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Any well trained cashier would remind you that you forgot the lime. :D

OTOH, the blogosphere is full of less wonderful experiences. The folks at Technomadia spent THIRTY THOUSAND bucks last year doing a total rebuild of a Detroit two stroke diesel that puked out on them. A year later they returned to the shop that did the work, for a check-up, and ran into another...

I'm not sure why you, and a few others are so confident that a professional and experienced attorney would slow down the process? Bottom line is that they are only paid IF they succeed, and they only get a fixed portion of your BACK pay. Since the majority of all claims are denied in the end...

I disagree with the whole, "stay away from lawyers" tilt of this thread. I watched several worthy friends, neighbors and co-workers who did battle with SS for a year or two, then decided to find a lawyer. At that point the situation was resolved quickly. All of these folks told my wife to get a...

WHAT? I'm not sure where you got the idea that this is an issue with anybody but yourself, but it's a bit odd. First, Wal-Mart has repeatedly made it quite clear that they welcome overnight RVers in any location where local ordinance does not specifically prohibit it. (Most local laws...

Wow. It isn't often that I run into information that's so wildly off the mark, and incorrect. The comment about most coaches being built by three builders is wildly incorrect. Recent stats have one brand, that you didn't even mention, as the sales leader in the class A diesel market, with a...

There are no big issue here, just a need for a bit higher level of experience, and a new skill to practice, for use while descending long, steep grades. You have slightly warped rotors on the front brakes of the van. Typically they are not an issue. When they overheat, they not only warp...

The most commonly cited statistic that I have encountered, regarding stock picking success, is that in any given year, 20% of those so engaged will "beat" the market average. When searching for those than can do so, consistently, on a five year horizon, the success rate drops to nearly zero...

Well, this is never pleasant, but I've been down this road before. Step one is to turn the water off, open the flush valve, and look down into the tank from the toilet. If you are looking at a dried mass, you are going to have to get the mess rehydrated and maybe even get some decomposition...

Hey Bob, I guess I have a comprehension issue. I read your post, and the one after it, then combined them to add the 16' X 16' comparison, and attributed it to you. As for your specific points, here in the northeast, we have a lot of 14' lumber since we tend to build our homes 28' deep. When...

you are probably right about the size requirements. In my area, detached buildings under 1000 sq. ft are of little interest to any code folks, in other locations 200 ft. is pretty common, and he is just a whisker under that. My comments about framing techniques have nothing to do with codes...

Actually Bob, having been in the business for a few decades, I would have to say that you are sort of correct. First, limiting waste is a matter of sticking with multiples of two, four and eight are not requirements. For example, A 14' square structure could be nearly waste free. When framing a...

San Diego seems to be a whole other universe, when it comes to issues like this. In 2012, I spent a month at a campground in an industrial area of SD. There were obviously quite a few folks who were living, permanently, in all kinds of old Class A and C motorhomes on all the nearby streets. One...

I have owner twenty one air cooler VWs from the time I was thirteen, until my mid-20s. After that, there was a two decade break in the action, until I bought a 2003 Passat for my college age son. WOW, what a mistake. I do a lot of my own repairs, and IMHO, VW has become a company that makes...

I have found the key to dealing with this is to just move on to the guy who will put the sticker on. I got screwed by a big truck shop who wouldn't put a sticker on my old diesel motorhome. They refused to do it, since the muffler had been replaced by a straight pipe. Charged me $100 to fail it...

I have owned several GM trucks with full auto, dash selected, 4x4 since 1999. Hundreds of thousands of miles, absolutely ZERO issues. Like a lot of modern conveniences, they certainly have the potential for being problematic, but in my case, they have performed flawlessly. Oddly enough, I have...

Best info. for specific tow vehicles can be found at places like rv.net or irv2.com in the tow vehicle sections of their forums. Remember that there is a third option here. It's pretty common for ranchers and farmers to use a goose neck hitch instead of a fifth wheel, since most horse trailers...

Well, there's that..... LOL. Seriously, I travel with a Westie that, for the first 1/2 hour of so, I'm ready to drop off at the shelter. After that, the little rodent takes a nap that last for the entire trip. Hopefully, you will be as lucky with these buggers.

Hey, any time we are heading back to the future, to 2004 that is, I'm in. LOL. Seriously, doubt you are going to want to be too far north in April. If you go to the bigger RV forums, RV.net & Irv2.com, you will find a lot of info. on the trip. IIRC, most don't recommend getting past the middle...