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I’m rooting for this technology. Wish it were here.

For the second time in a week, we are having a lightening storm with rain (still to come). The in between days are quite warm. I think we’re using Direcway satellite access, but I’ve got quite a nice connection tonight inspite of the weather. hmmm.

Looks like cellphones will be hit with spam soon, so register the number with the Gov’t’s Do Not Call List.

My debit card was declined at the grocery store today so I decided to check my account online. Voila! someone had withdrawn $500 3 times today! At an ATM machine that should only allow $200 withdraws. Yikes! That’s $1500. My bank says that someone is grabbing debit card numbers and pins electronically and making duplicate [...]

Besides the numerous red lights I have run in San Fransisco and being towed from Yosemite to Fresno, there have been some interesting situations on this trip that you might enjoy reading about (and that I do not want to forget) (Maya would like to forget): Some Town near Pismo Beach. We were looking for [...]

How Automatic Transmissions Work We’ve been in Fresno for 7 days now. On Tuesday we learned that something inside the transmission in the RV broke loose, making a whole in the case and causing the fluid to leak out. This leads me to these questions…Am I overtaxing the engine/gears? Does the cruise control overtax the [...]

Towing a 31-foot motorhome takes skill and heavy-duty equipment, which Above All towing from Mariposa has. They are the only tow company that Coach Net will allow to tow RVs out of Yosemite. The roads are windy and steep, with several overhanging bolders on Hwy 140. I learned a bit about towing rigs while watching [...]

I’ve been on the road now since Labor Day 2005. Internet access is sometimes more prevelent than I expect, and often quite slow when I’ve paid $$ for it. I’ve been computing for 3 days in San Francisco. Many hours of the day I have extremely slow service, even though I’ve paid $8 per day! [...]

Geez! I just signed up with TMobile so I could connect at Starbucks, Borders, and Kinkos/FedEx around the country. Now I’ve had to sign up for a local S2S account because none of those three options are available at this park. Ughhh. Time to cancel Comcast in Corvallis and save some money. I’m checking into [...]

That storm we weathered while at Chinook Bend put a lot of water on the slide out and consequently leaked into the celing. It’s now got an ugly water stain. Hope the warranty will fix it!

I drove over the water meter box today and broke the pipe. So, I get to pay a plumber to fix it! What else not to drive over…people, dogs, boards with nails, etc. Also, check your RV regularly for damage; you’d be surprised about the damage the corner of the roof of a house can [...]

Apparently it’s normal to have water pour into the house when moving the slide in after a heavy rain. Hmmm. I’m not too thrilled with this, especially if the carpet doesn’t dry quickly. I’ll have to remember to squeegy off the top before moving. I also see that spiders are comingin from the gaps between [...]

I’ve read in forums that applying spay kitchen oil, such as Pam, or wiping dryer sheets onto the front of the rig can help make removing bugs much easier.

Just wanted to report that I had my first hot shower in my little house! I like it mainly because I got all clean, even my hair, and I stayed warm because the space is so small; it holds in the heat. Just don’t turn on the water heater button when the microwave is on! [...]

Here’s my list for the Service Dept at Johnson RV: Most important:——————————————— 1. Why does the gas line hang down so low under the chassi? Not sure why but it’s been fixed. 2. How do I get hot water for dishes and a shower? I think it goes like this… 15 minutes before I want [...]

Dumping the tanks was no fun today. I got water all over the bathroom and runnig down into the living room. I think it’s all dried out now. None of the valves are labeled so I am still trying to remember what’s what. The design of the water system is, imo, lousy! The pump sounds [...]

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So after 3 days parked with no hookup, I finally ran the battery down; though I don’t know which one. An alarm sounded and the lights dimmed, so I turned everything off and tried the generator, which didn’t work. So I ran the car engine for a few minutes, and voila! The generator started up [...]

I found some stuff at the pet store that eats oders. The sales staff assured me that it would help eat away fumes from the vinyl in the RV. We’ll see how it does. The pet store uses them to eliminate animal and cat litter smells (it works). I want to try the kind sold [...]

Why You’ll Really Want WiMax Frank Rose. Wired Magazine. Forget broadband as you know it – 802.16 is faster, wireless, and works for miles. Trailer Parks Convert to Wi-Fi Joanna Glasner, Wired Magazine Wireless Caravan: Geeks on Parade Michelle Dilio, Wired Magazine WiFi Caravan Viarena Fun Roads Many articles

Check into voice over IP Broadvoice internet phone and xten.com’s xlite free online phone software. We already have a headset; does it sound good?

Pat Brody, the Johnson RV Sales person I worked with this weekend to purchase my motorhome, gave me my first real driving lesson. He left the lot going South on 82 and stopped on a residential street to switch drivers. We proceeded through lots of traffic and up a hill to test out the overdrive. [...]

I’ll be consulting with a local RV Repair shop about how to maintain the RV. There is a lot to be learned from the experts not just the manual.

To make my trips safer, I want to take an RV driving class. I’ll need to practice turning, backing up, getting out of trouble, etc. Albany RV Driving School

Moving forward with my dream at a rapid pace now, so decided to learn a bit of xml and rss to help me get my blog for i-journey started in a more serious way. This is the third location for it, and it’s resting place, since I have the domain. Installing WordPress was a breeze [...]