DeBary, FL.
46 deg. clear, W. wind @ 8 mph.
Forecast = Partly cloudy. Highs around 61°F. Northwest wind 8 to 18 MPH, gusting to 29 MPH.
Tonight, Partly cloudy. Lows around 37°F. Wind chill around 29°F. West wind 8 to 16 MPH, gusting to 23 MPH.
All I can say is WOW!!!!!!
I knew that Thursday, Jim and Linda were going to head over to an RV Place, (LaMesa RV), near here to start looking for a Class C to take my place, but I never imagined that on their very first day of looking, they'd find one!!!!
Yep!!! You read that right!!!! I couldn't believe it either, but when they came back here, CLT (Cute Little Truck), told me that they had found an RV that they liked, taken it for quite a long ride, and was pretty sure that they'd made a deal on it!!!! I knew that they had been gone for quite a long time, just to look at RVs, but I never imagined that they would find a unit that they liked this soon!!!!.
You could have knocked me off of my jacks with a feather!!!!! : O
So, what kind of RV is it??? Well, I don't know a whole lot about it yet, just what I've overheard, but from what I can gather, it's a Class "C" 2006 Gulf Stream BT Cruiser with a Ford 450 chassis and the V10 engine. It's 27' long, has 2 slide-outs, and appears to have been used very little.
The RV had just been traded in and wasn't even cleaned up yet so Jim and Linda got to see it before the dealership did their "magic" on it to make it look nice. Both Jim and Linda said that it definitely needed cleaning, but nothing in or on it seemed to be excessively worn or abused. And, Jim said that when he took it out for a test drive on city streets, 2 lane roads and the Interstate, it handled very well and seemed quite stable for a Class C.
So, , , , , when will the trade be made??? This coming Thursday, March 7th!!!!
Now, this brings us to a big change of plans for Jim and Linda!!! If you remember, they were scheduled to leave here this Thursday and they were going to head out to try to find an RV. Well, being that they've already found one, they have decided to stay here at Highbanks for an additional month, get the new RV all set up and ready for their summer travels and leave Florida on or about the 7th of April.
By this time, they should also have the house ready, and have most everything set for their return this fall.
Early yesterday afternoon, just as Jim and Linda were coming back from taking more "stuff" over to the house, Denny and Bev arrived here at Highbanks. Their Winnebago Brave is parked in a site just a short distance from me. Denny has been over here to see me and yesterday evening, Jim and Linda went over there and had a nice meal of Pizza with them. Then, after talking for a couple hours, Jim and Linda came back here and watched TV for awhile before heading to bed.
Both Jim and Linda said that it was really good to see them again, and are really glad that they were able to stop by for a couple days. : )
This morning, Denny is going to help Jim and Lindsey move Linda's recliner over to the house. Like I said, it's probably going to be quite a job to get it out of my door because even with the wooden legs taken off, and the chair turned on it's side, it's as wide as my door.
It came in through that door though, so they should be able to get it back out. ; )
Then, this afternoon, Jim and Linda will take Denny and Bev over to the house so they can see it. They are some of my faithful Blog followers, so they have some idea of what it looks like, but would like to see it in person.
OK!!! I know this post is getting quite long, but I have just one more thing I wanted to tell you about.
I think I may have found someone to take over this Blog!!! : ) It's still too early to tell for sure but I think I've convinced him to do it. I've agreed to help him get started and we have already gotten some of the intro and the layout of it set up. He hasn't totally agreed to to this yet, but I'm confident that with a little more help, I'll be able to convince him that he can do it and that it will be fun.
So, , , , stay tuned!!! As soon as I'm sure that he's going to do this, I'll introduce him to you.
Did you know that yesterday was Jim and Linda's 28th wedding anniversary?
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Saturday, March 2, 2013
Saturday, February 9, 2013
I've Been Thinking Again
DeBary, FL.
51 deg. clear, N. wind @ 8 mph.
Forecast = Mostly sunny. Highs around 73°F. North northeast wind to 11 MPH, gusting to 16 MPH.
You know, I've been thinking, why couldn't Jim or Linda take over this blog? They'd know exactly what was going on both when traveling and when staying in the house.
Yep, I think I may have figured this whole blog thing out!!!! : )
Not a lot to report on today. The last few days, Jim and Linda have been packing up a couple of boxes of stuff each day and taking it over to the house. The biggest challenge seems to be figuring out just what they think they'll need for their trip up North this summer.
Also, because they have no idea how much storage space they'll have in a smaller RV, they really don't know how much they'll be able to take!!!
Today, They'll probably pack up a few more boxes and take them to the house. Most of my basement compartments are pretty empty and I have some empty cabinets inside of me already, so they're definitely making progress.
Oh, I don't think I mentioned it, but the other day, Jim paid for another month's site rent here at Highbanks. That means our departure date from here will be March 7th. At that time, (if Jim and Linda haven't already located a smaller RV), we'll leave here and start going to different RV dealerships to search for my replacement.
A Point to Ponder : Good judgment comes from bad experience and a lot of that comes from bad judgment.
51 deg. clear, N. wind @ 8 mph.
Forecast = Mostly sunny. Highs around 73°F. North northeast wind to 11 MPH, gusting to 16 MPH.
You know, I've been thinking, why couldn't Jim or Linda take over this blog? They'd know exactly what was going on both when traveling and when staying in the house.
Yep, I think I may have figured this whole blog thing out!!!! : )
Not a lot to report on today. The last few days, Jim and Linda have been packing up a couple of boxes of stuff each day and taking it over to the house. The biggest challenge seems to be figuring out just what they think they'll need for their trip up North this summer.
Also, because they have no idea how much storage space they'll have in a smaller RV, they really don't know how much they'll be able to take!!!
Today, They'll probably pack up a few more boxes and take them to the house. Most of my basement compartments are pretty empty and I have some empty cabinets inside of me already, so they're definitely making progress.
Oh, I don't think I mentioned it, but the other day, Jim paid for another month's site rent here at Highbanks. That means our departure date from here will be March 7th. At that time, (if Jim and Linda haven't already located a smaller RV), we'll leave here and start going to different RV dealerships to search for my replacement.
A Point to Ponder : Good judgment comes from bad experience and a lot of that comes from bad judgment.
Monday, August 22, 2011
A New Computer? and Going To Hoopeston
Rantoul, IL.
60 deg. clear, NW wind @ 4 mph.
Forecast = Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Light northwest winds.
I didn't know it, but Jim and Linda are considering getting a new computer. Their old desktop is really out of date and Jim is worried that it may die one of these days and they would lose all the stuff on it.
Yes, Jim backs it up once in awhile but the program that Linda uses for her family tree stuff is very old, and in fact it is an old "shareware" program from way back before I was made. Linda has hundreds of names, dates, places and details of family on that program and now the problem is going to be getting it to run on a new operating system. (I think it was originally designed to run on Windows 95.
Anyway, while Greg from Geeky Guys was here removing the virus from this laptop a week or so ago, Jim and Linda started talking to him about getting a new computer and the problem they may have transferring the program. You see, Greg builds desktop computers and sells them. Since Linda would really rather have a desktop, they told him that if he could get the program to work on a new operating system, they would purchase a computer from him and pay him for transferring the programs.
Greg has been doing some research and yesterday, he stopped by here and copied a bunch of files from the old desktop to a flash drive. He has found that the author of the family tree program is still around and there are some newer versions of the program that "should" work on the latest systems. So, he's going to contact the author, download a new version of the program and try to transfer all the data that Linda has put into the old program to the new one.
Hopefully it will work. If it does, Jim and Linda have made arrangements to have Greg build them a new computer.
Other than Greg stopping by, not much else happened around here yesterday. Some of the RVers that will be going to the Farm Show have already started coming in. I lost count, but I'm sure there were over a dozen RVs come in already.
Today, Jim and Linda are going over to Hoopeston to meet up with Linda's cousin Mike and his wife Sandy. They're going to meet them over there about 9:00, and since it's about 40 miles over there, they'll have to leave here around 8:00 or a little after. I don't know how long they'll be gone but I'm sure they won't be back here before 1 or 2 O'clock.
Did you know that Hoopeston is known as the "Sweetcorn Capital of the World ”?
60 deg. clear, NW wind @ 4 mph.
Forecast = Sunny. Highs in the lower 80s. Light northwest winds.
I didn't know it, but Jim and Linda are considering getting a new computer. Their old desktop is really out of date and Jim is worried that it may die one of these days and they would lose all the stuff on it.
Yes, Jim backs it up once in awhile but the program that Linda uses for her family tree stuff is very old, and in fact it is an old "shareware" program from way back before I was made. Linda has hundreds of names, dates, places and details of family on that program and now the problem is going to be getting it to run on a new operating system. (I think it was originally designed to run on Windows 95.
Anyway, while Greg from Geeky Guys was here removing the virus from this laptop a week or so ago, Jim and Linda started talking to him about getting a new computer and the problem they may have transferring the program. You see, Greg builds desktop computers and sells them. Since Linda would really rather have a desktop, they told him that if he could get the program to work on a new operating system, they would purchase a computer from him and pay him for transferring the programs.
Greg has been doing some research and yesterday, he stopped by here and copied a bunch of files from the old desktop to a flash drive. He has found that the author of the family tree program is still around and there are some newer versions of the program that "should" work on the latest systems. So, he's going to contact the author, download a new version of the program and try to transfer all the data that Linda has put into the old program to the new one.
Hopefully it will work. If it does, Jim and Linda have made arrangements to have Greg build them a new computer.
Other than Greg stopping by, not much else happened around here yesterday. Some of the RVers that will be going to the Farm Show have already started coming in. I lost count, but I'm sure there were over a dozen RVs come in already.
Today, Jim and Linda are going over to Hoopeston to meet up with Linda's cousin Mike and his wife Sandy. They're going to meet them over there about 9:00, and since it's about 40 miles over there, they'll have to leave here around 8:00 or a little after. I don't know how long they'll be gone but I'm sure they won't be back here before 1 or 2 O'clock.
Did you know that Hoopeston is known as the "Sweetcorn Capital of the World ”?
Friday, August 12, 2011
Awwww!!!
Rantoul, IL.
57 deg. clear, SE wind @ 4 mph.
Forecast = Increasing clouds. Highs in the lower 80s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
Awwww!!! Mike and Terri decided that they needed to head up to Northern Illinois so that they would have a chance of getting a site in a State Park up there before the "Weekend Warriors" came in. ; ) So, after getting everything ready to travel and coming over to say good-bye with h and h, (hugs and handshakes), they left here around 11:00.
Here's a picture of their rig parked in the site next to me.
While Jim and Linda were having a great time visiting with Mike and Terri, I had a great visit with their Excel 5th wheel and I'm sure if we had a little more time together, we'd become very good friends.
Oh, and just before they left, Mike said that they may be coming back through this area after they spend some time up North. He said that if they do, they'll stop by again, if we're still in the area. Mike's plans are written in pencil like Jim's though, so he was very unsure if they be coming back this way. : )
This afternoon, Jim and Linda took CLT and went to an Office Depot down in Champaign. Jim wanted to get a new lap desk to use with this computer, (the old one cracked), some printer ink cartridges and some printer paper.
He found everything he needed.
Then before coming back here, they stopped at a Steak & Shake Restaurant for dinner.
Since there wasn't anything on TV that they wanted to watch, the evening was spent reading, doing Sudoku Puzzles, playing with the computers, and trip planning.
Did you know that today is "Kool-Aid Day"?
57 deg. clear, SE wind @ 4 mph.
Forecast = Increasing clouds. Highs in the lower 80s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph.
Awwww!!! Mike and Terri decided that they needed to head up to Northern Illinois so that they would have a chance of getting a site in a State Park up there before the "Weekend Warriors" came in. ; ) So, after getting everything ready to travel and coming over to say good-bye with h and h, (hugs and handshakes), they left here around 11:00.
Here's a picture of their rig parked in the site next to me.
While Jim and Linda were having a great time visiting with Mike and Terri, I had a great visit with their Excel 5th wheel and I'm sure if we had a little more time together, we'd become very good friends.
Oh, and just before they left, Mike said that they may be coming back through this area after they spend some time up North. He said that if they do, they'll stop by again, if we're still in the area. Mike's plans are written in pencil like Jim's though, so he was very unsure if they be coming back this way. : )
This afternoon, Jim and Linda took CLT and went to an Office Depot down in Champaign. Jim wanted to get a new lap desk to use with this computer, (the old one cracked), some printer ink cartridges and some printer paper.
He found everything he needed.
Then before coming back here, they stopped at a Steak & Shake Restaurant for dinner.
Since there wasn't anything on TV that they wanted to watch, the evening was spent reading, doing Sudoku Puzzles, playing with the computers, and trip planning.
Did you know that today is "Kool-Aid Day"?
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