Thursday, November 20, 2008

JOYS OF THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY - Nov 15 - Issue 45

TIPS AND PROMOS

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TIPS THIS WEEK Not enough space to post all the Tips and Promos I received this week – will share more in a future issue.

Dianne bought my Packing Tips e-book and she loved several of what she read. Here are a three of a variety of more tips she sent me. This lady is very organized to say the least. Thanks so much for sharing.

***They added all of THEIR MUSIC ON AN IPOD – to eliminate carrying excess CD's or tapes. They added an IPOD SPEAKER PORT to play the music on when parked, and an attachment to the motorhome radio to play the Ipod songs when traveling.

***They purchased a ‘KINDLES’ FROM AMAZON.COM and no longer need to buy hard copy books. Details HERE. They even subscribed to Time magazine on the Kindle. In fact, after Dianne received my e-book, she moved it to her Kindle and read it from there (there's a way to do that via an e-mail address that Amazon gives Kindle buyers). The only hard copy books she’s taking with them are a few Fulltimer books she has purchased (including my 21st Century book) and a few travel-related books, bird books, etc. They can even subscribe to certain Sunday newspapers via the Kindle, if we decide to.

She has spent months scanning family photos and transferring other digital photos of past family camping trips, etc., onto a DIGITAL PHOTO FRAME. This way, they will have a continual slide show of all of favorite photos. The old family photos she then distributed to children, cousins, and others, only storing a fraction of them. They are enjoying the digital photo frame while still in our ‘sticks + bricks’ house, and feel it will be a treasure even more so in the motorhome. These photos had been packed away for years, so to be able to enjoy them anew is a plus. As they take new photos during their travels, they can simply plug in the digital camera smart card to add to the slide show. More tips from Dianne in future issues.

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Donna shared this tip about ESSENTIAL OILS from a lecture on this subject – apparently the soles of our feet can absorb oils.

VICKS VAPO-RUB is popular for everything from chapped lips to sore toes and many body parts in between. But this alternate use works 100% of the time, although those who discovered it aren't sure why. To stop NIGHTTIME COUGHING in a child or adult – put Vicks Vapo rub generously on the bottom of the feet at bedtime, then cover with socks. Even persistent, heavy, deep coughing will stop in about 5 minutes and stay stopped for many, many hours of relief. Works 100% of the time and is more effective in children than even very strong prescription cough medicines. In addition it is extremely soothing and comforting and they will sleep soundly. Apparently cough medicines in kids frequently does more harm than good - due to their chemical make-up. It was a surprise finding- plus it seems to be more effective than prescribed medicines for children at bedtime, in addition it has a soothing and calming effect on sick children who then went on to sleep soundly.

The wife of a reporter tried it to combat a deep constant and persistent cough – it worked 100% of the time. Her intense and frequent coughing stopped in a few minutes – she slept cough-free for hours every night that she used it. She said that it felt like a warm blanket had enveloped her

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Bill feels this is the most amazing website he’s seen on the computer in the past 23-years – he describes it as Awesome. It continually and automatically plays songs while he’s on his computer. Click HERE, and then TYPE ANY SONG TITLE EVER PLAYED. Following the end of the song, it will keep playing songs of the same era forever.

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PROMOS THIS WEEK

RV RECALLS HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR OCTOBER plus many previous months as well. Recalls cover numerous areas of many name brand RV’s. Be certain to check if your unit is on these latest listings HERE Tens of thousands of RVs are affected in a variety of ways.

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An informative short video about RUBBER ROOF MAINTENANCE AND HOW WINTER STORAGE affects it. Click HERE This tech addresses the plus and minuses of covering your RV during the winter as well as slide-out positioning. Worth a read!

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Mark and Dawn Polk of RVEducation101.com – the ‘How-to site For Everything RVing’ – publish a very informative monthly Newsletter. In this issue they offer a COMPREHENSIVE SELECTION OF 16-YOUTUBE.COM VIDEOS – free to watch HERE – covering a barrage of RV Tips and Hints. If you subscribe you will automatically be sent each time a new video is posted.

RV Education 101 Quick Tips story – HERE

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