Oddee, one of my favorite funny websites list some weird travel gadgets.
Stumpy's favorite
a heated car seat. I'm pretty sure there isn't much she wouldn't do to have this installed in her navigator's seat.
There are several ways to describe this stash. "Ewwww!" comes to mind, immediately
Seriously, NO-ONE is looking there, for your cash!
As someone preparing for a full-timin' life I am all about conserving space. I think these next three items could be combined.
A WiFi detection t-shirt
A USB powered air conditioned shirt
And the Traveler's Phrasebook T-Shirt
You might think this is only useful for foreign travel. But, I can see a use for it right here in the USA when I think about some of the accents one hears in different parts of the country.
And lastly, for those boon-dockers digging cat holes
It's suggested this travel bidet is for foreign travel. I know there's some full and part-timers out there that might appreciate a splash!
We brought Theo (aka Theodora, Dora the Explora or "THE ONE") home on Saturday. I've been attempting to create a blog post, since then but blogger continues to refuse to cooperate.
Theo is a 1988 Jayco, on an E350 chassis with a 460 engine. She shows normal wear, but has been very well maintained. I don't love the floor plan. But, I like it better than the other option (staying in dirtville)
Included in the sale were 6 new tires, 2 new batteries, a new awning and a new flat screen tv with a new DVD player
Since blogger is such a PITA, I am copying most of this post from Stumpy's blog and she'll lead the tour. I'll also add a few pictures that weren't shared on Stumpy's blog.
"Come on in! Wipe your paws and take off your shoes, please."
"Here's my couch!"
"It looks much better with me, on it! Don't you think? It's great that we're both blue!"
"We've got a couple of chairs. They're grey, but we still match pretty good."
"Here's what it looks like from the back looking to the front."
"Here's where we will eat (if it's raining)"
"Where's dinner! I'm hungry!"
"Here's where my slave/chauffeur makes my food and does the dishes."
"I don't know what all goes on in here, the door is usually closed"
"Oh! And here's where I, the Navigator-In-Chief sits!"
Miscellaneous pictures
I have no idea when we'll hit the road, permanently. I am hoping for January but I need to replenish my savings so we have an emergency funds and a cushion. We will be attending RTR2012, for sure!
As I said, blogger has been horrible, for months now. We still read your posts and comment when we can, when blogger lets us. At some point I'll probably open a wordpress blog :( and combine two of my blogs. I'll keep you posted. Comments are still closed, because I can't respond to your comments (ON MY OWN FREAKING BLOG; NOT EVEN ANONOMOUSLY!!!!) Spellcheck is not working either, so forgive any mistakes, please. Maybe I should say anymore than usual.
I'm going home
And when I want to go home, I'm going mobile
Well I'm gonna find a home on wheels, see how it feels,
Goin' mobile
Keep me moving
I can pull up by the curb,
I can make it on the road,
Goin' mobile
I can stop in any street
And talk with people that we meet
Goin' mobile
Keep me moving
Out in the woods
Or in the city
It's all the same to me
When I'm driving free
The world's my home
When I'm mobile
Play the tape machine
Make the toast and tea
When I'm mobile
Well, I can lay in bed with only highway ahead
When I'm mobile
Keep me moving
Keep me moving
Over fifty
Keep me groovin'
Just a hippie gypsy
Come on move now
Movin'
Keep me movin' yeah
Keep me movin', movin', movin', yeah
Movin' yeah
Mobile, mobile, mobile, mobile....
I don't care about pollution
I'm an air-conditioned gypsy
That's my solution
Watch the police and the taxman miss me!
I'm mobile!
Mobile, mobile, mobile, yeah
"Goin' Mobile" Pete Townshend/The Who from "Who's Next," released in 1971
Rant #1
Although I am not looking as obsessively as I was, I am still looking for Theo (THE ONE) I've looked at several over the couple of months and they all seem to have one thing in common: the idiots who are selling them. Is it so hard to relay the information that would be pertinent to the buyer?
Before driving a minimum of an hour to go look at a vehicle, I want some basic facts and a few pictures.
Below is the response I got to my simple questions and request for pictures.
Yeah, NO!!! I am not driving 3 hours, in the heat, to go look at something with no background information and no idea what the TT looks like, AFTER receiving pictures.
Rant #2
The ongoing issues with Blogger, YouTube and Google have sucked the fun right out of blogging. Even when my hands are able I, often-times, can't comment. I have to log out of Blogger to use Google or YouTube. I have to log out of Google, to use Blogger or YouTube and I have to log out of YouTube to use Blogger or Google. In other words, I can only be logged in on one of these websites at a time.
On top of that, I can't upload a picture to blogger 50% of the time. In spite of the fact that blogger says it's "done" the picture doesn't show up. Doesn't matter which format, html or compose, I use. Or how many times I upload.
Blogger/YouTube/ Google could care less about these issues.
Please know that I am reading your blogs, in spite of my inability to comment. Today seems to be a better day. I can actually post to my own blog AND upload pictures. Now we'll go see if I can comment on some of yours!
Thanks for listening to my whine! I'd love some baked Brie with that!
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