Posts Tagged ‘RV Repairs’

A Blackberry Boo Boo

Posted on October 29th, 2009 by by Administrator

When I checked my e-mail yesterday morning, I had a message from Verizon Wireless that an update for my Blackberry Storm was available, which was supposed to be the latest and greatest thing since sliced bread.
So, being the trusting soul I am, I plugged my phone into my computer, logged onto the Verizon website, and [...]

Flexibility Is A Great Asset

Posted on October 8th, 2009 by by Administrator

We met a very nice couple at the Escapees Rainbow’s End campground in Livingston, Texas during our first year on the road and really hit it off with them. They were about our age, had retired early, and were ready to see America. They lasted about a year on the road, because they found the [...]

The Basic RV Toolbox

Posted on July 13th, 2009 by by Administrator

After sharing my experiences with tools in my Nick’s Tool Box blog  on Saturday, a couple of new RVers wrote to say that even though they now knew I wasn’t the right person to ask, would I check with Miss Terry and some other experienced RVers and ask what they considered the basic to carry [...]

Nick’s Tool Box

Posted on July 11th, 2009 by by Administrator

After reading my blog about repairing a broken radiator hose on our MCI bus conversion earlier this week, a soon to be fulltimer e-mailed to ask me what basic tools I carry in our rig to keep us out of trouble.
Obviously this is a brand new reader, because anybody who knows much about me at [...]

Fleetwood Files Bankruptcy

Posted on March 11th, 2009 by by Administrator

I can’t say that I was surprised by the news that Fleetwood has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and closed its three travel trailer manufacturing plants and two service facilities, leaving 675 workers unemployed.
According to a press release announcing the bankruptcy filing, Fleetwood’s travel trailer division alone lost over $63 million in 2007, and [...]