What is happening with our members?

[larry_cad]

I've been a member here since 2004, and have learned a lot from this forum, and I still monitor it for new info, and to help newbies when I can.

Lately, I have been astounded by the number of members who have been on here for many years, have many posts, are labeled as SENIOR MEMBERS, and are asking genuine newbie questions.

Had one today where the OP is a "senior member", with almost 500 posts, has been a member since 2015, and his question was how do you fuel a gas truck with a trailer connected?

I'm like, how have you been doing it for the last 10 years? I mean, really? And this is not an isolated issue. Of course we are deluged with newbies due to the Covid rush to RVs, but did our senior members take a break during the pandemic, and while off, forget everything they had already learned? I could understand if the post was a tech problem that just occurred but fueling a truck pulling a trailer?
:h:?

[Wade44]

Could it possibly be that the software used is vintage 1852, or maybe folks do not appreciate posts being deleted with no explanation that in no way violate a posted forum rules regarding same? Ive only been on this board a short while but have already noticed a few mods where the job may have went to their head a bit. Thats what a little power does to folks LOL.

[TechWriter]

pismopete wrote:
There was a time when you could ask a question on this forum without fear of ridicule.

This forum, especially General RVing Issues, has always had an ugly side . . . at least since I’ve been a member.

[Reisender]

pismopete wrote:
There was a time when you could ask a question on this forum without fear of ridicule. What seems like a dumb question to some is very real for the individual that is asking. I asked a lot of questions on this forum when I was new to RVing years ago and received a lot of good, helpful feedback. I would not seek help on this forum today due to all the brilliant individuals that seem to know everything and would rather tell you how stupid you are rather than offer advice or just shut up.

It has changed a lot. Still some nice folks. And the archives still have lots of great info from back in the day when this was more of an open minded and tolerant board. I keep hoping a new generation will discover the board and its info bank but who knows. For us the Facebook groups are a better fit for discussing EV RV combos but the Facebook platform is not conducive to the archiving of problems and solutions. So we’ll keep our feet in both worlds for awhile.

Cheers and safe travels.

[pismopete]

There was a time when you could ask a question on this forum without fear of ridicule. What seems like a dumb question to some is very real for the individual that is asking. I asked a lot of questions on this forum when I was new to RVing years ago and received a lot of good, helpful feedback. I would not seek help on this forum today due to all the brilliant individuals that seem to know everything and would rather tell you how stupid you are rather than offer advice or just shut up.

[Cummins12V98]

"Mondooker"

You have been called out!

Maybe he has always had a Diesel Truck and now has a Gasser. Legitimate question IMHO.

[MFL]

FlatBroke wrote:
Alzheimer's

^Yup...starts out as Oldtimer's disease, before moving to this stage!

To be fair...lots of members on here, much older than myself, that seem to have a sharp mind, and above average intelligence.

Jerry

[FlatBroke]

Alzheimer's

[JimK-NY]

I doubt anything has "happened" to the forum members. There have always been plenty of silly/dumb questions. Observations of the past few years of politics and response to Covid should leave no doubt about the lack of intelligence that is commonplace.

[Acampingwewillg]

Kind of funny but I've been here for over 20 years and driving the same motor home for that time yet, I have to study a fueling station pretty closely before committing to actually pulling in. The way gas/diesel pumps are crowded together along with towing a car can make the best of us pucker up hoping not to get tangled up at the pumps! IMHO

[NamMedevac_70]

He has a valid post. All the others are about zero air in a teacup or is it tempest in teacup. See you at the rodeo

[opnspaces]

Well I've been on here almost as long as you though no where near as many posts. I'm a creature of habit. I have pulled the same 30 foot trailer since 2005. In all the years of ownership I have maybe fueled up 5 times while towing and it was always at the same station.

Sometimes I think about going on a longer trip with the trailer and the thought about getting fuel on the road does enter my mind. So I can see why a person, even a senior member (which only means they have made 200 postings) might have a question about something as simple as refueling while pulling a trailer.

[wa8yxm]

larry cad wrote:

Had one today where the OP is a "senior member", with almost 500 posts, has been a member since 2015, and his question was how do you fuel a gas truck with a trailer connected?

Perhaps he has always pulled with a Diesel and he knows that re-fuling a Gasoline ride is more dangerous than refueling a Diesel. (Oh and by the way it is).

I've been refueling Gasoline rides for.. Well about 60 years. Some of them had trailers attached ... How did I refuel them?
Same as if there was no trailer attached.

OH. one thing.. I recall an add back oh I think the 60's (or early 70s) where the car pulled up to the fuel island and split with half going either side... The voice over talked about "Which side do you pull in on" ... They were advertising cars where the gas cap was behind the license plate so you could pull in on either side.

They don't make 'em that way any More. (Ads that good or cars that way)

[JIMNLIN]

I've towed GN and pintle hitch trailers/one ton drw trucks for over 1.2 million miles in a eleven year period...and probably half that non commercial. I've also been a member on this website since '03.

I had to post a question about a WD hitch system and a which type/hitch brand recommendation for a 1500 truck pulling my 10k bumper pull car hauler with a 7880 lb blue tractor on the deck 9000 lbs on the traiulers axles... for off and on road work. Never needed a WD system with one ton drw trucks so I knew nothing about them. A website search and a google didn't answer my needs for this type combo.

Barney PM'ed me and gave his recommendations for a certain brand trunnion hitch type for my combo needs.....different than pulling a rv trailer on the highway. Worked great.

Now I'm sure my question sounded silly to others that have pulled bumper pulls/WD systems for many years. Many gladly offered their opinions.

[Reisender]

We changed from a 40 motorhome pulling a toad to an 18 foot teardrop trailer towed by a Tesla. Lots of new things to learn although we are no strangers to towing. Just saying they might have changed the type of RVing they are doing.

Side note. There are a ton of teardrops starting to show up in the campgrounds here. That and small trailers in general. Many being towed by SUV’s and smaller trucks. Don’t know if it’s a trend but they were predominant in the last two campgrounds we were at.

Jmho.

[lancewgurel]

I reported your original post for rudeness. I'd rather suffer through a dozen needless questions rather than spend my time reading such a rude post. Hell, people get old and/or disabled and forget stuff!. Give some space.