MAJESTIC FALL COLOURS IN THE NORTH - Issue 41

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TIPS THIS WEEK

WARNING OF A NEW CDN SCAM - This one concerns Revenue Canada. An official looking Scam/phishing letter will arrive by regular mail. It requests those receiving it provide valuable personal info. The letter claims that there is “insufficient information” for the individual’s tax return and that in order to receive any “claims,” they will have to update their records. The letter attaches a form specifically requesting the individual’s personal information in writing, via fax or email, including information on bank accounts and passports. This letter is NOT from the CRA and Canadians should not provide their personal information to the sender. NEVER GIVE ANYONE VITAL INFO UNLESS YOU MADE THE CALL IN THE FIRST PLACE. This is a ‘Must-Read for all Canadian residents. It is false!!! Full story HERE

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Cathy shared these tips a while back. I have not tried these NOR tested them. Strictly FYI.

***Eliminate ear mites!!! All it takes is a few drops of Wesson Corn Oil in your cat's ear... massage it in, then clean with a cotton ball. Repeat daily for 3 days. The oil soothes the cat's skin, smothers the mites, and accelerates healing.
***Did you know that drinking two glasses of Gatorade could relieve headache pain almost immediately-without the unpleasant side effects caused by traditional pain relievers?
***Did you know that Colgate Toothpaste makes an excellent salve for burns?
***To relieve achy muscles from a bout of the flu? - Mix 1-tablespoon horseradish in 1 cup of olive oil. Let the mixture sit for 30 minutes, then apply it as a massage oil for instant relief for aching muscles.
***Smart splinter remover: Just pour a drop of Elmer's Glue-All or similar product over the splinter, let dry, and peel the dried glue off the skin. The splinter sticks to the dried glue. This worked for Peggi
***Balm for broken blisters... to disinfect a broken blister, dab on a few drops of Listerine, a powerful antiseptic.
***Quaker Oats for fast pain relief ... it's not for breakfast any more! Mix 2 cups of Quaker Oats and 1 cup of water in a bowl and warm in the microwave for 1 minute, cool slightly, and apply the mixture to your hands for soothing relief from arthritis pain.

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Dennis shared this tip about Forwarding Email

***Any time you see an E-Mail that says forward this on to '10' of your friends OR to sign this petition, or you'll get bad luck, DO NOT DO THIS - it has either an e-mail tracker program attached that tracks the cookies and e-mails junk to folks you forward it to. The host sender receives a copy each time it gets forwarded – they then can establish a listing of 'active' e-mails addresses to send SPAM e-mails to. These lists are sold to others.

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PROMOS THIS WEEK

Numerous great RV info tips are highlighted in this weeks RV TRAVEL.COM NEWSLETTER Read all about these posts plus more.

***New Wal*Mart in Quartsite
***Ramp into RV aids disabled persons
***Even how to host a surprise ‘Shower’ for new RVers. Similar as you would for a wedding shower.
***Very valuable info on different safe ways to transport extra propane containers.
***Chuck (editor) discusses a small Motorhome that gets a huge 50 miles per gallon – sleeps two.***A new device that will turn a 30-amp hookup into 45 Amps (not a full 50 amps but close)
***New fifth-wheel hitch design eases pain of sharp turns with short bed trucks.
***To find low cost or Free campgrounds go to ‘FreeCampgrounds.com’ but the forum for this site has been moved to ‘FreeRVstays.com’ – especially for budget-campers and boondockers.

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More news from the above newsletter...
A real neat You Tube video of VINTAGE TRAVEL TRAILERS - Johnny Cash sings along – worth a look.
SAD NEWS…Life On Wheels program ends after death of founder. The popular educational series for RV enthusiasts held each year at college campuses across the United States has been discontinued after 14 successful years. LIFE ON WHEELS was founded at the University of Idaho by RV authority GAYLORD MAXWELL – he died suddenly last month at age 81. Full Story HERE…