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Re: New Mexico in October
accsys wrote: ...We love to stay at Cochiti Lake COE between Albuquerque and Sante Fe when we visit that area... Cochiti Lake has become very popular before during and after the balloon fiesta which is the first full week in October. The site pictured above is in the Buffalo Grove Loop which has 16 water and electric sites. It is often full so reservations would be a good idea. The other electric and water sites in that area are in the Juno Loop. The sites on the outside of the loop do not have water, the water spigots are all on the other side of the road (the inside of the loop). This is not mentioned on the recreation.gov website. The sites in the Juno Loop are gravel not paved. Many of the picnic tables are not covered and the ground is much less manicured. There is another campground on the South/East side of the Lake in the Tetilla Flats area that also has electric and water sites. It like Juno is older and more rustic than the Buffalo Grove Loop.346Views0likes0CommentsRe: fulltiming with dogs
Flanz wrote: ...The fact that your a fulltimer and your home is where you park it still does not give you the right to have your dogs barking and disturbing fellow campers... I don't think I ever said that I or anyone else has a right to have dogs bark and disturb other campers. At least that is not what I meant to say in any of my posts. I even said specifically TCW wrote: ...I was not talking about fluffy standing on the dashboard barking at everything that moves. That requires some preventive action, some training and maybe some discipline... . The Op asked joeonthecape wrote: ...my main concert,example we want to leave them alone in the rv for a few hrs while we go shopping or sight seeing,of course the ac will be on,does this sound doable. One dog never barks and dog 2 is a 3 bark and stop type. I guess its like leaving them at home when you go to work.Thank you for your help and advise.Joeonthecape . I and several others gave suggestions and stated measures that we take to prevent our dogs from disturbing others. I do take measures to ensure that my dogs don't disturb others including leaving the radio on, closing the blinds, running the air conditioner and teaching them a command that aknowledges an alert bark. Which you seem to think means that they bark constantly. You are wrong. As I said in response to 2gypsies post, I actually do talk to the neighbors and ask if the dogs barked. On several occassions they have responded that they did not even realize we had dogs. I have left a tape recorder running to see what was going on when we have had a young dog. In 11 years and probably over 200 different campgrounds, I have never had a complaint. You and Noplace2 seem to have read a lot into my posts that was not intended and/or ever said. Flanz wrote: ...If you leave your dog and it barks, then you should go home with it...Now I understand that dogs will bark occasionally, mine did... And exactly what did you do about your dog barking? Did you leave and not return as you suggested that I should do? To the Op, I hope that you have gotten enough good suggestions to help you and your dogs enjoy RVing together.554Views0likes0CommentsRe: fulltiming with dogs
JimM68 wrote: Flanz wrote: noplace2 wrote: TCW wrote: I have trained my dogs to stop their alert barking on command. When I talk to neighbors, I make a point of telling them the command. So, you are relying on your neighbor to wake up from a nap to discipline YOUR dog? If, even once, you have a complaint about your barking dog, leave it at home or stay there with it. And BTW, I love dogs, just not yours, barking. I'll second that. I would NEVER rely on someone else to discipline my dog. If you leave your dog and it barks, then you should go home with it. And I too love dogs!!!! Of course he's not "relying on the neighbors" to discipline his dog. He's just "leaving them the key in case they have to move it" while he is away.... Thank you Jim! I refrained from answering for a while, because someone who would discipline a dog for alerting them to someone too close outside their RV or trying to get into their RV or vehicle or some other unusual event is in my opinion abusing the dog and sure doesn't understand dogs very well even if they claim to "love them"! To Flanz and Noplace2, I was not talking about fluffy standing on the dashboard barking at everything that moves. That requires some preventive action, some training and maybe some discipline. By the way, this is about fulltiming, the RV is my dog's and my home so I will take your advice and leave/take my dogs home.554Views0likes0CommentsRe: fulltiming with dogs
2gypsies wrote: ...The rerun question "How do you know that they don't bark"? It's definitely not like leaving them at home. RVs have thin walls and most of the time you're parked close to your neighbor. Any barking will be an issue at times... The old school way is to just ask the neighbors if the dog barked while you were gone or leave a tape recorder running. Modern technology has all kinds of systems that let you monitor your home or RV from a smart phone or tablet. I have trained my dogs to stop their alert barking on command. When I talk to neighbors, I make a point of telling them the command. There are a lot of RVers with dogs and it seems just as many that do not like them. There are some RV parks and campgrounds that do not alow dogs at all. Some others have breed or size restrictions. Some have designated sites where dogs are allowed and other sites where they are not.554Views0likes0CommentsRe: fulltiming with dogs
Over the years, we have RVed with as many as three dogs and a cat. We have had a number of emergencies and have always been satisfied with the services provided by veterinarians recommended by the campground owner/staff or long term visitors/local residents. You may want to checkout Blue Pearl and Banfield if you are interested in organizations with multiple locations around the country.231Views0likes0CommentsRe: Medford Oregon Parking Ban
I actually looked up the Medford Municipal Code. There are several sections that could apply to businesses allowing habitation of their commercial property. However, Section 10.859, Location and Use of Movable Structures or Vehicles Outside of Mobile Home, Manufactured Dwelling, or Recreational Vehicle Parks is the most directly applicable. This is not a new ordinance. It has been on the books since 2000 and last amended 2013. It would appear that the City has been exercising prosecutorial discretion in regard to RVers at Walmart for sometime. Walmart has ignored the local ordinance even though their stated company policy is to only allow RV overnight stays in compliance with local laws. Perhaps the city's biggest mistake was choosing to take no action for 15 years. Now when enough RVers have caused enough problems to gather attention, its the city that gets blamed and labeled as RV unfriendly.516Views0likes0CommentsRe: COE public records?
I would think that the contracting office would supply the amount of the previous contracts if not the actual bids. Bid openings are often public which the bidders can attend. If you make a written request, make sure to mention that it is a Freedom of Information(FOI) Act request. By law they have to respond in a certain amount of time which I do not recall.402Views0likes0CommentsRe: Applying for Unemployment Benefits
EagleandBear wrote: ...Since I am getting SSI my wife applied for unemployment benefits... Do you mean you receive Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments or Social Security Retirement Benefits? If you are actually receiving SSI, if she is denied unemployment insurance payments, she and or both of you may be elligible for other types of public assistance such as actual payments, Medicaid, food stamps, utility bill assistance, etc. If you are collecting Social Security Retirement payments you still may be elligible for unemployment benefits and it may not affect your Social Security payments.208Views0likes0CommentsRe: Best WiFi Extender for RV?
dverstra wrote: Veebyes wrote: WOW! That WIFI ranger is just shy of $500! It can be mounted rooftop, a good thing, but it does not have a directional antenna. Not a good thing. I have it mounted on the riser part of my TV antenna. This raises it up even higher than the coach. Do you have the "WFR Sky" that the OP linked to or the Wifiranger Mobile that actually comes with a mounting bracket to attach it to the bat wing antenna or a pole?764Views0likes0CommentsRe: Best WiFi Extender for RV?
A few comments that I don't think were mentioned. In general, the USB devices must be connected directly to a computer. They often cannot be used in a router so if you have more than one device you want to connect you need to turn your computer into a hotspot using Connectify or some other method. Often just getting the antenna or device outside the RV and above the other RVs that may be blocking the signal will result in a big improvement. If you already have a repeater that has hotspot capability, try placing it outside as high up as possible. I have seen desktop routers placed in tupperware containers to protect them from the weather provide much better connections than when inside the RV. If you use a booster/repeater, you need to realize that every hop through a repeater decreases the speed of the connection, sometimes by as much as 50% because a single radio can not transmit and receive at the same time. A two radio system like a Ubiquiti Nanstation or Bullet connected to a router/hotspot gives a two radio system that results in less speed loss. The speed loss factor can also be important when using campground WIFI with multiple Access Points that use repeaters. The strongest signal may not be the fastest connection if there is one or more repeaters involved. Some campgrounds do have an internet connection for each Access Point or group of Access Points. So, an Access Point in a less crowded section of the campground may have faster speeds during peak use times.436Views0likes0Comments
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