Oh Darn, probably just wishful thinking on my part. That or a failing (but
young) memory. Thanks.
Jodi
At 01:43 AM 1/31/01 -0500, you wrote:
>Hey Hey - my name is on the list and we'd love to attend, but this summer
>we'll be in the northeast
>working on our 1963 22' Flying Cloud. What with our daughter getting
>married this year, the annual
>WBCCI International won't be in the picture either.
>
>Today, I bought another aluminum wheel for the Flying Cloud. This time,
>the cost was only $25.
>Discount Used RV Parts at 11838 Foothills Blvd, Yuma AZ is a little like
>Billy Pollard's place in
>Jackson, Mississippi. If you know what you want and get permission to
>rummage around among the piles
>of stuff, you may strike paydirt.
>
>In an earlier posting, I mentioned the abundance of tow vehicles for sale
>in this area. Every day,
>there is an increasing epidemic of "for sale signs" popping up on trucks
>in driveways of lot owners.
>It's astounding. Prices range all over the map with no apparent rhyme or
>reason. If I find a "young"
>van with "my list of required equipment," the temptation will be great.
>
>There is a 1960s Airstream for sale ($4000) and prominently positioned
>among 50-60 other RV brands
>being offered privately on a "community lot." We have been to this place
>several times during the
>last four months and many of the same RVs are still available with their
>owners sitting in lawn
>chairs outside, but more are coming in every day and being offered for
>sale. If the trend continues,
>the glut will become more intense. Then, when the boom town atmosphere
>begins to dissolve as
>snowbirds start leaving, either the prices will drop dramatically or these
>RVs will go into storage
>until next year or be towed north for continued sales efforts. For now,
>it's a buyer's market.
>
>This is our first brief experience with snowbirding in a neighborhood
>community. The ambiance is
>very different from that of a campground. Little did we know our recently
>widowed 86 year old lady
>landlord would look upon us as her personal emergency room physician when
>her dog bit a chunk of
>skin and flesh out of her hand, as her lawyer in her fight with the
>electric company, as her
>locksmith for regaining entry into her house and truck after she locked
>the keys inside, as her
>shade tree mechanic when her truck's steering acted up, and as general all
>around ombudsman for
>problems that are increasingly becoming more difficult for her. We are
>only one family is a parade
>of community members who check on her daily. Yesterday, we found ourselves
>waiting for her to return
>from driving to the store and hoping she'd be back before dark. Our
>friends, who arranged this
>rental for us, had been instrumental in rallying a neighborhood support
>network for our lady
>landlord. Bottom line, we're delighted to be of some small assistance to
>her. She's a lovely lady
>who is trying hard to hold her act together.
>
>Airstreaming is more than just traveling,
>
>Terry
>1977 31' Airstream Excella 500
>1978 Ford E250 Van
>mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>================================
> >> You mentioned a tentative agenda, how 'bout this?
> >>Here's my list of potential attendees:
> >>
> >>Richard Dais (you of course)
> >>Fred Coldwell
> >>Harvey Barlow
> >>Polly (sorry, don't know your last name)
> >>Terry Tyler
> >>Don Horn
> >>Tom Patterson
> >>Phil Patterson
> >>Ken Johansen
> >>Jodi and John Guerin
> > Roy and Zelma Lashway
> >===========
> >If we keep this message thread alive we can build up a list. I have
> >added my name as a possiblty for later in August
> >
> >Roy Lashway
> >'78 Argosy,'56 Bubble
> >WBCCI 1610 VAC
> >[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >web site: www.zianet.com/rlashway
> > (polishing report included)
>
>
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