I ACCIDENTALLY DELETED MY FORUM Issue 39 - Newsy Portion

Diary published weekly since 2001

Hey!!! The Forum is back up thanks to my super Webserver But I am posting the entire Diary FYI.

I was not sure when this Diary would be on line HERE (I'm Happy to report It's up today - Hooray!!!) In the meantime my FULL DIARY including the TIPS AND PROMOS is posted Sunday morning to this Blog for reference. The Forum is back up, Thanks Big Time to my super Webserver But I am posting the entire Diary FYI.

Hi All: All too often technology jumps up and bites me in the butt. Well yesterday when I attempted to add a NEW FORUM that would allow ‘RVERS WHO HAVE RV BLOGS’ to post their URL along with a short BIO to my forum page (Now that Forum is ready for input!!!- PLEASE add your RV BLOG soon). I accidentally DELETED all my forums. I did not understand the new PHP Format. My webserver SuperWebHost.com is usually off over the weekend (BUT they worked overtime this weekend - thanks so much Matthew)– sooooo now – All forums are BACK UP. Thankfully my Webserver found them in a back-up file. If anyone made a post on Oct 3rd you may have to post again. I apologize to those who visit regularly for the delay!!! I am happy that this has had a good ending. I now ask each RV Blogger to add their URL and BIO Promo to the appropriate forum – since everything is
working again as it should.

Today SATURDAY, John and I VOTED in Canada’s advance Polls. Our election is on the 14th October and of course we will not be at our permanent address. When I called the main ‘Canada Vote’ number to ask for directions to the ‘Poll Booth’, the girl that answered the phone said we had to ‘vote’ in Trenton. THIS IS WRONG!!! The Reps in Woodstock had forms they filled out and our ‘vote’ will be mailed to our home riding. All we needed was proof of our Trenton address – it was on our drivers Licence. We were even able to even vote for our candidates in Trenton – no need to vote for local candidates. NOTE: Every F/Ter should have an official home base address for many reasons such as Census, drivers Licence, voting, Medical (Cda-Provincial), passports, border agents, plus numerous more. FYI Advance Polls remain open for Monday. In both countries it is so important to find a way to GET OUT AND VOTE. Some USA states are now allowing Fulltimers to vote – worth the research to check things out.

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Braemar Valley RV Park Association hosted an impromptu Karaoke social hour SATURDAY afternoon and tomorrow, SUNDAY, an early social hour; a decadent THANKSGIVING DINNER; plus dance is planned. FYI – Canada’s Thanksgiving Day is the second Monday in October – Turkey is the meat of choice. This feast is no cost for residents who pay $10.00 to belong to the Park Association.

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The economy has been BAD this week and everything is topsy-turvy. But remember BAD NEWS sells. Life events are cyclical – overtime the ups and downs will level off. As a bit of proof, we bought gas yesterday for $107.6 ($3.78 per US Gal) that was the newest low that we have seen for a long time. Today in Woodstock it was posted at $1.06.7 – yes things do differ in various areas of the country but just like the USA/Cdn $$$$ exchange, the price changes from day-to-day. The stock market is definitely volatile right now as it goes through many ups and downs. But the ‘Experts’ advise that none of us should panic and do anything foolish. They stress we should take a deep breath and allow the ‘EBBS AND FLOWS’ to ‘Play-Out’ till the bad news once again becomes the kind that does not receive unfavourable press. Remember to ‘Always look at life through the windshield – NOT the rear-view mirror’.

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Thankfully for us Canadians, we have not been hit as hard as the USA mainly because we have different banking and investment rules - for now we hope our government keeps things in check. Yesterday, FRIDAY, we visited our RV Dealer, Sicards Holiday Campers, in Smithville near Hamilton, Ontario. They have greatly expanded their dealership recently and sales have still been quite brisk this summer. However we all are aware that new buyers are paying so much less for their dream machines than they would have a few years ago. So even if gas/fuel continues to rise, with careful planning and shortening the distances you travel – it is not too difficult to continue to enjoy this fantastic RV lifestyle.

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ADDITIONAL EVENTS THAT CONSUMED OUR TIME THIS WEEK.

Two more Picasa Albums grace my website HERE – finally. One covers our trip 10-days earlier to McNaughton’s Home Hardware in Newbury, Ontario to watch the cooking presentation by Phyllis and Lamont – ‘THE COOKING LADIES’. The second album highlights the impressive VETERAN’S PARADE that we watched at the London Fair late August. FYI, all albums are more interesting when viewed as a SLIDESOW.

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On THURSDAY While in Stratford to pick up weekly MAIL, I found a great store ‘Cartridge World’ (519-273-5777) that REFILLS CARTRIDGE for a very low price. I had filled 3-black ones on Sunday, but for some reason they wouldn’t print. Thanks Joel and Rob for being there.

Next stop was to meet Jan and Bill plus Rod and Mary for lunch at the incredible ‘IRON SKILLET RESTAURANT’ in Woodstock Ontario (1-519 -421-9779). Prices are fair, atmosphere great plus they allowed us to ‘sit and talk’ for as long as we wanted. These four are brand NEW FULLTIMERS heading south to Texas for the very first time. It is such fun to be around the contagious excitement they exude. Jan and Bill are bird-watchers so they’re beginning their winter in Mission at the western end of the Rio Grande Valley. Rod and Mary are travelling south with us this October – this will be the first winter for them in the Valley and we’re honoured they will be neighbours in Alamo Palms.

We are kicking off our journey with dinner at the FLYING J IN LONDON on the 27th Oct. Anyone in the area that day, why not join us? It’ll be great to have you two along because we have been over this route many times - so on this trip we’ll be seeing things in a different light. This week Cheryl and Don – also brand new F/T RVers – emailed us. They’ll be spending all or part of the winter at Alamo Palms. This is shaping up to be a fantastic season - with luck you guys will enjoy our favourites stopping spots and for sure we’ll experience their exciting first time insight of their discovery.

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FINAL THOUGHTS

I’m continuing to finish several RV magazine stories and my website is crying for an update. Guess everything will unfold as we expect in time. We have another busy week ahead again. It’s time to finish off-loading excess ‘stuff’ from this poor overloaded motorhome. We are getting to the end of the elimination, but not finished yet. The LUXOR will breath a sigh of relief we’re sure. Must go for now guys. Be extra cautious for obstacles lying on the road such as a chair or stepladder that has fallen of a vehicle. We’ve come across ‘things’ like this more than once. Stay away from ‘Orange Barrels’ and ‘Road-Gaiters’ (shredded tires). ‘Travel safe’, P&J.