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09-20-2015, 06:35 AM
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Dazed and Confused
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Hillsburgh
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Quote:
Originally Posted by AnnArborBob
It's sad that road conditions are deteriorating so much across the country. Some states do better than others (Florida is a standout in this category.) Unfortunately, most other states do a poor job of maintaining their roads. Our state of Michigan is notoriously bad. On our last trip we noted that Louisiana is giving Michigan a run for it's money in terms of having the worst roads and that Ohio, which used to have pretty good roads, is slipping.
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You (USA) made your choice, 45 billion for three new aircraft carriers, 400 billion for new F35's that have design flaws, 100 billion for new submarines, 30 billion for new Humvees, and that's just the big juicy programs (I'm sure I missed a couple).
All to protect what? A crumbling infrastructure, rampant gun crime in a crumbling society full of fearful people that can't even drive a road without getting shot at, sections of New Orleans not rebuilt after 10 years, a dry and burning California. If the USA spent its defence budget on infrastructure and civil programs you'd have something to defend.
Yes, there are worst places in the world to live (all made possible by Russian and US weapons) but even Canada has surplanted the US in middle class living standard.
After watching the Republican debate where the moderator quelched any sort of meaningful discourse on how the candidates would run the country and focused entirely on what he said, or she said, about him or her; I'm not hopeful the US will get back on track, which is a pity.
Get it together guys, waving the flag and saying God bless America all the time will not fix your country. It takes determination and regulation to have a great country.
Here's hoping.
Tony
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09-20-2015, 07:11 AM
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Rivet Master
2007 30' Classic
Oswego
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Why would you even post that inflammatory rant?
Not even worthy of discussion. Nothing but a nagative troll attempt.
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"If the women don't find you handsome, they should at least find you handy." - Red Green
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09-20-2015, 07:16 AM
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Overland Adventurer
1991 34' Excella
2009 34' Panamerica
Telluride
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Join Date: May 2012
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Making popcorn!
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09-20-2015, 07:18 AM
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2008 25' Classic
Full Time
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On my trip to Utah in June the roads were generally fine. I70 gets a little rough going over the Continental Divide but no potholes. OKlahoma City freeways were rough at times due to the many concrete overpasses but no potholes.
Kelvin
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2015 Ram 2500 6.7L Cummins. Crew Cab, 4x4, Silver
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09-20-2015, 07:19 AM
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Rivet Master
2008 25' Classic
Full Time
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Duplicated previous post
Kelvin
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09-20-2015, 07:57 AM
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Lost in America
2015 27' FB International
2006 25' Safari FB SE
2004 19' International CCD
Santa Fe
, New Mexico
Join Date: Feb 2007
Posts: 2,152
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Perhaps we need a wall on the Canadian border as well....eh?
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2015 Airstream International Serenity 27FB
2017 Chevy Silverado 2500HD Duramax Diesel
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09-20-2015, 08:24 AM
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4 Rivet Member
2011 30' Classic
2007 25' International CCD
1993 32' Excella
Largo
, Florida
Join Date: Nov 2013
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Garelick adjustable table post (on my wish list). These people are in the marine accessory business and produce a superior product at appropriate prices. I have used their products for many years on my sailboats.
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09-20-2015, 08:30 AM
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Dazed and Confused
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1983 31' Airstream310
Hillsburgh
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Quote:
Originally Posted by mojo
Perhaps we need a wall on the Canadian border as well....
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Yes please, make as tall as you can.
My previous post was a bit of a rant, but seriously I'm very concerned about the direction the US is taking. It is like watching a best friend hooked on Oxycontin and Fentanyl and there's nothing you can do about it, as they don't want to hear about their problems. The old abnormal has become the new normal.
Cheers
Tony
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09-20-2015, 09:37 AM
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Rivet Master
2014 31' Classic
2015 23' International
2013 25' FB International
Apache Junction
, Arizona
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In less than 2,000 actual miles I pulled the new 2015 23D International Serenity (it was trucked to the dealership), the dinette leg had worn through the really thin (cheap) factory linoleum. The factory flooring is being replaced with Marmoleum like we did in the Classic along with a 0.064" x 2" x 4" brass wear plate under the dinette leg.
So far, both of the dinette tables have remained attached to the wall when underway.
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09-20-2015, 10:23 PM
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Rivet Master
2013 25' FB Flying Cloud
Longmont
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Join Date: Jan 2012
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Photo attached
Quote:
Originally Posted by SSquared
We've done two things for the table.
First, we attached the foot to the floor with a hinge. The hinge pin was replaced with a removable clip.
Second, we put a rectangle of rubber material behind each of the tabs in the upper wall brackets. That makes the table more stable in general (it had a tendency to shift when you put even a small amount of weight on the table corners.
We have not been on the road with these modifications yet.
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Couldn't get the photo to upload yesterday, here we go:
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09-22-2015, 05:09 AM
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Rivet Master
2014 20' Flying Cloud
Sag Harbor
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Join Date: Jun 2015
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Quote:
Originally Posted by HiJoeSilver
Best option on the table is to put it down while traveling. Like stowing sink covers etc. the wall brackets and leg aren't the sturdiest, so putting the table down alleviates lots of potential for damage.
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Ditto -- it takes a few extra minutes, but table down -- sink covers stowed -- is SOP when we hit the road.
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11-02-2017, 09:37 PM
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3 Rivet Member
2014 27' Flying Cloud
Rancho Cordova
, California
Join Date: Aug 2016
Posts: 185
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Quote:
Originally Posted by SSquared
... we put a rectangle of rubber material behind each of the tabs in the upper wall brackets. That makes the table more stable in general (it had a tendency to shift when you put even a small amount of weight on the table corners...
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If you had a picture of that, I would like to do the same. Our table has gotten kind of sloppy, and it's annoying when trying to do any type of writing.
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11-02-2017, 10:12 PM
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Rivet Master
2013 25' FB Flying Cloud
Longmont
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Join Date: Jan 2012
Posts: 1,107
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Quote:
Originally Posted by J-Dog
If you had a picture of that, I would like to do the same. Our table has gotten kind of sloppy, and it's annoying when trying to do any type of writing.
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I don't have a picture and won't be visiting the trailer for a while. But a picture won't show much....the rubber pieces are behind the metal tab.
By the way, the table has stayed stable since the changes. We've only taken it down once, when we needed to roll back the flooring to dry out after a leak.
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