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Re: This is a reason why Pop Ups aren't selling......
We went to the RV show in Nashville yesterday and again noted how the PU price was higher than comparable trailers. We won't pay that much for a PU. We bought our '90 Flaggstaff used for $2000 because we wanted to get off the ground. We towed it with a '91 S-10 for years and thought it was great...until the day hitched it to a Durango. We towed it over Monteagle and forgot it was back there. (Just because your truck or car WILL tow your trailer doesn't mean it SHOULD.) A couple of years ago we sold it for $2,000. We are now looking for a trailer only because we often travel several hours to a camp site and then set up. Setting up a PU at midnight is a pain...and your camping neighbors aren't happy to be awoken that late. Another option a TT gives is a night in a rest area or parking lot. Can't do that in a PU...well I guess you could, but I won't. :) As for the PU, I loved the room and would love to have a TT like it. They don't make them like my Flagstaff anymore, too much stuff in there. For the same money, I will definitely buy an TT and not have to set it up upon arrival.329Views0likes0CommentsRe: A very old stray {The Old Fella Story}
Hello Richard, I found this thread about a month ago and started reading. I read about 50 pages or so at a time but after 150 pages (and 500 to go) I had to jump to the end. I jumped to page 550 which on my computer is where Old Fella died. I have just finished reading the last 24 pages. I am so sorry for your loss, it is amazing how quickly "just a dog" can become "my baby". Four years ago Coco (my poodle) was killed by a black lab. I swore I would never have another dog. Then a friend asked if I could take Rosco (her schnauzer, age 2) and Bradford (her silky terrier, age 8) because they were going on the road and would be unable to care for them properly. I finally consented and quickly fell in love. About six months later Bradford became very sick, the vet found a tumor about the size of a cantaloupe in his abdomen. I was devastated, I wasn't ready to lose another dog. Our choice was $800 surgery which he might survive (but probably wouldn't) and a probable re-occurrence in a few months, or $95 euthanasia. I figured if the vet was recommending the much cheaper option, it was really the best. (He had known Bradford much longer than I had) Bradford went to sleep without pain for the first time in months. The worst part for me was discovering he was in so much pain all that time and I had no idea. He was very quiet and hardly moved, but I didn't know that was because he was sick. I just thought it was because he was so old. I know 8 is not really old, but Coco was only 18 months when I lost her. Rosco is still here and has been a blessing. He has helped me get over both Coco and Bradford. He is looking at me now as if to say "what are you up too now, it's bedtime." Thank you for what you did for Old Fella and for many others through this on-line community. You have touched so many lives. I grew up in the country and we often found the results of pets who were put out on their own. You may have gators in southern GA, northern SC now has coyotes. Pets left on their own in the country don't stand a chance. Thank you for starting a shelter in your area and for letting people see what can happen when they give a little love. Did they ever get the book out? I would love to see this thread in book form so it would be easier to read. If anyone knows an easy way to print the entire thread, let me know. I don't always have my computer with me when I have free time. I love the saying someone sent you "Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened". That is life. As Rosco would say if he could talk, "it's a new day, let's go play".442Views0likes0Comments
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