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Shelby Copeland · 12-14-2003, 06:27 PM

We bought our first Airstream from a PO in Chicago this past October and pulled it home to New Mexico. Every time we stopped on the way home we discovered a new group of Lady Bugs that had crawled out to see what was going on with their trailer. We had no decision to make--- The Lady bugs named the trailer for us. LADY BUG is now proudly resting in our driveway.

Guitars · 12-14-2003, 07:20 PM

She is my "Aluminum MIstress". Therefore we call her "Ami with an "i"

donnall · 12-14-2003, 07:46 PM

It's called the Minnow.
My buds named it that because it's a land Yacht, and I'm plump like the skipper. Now if I could just a Mary Ann to go on a 3 day cruse I'd be set. Forget Giligan, the Professor, Mr & Mrs Howel, and even Ginger, I'd be prefectly happy with my very own Mary Ann

Don

overlander63 · 12-15-2003, 04:20 PM

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Originally posted by aviontt
Here's Ole' Bessie

Is that where you store it? I don't think I would get much rest where it's sitting, too noisy.

Terry

aviontt · 12-15-2003, 05:01 PM

No that's my shop I have her at home now...My building is 10' from the rail road tracks..But you get used to it real quick

Jim Ruffner · 12-15-2003, 05:34 PM

Well, I'm in the older group, and have usually named every vehicle I have ever owned. My 73 Land Yacht is "Clyde" or Uncle Clyde, (deceased now) because he purchesed the unit new, and I bought it from his widow. I have know the little jewell since Uncle Clyde first brough it home and I know the constant loving care he gave it. It made only about a dozen trips before I got it, but every year it got a cleaning and all appkiances checked out even ut to the year before he died. So it was impossible to call the unit any thing but Clyde.
Jim R

till · 12-15-2003, 05:45 PM

I love "Titanium Twinkie" !!!

I just may use that if I ever get a trailer. The current name that we kick around for it is "Room service"

I have to agree with an earlier post, a certan floor plan has called out to us and we will find it.

Under edit;

Changed Hotell to Room service. (Mama didn't like Hotel anymore "Sounds like Hotel no tell"

)

BTW My neighbor calls his the "The Fuselage"

Midamrail · 12-15-2003, 08:04 PM

We didn't name our trailers until we succumbed to having more than one. The '71 Sovereign became "Large Marge" to distinguish it from the smaller Tradewind, which became "Winifred." My husband hates both names, but it's better than "the big trailer" and "the little trailer." A rather beleaguered friend of ours who has suffered mightily in the love department nicknamed someone in his past Large Marge, and it stuck to the Sovereign. Winifred...well, what else sounds good with "Tradewind"?

The Liner is years away from any name other than something that connotates the sound of money being flushed down a toilet.

Sneakinup · 12-15-2003, 08:27 PM

I've been toying with 2 names for my trailer.

"Airiel" and "Alloy McBeall"

eikel1we · 12-16-2003, 09:25 AM

Ben & Molly,

How about "The Royale Flush" ?

Midamrail · 12-16-2003, 07:48 PM

Sue and Ike,

I like "The Royale Flush" for the Liner project. It's even funnier, because the museum where I work used to have a portable "potty trailer" that our parks department used for special events. It's actual brand name was "Royal Flush," and I'm embarrassed to say that I didn't think about the meaning of it at first. I thought it was just a nickname for the trailer.

Here's a photo of "the flusher..."

overlander63 · 12-16-2003, 08:21 PM

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Originally posted by Midamrail
Sue and Ike,

I like "The Royale Flush" for the Liner project. It's even funnier, because the museum where I work used to have a portable "potty trailer" that our parks department used for special events. It's actual brand name was "Royal Flush," and I'm embarrassed to say that I didn't think about the meaning of it at first. I thought it was just a nickname for the trailer.

Here's a photo of "the flusher..."

Guys, are you planning on using one of the "Amflush" toilets in the background as donor units?

Terry

Midamrail · 12-17-2003, 11:23 AM

Ben works at a passenger car rebuilding facility where retired private and Amtrak cars are rebuilt for private owners and transit operators. That's a good thing for a wife who likes "project" Airstreams that sometimes need the help of his fabricators. Actually, some of the railroad car hardware and lighting would look good in an Airstream that didn't have its original interior.

But, yes, some of those cars in the background are "flushers" themselves.

SafariLori · 12-17-2003, 06:48 PM

"The Fossil"

eikel1we · 12-17-2003, 10:48 PM

Ben and Molly,

How cute is that one gonna be??!! I do believe spelling and pronunciation of "royale" in the European sense is totally appropriate (and a must). Very continental indeed!!

suz

**jcanavera** · 12-18-2003, 08:22 AM

I've been trying to convince Patty that "Silver Slider" would be appropriate for our new Classic S.O. Apparently she feels that slider connotation has some negative aspects...ala White Castles or other gastric issues.

Jack

norbert · 12-18-2003, 08:24 AM

uh huh.....
norby

dinoburb · 12-18-2003, 08:28 AM

Well . . . sliders remind me of mid-rats on the ship! There's nothing like a couple of sliders (hamburgers) late at night, in the dirty shirt locker (forward Wardroom), right after an OK 3 wire (no comment!).

With that kind of a memory how could there be any negative connotations to the word 'slider'!!!

Take care,

norbert · 12-18-2003, 08:32 AM

are you sure it wasnt #1?

norby

Bill & Lois Lanio · 12-22-2003, 03:31 PM

When we retired a couple of years ago we couldn't decide if we wanted to settle into a condo at the lake or take to the road in an RV. We decided on the nomad life!! The Airstream and diesel GMC cost as much as a condo----therefore we named our 31' Classic "The Aluminum Condo" . We LOVE it, getting ready to spend the winter in Mexico and next summer in Alaska.