This is our new linen shelf Sherri found...looks like it was made for that spot. Good going dear.This will be the last day for me to get some things done around the house on wheels. I got up at about 7:00 am and made the coffee. Took me a shower and got dressed for the day. We are planning on going out and looking for a mirror for the bathroom today. Not that big of a deal except Sherri is very meticulous about what she buys...the price...how it looks...so it could take a while. I like being with her but she can wear me down real fast. I like to find the seats in the front of the store and spend my time waiting there rather than following her around. OK... I am in the same store with her!! I like being in the same store with her...is that better. Now that I have made myself clear on this matter I can continue to tell you that we plan on shopping this morning and when we complete our mission we will return here to hang the mirror and plan our next addition to the new home.
As I stated in my previous post we are planning on adding a generator to our home for staying at free camp sights. We love casinos and we could stay on the parking lots there for nothing and could save $20.00 to $30.00 a night...extrapolate that out over a week or two and that would pay for a generator over time. Just a thought...we think about so many things...then we work them out in our head and if they make sense we do it...if not we scrap it. I think the generator thing is starting make sense....if you have anything to help us here feel free to comment.
I have also been thinking about getting me a desk top computer. I have read that they will last longer over time when used everyday. I stay on the computer copying pictures and files for storage purposes and doing my Journal and Facebook etc. I want to be sure I have a computer that will stay around for some time. When we go on the ol fixed income I will not be able to replace all this stuff like I can now. I need to think long term here. One other thing...we are thinking about a GPS navigator. I know you are thinking have they lost their minds....needing all this stuff?? I guess that is it...we don't know what we need. Even though I have been reading all about this fulltiming thing for years and actually have been living full time in my RV for the past three years...I still am not sure what I will need when I get on the road. Yes...NEED...what do we need to take along with us on this journey. What can I get along without?? I don't cherish the thought of spending money for things that I can live without and not get the things that I need.
OK this is your opportunity to get Speedy straightened out...LOL. I need all the help I can get. I know that some things some people need and some people don't need. I guess when you are an avid reader like I am you get too much information and then you think you need all of it. I know that not everyone has all of it...well no one I know...so I have to weigh it out and get just what I think I need. Any...who...if you have time to day drop me a line and give me your thoughts on all this.
Let me fade out of the picture for now and leave you alone to do more important things...
Somewhere in Time
7 comments:
Speedy, I think the generator idea is a good one. I had a small Honda 1KW when we had our 5er and it did the job although it wouldn't run the air or microwave. These new 2K jobbies seem to be able to handle a lot of that, but not sure as when we switched to the Motorhome we installed solar panels as we had by that time figured out that boondocking would be a large part of our life. I still carry my 1KW outfit but have yet to use it. It'll probably stay home next winter.
As for the GPS, I got one last winter and cannot imagine travelling without it. It sure simplifys finding your way around strange cities and even at home it finds better routes than I have used for years. Definitely a must have in my books. I have the Garmin 7200 as the MH has a large dash and I can always haul it into our Jeep for use there also.
I'll put in our 2 cents. The GPS is a must, even with all the traveling we do now it's well worth it. We're getting the Honda 3000 generator for those times of need for the computer and TV if NOTHING else. The desktop is a good idea if you don't have one, they're not that expensive and they're smaller then they use to be. (Also taking that with us).
Ok here is my two cents.....I think the generator is probably something we will do in the future along with additional solar panels. I love our GPS, but she has been known to be wrong a time or two. Finally, we carried DH desk top last year. A real pain in my book, but it was large and heavy. I know you can find more compact units out there now. DH will probably do that at some point--he just doesn't like lap tops.
I vote for the GPS, Speedy. I was one of those people who hated the idea of a disembodied voice telling me where to go; I could follow maps; I planned my routes in advance, and yada, yada, yada! Something happened, could be age related, but I found myself more and more often getting lost or missing turns, etc. The GPS has been wonderful and has made me a believer. I don't always follow it, especially when I know where I want to take a different route, and it is so much fun to listen to the voice which sounds a little panicky, "RECALCULATING, RECALCULATING"!
Speedy...Hurry and get that generator. The casinos will be calling Sherri and I many times once you get on the road. No joke, you can't go wrong having one.
We love our "Flo". She does take a couple of wrong turns and Mark can frustrate her in a heartbeat (LOL), but she is sure nice especially on daytrips. And, now that I have learned about geocaching, she is a must.
Wish you guys were with us today enjoying the sun.
Hugs to you both,
Dortha
Speedy & Sherri:
I think the desktop computer is a good idea. That is what I use and I love it. A GPS is a must,once you get use to using it you will not know how it live without it. I think a generator is a good thing. We have a 2,000 watt Honda and it has worked very well every time we have needed it.
That's my two cents worth
Hugs,
Ginger
GPS units definitely are a must have! We, too, find that they can get a bit mixed up -- when we were in Sun City, she wanted us to come in the back way (an exit only gate) to the RV Park...
BUT, there are a few places we've been to that we would have NEVER found unless we had bought a city map.
Char
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