not when you have to shovel - or like Les and Sue - looks like you'll be parked there for a while.

WestWardHo · RV-Dreams Family Member

Such a crazy winter most everywhere! Just unbelievable what some of you are experiencing. One thing we didn't think of bringing was a snow shovel! Looks like you have yours Les!

Wonder how our friend Lucky Mike is doing in all this? I know he's in the chat room but haven't done that yet.

Sherry

Terry and Jo · RV-Dreams Family Member

Well, Oklahoma is finally beginning to warm up. We had temps in the upper 50's and lower 60's today. Accuweather has a feature on their website that shows a monthly forecast. According to that, I think we may be out of the woods.....

.....then again, this is Oklahoma.

Terry

Cindi · RV-Dreams Family Member

It looks just like that in State College, PA as well. I ran the snow blower at 2:00 pm today and we had over 2 inches more in an hour. It snowed the entire day. This is my last winter for sure!

bigboomer · RV-Dreams Family Member

The only saving grace is that we only have to shovel a path to the cars out of the rig....hopefully some of this melts off by end of March so we can head back to SD....

manycats · RV-Dreams Family Member

Can you believe we had something like that in Georgia. Even if it was on a smaller scale we spent two days iced in and with no electricity therefore no heat. We made coffee on the RV stove but didn't have enough propane to turn on the heater. Couldn't pull out to go farther south because the roads were icy. Got power tonight so we're back to normal but lesson learned: keep the rig fully prepared for nasty weather...

bigboomer · RV-Dreams Family Member

Ugh....and more ughs....woke up to head to work and low and behold got another 18" of snow last night....more digging out....again!

Hdrider · RV-Dreams Family Member

I grew up in Iowa and dealt with that white stuff way to much. Diane like to ski some but I personally don't care if I ever feel snow again.
Hope it warms up for you poor folks dealing with it.

Zeek · RV-Dreams Family Member

jrzygrl64 wrote:
Zeek - where are you? We are in Berks Co. and it looks just like that at my house! EXACTLY like at my house! I am so sick of shoveling!

Kelly

I'm in Dillsburg, about 20 minutes from Gettysburg. It appears we have more snow coming tomorrow disbelief

-- Edited by Zeek on Friday 14th of February 2014 11:54:31 AM

Zeek · RV-Dreams Family Member

bigboomer wrote:
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Oh yeah...we are in the Catskills and are expecting up to 2 feet total thru tonight...already 16 on the ground!

-- Edited by bigboomer on Thursday 13th of February 2014 05:08:27 PM

Wow, that is painful to look at.

GENECOP · RV-Dreams Family Member

Snow is beautiful also.....if you are alive and healthy, the weather is weather, it's all good!!!

RickandJanice · RV-Dreams Family Member

We started full time on 12/21 and got out of Ohio just in the niche of time to miss the worst of the winter weather this year. However we still had to deal with about one month of snow before we left. Do not miss all the snow and cold weather at all. Of course, do not miss having to mow grass either! So this lifestyle is not only about moving where you like the weather, it is also about having less to worry about

Ravenlotus · RV-Dreams Family Member

While it's not that bad here in Utah it had been in the past. And believe me after my baby is born we will no longer suffer those long cold snowy winters. As much as I hate taking away my Dad's only young grandchildren away from him I really need to get out of this crazy state. Because the only grandchild other than my daughter and soon to be son my Dad has here in Utah is my 24 year old niece. She does see him at least 2-3 times a week but still. All his other grandchildren are in Colorado, Kansas or California. We are looking to go somewhere more southern. Wherever there is no snow and we can find work. I can't wait.

kb0zke · RV-Dreams Family Member

"According to that, I think we may be out of the woods.....

.....then again, this is Oklahoma."

Tornado season is soon upon us. Do you have your escape plan ready?

Terry and Jo · RV-Dreams Family Member

Heh, our usual answer to what will we do during tornado emergencies is to say, "We'll just go home and watch TV."

That is because Oklahoma has the best forecasters and tornado "watchers" in the country. We turn on the TV and watch the local channel KWTV-9. They have multiple spotters that are actually out chasing the funnels and reporting on their location. In addition, during tornado events, they have two (yeppers....that's 2) helicopters out watching the events, provided it is not nighttime.

If we "think" that a tornado "might" come our way, the mobile home park's storm shelter is less than 100 feet away.

Now, I should also note that except for my military service (3 years and 9 months) and 2 years of living in Texas when I drove 18-wheelers, I have lived in Oklahoma all my life and have NEVER actually seen a tornado. All I've seen is what is shown on television. In all those years, and I'm soon to be 68 years old, I've been to the "fraidy-hole" a sum total of twice. However, I do have to admit that after the last couple of years, I don't look forward to May's weather.

Heh...the upcoming move to Colorado is something of a relief because Oklahoma has been having a number of earthquakes. Those events come without any warning at all.

Terry

kb0zke · RV-Dreams Family Member

I mentioned the tornado season as a reminder to those who are NOT at home to find out how to get the best information and where to go should it be necessary. FAR better to know what to do, and not have to do it, than to wonder what to do when you have to do it.

Lest anyone think it is too early to talk about a tornado, the school I taught at in SW Missouri was hit by a tornado at the end of February. We were under a tornado watch, and the tornado started across the highway (rural school) and tore up the roof and the bus barn. A couple of vehicles were damaged, but no injuries. BTW, when the principal in my building got the warning she chose to look outside first before sounding the alarm. The electricity went out then, so the only way to warn people was to send a couple of students screaming down the halls. The principal in the other building sounded the alarm and THEN looked outside. You may only have seconds to decide what to do.

TXRVr · RV-Dreams Family Member

GENECOP wrote:
Snow is beautiful also.....if you are alive and healthy, the weather is weather, it's all good!!!

Notwithstanding that yesterday here in TX I played golf in shorts, I totally agree.

BMiller · RV-Dreams Community Member

Are you still in Tucson?... I am from Puyallup and finally made it here..