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Smithy, Can you comment on what Dons2346 said one page back: Another example of the executive board using bad judgement is the giving of $250,000 to the owner of rVillage, a facebook wanna be. The so called details of the gift is that FMCA will supposedly receive 5% interest on the money OR the owner has the option to issue FMCA stock in the company which is supposed to happen in 2019. This info was found out when I requested a copy of the current annual audit. It had to be covered there to justify the $250,000. You might think this is great in that we will get something however our investments are regulated by our Policy & Procedures. Those tell the organization what investments can be invested in. One that we cannot invest in is private stock. rVillage is not listed on any stock exchange. During the last GB meeting I questioned the then treasurer about the 5% interest and had we received it yet. The treasurer informed the entire GB that the "money is gone". Not one member of the GB stood up and raised any issue with it. Did this indeed happen and how did it happen? Is there that little oversight that someone can authorize an expenditure of this size that is in total violation of the charter and no one caught it? Bob

...and just like the Government...probably nobody got fired or removed from office.

I'm sure you're right. I for one did not do that. My "NO" is clearly on the ballot, but after reading this I can see my vote will not be counted (or even opened).

I can't speak specifically to your brand but at least on mine the ducts run from the blower box to all the outlets including defrost. If one or more ducts have come apart then the air just blows wildly. You may need to pull the dash apart to trace all the ducts and see if any are cracked or pinched off. Good luck.

Must have been several others voting at the same time. Just checked, and YES is down to 33% and NO is up to 25%

X2...I always read the feature travel story, the newest RV review, the rest...hit or miss.

Thanks, I know that is how it should work, but sure thought that I read earlier that it would be based on percentage of total membership.

So is this vote like a regular election in that the decision is based on the majority of the vote, or is it based on the total number registered members?

Interesting...I followed your link and added my "no" vote. apparent;y others have seen this as now the "no's" have it up to 24%

Unless Good Sam comes up with the same Michelin Program...

Agreed. Just not considerate.

Another One Poster! I really agree with this "rant"

Can't believe someone hasn't jumped all over this

Just voted NO! Hope others will see this and vote also

I suppose it would be hard to get to know any RV people if you only go from the back seat of you limo in order to climb into your private jet...

Will do. Leaving on a 7500 mile trip Oct.1. Really looking forward to see average mpg.

Thanks Wildebill308. I will try that.

When we bought our coach it had 19,000 miles on it. For the next 12,000 miles we averaged 5,2 mpg. while driving 65-68 mph. Then installed the ugli-fix that keeps the EGR from opening and set out on our last trip to the Pacific Northwest. As someone above mentioned the speed limit in Idaho, Washington, Oregon, and Calif. limit Trucks and RVs to mostly 55-60. For that 2700 mile trip we averaged 5.9 mpg. So I realize part of that is from slowing down, but I also felt the Ugli-fix added to our mileage, especially since the final 3 fill-ups yielded 6.2 mpg. As many people know the achilles heel for a Cummins engine is their EGR, so by preventing it from opening I can't imagine that once the entire system cleans itself out that I will stay closer to the 6.0 to 6.3 range. We certainly did not buy a Class A for the mpg's as we feel that sleeping in the same bed, and taking everything we may (or think we may need) is worth it. Just for fun, I usually check local hotel rates near the RV Parks we stay and must say that at the end of each trip after comparing what we paid out vs. staying in Hotels and buying every meal out it is pretty much a wash.

Well said BillA

I agree with Bill. Many companies have chosen to go this route because it is easier. It is so much easier to look outside for ways to grow and earn more money rather then look within and identify who is not working up to potential and make changes in order to stay lean and mean. I have felt since I joined that FMCA is certainly not at the top of their game or anywhere near. Yes, they have a great tire program. But shortly after I joined I called and asked why they don't have a battery program. Their answer "We're working on it" I have asked why they don't have an online trip programmer similar to Good Sam; their answer..."we're working on it" C'mon guys...even AAA admits they don't do even 10% of the trip tics they did 10 years ago...everything is online and allows you to customize depending on your needs...and that is one of the reasons AAA membership is declining. My screen name suddenly got deleted along with all my posts. I called and after some searching they "found it" but their IT guy couldn't restore it because in his words "their system was not capable of saving my screen name or join date"... so I was given a "new" screen name and a new join date. The FMCA website takes the longest of any website that I normally look at on a daily basis to load. On a personal level I have mentioned belonging to FMCA many times in conversation with other motorized RV owners and have yet met one who was/is an FMCA member. Most had heard but said the only benefit they new of was the tire deal. I think FMCA could become the premier group to belong to if they would just abide by their original mission and make the necessary changes to become the best. Just my opinion...but I still think the "Verizon deal" would be alive today except that suddenly Verizon realized that the current membeship numbers they were given by FMCA was about to change in a huge way and that was not what they had bargained for.

Just make sure you have reservations! RV Parks anywhere near the Grand Canyon are reporting record business.

Might be kids who then take them out to a truck stop to sell

Thanks Brett. Bob

Does anyone know which month's edition the ballots will be included?

I pay $320 per month for the same thing in Phoenix. And that is with a 12 month contract!