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  1. StarEcho

    Do compressor fridges ever go on sale? (Amazon Prime Day)

    https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07DNNMY58/ref=gbph_tit_m-6_0be5_685c0167?pf_rd_p=e87c3a47-e31a-415a-8a67-eaf03ab40be5&pf_rd_s=merchandised-search-6&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_i=17730043011&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=1H0ZEY8J8QM2T9FFNEQC Ausranvik 26-Quart Portable Fridge Car Refrigerator Car Fridge Car...
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    Pex repair

    Bringing the whole mess forward just might interfere space wise with shutting the cabinet?  In any case, the pipe leading into the heater from the hot water bypass is the one that burst in my case.  And it was from freezing.  I did use the antifreeze, but shut the bypass valves at the beginning...
  3. StarEcho

    Pex repair

    I  would go with shark bite fittings. They just push into place. Those crimping joints I think are done so you have to take it back to the rv shop. Kind of a job security. I had to do pretty much the same thing and my mobile mechanic was not going to be able to fit me in for several weeks. But...
  4. StarEcho

    **** diet while on the road/shelf stable ideas

    Everything I've read says that lauric acid (c12) is the best for you and is a hot commodity. Taken out of pure coconut oil to sell separately and in miniscule amounts if any in MCT oil. Unfortunately none of the labels I've seen specify the percentage of the different fatty acids in solid vs...
  5. StarEcho

    RV "Angels" that travel to natural disasters to help?

    Are you talking about the rv caravans into mexico? They may have "green angels" but those are government funded mobile mechanics.
  6. StarEcho

    **** Lifestyle

    Other than the fruits and whole grains, you are describing a **** diet....just sayin...Doesn't sound so hard to maintain to me.....I've been on it for over a year and it really isn't difficult. The hardest part is getting away from processed foods, so the so-called balanced diet mentioned in...
  7. StarEcho

    **** diet while on the road/shelf stable ideas

    Pepperoni Slices  Cheese slices These are my go tos for driving.  Those and pork rinds. If you haven't had pork rinds yet you are missing out.  Lots of fat, zero carbs.  Balances out the protein of the meat and cheese and totally satisfies the desire for crunch. I even use the crumbs in lieu...
  8. StarEcho

    Anyone here looked at assisted li-...I mean nurinsg homes?

    If you talk to an elder care attorney you can find out about a trust that you can put your extra monthly income over what qualifies you for Medicaid if you need to be in a facility.  You don't get to keep the money...it all goes to the facility but at least that way you would qualify for...
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    Anyone here looked at assisted li-...I mean nurinsg homes?

    When my mom was first diagnosed with Alzheimer's she wanted to die and threatened every other day. The worst thing for her was the series of losses...lose the ability to drive, lose the ability to live alone, etc. It made her mean and hateful. And I totally got it. If I could have, I would...
  10. StarEcho

    Dogs and snakes

    I  took my dog to a guy a bit north of phoenix and it was very interesting.  He had cages in different places in his yard and after putting a shock collar on the dog, he had me walk the dog up to the first cage. He was watching my dog and when he decided that Kili had seen the snake, he shocked...
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    **** Lifestyle

    DH and I have been living **** for a bit over a year now and we are both happy with it.  He has an easier time losing weight than I do, which is generally the way it tends to work, no matter what we eat.  But I've lost 40 lbs in that year.  The weight loss was dramatic initially but has stalled...
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    PSA Follow-Up -- How to go "Dark Mode" Ford Transit Connect 2015 XL

    I found the same problem with my 2016 Ford F250. No way to turn off the not courteous courtesy lights.  The dealer tells me that if the trim was lariat there is a switch but the lowly xlt, nope.  The dealer also tells me that they are "not allowed" to flash the police dark mode to civilians and...
  13. StarEcho

    If You Tow Or Want To Tow

    Donna Fargo - Society's Got Us - you tube link for the song where I first heard the phrase.... I didn't know about the inflation of ratings. How about that. .. good to know. Re your prospecting seminar, I did manage to make one...I think it was in 2017...drove up from the yuma area to make...
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    If You Tow Or Want To Tow

    Thanks. We have a light weight TT( 1 axle) now-not a toy hauler , but we want to start doing more back country prospecting and for that we need / Want a side by side utv with a bed in back. (Shortest we have found is 8' 5")   Since we can't afford a New (to us) truck, new (to us) trailer , AND...
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    If You Tow Or Want To Tow

    I only wish the manufacturers would actually list the gcwr!  Even online it's hard to find. Gross VEHICLE weight restriction gvwr is listed on the sticker in the door but that combined weight, I think, often has to be figured out on your own, by adding the max tow capacity  to the gvwr ... and...
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    If You Tow Or Want To Tow

    If I'm understanding this correctly,  the HITCH rating actually limits what you can pull, right? For instance, I currently drive a 1500 suburban and it is rated to tow 5500 lbs...it has a class 3 hitch receiver (the part of the hitch welded to the vehicle frame) which limits the tow rating to...
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    ATT Mobley - 2hr Time out work-around

    Thanks so much ice_maiden! So far, which is overnight,  it is working by hanging it in the window of my trailer and it's been windy.  Didn't have a fan handy and nighttime temps here are pretty low so don't really want a fan blowing inside.  But the windows of my trailer let the wind whistle in...
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    Organization

    Wow.  Just wow.  This reminds me of a commerical where one neighbor asks another for a recommendation on a roofer and then proceeds to give a list of requirements and actions that he expects the neighbor to do FOR FREE.  Here is a you tube video of it... for anyone who wants a laugh.   For the...
  19. StarEcho

    Verizon Unlimited / No throttle Jetpack

    If you move to a post paid plan (still no contract if you buy your phone outright) there are three types of unlimited with progressively higher monthly prices per month.  40/mo/line gives you unlimited but low person on the totem pole in times or places of congestion.  Almost unusable.  We went...
  20. StarEcho

    Unlimited AT&T $20 a month

    Was using the mobley this last week and discovered that at&t flashed a mandatory update to the mobley devices that took away the no time out choice in the admin menu.  Now the longest you get is 2 hours "after the car is turned off". So every two hours you have to restart the device...
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