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Play nice or it all disappears.

PLEASE!!!

Gemstone wrote:
"One thing I will not do in beat up on someone who think that another town might work also"....

Super... I don't beat up on you for posting about Gila Bend, I do take exception to what you post about Gila Bend.

You finally posted an accurate description ("Gila Bend is just a little old layed back town, has one food store two dollar stores, 4 or 5 fast foods”). You said this the other day in another thread “The problem today is every body wants to act like Opaha and not call things what they are, I called it what it was and that the way I see it”....well you finally called it right on Gila Bend...it’s ” just a little old layed back town, has one food store two dollar stores, 4 or 5 fast foods”.

I for one, think this forum is about helping others, and in order to do that we need to post accurate/useful information that can actually be used by someone else.....

Oh, and if the Chamber of Commerce comment was aimed at me....well, I'll take that as a compliment...I do like Yuma...in the winter.

Regards
Gemstone

I listen to many people on here and enjoy most, But Gemstone you have not ever been wrong by what I read, You are a expert on HDT ore better--You know all about warranty work--tax deductions---we should ban pickup truck---foothills is the best in world---IMO expert---you when it is time to move into a condo---99c store listen to yoou---ele boxes are always build in wrong place---you know everything to know about which cell is right---You know elevation is best in summer---you know all there is to know about sun rooms---diesel smoke----pin weight---cargo doors---But what takes the cake is you are a Harley man which makesall of the abovel clear to me.

The Forum is your Forum to tell us all how we should live and where we should do it. Now I know why in Az. the wind blow from the west. How high is the box you stand on in the morning when you start out to do this.

Just a comment about Gila Bend (not getting into the pros and cons of it vs. Yuma!). We stopped there last winter on our way west to Yuma and southern California and got the last campsite at Augies. It was a surprise since there were no problems getting sites there in previous years. The reason is that the park was full of construction workers from the solar facility west of Gila Bend and the Culligan recycling facility being constructed.

The owner of Augies indicated that the park had been full on a regular basis because of the increased economic activity in the area, it's not the sleepy town it was before! Be warned coming through.

We back up to the Colo river. Not sure I could spend 3 months on the desert.

"One thing I will not do in beat up on someone who think that another town might work also"....

Super... I don't beat up on you for posting about Gila Bend, I do take exception to what you post about Gila Bend.

You finally posted an accurate description ("Gila Bend is just a little old layed back town, has one food store two dollar stores, 4 or 5 fast foods”). You said this the other day in another thread “The problem today is every body wants to act like Opaha and not call things what they are, I called it what it was and that the way I see it”....well you finally called it right on Gila Bend...it’s ” just a little old layed back town, has one food store two dollar stores, 4 or 5 fast foods”.

I for one, think this forum is about helping others, and in order to do that we need to post accurate/useful information that can actually be used by someone else.....

Oh, and if the Chamber of Commerce comment was aimed at me....well, I'll take that as a compliment...I do like Yuma...in the winter.

Regards
Gemstone

Supercharged wrote:
I'm not on the Chamber of Commerce of either town.

Problem seems to be that most of your posts are down right goofy, so it is difficult for others to switch gears when reading a post that you make that contains real information. So that is a price that you have to pay!!!

Gemstone wrote:
Joe....what interests you ? Do you like to walk, hike, bike, boat, fish, golf, loaf ? Do you like the community atmosphere of an RV Park ? Do you partake in Pot Luck dinners ? Bingo ? Or do you like your privacy and care little for RV Park amenities.
Yuma has something for everyone, from low end RV parks, upscale RV parks, private RV lots with full hookups from about $300/month, to boondocking on BLM land for little or no cost.

There is a free Air show at the Marine Corp Air Base, there is a Custom Car show, there is a Tamale Festival, Lettuce Festival, Senior Games, lots of community based Snowbird activities.

As for crowds, yeah there are a lot of snowbirds here, but the only way to figure out if they are too much for you.....is to give it a try.

Tell me what you are looking for and I'll try to steer you in that direction.

And yes, I am a fulltimer who also owns property in Yuma.

Regards
Gemstone

Yuma has been getting larger for years, kinda in a mess some here some there. I spend a lot of time there in the 60's it was small then, but a fair bussiness town for what I sold. The town is worn out now in most parts. The eastern part is fairly new, but a mess also. I have a large interest in one of the banks in Yuma, so I would like the town to do well. But I don't think it is the best place for someone who wants to just lay back and take in the winter sun. One thing I will not do in beat up on someone who think that another town might work also. I'm not on the Cambler or Commerce of either town. I think someone else might be. About ten years back I was thinking of building a new RV park somewhere in Az. So I spend a lot of time in Yuma, Casa Grande, Benson, Tucson, Mesa, Gila Bend. The RV park business topped out a few years back so I have no interest in building one any more plus I'm getting to old to want to.
So do as one wants to, stay in four or five differant places and see what you like.

Joe....what interests you ? Do you like to walk, hike, bike, boat, fish, golf, loaf ? Do you like the community atmosphere of an RV Park ? Do you partake in Pot Luck dinners ? Bingo ? Or do you like your privacy and care little for RV Park amenities.
Yuma has something for everyone, from low end RV parks, upscale RV parks, private RV lots with full hookups from about $300/month, to boondocking on BLM land for little or no cost.

There is a free Air show at the Marine Corp Air Base, there is a Custom Car show, there is a Tamale Festival, Lettuce Festival, Senior Games, lots of community based Snowbird activities.

As for crowds, yeah there are a lot of snowbirds here, but the only way to figure out if they are too much for you.....is to give it a try.

Tell me what you are looking for and I'll try to steer you in that direction.

And yes, I am a fulltimer who also owns property in Yuma.

Regards
Gemstone

"Gila Bend is just a little old layed back town, has one food store two dollar stores, 4 or 5 fast foods, it is cooler at night because of Barry Gold Water gun range to the south. The wind will blow the cool air off the gun range at night so it will cool down faster.Most other RV towns are warm, but not as cool at night and yet Gila Bend is warmer in the day time also. There is only one real good park, I watched him build it and know he tryed to do right. I do not know is prices. It is on the east side of Gila Bend, you can drive about 40 miles into Buckeye or Goodyear and shopping in lots of new stores along I-10 and if you want to drive a little more you can go into Phx. for things like the Suns games, large weekend shows like gun show, dogs show many types of show or movies. Gila Bend is a little town where, hiding, rock hounds, and if you have a good lawn chair and lots of time you can enjoy yourself without bumper to bumper cars.If you want lots of people go to Quartzsite or Casa Grande. I don't live there, but I have spend a lot of time in a lot of town in Az. As I started travel them in the early 60's I have seen them grew up"...

Congrats Super...that wasn't so hard was it ? Providing useful information can be habit forming.

Keep up the good work.
Gemstone

Skid Row Joe wrote:

Gemstone wrote:
"Yuma is OK but we like it better where it's not bumper to bumper...it is hard to find a place that is not crowded".... there are probably plenty of valid reasons for those crowds....weather, shopping, activities, cost, are but a few.

For us, it's all about compromise....which location has more of what we are looking for in a winter location.

Opinions of others are just that...opinions.

Without doing your own fact check of claims presented here, how will you know whether the "best place" suggested by someone else is based on fact or fiction ?

Regards
Gemstone

Would you mind providing some specifics on RV parks and other amenities that a typical elderly snow bord might be attracted to in Yuma? Do you live in an RV, or do you live in a house that you own or rent? If you live in an RV park of some sort, would you be willing to quote some of your own monthly expenses?

I'm on a rather tight budget, not a multi-millionaire as some are, and am not the high-roller "Sedona" type of retiree motor homer. I drive an old Class C. Thanks for details, if you have any!

Supercharged - is Gila Bend that much better than Yuma? What is the draw to Gila Bend versus Yuma in your thinking?

Yuma is a rat race in the winter, has lot of shopping, Gila Bend is just a little old layed back town, has one food store two dollar stores, 4 or 5 fast foods, it is cooler at night because of Barry Gold Water gun range to the south. The wind will blow the cool air off the gun range at night so it will cool down faster.Most other RV towns are warm, but not as cool at night and yet Gila Bend is warmer in the day time also. There is only one real good park, I watched him build it and know he tryed to do right. I do not know is prices. It is on the east side of Gila Bend, you can drive about 40 miles into Buckeye or Goodyear and shopping in lots of new stores along I-10 and if you want to drive a little more you can go into Phx. for things like the Suns games, large weekend shows like gun show, dogs show many types of show or movies. Gila Bend is a little town where, hiding, rock hounds, and if you have a good lawn chair and lots of time you can enjoy yourself without bumper to bumper cars.If you want lots of people go to Quartzsite or Casa Grande. I don't live there, but I have spend a lot of time in a lot of town in Az. As I started travel them in the early 60's I have seen them grew up.