Rules for owning a motor coach.

[-Gramps-]

I feel it is necessary to post a few more of my truisms. These truisms fall under my Rules for Owning a Motor Coach: number 4.

Owning a Motor Coach is a Never-ending Learning Experience.

I have learned that a clear sewer connection is a good thing to have … that way, you will see the juice box the grand kids dumped in the toilet as it makes its final journey.

My wife still will not let me stop at South of the Border and buy anything.

My wife will not let me stop at JRs, either.

I have learned that I hate repairing plumbing problems … in the house or in the coach -- it makes no difference to me. I always end up wet and angry.

The folks at Cracker Barrel are just as friendly as they claim to be.

A motor coach parked in the driveway makes a great place for family to stay when visiting, especially when the occasion is a wedding.

A motor coach roof makes a great place to collect snow.

A snow-covered motor coach roof heat pump produces a gosh-awful smell while operating.

Did you know that snow can burn when it melts due to high heat?

A snow-covered motorhome can produce a manmade mini blizzard while traveling down the road.

Driving a motor coach on snow and ice can be a nerve-damaging experience.

During a panic stop, an agile cocker spaniel can surf the bathroom rug from the back end of the coach all the way to the dash and look good doing it.

Slideouts produce a gosh-awful sound while being retracted if the toppers have ice on them.

Slideouts do not retract all the way if they have ice on them. So a trip to the roof may become necessary.

It is a lot easier to climb onto a snow-covered motorhome roof than it is to climb off of one. So I suggest you just forget it!

Things in a motor coach tend to break when you need them the most. Like a bay heater failing during a blizzard.

My favorite place to be in January is camping at Fort Wilderness.

Carry a couple of ceramic heaters in your coach. You might just save a water pump and/or water filter from freezing to death.

A trip to Camping World can cost me at least a hundred bucks, even when I have no plans to buy anything. If I have plans to purchase something, I will end up spending ... well, you don't want to know.

Why do I need to have three different dominoes games stored in my coach?

A trip to Wal-Mart can cost me at least fifty bucks even when I am planning only to purchase a six-pack of beer.

At some point a motor coacher can own too many DVDs.

It is a lot harder to get something wrong with your coach repaired than it is to break it.

My wife says I sound like the dad from A Christmas Story working on his furnace when I am in the wet bay trying to replace a frozen water pump.

Looking out a motorhome window at snow-covered trees and frozen rivers flying by is quite a wonderful sight.

Just take a deep breath and enjoy the view.

I have learned that a motor coach will improve your life, even in the wintertime, if you let it.

You can read many more useless things like this on my travel photo blog. I am not posting a link you will have to find it yourself!


Derrick

[-Gramps-]

LMAO...I loved the one about the cocker spaniel. mind if I make a slight adjustment (we have a beagle) and add that to my signature rotation?

'73,
rich, n9dko
Every retired man needs three things....a good truck, a good dog and a working wife

Not at all...use anything that you would like.
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[Fiesta]

New: I only need to fix 100 things
Used: I'll fix another 100
New: Does not necessarily mean better
Used: Cheaper but lots more work
New: Nobody else has screwed it up yet
Used: I'll cuss until everything they fixed, is fixed right
New: Gives me an opportunity to screw it up.
Used: If it gets damaged so what?
New: Can't wait for the 3rd accident to get over so more won't make any difference.
Used: Pride? Who cares?
New: Lots of pride but at a high cost, and nobody else cares.
Used: Should have bought my 3rd RV first and saved $60 grand in trade-in's.

[mtrumpet]

Great stuff! :B

[rolling_rhoda]

Thanks for sharing, Gramps! You started my day with a laugh. Cheers!

[-Gramps-]

GGeorge wrote:
I have learned that when I investigate or checking the coach for damage or potential hazards, the guy next to me always knows how to fix it better, faster, and cheaper than I do.

I have also learned no matter where I am going or the route I have chosen, that the guy on the other side of me has been there, took a better route, has done more than I am planning and he has better suggestions on where I should go and stay.

GGeorge

I think I am that guy...or so the DW tells me.

[GGeorge]

I have learned that when I investigate or checking the coach for damage or potential hazards, the guy next to me always knows how to fix it better, faster, and cheaper than I do.

I have also learned no matter where I am going or the route I have chosen, that the guy on the other side of me has been there, took a better route, has done more than I am planning and he has better suggestions on where I should go and stay.

GGeorge

[Bigdog]

Gawd, but there are a lot of things you said that I can identify with. We also have a Cocker, but he barks at bridges,overpasses and animals. He can also jump from the DW's lap to the couch and back again when doing so w/o touching the floor.
Another thing about tools is the 1 year rule, but then I always waffle about that and they just stay in the tool box, Oh and since it weighed 35# when I was playing weight police the other day, I got another one just like it and now can buy more tools. I now have one 25# tool box and one 20# one. Gee, I wonder how that happened?

[prstlk]

The above posts are why I'm here,
Thanks! JW

[tinkerer]

If you own a motorhome you will always have something to do.

[GGeorge]

Thank you Gramps, you have explained a lot of things to me, all true!

[Horsedoc]

Hilarious all! and so true!!

[BrianinMichigan]

Gramps, I couldn't have put it any better even if I stole it from someone. 🙂

[-Gramps-]

I saved my best list for last. I think it is the best anyway.

I have learned that men need a precise set of directions when parking the coach.
And women know just how to give them. For example:

"I SAID STOP! STOP! DON'T YOU KNOW WHAT STOP MEANS?"
"DON'T BACK UP, YOU WILL HIT IT AGAIN!"
"NO, NO, YOUR OTHER RIGHT!"
"JUST LOOK AT WHAT YOU HAVE DONE NOW!"

It's always the other person's fault when you miss your exit or hit a tree.

The people camping next to you will find out first that you forgot to shut your black tank valve.

My grandkids think the term "stinky slinky" is really funny.

My wife doesn't like the way our all-in-one washer-dryer ties HER underwear into knots.

A small speed bump can throw dishes around the coach. A big speed bump throws the dog around the coach.

Old tube socks make great bottle savers; just make sure they are clean. I'm talking about the socks.

Don't drive on the zipper, it's scary and you may lose a lug nut cap.

While going down the road, I don't like hearing, "What the heck was that noise!?". even when I am the one saying it.

If Wal-Mart doesn't have it, I must not need it.

It burns me when the RV spots at Cracker Barrel have a car parked in them.

It burns me even more when the RV spots at Camping World have a car parked in them.

Sometimes when driving under an overpass, I get the urge to duck!

My wife will not let me stop at South of the Border and buy anything.

It's been almost seven years since we purchased our coach and I am still finding loose screws floating around inside.

If you don't pack up your patio the night before you leave, it will rain.

Quick disconnects are great on the water hoses except when you forget to turn off the water before disconnecting.

I have learned that:

Before pulling out of a campground, if your generator is off and your roof air is running, you may have forgotten to do something.

I have a very tough shore power surge protector. How do I know? Because I dragged it down the road once and it still works great!

I believe that some interiors of motor coaches were designed by people who smoke something more than just tobacco.

At some point during a long trip I will bang my head on a slideout. It's going to happen, I might as well get used to it.

The dash AC is always too cold for the pilot and not cold enough for the copilot, or vice versa.

Most coaches have the dash radio positioned where no one can easily read it or adjust it (without falling out of your seat).

I would rather be out in my coach than take a cruise or a trip to Europe. That's good, because I own a motorhome and can't afford to take a cruise or a trip to Europe.

A bad day motorhoming beats a day at home in bed with a kidney stone (believe me I know!)

Fuel is always too expensive no matter what the price per gallon.

A Ham and cheese sandwich in my motor coach at a rest stop on the way to somewhere tastes better than it does at home.

I have learned that when I am home (in the stick house) I am always counting the days until I am on the road again with my beautiful wife and the pup.

Derrick
08 Holiday Rambler Vacationer 38PLT Workhorse UFO GAS Pusher Chassis
06 Saturn Vue toad, SMI Breaking sys,Blue Ox tow bar.
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[Wishbone51]

MagillaGorilla wrote:
I want to customize my MH to fit our specific needs.

I am glad the previous owner left it stock. I hate when people customize stuff.

Haha.. For some reason, this one made me laugh out loud 🙂