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    Squatters taken over my new home, need to backyard vanlife?

    dirty DIY landlord eviction tricks - Turn off the water at the main street meter in the middle of the night and I hope they are not smart enough to figure out how to turn it back on again,Visit the local biker bar and invite your new friends to party in your house Will be expensive but probably...
  2. M

    Looking at remote work. Any suggestions?

    My last W2 job ended 9/15/1984. I've been self employed since then. So no, wasn't looking for a job
  3. M

    Looking at remote work. Any suggestions?

    go to the you tube channel creativity rv. I bought her book on remote work , available on Amazon, and it was very comprehensive
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    New guy here.

    what I would do is get the exact make model year and run a Google and Facebook search on that looking for user forums - birds of a feather. I would also call around to find whomever is the GMC regional service manager (they call on the dealerships) and ask for suggestions - people that retired...
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    Where Do Van lifers Get There Paper Mail Delivered To?

    check on Bob's website cheaprvliving.com. Many videos on the subject
  6. M

    New to the community.

    all of HOWA'S caravans are arranged on meetup,com Free to join plus you can find people with other interests similar to yours in your local area or wherever you wind up. Also check the HOWA website
  7. M

    Name of fastener

    google has the ability to search on images. might give you the name
  8. M

    Thinking about Van instead of dorm

    check with security at your school and see if there are dedicated areas or ways people are hacking stays and check with student housing for possibilities
  9. M

    Addiction

    radical thought - you could probably get Medicaid by applying at your state human services, then see about a detox rehab to get you off methadone,. Then you're location free. And with old school Medicare, you can go anywhere in the country
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    Ambulance Disassembly HELP!

    if you can find the manufacturer of the "box" seek out the engineer who has been working there forever, that no one talks to. Make friends and they will answer any questions plus more. Has worked for me in a variety of situations,
  11. M

    Parking Swop

    check with your local area agency on aging. Google "portland oregon area agency on aging" as a start to get to yours. They have extensive resources to refer you to - no cost - to help with exactly these situations. Also ask your local branch reference librarian for suggestions.
  12. M

    Companion wanted – Northern Arizona

    very bold initiative. I commend you
  13. M

    Walking distance

    you should be able to figure that out pretty easily using the GPS coordinates for where you want to camp, where you want to walk to, and Google maps.
  14. M

    Back again!!

    Sounds like a viable plan
  15. M

    Maps and Resources

    Big thanks for the resources
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    Here again!

    You don't say how old your step kid is but if you're still in "I love being a mom" phase they're probably younger, Which means if you're going to be out for extended periods you'll need to learn how to home school and they will have to be willing to put up with that.
  17. M

    RV Parks that take older rigs

    are you friendly with neighbors? Ask them
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    Libraries

    Two more points: (1) reference librarians are the greatest unused resource in the country. Any state I have ever gone to if I ever needed to find anything, look up anything, research anything, I would go into local library talk to the reference librarian and they will do the research for free...
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    Long Time Lurker

    If Bob Wells can post videos on youtube surely you can. In fact there's probably a YouTube video on how to post on YouTube or anywhere else. I tell everyone that anything you want to know is on YouTube
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