What are you thinking right now?

[ringwood]

Why couldn't my neighbours get a nice quiet cat, or a ferret, or a rabbit or something else as a pet? Why a little rat-like yappy dog that doesn't shut the hell up??! Especially when they let the stupid thing out out 5:00 a.m. and all it does is bark.

 

[TheRealCallie]

Why couldn't my neighbours get a nice quiet cat, or a ferret, or a rabbit or something else as a pet? Why a little rat-like yappy dog that doesn't shut the hell up??! Especially when they let the stupid thing out out 5:00 a.m. and all it does is bark.

HA, it's my neighbors that won't shut the hell up. lol Thankfully their house is for sale. I hope the people who move in don't yell as much.

 

[ringwood]

HA, it's my neighbors that won't shut the hell up. lol Thankfully their house is for sale. I hope the people who move in don't yell as much.

One of my worst fears is the quiet old man who lives next door (on the other side from the yappy dog neighbours) having to move and having a bunch of ******* rednecks with their quads and snowmobiles and hound dogs move in next door.

Another reason we I wish we had an acreage about 50 miles away from anyone else. I hope quiet neighbours move in for you.

 

[maybetrollingmaybenot]

I'm thinking various things: I'm thinking I should try inhaling xenon and some day mix flourine with azidoazid azid...I'm thinking Haaland is better than Ronaldo and I'm thinking I'm a "language nazi" since I am very opinionated on how languages sound.

 

[maybetrollingmaybenot]

It's energy. The generator cost a gallon an hour to run. Plugging in takes someplace to be. Monthly parking was $300. Water and power cost extra.

We have an RV park near here that's $85 per day. Power and water extra.

Add to those the monthly RV payment of $400. That was fifteen years ago.

It's fun to park out in the desert and keep the power demand low and just go for days with no worries. But then it takes three days to charge the batteries back up. The generator takes fuel from the vehicle tank. Run the genny for 48 hours and you've drained the tank. You need some left to drive on.

Maintenance is extra. And there is a lot if you use it much. I had a class C. It needed upkeep for a truck and a house. It cost extra to dump the tanks. And that's a ****** job, trust me. If you stretch it you'll dump about once a week.

Clean water tank was 30 gallons. That's less than two normal showers or baths. It can be hard to fill the water tank on the road. You plan your stay-overs by your utilities.

Lets not forget propane which can cost as much as filling the fuel tank. You have to be careful to buy an RV with a current inspection for the propane tank or service can be refused. The fridge runs on propane when you aren't plugged in. It doesn't take much but it uses it all the time.

Not all was bad. We found an RV park in New Mexico that was $20 per night and power and water was included. But even at that it's $600 fee plus $400 monthly.

You can't camp in city limits most often. State parks charge you and don't have power or water in most cases. Walmart has stopped it's RV parking policy. Too many people dumped their black water tanks in the parking lots.

I paid $25,000 and got three months use. It sat in the yard until I sold it. I only could get $8000 and he tried to talk me down.

I'm not saying it can't be manageable. I'm saying you'll spend a fortune before you learn the ropes. Even then owning a house could be cheaper.

Just sayin'

Yeah RVs are crazy expensive. I've been tempted to buy one, as a less suicidal option than motorbikes (I have an old ducati btw + even older porsche) but maintanence isn't a huge issue since I barely drive any of them. With RV I thought they'd be as cheap as an electric scooter but I was wrong, price alone...not saying fuel is cheap.

 

[user 135067]

For anyone looking into buying a used RV, you must pay strict attention to tire age. Manufacture date is molded into the sidewall lettering.

RV's are not generally driven much and though the tread might look fine, a tire more than 5 years old is considered compromised. The risk of blowout increases every year regardless of the tire appearance.

Check dates on the tires, and the propane tank certification. They could set you up for a huge additional expense.

 

[TheSkaFish]

It's pretty frustrating to be expected to live like a machine.
It makes me feel like I'll never get to address the concerns I have for my life beyond mere survival/existence, or like these concerns don't get to matter.

 

[Claudia1794]

For anyone looking into buying a used RV, you must pay strict attention to tire age. Manufacture date is molded into the sidewall lettering.

RV's are not generally driven much and though the tread might look fine, a tire more than 5 years old is considered compromised. The risk of blowout increases every year regardless of the tire appearance.

Check dates on the tires, and the propane tank certification. They could set you up for a huge additional expense.

So I let go of the RV idea and have been looking at these Happier Camper little things. They seem doable and not too expensive. I called my cousin and had him look at them and give me his opinion.
When he called me back it was a litany of reasons why I should've never moved away from him. I still don't know if I should keep looking. oh and he said I would be a total **** and not to bring it to his house. He is awesome.

 

[TheSkaFish]

Feeling fackin' TIRED. Got to go to bed earlier tonight

 

[Finished]

It would be great not being anchored down with a house. You can't get away from your ahole neighbors.

 

[Claudia1794]

It would be great not being anchored down with a house. You can't get away from your ahole neighbors.

Get rid of the house, start the nomadic life, come get me.

 

[Finished]

Get rid of the house, start the nomadic life, come get me.

Okay, I'll come pick you up when I leave.

 

[TheSkaFish]

It would be great not being anchored down with a house. You can't get away from your ahole neighbors.

Just blow up your house.

Or better yet, blow up your neighbors' house.

Either way, problem solved.

 

[Finished]

Just blow up your house.

Or better yet, blow up your neighbors' house.

Either way, problem solved.

I've spent hours think about how to do that. But, I would like to take out the entire city. So, that means nuclear. It's easy enough to make the device. However, getting the enriched Uranium at a high enough concentration is very difficult and / or expensive. I bet I could buy an old one from Russia though. Hmmm.

 

[user 135067]

It would be great not being anchored down with a house. You can't get away from your ahole neighbors.

How did you know I have a-hole neighbors?

 

[Finished]

How did you know I have a-hole neighbors?

Don't most people? It seems like 10% of neighbors are aholes. Sometimes one gets unlucky and they are grouped together around you. I'm in that situation right now like you. I'm thinking it's time to buy a Harley motorcycle, cut off the exhaust, and drive it around the block in the very early morning while keeping it in 1st gear and leaving my stereo playing 24 X 7.

 

[user 135067]

Get rid of the house, start the nomadic life, come get me.

I have an extended van that I am seriously thinking of turning into a stealth camper.

My first RV got 12 miles per gallon. My last RV got 7 mpg. The van is 15-19 mpg. If it averages 17 then it's a lot more affordable than the others.

If I come and get you are we going to have to get Finished too?

Between you and me, I don't think he is Finnish at all. I'm betting he's Czechoslovakian.

 

[user 135067]

Don't most people? It seems like 10% of neighbors are aholes. Sometimes one gets unlucky and they are grouped together around you. I'm in that situation right now like you. I'm thinking it's time to buy a Harley motorcycle, cut off the exhaust, and drive it around the block in the very early morning while keeping it in 1st gear and leaving my stereo playing 24 X 7.

Hahaha!

That would make you the ahole neighbor.

 

[user 135067]

I've spent hours think about how to do that. But, I would like to take out the entire city. So, that means nuclear. It's easy enough to make the device. However, getting the enriched Uranium at a high enough concentration is very difficult and / or expensive. I bet I could buy an old one from Russia though. Hmmm.

You do know the NSA just put you an a Red List, right?

 

[user 139760]

Contacted on a dating site by a girl who actually sounds sane? What the hell?!?