On Aug 16, 10:02 am, Jose Gaspar newsguy.com> wrote:

Why don't you post you sale ad here Slick?

(Yuck, yuck, yuck)

I think that it's interesting that you would go into detail about the
costs of operating a motorhome, because you look at things quite
differently from me.

You see a motorhome as a cheaper way of taking a vacation.

I see our motorhome as a portable office and portable living space.
When I traveled for weeks by motorcycle I needed to take spare
cameras, backup computing power, and plenty of clothing. And there
was always the fear of leaving behind something vital.

That doesn't happen when you full-time in a nice motorhome. We start
this thing up and drive her around town every week so she's always
ready to go. And we live in the 'bird. When we travel, nothing vital
gets left behind. The only thing left at my workshop are spare tools
and extra motorcycles, and we are working on a way to take some of
that with us too, so stay tuned.

I have a computer center in the Bluebird that rivals most small
offices. When I travel I can take, store, and manage my photos,
documents, you name it.

I've also got enough horsepower in the Bluebird to safely carry a 2.5
ton Land Rover Discovery II on a very strong trailer that weighs
almost 2 tons by itself.

So for me, it's not just about money, it's about convenience and
getting the job done.

It's about a mobile semi-retirement that I expect that we will take
during the next few years. Deb and I don't want to grow old in one
place like you seem to prefer. As much as we enjoy Florida we both
want to see, spend time at, and perhaps work in some other cities.

Also, we are currently on 48 hour notice to Homeland Security to do
disaster relief work in the event of a natural disaster.
(Incidentally, we just got our clearances approved for this year, so
that should put to rest that nonsense about any of us having criminal
records.)

The Bluebird generates 12.5 kilowatts of power (how big is your Class
C generator?) and we are carrying enough fresh water and holding tank
capacity for the 2 of us to be able to hang somewhere and work for a
week if necessary. If you actually have a Class C then you understand
that you cannot do that. I have rewired this thing so that we can
run on a mixture of anything from 50amp current on down to standard
110 watt 20amp in order to keep our batteries charged if necessary.
In other words, we'll manage, no matter how dire things get.

I think that it's pretty obvious that I am rather proud of restoring
our Bluebird. This thing was one of the first rear-engined motorhomes
that Bluebrd built and is built completely with galvanized steel. As
they say, "they don't make 'em like that anymore." When we bought her
she was basically mechanically sound but cosmetically she needed some
cleaning up. There were some mysterious electrical problems that were
causing the batteries to run down quickly and I was able to sort that
out after some trial, error, and rewiring. Now she's neat, clean,
comfortable, and I'm sitting here at my #1 computer watching satellite
TV on one of 3 flat screen monitors so live ain't bad at all. He have
a combination of wireless and wired high-speed Internet access over a
completely mobile system and a Ma Bell wired system coming out of the
workshop as a backup and for faxes and as a land line for the few
times when we need a land line phone.

Your financial comparisons are really fucking silly.

As Jose you claim to drive a Saturn and you once claimed to own a
modest house on the water somewhere. Presumably your ex- got the
house in the divorce, if there is any validity to your comments at
all.

As Karen Anderson you live in a very modest apartment in a poor town
in Washington State. Rent there is something like $350 IIRC - I was
surprised at how cheap it was when I looked up similar units in that
building.

What you dance around is that Deb and I actually own several
properties. We CHOOSE to reside in the Bluebird for a variety of
reasons and rent or sell those propertes. When you read my next blog
installment - and don't kid me, you clowns practically memorize my
blog - I'll most likely mention that Deb and I both came down with
summer colds (one of her clients then came down with strep throat) -
and Deb went back to live in one of the houses for about 12-15 days
until we both recovered (we have learned the hard way that, just like
a submarine crew, in the tight spaces of a 40 ft. motorhome there is a
danger of reinfecting each other and never getting over a cold.

Actually, for what it's worth, living in and maintaining a 40 ft.
motorhome isn't that cheap at all, and some of our rental properties
would probably be cheaper to live in. IF WE WANTED TO DO THAT.

Face facts. You are an old fart with no sense of adventure. I have
always admired live-aboard sailers, and our Bluebird is the land
version of being a live-aboard sailer.

You really oughta give it a try Karen/Jose. Get out and stop wasting
your lives.

Next spin, Karen?