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  1. IanC

    A video Attempt

    Thanks. The singer is Dave Vanian (Dave Vanian and the Phantom Chords) - an English rockabilly band from the '90s. They have heaps of good music BTW. PS, Todd is the big mouth guy
  2. IanC

    Boy this is sweet

    Wow, that's a deal breaker. Like a class A
  3. IanC

    A video Attempt

    yeah, by Spring I'll have enough cake saved and I'll go looking. It will be all dreaming and envying everyone out there in the desert until then.
  4. IanC

    Boy this is sweet

    I hadn't thought about that. I wonder how people get around it with schoolies, etc. Could you build it out and then get an RV tag?
  5. IanC

    Boy this is sweet

    Thinking about what my next build will be. Going to trade the trailer for a van.  I saw this on CL. What a sweet looking van. Nice size and some headroom, plus all those windows have little slider windows on top.  Hopefully I can find something like it when I'm ready to buy.  It's 10 grand...
  6. IanC

    A video Attempt

    Brad, I decided to go back to work for another year or so. I can collect S.S. in 16 months and then I'll head out again full time. Most likely sell the trailer and go with a van this time. As far as liking mobile living, my 6 month trip was a trial before diving in full time, but it was the best...
  7. IanC

    A video Attempt

    I had a go at putting some photos and clips from the road into a video. I actually have hundreds of pics but just chose a few. Tons of goof-ups (Natchez TRACE - duh) but by the time I had spent hours trying to learn the program I was too lazy to redo it. Anyway here it is.
  8. IanC

    Printers. Do you carry one?

    I brought my printer with me, but the one time I needed it (when I renewed my registration online and had to print a temp one) my jets had dried out. Still haven't gotten it working though I replaced all the ink. Epson printers by the way, won't even print in black if one of the colors is low...
  9. IanC

    State Fair

    I live very close to The Big E (all all New England states fair). I love it just because it is one of the few things that is a constant. Apart from a large order of freshly cut fries, I don't spend much more than the admission (15 bucks). I like the cattle and horse events, free shows (this...
  10. IanC

    Hurricane Harvey - My Rebuild Concept

    I was talking to one of the locals in Cameron, Louisiana. He told me that During Hurricane Rita the entire area was inder 12 feet of water. After the flood, people rebuilt their houses on 15 foot pillions, however the cost of construction was so high that few could afford to and just left and...
  11. IanC

    How do you deal with ANGER !

    Here's something I do. I pick a random Craigslist somewhere in the country and post a long rambling rant in the 'Rants and Raves' section and never go back to see the responses, if any. Usually by the time I have it posted, I'm not even angry anymore. I do the same when I get hit with a bout...
  12. IanC

    Make America Great

    I used to watch that show 'American Pickers' and loved the colorful old characters with acres of 'treasures' that they couldn't bear to part with. In reality, those old guys will be dead in 10 years, leaving behind large tracts of land strew with piles of things that no one will ever want, and...
  13. IanC

    Make America Great

    Ok, fair enough, but it is still not uncommon for people in some areas to use the woods or banks on their property as dumps - everything goes back there (washers, tires, sofas. cars) - out of sight, out of mind.  Should there be no ordinance against that kind of dumping since it's their own...
  14. IanC

    Make America Great

    Ok, fair enough, but it is still not uncommon for people in some areas to use the woods or banks on their property as dumps - everything goes back there (washers, tires, sofas. cars) - out of sight, out of mind.  Should there be no ordinance against that kind of dumping since it's their own...
  15. IanC

    Make America Great

    Yes, that is common in countries where there hasn't been an emphasis on litter.  I go back to the pre-70's when we were less aware as well. Few people remember when there was hardly a waterway in the country where it was safe to eat the fish, or that you could hardly touch a surface in any city...
  16. IanC

    Make America Great

    True, but in my hometown, the city took property that had been sitting, falling into decay for a period of time and demolished the houses, and planted grass areas.  The same is happening in Detroit, where hundreds of buildings are being demolished - all of which were technically owned by someone...
  17. IanC

    Make America Great

    Just about anywhere you go in the country there is an incredible amount of ugly crap in the form of rusted out cars, old machinery, etc piled up in yards and empty lots - especially in the Southern states, west and east.  You can't force people to clean it up, because it's always in areas of...
  18. IanC

    Rage Against the Machine

    And, of course the new big lie is "Well Social Security was never intended to be a retirement - just a supplement to your own savings"  Bullshit, Social Security WAS supposed to be a retirement pension for those who worked low income jobs where it was near impossible to save. Nice that public...
  19. IanC

    To the frozen Pizza ......

    I never liked New York City pizza, though they swear theirs is the only true pizza - crusts are good but very meager on the sauce and chees; Best pizza I've had is Red Rose in Springfield Mass. They have 6 guys working all the time it's so popular - bring young guys direct from Italy to work there.
  20. IanC

    Interesting People

    I'll say that, that was the absolute best thing about being on the road - the people I met. I think about them all the time and keep in touch with a few. Alex from Alaska , who I parked near in Havasu,  who had a lathe set up on his tailgate to turn bits of wood he found - we became real good...
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