PJSprog
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Happy Birthday to Mrs. Buppies.
Good morning!!!!
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sodamo
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daugen
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a most interesting afternoon looking at a potential money pit.
Of course all rv's and boats are...to some degree.
did not go on test drive. It started to rain and I want a ride when it's dry out and I can hear better.
My BIL and his son and I all crawled under the motorhome. Only surface rust, no drips under engine or trans, much drier under there
then expected. Small weeping at rear main seal, but not bad. All suspension airbags looked fine, auto leveler worked great, and then....
first slide went out fine. Bedroom slide, wang , bang, crunch , bang. Oh boy, slide is clearly needing major repair, possibly a stripped gear or tooth.
Owner had to horse it around to come in. No.
inside of rv looked ok, worn but not tired, passenger seat cushion ripped and repaired terribly, looked awful. Seat cover would fix it all; sure did not show nicely.
And the gen would not stay on; we think a plugged fuel filter.
that was enough for me to be clear with the guy he needed to fix this stuff or no one would buy it without really beating him to death on the price.
And only rv places know how to fix slides. So I told him I was a serious buyer IF he fixed the slide, fixed the gen, and replaced the 8 month expired PA inspection sticker.
he is headed back to Florida for two weeks, and I'm headed to FL this week, too, so we agreed to talk again in about three weeks.
I gave him a hundred bucks to hold it, a handshake deal. He's about half a mile from my Quaker Meeting....he knows I'm local and pretty sure he doesn't want problems.
Plus he can afford to fix it. So when I get back from Florida, perhaps second try will work.
tried to visit a friend near there who wasn't answering his phone or emails. Stopped by their house, saw his wife out walking with another lady, asked her how Michael was and she
said not good at all, in ICU, covid, blood in lungs, needs lots of prayers. Geez.....I just knew something was wrong. Big heavy guy with lots of health risk factors.
lot of rain coming through, all through the night and tomorrow too. Could be lots of snow North of here.
Of course all rv's and boats are...to some degree.
did not go on test drive. It started to rain and I want a ride when it's dry out and I can hear better.
My BIL and his son and I all crawled under the motorhome. Only surface rust, no drips under engine or trans, much drier under there
then expected. Small weeping at rear main seal, but not bad. All suspension airbags looked fine, auto leveler worked great, and then....
first slide went out fine. Bedroom slide, wang , bang, crunch , bang. Oh boy, slide is clearly needing major repair, possibly a stripped gear or tooth.
Owner had to horse it around to come in. No.
inside of rv looked ok, worn but not tired, passenger seat cushion ripped and repaired terribly, looked awful. Seat cover would fix it all; sure did not show nicely.
And the gen would not stay on; we think a plugged fuel filter.
that was enough for me to be clear with the guy he needed to fix this stuff or no one would buy it without really beating him to death on the price.
And only rv places know how to fix slides. So I told him I was a serious buyer IF he fixed the slide, fixed the gen, and replaced the 8 month expired PA inspection sticker.
he is headed back to Florida for two weeks, and I'm headed to FL this week, too, so we agreed to talk again in about three weeks.
I gave him a hundred bucks to hold it, a handshake deal. He's about half a mile from my Quaker Meeting....he knows I'm local and pretty sure he doesn't want problems.
Plus he can afford to fix it. So when I get back from Florida, perhaps second try will work.
tried to visit a friend near there who wasn't answering his phone or emails. Stopped by their house, saw his wife out walking with another lady, asked her how Michael was and she
said not good at all, in ICU, covid, blood in lungs, needs lots of prayers. Geez.....I just knew something was wrong. Big heavy guy with lots of health risk factors.
lot of rain coming through, all through the night and tomorrow too. Could be lots of snow North of here.
sodamo
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Sounds like this could be favorable, Drew
Popgadget
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Good Afternoon
It’s 36 and raining, just a miserable day to be outside.
Yesterday’s trip was interesting. The runway in Concord was snow cover over ice, so we diverted to Manchester. Looked like a winter wonderland when we went out to eat.
When we got to breakfast my copilot ordered this-
Fried chicken with cinnamon caramel sauce over waffles and hash brown potatoes. I told him that with that diet I’d be surprised if he makes it to my age (more than twice his), he laughed.
Went to breakfast this morning with youngest son and his bride, daughter, daughter in law and grandson. Had a good breakfast, ran into local fire chief, and we took grandson for a fire house tour, which he loved.
Other than shlepping bags of feed into the barn, that was about all I got done today, but I’m not complaining.
Drew, that motorhome looks like an interesting adventure, and possibly a great deal after you debug it.
It’s 36 and raining, just a miserable day to be outside.
Yesterday’s trip was interesting. The runway in Concord was snow cover over ice, so we diverted to Manchester. Looked like a winter wonderland when we went out to eat.
When we got to breakfast my copilot ordered this-
Fried chicken with cinnamon caramel sauce over waffles and hash brown potatoes. I told him that with that diet I’d be surprised if he makes it to my age (more than twice his), he laughed.
Went to breakfast this morning with youngest son and his bride, daughter, daughter in law and grandson. Had a good breakfast, ran into local fire chief, and we took grandson for a fire house tour, which he loved.
Other than shlepping bags of feed into the barn, that was about all I got done today, but I’m not complaining.
Drew, that motorhome looks like an interesting adventure, and possibly a great deal after you debug it.
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might be a good place to look Drew
great picture of grandson
BEF Pawleys Island SC been coming here since 1969
Wife is having a great day
PJSprog
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Yeah, it's both fortunate and unfortunate that I had so much underutilized time at that job; unfortunate that they consciously chose not to follow the quality path, and yet fortunate in that I was able to engage in some fine banter with you gentlemen here on a daily basis. I really miss that part. But, I'm so busy at the new job from the moment I walk in the door that the days just fly by at a frightening pace. Long, but productive hours. It's a much more satisfying work experience than I've had in over a decade.
I must say, BEF, that I don't remember that song. Just listened to it on YouTube, and it certainly mirrors a good portion of my own story. May have to put that one on the list to cover at some point.
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Thanks for the thought, but I didn't pay as much as that for my first house!You may want to look into the Storyteller vans for off road camping without having the drone of a generator.
With a Name Like Beast MODE 4x4, This Camper Van Means Business
A new overlanding rig has entered the chat, and it's a doozy. Based on the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 4x4, it has factory quality and is priced well.www.motortrend.com
"Storyteller's MODE to come in at $149,748, and the Beast MODE to come in at $189,743."
mostly_gas
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Good evening all. 37ºF for the start, light breeze, overcast sky. Light wind with moderate gusts, overcast cleared off and high temp was 50ºF. Chapel to start day, made pancakes for breakfast, then start fire in insert after breakfast. Did some puttering, and conserving energy. Watched Cowboys lose, so close but no cigar.
Scaredy grandbaby time is always good.
Billy fall won't affect the riding much, will be riding the Peugeot for a few days. Hope you can find the credit card. Glad you had a good day with chainsaw and tractor.
Ron glad you got nightstand assembled. Sorry about lack of sleep, hope you got nap in. Nice pic
Drew hope inspection went well. Good to hear good schoolboard meeting.
Kilroy glad trees got put down. Glad Mrs did such a good job.
Scotty have fun clearing the creek. Hope you got some tractoring today
Kilroy hope brunch was good. Hope you got some quiche baked.
Mike glad the wife was able to be with you. Hope you were able to complete list for milk house. Nice hawk.
Dave hope you don't have problems with storm coming
NHBX nice snow pic. Glad power did not stay down. Hope not a lot of tree damage from snow.
Frits glad coffee and Cody good. Good to hear daughter doing so well after hip replacement, hope she has good trip.
Chris hope you can use the wood from the downwd trees. Glad you got a hike in.
Jim hope you got to explore a little. Good to hear chainsaw runnig good enough to use it. Ho[e you can get holes fixed before inspection.
Buppie happy birthday to wife. Worst part of accident is wounded pride and broken derailleur hanger. prayers sent.
Ted hoping you get more moisture. Good to hear progress on edge tamers. Hope Max enjoyed his grooming.
RNG good to hear more rain in 10 day. Glad to hear insurance has not closed claim, hope the reconcile happens soon. Hope you get get high pressure line replaced soon.
Ken good to hear progress on wire. nice pic
Kilroy nice pics and link to song
RS hope you like your snow. Hope date night at Menards went well. Glad the meal at Aladdin's was good for both of you. Hope you made some progress on the seats.
Dennis no, I am not the only one with standing fallovers in the group
Dennis glad good worship. Mexican always good. Hope planning goes well for anniversary trip.
PJ glad weather allowing you some studio time. Donuts do sound good.
Drew sorry about the rain on test drive day,. Good to hear mostly in good shape, hope he can get it all fixed. Sorry to hear about friend, prayers sent.
Paul glad you were able to divert to better runway. Nice pics, There is something wrong with that man's taste buds. Looks like GS had good time at tour.
PJ good you are very happy with the move, we got spoiled you were able to post so much.
prayer for all, especially Jay/Peg, Kyle /Daughter, /mom's breathing, /learning new job, /friends upcoming new baby, /son's migraines, Bird /aging issues, Ron /broken arm and heart, Billy /mom hypertension & congestive heart failure, David(moss) /remodel, /divorce, Buppies /new skin cancer spot and treatment, /elbow healing, /wife knee healing, Thomas /gout, Phil /reflux, /wife's voice, Frits /veteran son with mental issues, Ken /dad possible dementia, /uncle's surgery, Steppenwolfe /son-auto immune disorder, Grev /wife's eye, Ted /knee recovery, /retirement & disability red tape, /family issues, /wife feeling bad, Lou /eye issues, Doug and wife/health issues, / hand nerve and surgery, /fall and recovery, / wife headaches and heart eval, / David(sadamo)/Sophie's new eye surgery recovery, Chris /neighbor's granddaughter and Covid issues, Scaredy/shoulder dislocation, /marriage not doing well, / friend stop drinking, Paul/ wife's healing from back surgery, Dennis /retirement, /neighbor issues, /land development, / brother "alligallyitus" and back in hospital, Drew /foot heel issues, /friend's wife cancer diagnosis and recovery, mike /wife's surgery, Scotty, /back pain, Frits /daughter recovery from surgery, Helogabals /second opinion, /wife's friend situation, Mark /wife colon surgery, Fatjay /father broken hip, Ukraine war, and Country.
Scaredy grandbaby time is always good.
Billy fall won't affect the riding much, will be riding the Peugeot for a few days. Hope you can find the credit card. Glad you had a good day with chainsaw and tractor.
Ron glad you got nightstand assembled. Sorry about lack of sleep, hope you got nap in. Nice pic
Drew hope inspection went well. Good to hear good schoolboard meeting.
Kilroy glad trees got put down. Glad Mrs did such a good job.
Scotty have fun clearing the creek. Hope you got some tractoring today
Kilroy hope brunch was good. Hope you got some quiche baked.
Mike glad the wife was able to be with you. Hope you were able to complete list for milk house. Nice hawk.
Dave hope you don't have problems with storm coming
NHBX nice snow pic. Glad power did not stay down. Hope not a lot of tree damage from snow.
Frits glad coffee and Cody good. Good to hear daughter doing so well after hip replacement, hope she has good trip.
Chris hope you can use the wood from the downwd trees. Glad you got a hike in.
Jim hope you got to explore a little. Good to hear chainsaw runnig good enough to use it. Ho[e you can get holes fixed before inspection.
Buppie happy birthday to wife. Worst part of accident is wounded pride and broken derailleur hanger. prayers sent.
Ted hoping you get more moisture. Good to hear progress on edge tamers. Hope Max enjoyed his grooming.
RNG good to hear more rain in 10 day. Glad to hear insurance has not closed claim, hope the reconcile happens soon. Hope you get get high pressure line replaced soon.
Ken good to hear progress on wire. nice pic
Kilroy nice pics and link to song
RS hope you like your snow. Hope date night at Menards went well. Glad the meal at Aladdin's was good for both of you. Hope you made some progress on the seats.
Dennis no, I am not the only one with standing fallovers in the group
Dennis glad good worship. Mexican always good. Hope planning goes well for anniversary trip.
PJ glad weather allowing you some studio time. Donuts do sound good.
Drew sorry about the rain on test drive day,. Good to hear mostly in good shape, hope he can get it all fixed. Sorry to hear about friend, prayers sent.
Paul glad you were able to divert to better runway. Nice pics, There is something wrong with that man's taste buds. Looks like GS had good time at tour.
PJ good you are very happy with the move, we got spoiled you were able to post so much.
prayer for all, especially Jay/Peg, Kyle /Daughter, /mom's breathing, /learning new job, /friends upcoming new baby, /son's migraines, Bird /aging issues, Ron /broken arm and heart, Billy /mom hypertension & congestive heart failure, David(moss) /remodel, /divorce, Buppies /new skin cancer spot and treatment, /elbow healing, /wife knee healing, Thomas /gout, Phil /reflux, /wife's voice, Frits /veteran son with mental issues, Ken /dad possible dementia, /uncle's surgery, Steppenwolfe /son-auto immune disorder, Grev /wife's eye, Ted /knee recovery, /retirement & disability red tape, /family issues, /wife feeling bad, Lou /eye issues, Doug and wife/health issues, / hand nerve and surgery, /fall and recovery, / wife headaches and heart eval, / David(sadamo)/Sophie's new eye surgery recovery, Chris /neighbor's granddaughter and Covid issues, Scaredy/shoulder dislocation, /marriage not doing well, / friend stop drinking, Paul/ wife's healing from back surgery, Dennis /retirement, /neighbor issues, /land development, / brother "alligallyitus" and back in hospital, Drew /foot heel issues, /friend's wife cancer diagnosis and recovery, mike /wife's surgery, Scotty, /back pain, Frits /daughter recovery from surgery, Helogabals /second opinion, /wife's friend situation, Mark /wife colon surgery, Fatjay /father broken hip, Ukraine war, and Country.
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Good late (Monday) arvo. Overnight Low of 16C and it's presently 22.2C, mostly cloudy and somewhat calm. There was 14.0mm in the gauge at 0900... and lots more rain throughout the today.
Yesterday's soiree was a success and, other than almost burning my house down, no dramas occurred. My pulled-pork was a triumph.
Today was spent returning (after a 'waste' dump) the port-a-loo to the Council Depot, a run to the tip to dispose of the party's trash, the charred carcass of the lamb and a couple of fire extinguishers. After returning a borrowed garbage bin I stopped off and bought replacement extinguishers.
That's about it, take care all.
Yesterday's soiree was a success and, other than almost burning my house down, no dramas occurred. My pulled-pork was a triumph.
Today was spent returning (after a 'waste' dump) the port-a-loo to the Council Depot, a run to the tip to dispose of the party's trash, the charred carcass of the lamb and a couple of fire extinguishers. After returning a borrowed garbage bin I stopped off and bought replacement extinguishers.
That's about it, take care all.
