WTF moments.
I want to start by pointing out that the RV park was overall average… there was nothing specifically wrong. The sites are relatively level, there’s some grass, trees, etc.. it was relatively quiet while we were there ( less than 1 day ). Things broke down due to poor customer service. (more…)
As a tech nut, operator of a few forums, and moderator of a few others, I’m no stranger to the potential headaches of managing a forum and keeping things civil and helpful. I also recognize and commiserate on the desire to protect members from spammers and scammers or those just there for commercial profit. There is, however, a bit of logic that should be kept in mind when maintaining these communities. iRV2 appears to not subscribe to this logic.
Today, friend, fellow RVer, and geek David Bott was banned from iRV2 until January because someone asked him for where to find a video he’d created on the topic of better RV Wi-Fi, and he posted a direct link to it on his blog. Like most bloggers, David does have a small Amazon search on his site and uses affiliate links when he’s talking about a specific product. In the eyes of iRV2, this made his site ‘commercial’ and they banned him for the link.
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There we were, driving down the road out of Capitan, NM, when what to my steely eyes did appear ( and ears ), but a FAST LEAKAGE warning from my Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS)! (more…)
As posted last Friday, we left Fort McDowell ( Eagle View RV Resort — Warning: they no longer accept USPS deliveries ) and decided to make the drive to Ruidoso, NM a 2 day affair. The thinking for this was that the weather peeps were calling for rain / snow on Saturday in Ruidoso, so I wanted to be highly functional upon arriving ( 4 hrs x 2 days and early arrival, vs 8 hr and late evening arrival ).
We didn’t really anticipate much as the forecast was for less than an inch accumulation, and it had been over 60 F the day before. OH BOY, were we in for a SURPRISE. (more…)
We have made it to the DFW area.. but not without one BIG – small incident.
On Saturday, as we were driving through El Paso, TX… Dexter (our 9yo Corgi boy) became distressed. We believe he got one of his nails hung in something, but we’re not quite sure. He was yelping in pain, so.. like any caring person would do, Lehnanne reached in to help free him from his bindings. Unfortunately, Dexter didn’t realize it was her, and associated her touch with the trigger of his pain, and Lehnanne got bit. Dexter is a good boy… as soon as he recognized it was his mom that he had, he released and allowed her to free him of his painful predicament.
The damage, however… was done. (more…)
We arrived safely after a very long day. The smell of skunky weed and the drunken off key rendition of “Stand By Your Man” fill the air. If I hear banjos or any squealing we are out of here.