Sunday, January 15, 2012

They lied!

Ok, so a couple things..
George said the propane tanks
are not 35#, but 30#.
The tank that he was going to get
was 100#, not 90#.

Oh, and the temperature
last night got down to 9,
not 12.

Even our little squirrel buddy
was cold:


He was covering his head
yesterday from the constant
flurries in the air.

Last night as we watched
the football games,
we talked about our
checklist.

  • complete buyout of flooded property
  • pay off truck & RV loans
  • sign George up for SS (7/14 will be 62!)
  • turn in resignation at Laurie's job
  • secure health insurance, or sign up for COBRA
  • put up our resume & find workkamp job within first 3 months
  • change residency to South Dakota
  • sell Laurie's car
  • purge more items out of RV (don't need work clothes!)
  • buy Pressure Pro system & GPS (Rand Mcnally truckers)
  • check out tires on truck & change if needed
  • buy a satellite TV system 
  • get physicals & final checkups
  • get Harvey weighed
  • get senior park pass
not necessarily in that order!!
 
We've already done the following:
  • joined Passport America
  • joined Good Sam club
  • opened ING checking account
  • signed up for roadside assistance with Good Sam
  • signed up for an RV fuel card with Flying J/Pilot
I'm sure there are other things for both lists.
It has been a 3 year process, lots of research,
prayer, and searching.

We are getting excited to explore the country,
and see family & friends.


12 comments:

  1. I think I'm as excited to watch you guys hitting the road and getting started on the journey as I am for ourselves!! The time is going by SO fast!

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  2. Brings back memories!! You guys are about to begin an awesome journey!! :-)

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  3. I hope you can head south and into some warmer weather very soon!

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  4. Always good to get that check list down. Makes it feel real. :)

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  5. Should also consider joining Escapees. Their parks are quite nice and very reasonable to members. Although we wish they had more in eastern 1/2 of the country. Also, make sure you think about getting a surge protector. Would not want to be without one.

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  6. Phyllis...Escapees is on our list as well. We did have a surge protector hard wired in when we bought the Montana.

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  7. Looks like a good list. You'll learn more of what you want and need once you are on the road. You don't need everything to pull out of the driveway. :-)

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  8. Speaking of surge protectors, you can have one hard-wired or get a portable "box" like we have. Let me tell you, it does work and worth the expense. That and the generator are at least two of the items I insisted on that have turned out to be rig/life savers.

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  9. I can't believe it's happening for you guys! I feel your excitement and hope to see you in a park with us before long!

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  10. See you again out on the road. I'm out of here, end of the month.

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  11. Good job with making lists and checking them twice! Being organized is a good thing!!

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