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RV dogs are getting smaller every year...
Yet these dogs also appear to own the entire campground.
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9/19/2011 -
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article is by, and reproduced from,
Julee Meltzer, Woodalls.com
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RVing with Your Pet
Sometimes the best information in life comes from watching our pets. Here are a few observations of my own:
Most dogs seem to believe that they are the rightful owners of the campground they are staying at. That's why they
bark and growl whenever you drive by their RV. If you don't believe this, ask them.
RV dogs continue to shrink— RV dogs are getting smaller every year. Regardless of their diminutive stature,
these dogs also appear to own the entire campground.
Last week, on a really hot day, there was a three-hour power outage at our campground. We know that many folks
routinely keep their dogs in their air-conditioned RV while they're away. However, if the power ever goes out
(or the AC stops working), these same RVs quickly turn into ovens. In this case — we didn't have any way to know
if there were any dogs inside. Therefore, if you leave your dog alone in an air-conditioned RV, put a note on
the door or leave a key at the desk. Then, if the power goes out, someone can make sure that your pets are okay.
Alternatively, there are an increasing number of technology-driven products that can notify you
(via a cell phone) if the temperature in your RV exceeds a certain level.
When we arrived at our present campground earlier this spring, we were the only ones there.
As a result, we were able to let our dog run free for nearly three weeks. If you want to see your dog at its best
— find some place where you can safely let them run off-leash. It's an unforgettable sight.
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| Re: Why diesel costs more than gas | Weez-L | Why in the world would we let the new pipeline be installed and run by the greedy oil companies? We all waited for the Alaskan pipeline years ago thinking our gas & diesel prices would go down. But, what happened is the oil companies got greedy again and now sell all of it to China. You know they will do the same with the new pipeline. In the 1930's the government formed TVA, for electric generation and we still have cheaper electricity then the private sector companies. Maybe our government should take over the new pipeline and demand that all of the oil will stay here in this country only. If they did we could possibly have $.50 per gallon gas & diesel. This would not only put people to work, but really stimulate the economy. Down with all the oil companies and down with our worthless congress. |
| Re: Fulltiming | To Lady Driver,Thanks | Hi,your endless rambling about the pitfalls of the internet just re enforce my initial thoughts.Thanks for the warning. |
| Re: Fulltiming | To Lady Driver,Thanks! | You endless rambling about the pitfalls of the internet just re enforce my initial thoughts.Thanks for the warning. |
| Re: Fulltiming | Lady Driver | Hi all, I didn't actually expect to be insulted and called some kind of 'paranoid woman'. But this is the internet, where it is so easy for men to call us names, when we indicate that maybe we weren't all born yesterday. You just gotta laugh at how obvious it is. Someone got upset because I saw through his scam. Beware. (Oh, sorry for the spelling mistakes in my previous post.) Just a postscript - I love the RV lifestyle, and I actually know the good and the bad. There are perhaps some people on this forum who are wannabe types, both men and women. So my message is simple. There are real precautions which should be taken. Okay, throw the insults. It will make your pitiful day. |
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