The fulltiming adventure begins

[Phil/Edee]

Originally Posted by CanoeStream

........'cept I've never had shorts on to try it. I remember wearing shorts when I was 14 once...

Sounds like you live close to where I grew up!!!! My folks couldn't afford clothing you could only wear one day a year!

Now....Terry..uh.... here's an idea. We have a "BankForward", and an "InsureForward" up here in the "Very North".... I'm thinkin' you might be a great person to start a "ThinkForward" when you get settled again! We can feel your pain!

You sure can do amazing things on mechanical problems!!!

Anyway, you guys are having way too much fun down there! Sure hate you won't be in Florida so we can visit this year! But...Best Wishes for your new adventure...

Phil & Edee

[sd90mac]

Originally Posted by Phil/Edee

Sounds like you live close to where I grew up!!!! My folks couldn't afford clothing you could only wear one day a year!

Now....Terry..uh.... here's an idea. We have a "BankForward", and an "InsureForward" up here in the "Very North".... I'm thinkin' you might be a great person to start a "ThinkForward" when you get settled again! We can feel your pain!

You sure can do amazing things on mechanical problems!!!

Anyway, you guys are having way too much fun down there! Sure hate you won't be in Florida so we can visit this year! But...Best Wishes for your new adventure...

Phil & Edee

Okay, so come to california this year!

Marie

[overlander63]

Originally Posted by richinny

that's the second hot seat story i heard in 12 hours. my friend was on the island of Cyprus for a few weeks. he told me that if you think your car gets hot in summer, don't dare got to Cyprus! i think winter in FL is hot!

The back of my legs are still numb...

[wkerfoot]

Originally Posted by sd90mac

Okay, so come to california this year!

Marie

There is plenty so see and do here in California. No hurricanes only an occasional earthquake.

Land of Wine and Food

Bill

[Alumatube]

Hey Terry and Marie,

What is your route to CA? Will you be passing through Arkansas? If you need a stop-over we have space with electric and water, and there is a dump station 12 miles down the road.

Have a VERY safe trip!

Susan

[overlander63]

Originally Posted by Alumatube

Hey Terry and Marie,

What is your route to CA? Will you be passing through Arkansas? If you need a stop-over we have space with electric and water, and there is a dump station 12 miles down the road.

Have a VERY safe trip!

Susan

We are taking I-40 through Arkansas, starting at Little Rock. Is that anywhere near where y'all are?

[Alumatube]

YES! We are about 1/2 hour from Little Rock. When do you plan to come through?

Susan

[overlander63]

Originally Posted by Alumatube

YES! We are about 1/2 hour from Little Rock. When do you plan to come through?

Susan

With any luck, it will be the 28th. The 27th we will be around Columbus, Georgia.

[Alumatube]

I will be here on the 28th and would love to meet up with you guys, even briefly (I know you are heading west!)! You are more than welcome to stay the night if you like/need to, or I can zoom up to Little Rock and say hi at a truck stop or whatever works best for you. I will PM you with my contact info.

What's funny is you can see Brad at the end of your trip (he's working in Pasadena until February).

Susan

[bkahler]

Terry,

If you're coming up through the southern part of Arkansas to LIttle Rock you'll be passing right by our place. As Susan said we are 30 miles south of I-40 where it passes through Little Rock.

I won't be there to see you but as Susan said she'll be there!

Brad

[Alumatube]

Forgot to ask, Terry, how will you be getting onto 40? If you come up I-530 you'll be about 1.8 miles from our house.

Susan

[eikel1we]

Originally Posted by overlander63

We will have our cell phones, plus we have personal 2 way radios, for areas without cell service.

Originally Posted by sd90mac

Sophie will decide where and with whom she rides. This could be interesting.

Marie

Hey! Put a tow bar on the front of the truck and once you have Bertha hitched up ........ hitch the truck to the van!
Not only could you two ride together, Sophie wouldn't have to choose one of you over the other. And you could save $$$ on batteries for the walkies too. Of course, you would have to take extra care not to curb the tires when turning corners!!! The visual is too funny! It would be "The Long Long Something" for sure. tehe

suz

[overlander63]

Originally Posted by Alumatube

YES! We are about 1/2 hour from Little Rock. When do you plan to come through?

Susan

Originally Posted by bkahler

Terry,

If you're coming up through the southern part of Arkansas to LIttle Rock you'll be passing right by our place. As Susan said we are 30 miles south of I-40 where it passes through Little Rock.

I won't be there to see you but as Susan said she'll be there!

Brad

Originally Posted by Alumatube

Forgot to ask, Terry, how will you be getting onto 40? If you come up I-530 you'll be about 1.8 miles from our house.

Susan

1: Start out going SOUTH on VETERANS PKWY/4TH AVE/US-27 S/GA-1 S/MARTHA BERRY HWY toward 7TH ST/FEW ST. 0.5 mi

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2: Turn RIGHT onto VICTORY DR/4TH ST/US-280 W/GA-520 W/CORRIDOR Z/SOUTH GEORGIA PKWY. Continue to follow US-280 W (Crossing into ALABAMA). 26.6 mi

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3: Merge onto I-85 S/US-280 W/US-29 S/AL-15 S/AL-38 W via the ramp on the LEFT. 3.1 mi

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4: Take the US-280 W exit, EXIT 58, toward OPELIKA. 0.3 mi

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5: Merge onto US-280 W/AL-38 W toward OPELIKA. 108.4 mi

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6: Merge onto US-280 W/US-31 N/ELTON B STEPHENS EXPY/AL-3 N toward BIRMINGHAM. 2.8 mi

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7: Merge onto I-20 W/I-59 S toward TUSCALOOSA/I-65. 3.3 mi

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8: Merge onto US-78 W/AL-4 N/AL-5 N via EXIT 123 toward JASPER. 12.3 mi

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9: Merge onto US-78 W toward JASPER (Passing through MISSISSIPPI, then crossing into TENNESSEE). 205.7 mi

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10: Turn LEFT onto E SHELBY DR/TN-175 W. 5.7 mi

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11: Merge onto I-55 N toward DOWNTOWN MEMPHIS (Crossing into ARKANSAS). 18.1 mi

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12: Take I-40 W toward LITTLE ROCK. 117.9 mi

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13: Merge onto I-440 W via EXIT 159 toward TEXARKANA. 10.0 mi

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14: Merge onto I-530 S/US-65 S via EXIT 138B on the LEFT toward PINE BLUFF. 24.0 mi

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15: Take EXIT 24 toward JEFFERSON/N.C.T.R.. 0.2 mi

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16: Turn RIGHT onto STAGECOACH RD. 0.1 mi

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17: Turn LEFT onto MAIL ROUTE RD. 0.4 mi

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18: Turn RIGHT to stay on MAIL ROUTE RD. 1.2 mi

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Estimated Time: 8 hours 48 minutes Estimated Distance: 540.70 miles

[Alumatube]

"overlander63 has exceeded their stored private messages quota and cannot accept further messages until they clear some space."

lol, Terry! You're in demand!

Susan

[overlander63]

Originally Posted by Alumatube

"overlander63 has exceeded their stored private messages quota and cannot accept further messages until they clear some space."

lol, Terry! You're in demand!

Susan

Yes, and if you only knew how large my PM box was...
I've cleaned out a few dozen, so I should be good for a couple of days now...

[sd90mac]

Originally Posted by Alumatube

"overlander63 has exceeded their stored private messages quota and cannot accept further messages until they clear some space."

lol, Terry! You're in demand!

Susan

Susan,
If you need to leave a message for him, you can put in my messages. Being a Mod, he can access mine.

Also, look forward to seeing you when we get there.

Don't tell my boss I'm on the forums at work. What are they going to do fire me?

Marie

[overlander63]

Originally Posted by sd90mac

Don't tell my boss I'm on the forums at work. What are they going to do fire me?

Marie

Originally Posted by Donald_Trump

"You're Fired!"

Hmm, I don't know...That sounded pretty serious...

[overlander63]

This morning I am setting the WD system, setting the ball height, and verifying the lights work on the combined rig. I will be repacking bearings and checking brakes and trailer tire pressures later today, if the forecasted rain holds off. Here is a picture of Bertha and the new truck. I raised the tongue jack and stabilizers so I could check it all over:

[Gene]

Terry and Marie, have a good trip cross country and most of all, enjoy your new place to live even if it isn't Colorado.

Gene

[Sugarfoot]

Originally Posted by overlander63

The back of my legs are still numb...

A sign of 3rd degree burns. You've plumb fried off them nerve endins'.

Just catching up. This is where I come when I need a good laugh. Laughing with you, of course.

Terry, Marie, and Sophie ~ I wish I it would work for me to be somewhere along your route. I'd make it a point to meet up and at least briefly delay you.

Stay safe and may His angels clear the way before you.