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    2 hours ago, wildebill308 said:

    Just wondering how you do that if you have never seen or been in a area before?

    Bill

    He can.  I snow skied with Carl 52 years ago in Colorado, often.  He taught me how to ski.  He always wanted to teach me how to ski jump, being the Norwegian Jumper he was but I was always reluctant since I don't like to break bones and bleed.  One trip to Aspen we were on the top of a mountain and a blizzard developed.  Carl said "we need to haul a$$" and get off this mountain.  So we did.  Me following him of course.  Suddenly he decided to take a "short cut" through the woods.  I lost sight of him then suddenly found myself 10 feet in the air having skied off a small cliff.  I "jumped", landed on my butt, covered in snow, and there was Carl, smiling.  He said "see, jumping is great fun".  He knew exactly where that jump was and to this day I don't know how he knew where to turn through the woods considering we were nearly blinded by the blizzard blowing snow horizontally.  Thanks Carl, I remember it as though it was yesterday. 

    Sorry to the OP for this off-subject post.  Make your destination reservations NOW!  And, have a good trip, slowly.  Just remember, when you look around at our beautiful country you're seeing things those people in that jet flying above you are not seeing.

    Don

     

    Don

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    2 hours ago, manholt said:

    My DW uses the GPS, unless we are in a city, town, I don't pay attention.  Having a photographic memory, my road map, underpass heights, etc is in my mind, in color! 😂 

    I wish the Gov't would return the Analog and take the GPS back!  GPS has glitzes  built in to it, by the powers that be, that's why you can get lost or on the wrong road, by following it without doing as Richard said.  

    jberringer....get a updated Truckers Atlas, you will not regret it.

    Brought to you by none other than "A n a l o g  C a r l"  😎 I, too, have a Trucker's Atlas but it is a little too big to hold in one hand while tooling down the Interstate wishing my Delightful Wife would wake up and help!

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    On 2/25/2021 at 5:34 PM, wayne77590 said:

    The Houston area combines the toll land and the HOV lane in some areas. There are two tag entrances, one for HOV and one for TOLL. If you don't have two+ in the vehicle you have to either not use that lane or have a toll tag and use the toll lane. If you don't have either you don't enter.  Most of the roads around here will have signs that state, "No vehciles over 1 ton or towing trailers."  Or some type of words to that affect.

    Last time we went through Houston eastbound and down on I-10 in our MH, towing, we stayed in the HOV lane versus TxTG and I was sure to be there when going through the checkpoints.  But, we got to one checkpoint where there were only two TxTg lanes and no lane labeled HOV.  We went through of course, but about 5 weeks later I got a bill for $36! 

    Don

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    On 1/16/2021 at 9:47 PM, rossboyer said:

    According to a bill passed by Congress, bourbon is only distilled in Kentucky and aged in new white oak barrels. But who pays attention to laws anymore? Those barrels don’t go to waste. They are reused to age wine. 

    Don't get me started.  There are bourbon distilleries all over Texas.  Spirits, yes.  Bourbon, yes.  But, if Congress says it, it must be correct!!!!!  Yeah, right!

    Don

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    On 1/24/2021 at 11:04 PM, wayne77590 said:

    If you do the research it takes 3 hours of cooking alcohol to reduce it to 5%. One hour reduces the alcohol to 35% and 2 hours to 25%.

    Ok, I'll research it again.

    Here is one link: Food Network

    Another: Idaho State University Times vary

    And: What's Cooking America

    So in my humble opinion, alcohol does not burn off completely when cooking food. Myth busted!

    p.s., lots more links if you search for: "does alcohol burn off when cooking" without quotes.

    Oh yes, alcohol burns off while cooking.  Set your timer for 2 1/2 minutes for cooking steaks.  Take a few swigs of your whiskey.  Turn the steak and cook for 2 1/2 minutes more.  Take a few more swigs.  Take the steaks off and let them cook on their own for a couple minutes.  Take a few final swigs.  Whiskey gone.  Alcohol has completely burned off while cooking.  Geezzee, guys, get on board with this!!!!!!!!!

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    On 12/24/2020 at 3:55 PM, manholt said:

    How's the Cedar Fever up there?  We have another place down by Choke Lake...Mesquite yes, Cedar none!

    We'll be back in Cedar country the 28th for a week, then heading to Florida! :wub:

    CF just beginning for me.  We cleared ranch of cedar but there is some re-growth.  The Christmas Tree is an example.  My grandsons would revolt if I cut that down.  Same with Mesquite.  Cleared it but it is growing back.  Time for some chemicals.  Trees, not me! ha ha

    Don

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    In our travels we have only run across a few RV parks which provide HC sites.  They are usually close to the restroom facilities and office.  We don't need that but some people may.  What we need is space on the passenger side for our UVL lift to deploy so my wife can enter/exit our rig.  This amounts to about 8 feet total.  It usually works out, or we improvise.  We are not the kind of people who complain and whine and moan and groan.  We just enjoy our travels and go with the flow.

    Don

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    On 12/6/2020 at 7:25 PM, hermanmullins said:

    I am so sorry,  I had no intention of offending anyone. I had never seen an RV with H/C plates. I now understand. Again I apologize to all.

    Herman 

    Herman, No offense taken at all.  Yours is a good question.  We don't have H/C plates on the MH but do on the car we tow.  Not sure what the advantage would be to have them on our coach.  My comment was just to chime in on the fact there are a lot of wheelchair bound travelers out there, especially vets from the middle east.

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    On 11/23/2020 at 4:53 PM, hermanmullins said:

    Why would you have a handicap plate on a motorhome?

    Herman 

    Lots of reasons, Herman.  Our coach is wheelchair accessible for my wife who is paraplegic and uses a wheelchair full time.  She is stubbornly independent but we appreciate conveniences whenever they present themselves.  We also have more stories than you can imagine about those who have handicap placards who abuse the privilege and park so that those like my wife who need the space to offload from a ramp on our rampvan can't because someone parked on the hash marks or just used grandma's placard so they could get a better parking space.  Happens all the time and it is a sad commentary on our society.  If you need it, use it.  If you don't, don't abuse it, please.

    Don

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    22 hours ago, manholt said:

    Since March, we have over 10k on coach and leaving for New Iberia, La. in the morning, a week of Cajun food + the Fete (BBQ'd and grilled whole pork festival)!  We'll be back the 18th, then if the parts are in, we will go to NIRV in Lewisville (By Dallas).  How Coach will travel.  We will be in Florida for the Tampa RV Super Show in Jan 2021.  Rayn, La. for Mardi grass with Crusin Cajuns in Feb.  Same with AIM in March.  Crusin Cajuns Crawfish Rally in April.  NIRV Rally in OK City in May.  Late May to July 8 in Cortez, CO. Then on to Alaska!  We don't care if we have COVID-19 or 20...One life, live it.

     

    Ditto, Carl, on the one life.....live it.  We are going to Alberta and British Columbia next Spring if the Canuks will let us in by then.  On to either the west coast or the Dakotas, etc. after that.  Went to Mardi Gras in Lafayette and Galveston this year but other than that just several trips to our ranch.  DW is having shoulder surgery next week, so we'll be laying low for a while.  While she is recovering maybe I should travel to the election battleground states and teach them basic arithmetic.

    Don

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    I read somewhere that hogs can double their population every 8 months.  You would have to kill something like 2/3 of them to stay even with their current population.  Impossible.  I have trail cams on our ranch in the Hill Country of Texas.  They can show up most any time of day but are mostly nocturnal.  I have several pictures that show as many as 30-40 hogs in a group.  They come and go from ranch to ranch tearing up fencing where they cross and crops along the way.  Other wildlife usually will not associate with them.  I have personally seen deer at one of our feeders and when hogs come in the deer leave.  They must be pretty repulsive for a deer to leave corn on the ground and trot off.  But, their hams and backstraps are good to eat.  Enjoy your day and kill a hog!

    There are only two types of landowners in Texas.  One who has hogs and one who is about to have hogs!

    Don

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    11 hours ago, elkhartjim said:

    I sent them an online reservation request 2 days ago with no response; I guess I need to call. 

    Thanks.

    Jim,  I think a call would be better.  They seem pretty old school when we were there.  Who knows?  There is a great trout fishing stream on their ranch land next to the park.  They allowed me to fish there.  It was mid May, and snowing when I walked over there to wet a hook.

    Don

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