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Mean Boys

The rhythm of work has settled in at the job site outside of Calvert, TX and whenever that happens, the blog posts dwindle in number.

Some readers may think I enjoy the harsh environment at some of our more remote job sites and they would be right. Some readers may think I am just a cheapskate and prefer not to pay for a spot in an RV park and they would be right… and some

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Blast Off!

All hooked up and ready to go

I start each of these job site moves with some trepidation.  After all, my motor home is 17 years old and it is getting a little long in the tooth.

This move caused a little more concern than past moves.

I have been sitting in the same location for a year and the Old Girl had not moved an inch in that time.   I am not one of those people

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Is the Camco Gen-Turi Generator Exhaust Venting System Necessary?

The Gen-Turi generator exhaust extension has got to be in the Top 5 of RV internet forum subjects– right up there with running your refrigerator on propane while you are driving, how much can I tow and parking overnight at Wal-mart.

Now you know I am a big fan of the Gen-Turi, I praised it in a previous blog entry here. So here is how the debate got started on one of the popular internet forums I frequent:

Gen-Turi exhaust extension on the Old Girl
Gen-Turi exhaust extension on the Old Girl

“We have a 2007 Class C with an Onan Microlite generator. We often overnight in parking lots while on the road. Usually we travel in cooler weather when A/C is not required overnight. We are leaving soon on a trip where A/C will be necessary while sleeping and I am nervous about running the generator while asleep. We have working CO detectors.
Interested to know how many are OK with running generator while sleeping and how many think it is too

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Hunkering down

Texas is not the greatest place to be in the spring. Being right in the middle of Tornado Alley you just know the weather is going to get fractious. I could see it coming yesterday. Unsettled weather with a cold front swooping down to meet the warm air coming out of the Gulf, you just know it is going to be bad. This morning they said the tops of the thunderheads

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The Ultimate Internet Access Project. Part Two. Too much of a good thing?

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It is still too wet to work here north of Newton, TX with almost 4″ of rainfall last week. I have been throwing myself into the research portion of this project and I have just one thing to say Is there no original content left on the Internet? I have tried every combination of search

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Rainy Days and Mondays

The unseasonably cold weather brought on the rain which was not a surprise. You don’t have to be a meteorologist to figure out what happens when a cold push of northern air meets the warm moist air coming out of the gulf. From Thursday until Saturday, we got over 3″ of slow soaking rain.

Needless to say, the excavation work ground to a halt. When I first started doing this work it amazed

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