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^^^ To me it’s saying some who come here are just trying to survive after trying to live the American dream. Many do not know how, want to or are able to deal with living simply. Many of the formerly middle class are lucky to make it to Social Security age physically or mentally able to retire...

It’s a big world out there with lots of people with lots of problems that are getting worse. The holidays tend to make people assess their situation, many of which become depressed and as they are unable to deal with their problems. Sad to think those with no problems obtaining basic needs are...

^^^ Just for your information if you are riding “in” the back of a pickup you must be inside preferably seated on the floor with no parts of the body outside of or on the tailgate or bedsides. Sitting on the tail gate or bed sides will get you pulled over and possibly a ticket for some type of...

There are a lot of variables depending on what state you are in, what type of vehicle and situation. Used to be the only time it was legal to transport people in folding chair in the center isle of a bus was if they were migrant workers as an example of a test question when getting a CDL license...

^^^Absolutely! Unfortunately lots of people seem unwilling to stick around and on a site that depends on making it easy for possibly first time visitors on limited data plans to ask questions and be answered by unpaid resources that could be using their time and privately paid for internet to do...

^^^Some times you just can’t get south enough to stay warm! Lol!!!

Phone for me. I did the steps in post #19 and left the site, so far when I returned not as many adds. If this system had been in place when I first visited this site it would have been a short visit. I always liked this forum because it was easily accessible and used very little data which is...

Good thing I’m left handed, so left is right! Lol!!!

I’m logged in but adds pop up and cover my responses as I reply sometimes as I type causing me to repost. For those of us that are here that aren’t completely computer savvy not being able to see what we type with adds covering the screen is just added frustration. Not knowing if it is an add or...

^^^Makes an overpriced used truck and trailer at maybe 1/10th the price look pretty good!!! Lol!!! My 1978 J10 truck cost $1,500 over 15 years ago and a 1991 twenty foot camper trailer in 2010 was $2,800. Sold the trailer in 2015 for $2,900 after doing $400 of up grades. Still own the truck and...

Hopefully the owners of the site will operate advertising in such a manor as to not interfere with the original mission of the site and accept the fact they won’t have income at all if the site continues to make it difficult for the free resource providers and the people they help to communicate...

Would be better if they were like the old Burma Shave signs on the side of the road! Lol!!! Sort of silly to advertise on a site that caters to a large number of people without a lot of expendable income, many living on Social Security. I just will not buy products or services advertised on this...

Hard freeze warning in southeastern Arizona today. Better empty or take water inside to a warm space to prevent damage from freezing!

Parts of southeastern Arizona in for hard freeze. Best prepare any by getting water out of any thing that might freeze or bring it inside to a warmer space!

It used to be longer brake lines that were shipped got coiled up and put in a box for cheaper shipping costs. You had to unbend them to install them. Brake lines get “work hardened” the more you bend and unbend them making them more likely to kink and be ruined. Just something to consider when...

Burning a unvented propane heater creates humidity. When humid air hits a colder surface it condensates and when it evaporates lowers the temperature. Your body does the same thing to a point, the reason windows fog up when you don’t ventilate the space. Insulation helps but it takes a lot as...

I survived enough good times at Vandenberg AFB in the early 1970’s on a launch crew. Lol!!!

^^^There aren’t any lifelong guarantees with private property either. Zoning laws apply most everywhere especially when utilities appear and townships are formed. Don’t even get me started with Home Owners Associations just goggle search a few cases. Even property deeds can have use clauses...

^^^ Yes it is survivable in below freezing temperatures at night. It is comfortable in temperatures above 40 degrees at night and daytime temps 70 degrees or above mainly so you can dry out the interior and be outside during the day without bulky extra clothing. One of the main reasons I built a...

^^^Living simply has allowed me to make everyday a holiday pretty much. I live for the moment mostly but appreciate the past everyday, the future is to be determined usually only as a basic often changing outline that matters less as I age.