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Hope you're gonna' be cooking some dinners at St George Island over New Years !!!!!!!!!!

Any of ya'll gonna' be on the I 25 in New Mexico cruzin' by Truth or Consquences,New Mexico are welcome to swing off the Interstate and come soak in some world reknowned mineral hot springs. We only have one campsite but several VERY nice parks close by but our hot springs here are on the Rio Grande River are GREAT!!! The tubing trip down the river is also VERY restful and $8.oo per person INCLUDING :tube, life vest, and transportation on both ends! This Sat will be our 3rd trip!! For any of ya'll wondering about workamping, this is one job....hard to take, but somone must check out the mineral water daily, the tube rides and the local eateries and we're tough enough to handle the responsibility. Please join us if ya'll have the chance a check upon the quality of our hard work Chuck , Geri , n the critters

Do NOT, repeat, DO NOT touch them their hubcaps with ANY part of ya'lls body ! ! Can be very painful to your health !! i found out the HARD way. # 13 now being checked by putting hand/finger CLOSE but not touching the hubs !!!! Ya'll be good up there in Canada and plan to be in St George Island, FL Jan 1st!! Chuck n Geri n the critters

Looks beautiful....notice long sleeve shirts, long pants...skeeters or chilly??????

Hi Kids!!!!! Ya'll be having TOO much fun up there!!!! Wanna' visit but Vet trying to get us to take Bobbie to lower altitude vs a higher altitude so we're keeping our trips below 5K'. And we;re finding all kinda' stuff to do! CocaCola Rewards enroute to your Chama address. No bacon outside your tent now, hear!!!!hehheheheheeheeee Chuck n Geri n critters

Hi Sheri n Paul !!! Sounds like a great trip ya'll be ahaving!!! Daughter called day before yesterday with a weather "report"... 1,002% humidity and it hasn't started to rain yet..did her Walmart run, grocery store and kids to school...and she's DONE for the day....and she wanted ME to spend summer in Tampa...hahhahahahahaaaa. 97 degrees, 23% humidity 20% showers and 5 mineral spring hot tobs from 102 to 108..... and the Rio Grande at 57 degrees. Life is GOOOOOOOOD Peace, Love n Chiles, Chuck, Geri n critters

Hi to All!!! Geri has agrred to marry me and the ceremony will be Jan 01th, 2010 on beautiful St George Island, FL . The theme will be tye dye hippy and VERY informal . The exact beach location on SGI will be posted later with a reception/party to follow. There is a great Florida State Campground on SGI for anyone who may have an RV . Reservations can be made thru Reserve America and plse let us know your plans. We are currently workamping in Truth or Consequences, NM and will be back in FL by Thanksgiving(daughters' orders!) and home in Eastpoint,FL 1st of Dec or so. We think that this is the 1st Oliver marriage/rally ever so PLEASE plan on attending.There will be other types of folks attending : family, non RVer friends, locals, etc. so please be patient with them.... Looking forward to seeing as many of our Oliver family friends, new n old n never met. No presents please but humorous cards are greatly anticipated! Chuck n Geri n the critters

We're also using TST for the lube property. Getting ready to install an Extreme Vent which I had on my Casita and worked great for extracting odoriferious odors . Cut chemicals by 2/3 . Kept using coconut oil though! Chuck , Geri n critters

Hi! Seadawg probably right to shut off all juice. We're currently workamping in New Mexico with three dogs and other than neat little dances in the aisle in passing, we're having a BLAST!!! Hope this settles your dilemna! Chuck Geri n the critters!

WOW!!!!! Hope ya'll be enjoying your trip north, Hope to see ya in November with plenty of pictures!!!! Chuck n Geri soaking in mineral hot springs in Truth or Consequences, New Mexico " It ain't really Mexico n it ain't really New"

Hi Aubrey!! Glad my hand wound got folks attention on hub temps! Those infared guns are cool (or hot) and great toys for grandkids. Real easy way to check tires and wheel temps. Chuck Geri and 3 doggies

Hi Ya'll!!!! Had a couple of storms, 1+ inch rain and heard of hail down by Las Cruces. Any more snow up your way??? Remember where that snow melt goes!!!!!! Chuck n Geri n critters soaking in the mineral spring spas.......

Hi Jam!! First thing you want to do is put a piece of gutter or similiar SMOOTH piece of plastic over the rough aluminum in the hose compartment. This will protect whatever hose you are using from rubbing and getting tiny holes in it. We use 2 systems. One is the std one you are using with a 5 inch clear piece attached to the trailer with the cap on it when traveling. This extends the "hookup" further out making it easier to hook up the stinky slinky. When dumping, I then attach a 10 inch clear piece, then the slinky hose. We are using this for the long term hookup while we're here in Truth or Consequences or whenever a fast dump is needed. FYI, do not leave black water valve open while hooked up for a long time. Let the tanks get fairly full (80% +) then black first, close then grey water then close. We also use a Sewer Solution, a water driven macerator, for a more complete cleaning. Must use the 5" and 10" clear piece to extend the Sewer Solution past the bumper. Also ground off a 1/2 " semi circle to make it easier to insert various pieces. Hope this helps. Chuck n Geri n critters soaking in mineral spas in New Mexico!

Hey Larry !!!!! Where's Bettys' rocking chair ya promised to lash to the top?????????? You gonna' be in SOOO much trouble n me way out here in NM unable to assist .........hehehehehehe safe trip,you both! Chuck

Hi Doug and thanks for all your great innovations! We also replaced the exterior side lights with the 6 LED 42mm bulbs. Big differance . Also got an amber 18 LED 1056 for the upper exterior light and was somewhat disappointed . BUT we switched out the little bulb in the front jack and got the biggest surprise with a 4 LED replacement . Makes any labor around hitch briter! Love our interior LEDs also. Hope to see ya'll this winter when we return to FL Chuck n Geri

15-20 miles seems to the limit for our 1500 RCA antenna, also. Chuck

We got one for use at RVII last year and when used AS DESIGNED, seems safe but there are those folks that......... Will not work with GFI plug. Chuck

As I remember, it was pretty quiet, espescially at the lowest level. It was in a VW fiberglass hitop camper, about an 1981, as I recollect. Chuck

TurboKool Swamp Cooler is a 12volt lo amperage draw 20-30 degree cooler. Their new and revised website is turbocool and for low humidity hi temp boondocking areas this might be the answer . The company was formerly known as Recair and I had one on a VW custom camper (many, many years ago! ) and it worked well and that was on 1 12v battery with a backup. As we are considering a 22 footer; deleting the sat dish 'adding this plus 2 solar panels and 4 6v batteries could give us a great boondocking Oliver. Now if the refrigerator could raised up to the cabinet level .......... Chuck

Saw a neat item at Mountainborn and Butcherknifes Catfish Rally. It's primarily for cords BUT works equally well for water hoses and a smaller one for computer lines. http://www.cordpro.com for viewing! Chuck

Geri n I n the critters had a GREAT time!!! Bettys' catfish cookin' is deeeeelicious and she has set a high water mark for all future catfish that I consume! Hope that this becomes an annual event that we can contribute more too! Betty and Larry are terrific hosts ! We made it as far as Lake Texhoma before the weather got really bad. Thanks again to Larry n Betty !! Chuck n Geri (both full of catfish) n the critters

Whoa! Way too cool! When I was in photography classes, we had a similar assignment, however nothing as complex as this! We didn't have photoshop either, we had to keep exposing the same frame of film over and over with the various lights and never knew until we developed the film in the darkroom whether we had a working image or not! After one stage of lighting, we had to put the lenscap over the lens to block light until we were ready for the next stage. Fun and challenging! Your friend did a great job! I just got CS3, so maybe I need to start challenging myself again! Thanks for sharing! Geri (earthdancer)

Just watched your interview! Very well done and informative. Sounds like you two (and a kitty)are having a great time ! Chuck n Geri n critters

Congratulations to a fellow Geezer !!!!!!! The cuffing urge that Tom has spoken of, must be his guilty conscience !!!!! And iffen ya'll wanna' cuff me, in the boat with a fishen pole would be OK ..... Chuck n Geri !!!!

Sherrys' foot isn't up to camping standards and to re injure it would put her out of commision for the whole summer. We also would love to have them join us at Lake Greeson but sadly, had to agree with her. But next year is a differant story................. Chuck n Geri n critters