To start I am married to a lovely lady and my best friend. We live in Saint Augustine, Florida a very fun place to live. I and others refer to it as a quaint little drinking village with a fishing problem. My wife a state employee works for the Florida National Guard Command Center. Her boss usually retires every 2 years as they are normally 1 or 2 star General and they are forced out at 64 years old. She is basically a secretary.
The best part was when she took the job I got free state insurance and could drop my group policy at my job. Thanks Tax payers!!! It was like getting a $4000.00 raise for me.
With health problems i really appreciated the insurance. Although i look and act fairly normal I have had MS (Multiple Sclerosis) for over 20 years. Because of my health and working more than 40 hours a week i would be pretty much an empty shell and done for by the time I got home of the evening. It was starting to affect the relationship with my wife and although I resisted she finally made . . . talked me in to quitting. So I am on disability now and my funds are very limited.
Sorry for the long winded history. I had a 1986 GMC Safari cargo van for 22 years. Never did anything other than throw a futon mattress in the back and it was great for travel or camping. Motor locked up one morning as it was idling while I watered some plants before work one morning. I think at around 160K. I put a Jasper motor in it myself even though i am not much of a mechanic. Got rid of it in 2008 when the transmission was going and got a hole in the fuel tank at the same time . . . mostly because i was wanting a Truck. I should have fixed it.
Now I just bought a 2006 Chevy Express 2500 cargo van with the 6.0L. It has 150K, the front grill smashed up and bumper tweaked pretty bad. The rear doors smashed beyond repair. Sounds bad but I got it cheap. I already fixed the bumper with a come along to a tree and beating the side supports back to shape, put a new grill and some Truck-Lite LED headlights that I paid too much for but really like them. Found some conversion van doors with the windows that open a little ways. Doors where black so they are at the paint shop and should be on the van by next week. Also found some almost brand new cargo racks on Craigs list for 50 bucks.
Now for the hard Decisions I need help with. I will seek your advice on insulation, Solar, battery banks, vents, fridge and ac maybe last as summer will be cooling down in several months.
I want be full time unless the wife makes that choice. She is Ok with me going 3 weeks or so at a time before coming home. My wife is looking forward to van camping again like in the Safari. I am going to get it ready to live in full time as you never know and I have been married several times. What can i say be prepared.
A SEEKER
The best part was when she took the job I got free state insurance and could drop my group policy at my job. Thanks Tax payers!!! It was like getting a $4000.00 raise for me.
With health problems i really appreciated the insurance. Although i look and act fairly normal I have had MS (Multiple Sclerosis) for over 20 years. Because of my health and working more than 40 hours a week i would be pretty much an empty shell and done for by the time I got home of the evening. It was starting to affect the relationship with my wife and although I resisted she finally made . . . talked me in to quitting. So I am on disability now and my funds are very limited.
Sorry for the long winded history. I had a 1986 GMC Safari cargo van for 22 years. Never did anything other than throw a futon mattress in the back and it was great for travel or camping. Motor locked up one morning as it was idling while I watered some plants before work one morning. I think at around 160K. I put a Jasper motor in it myself even though i am not much of a mechanic. Got rid of it in 2008 when the transmission was going and got a hole in the fuel tank at the same time . . . mostly because i was wanting a Truck. I should have fixed it.
Now I just bought a 2006 Chevy Express 2500 cargo van with the 6.0L. It has 150K, the front grill smashed up and bumper tweaked pretty bad. The rear doors smashed beyond repair. Sounds bad but I got it cheap. I already fixed the bumper with a come along to a tree and beating the side supports back to shape, put a new grill and some Truck-Lite LED headlights that I paid too much for but really like them. Found some conversion van doors with the windows that open a little ways. Doors where black so they are at the paint shop and should be on the van by next week. Also found some almost brand new cargo racks on Craigs list for 50 bucks.
Now for the hard Decisions I need help with. I will seek your advice on insulation, Solar, battery banks, vents, fridge and ac maybe last as summer will be cooling down in several months.
I want be full time unless the wife makes that choice. She is Ok with me going 3 weeks or so at a time before coming home. My wife is looking forward to van camping again like in the Safari. I am going to get it ready to live in full time as you never know and I have been married several times. What can i say be prepared.
A SEEKER
