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The Sam's Club card is still a good one. We don't have a Sam's near us but when we go south, we use it a lot. Diesel and gas is cheaper than a local station and I can make up the annual fee with just a few fill ups

If you find a short number such as 1234, you have to put enough leading zeros in front to make it a total of six digits like 001234. Also you have to use the "F"

In addition to the problems noted, take a look at the position of the driver's hands. Anyone drive holding the steering wheel like that?

In the May edition of our new Family RVing magazine, on pages 46-47 there is a picture of a family in the cab of a truck. Mommy,, daddy, two daughters, and the family dog. Can anyone see what is wrong with this picture?

Agree with the above, replace the ugly filter. As to draining the bowl, I have never seen any water in it to drain.

Actually it is the word behind. In what location would you tow an object if it isn't behind the towing car, motorhome, truck, etc? Oh well.

The thought here is how else would you tow something,, or anything unless it is behind the item providing the power to move the item. So, why do people say "tow behind my motorhome"? Is there another position to tow from?

After reading your post, my head hurts too.

But you are still "towing" behind just with your pickup not the coach. The front mounted receiver is pushing the trailer, not towing. But that brings up another question. Is the MH with the front mounted receiver now towing "in front" ?

How else would you "tow" something if it isn't behind the motorhome ? Has anyone ever seen something towed in front of a motorhome? An inquiring mind would like to know.

This is written somewhere as I have read it. What this restriction will do is play havoc with the towables that do not have nor want a mounted generator. Is this a "shoot yourself in the foot" thing?

Not sure why FMCA went away from Dakota Post. I have been with them since they bought Alternative Resources and have had zero problems with service. It is a PITA to change services if you are a full timer so I'll stay with Dakota Post for the immediate future

Last night, it rained most of the night. Today it was overcast in the morning, cleared up a bit and then overcast this afternoon. The wind came up for a bit, gusts up to 35 but has now calmed down. For the rest of the week, temps are expected to be a low of 52 with highs of the high 60's to low 70's

Bill, I find it interesting that according to you these checks are bad paint. Why would so many cases of "bad paint" be found on different brands of motorhomes? I would like to believe you are correct as it would save a bunch of people a bunch of money. The worst case I have ever seen was on a high end Travel Supreme. The checking couls be seen from 20 feet away.

A friend of mine has checking on the rear cap of his Monaco. We were in Mexico and he inquired of the local body shop guy about repainting to get rid of the checking. Chuey told him that yes he could repaint but it would be back in a couple of years. Now, when you get a body shop guy in Mexico say he can't fix it....................... I had three different shops look at mine and all said it couldn't be fixed with just paint. So, with the Tiffin, it might take a year or two to see what happens.

The checking is in the gel coat, not the paint and it is most always in the darker colors. If it was paint, it would be flaking off. I have talked to a number of paint shops and all of them have different methods of repair. One is to grind out the areas of checking, put in filler and then re gel coat, then paint. Problem is the filler will eventually fall out as it is a thin layer. Next way to fix it is to reskin the entire side with new glass and paint. I have seen the checking on all brands of coaches, Country Coach, Beaver, Monaco, Foretravel, etc. I have even seen it on trailers. A couple of was to deal with it, one is to sell the coach and the other is to live with it. My checking is very slight and you have to get up within two feet to see it. One estimate I had to repair it was $29,000 which ain't gonna happen. This was for a grind it out and fill in

Carl is correct. Before it goes on the Gillette agenda, the proposed items will have to go to the constitution&bylaws committee and then to the executive board for their recomendations

You mean the AF gave you guys a tooth brush?

Just signed up. I do hope the new site is faster than the curre.....zzzzzzzz, oh excuse me, I dropped off there for a minute. The current site is slower than dirt. Maybe FMCA should have spent a few more bucks on our site that Rvillage I really don't like being sent to another survey from the survey monkey site, get rid of it.

No Carl, I will be in Mexico during the Perry happenings but we are going to Tucson . Things are going fine in the PNW. Our rally at the Mill Casino in June is moving along great. Looks like we might have a number of the ex board coming. This will be Kathie's last rodeo so we are planning a good rally. After that, we are headed towards Gillette. Last time we headed to Gillette we were going to spend the night in a WallyMart lot. Unhooked the Jeep and Barb got her foot stuck in between the brake and go pedal. Backed up and T-boned a van full of homeless people. More of the story another time, it turned out ok tho.

I'll be there Don KF6NSU

I hear what you are saying but it does lead to some confusion. The governing board (the voting body) is comprised of one delegate from each chapter be it the national director, alternate director, president, or a designated delegate elected by the chapter. A delegate can be appointed by the chapter president in case of a short notice of the unavailability of the normal delegate. Each chapter should pol the membership on a voting issue and direct the person attending the GB meeting to vote the way the majority of the chapter membership directs. If you belong to more than one chapter, yes you can vote in those chapters. It probably won't mean anything in the long run as it is a majority of that chapter. There is no way for the chapter to determine how its representative voted with the exception of voting for national officers. Each paper ballot has a number on it and those are recorded in the name of the chapter. Only the president of that chapter can find out how the club representative voted for for the national officers. The only time individual members get to vote is in the situation we just had. Members got to vote for changes to the articles of incorporation and the constitution. The governing board votes for changes to the bylaws

"Delegates will be elected or appointed by each geographic region. " Who will appoint? The executive board, the existing governing board, the president? Are you kidding me? I don't think you will find any GB member that would vote for this. Are you able to get this before the GB in Gillette?

People need to spend some time with the book of Policy & Procedures before they say it would/can't ever happen. Some P&Ps are GB approval and some are EB approval. It wouldn't be any problem for the EB to change a P&P and then your chapter would have to let a trailer into your "branded chapter".

I did Carl,I really did