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| Home from Branson [message #223676] |
Thu, 26 September 2013 21:50  |
kerry pinkerton
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Left Branson about 8:30 this morning and intended to stop in Sikeston which is about half way. Got there about 2pm and decided to drive on to Dyersburg, Tn. Got there and it was still early so we decided to press on to Jackson.
Found a campground (Whispering Pines) that looked OK and planned to overnight there. When we got to the campground it was full of 40 year old mobile homes and some other pretty sad stuff, we made a loop of their driveway and rolled on. About 6pm, we were only about 3 hours from home so we just drove on.
I'm going to pay for this...581 miles is about 200 more than I should have done. But we are home and the coach ran fine all the way. Having secondaries makes a HUGE difference.
Still have a bog before the secondaries open but I'll work with Dick P to figure it out when he gets back home.
What a great time we had!
Kerry Pinkerton - North Alabama
Had 5 over the years. Currently have a '06 Fleetwood Discovery 39L
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| Re: Home from Branson [message #223684 is a reply to message #223678] |
Thu, 26 September 2013 22:28  |
kerry pinkerton
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| WD0AFQ wrote on Thu, 26 September 2013 21:55 |
... I found that you certainly "married up",...
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Yeah, to this day, I don't know what she saw in me.
One more trip funny...well two actually. About 50 miles out, I lost all my dash lights. Still had the Digipanel and GPS so I had knowledge of the engine and speed so we rolled on. The last time we stopped for gas, I noticed the engine RPM didn't want to come down and expect I lost one of the throttle return springs.
Anyway, we pull in about 9pm and the engine is at about 1500...too tired and I just turned the key off which ANNOUNCED our arrival with a tremendous backfire! I'm sure the neighbors loved that!  
Later, while unhooking the Saturn, I realized that we had also lost the tail lights. Still had turn signals, brake lights and running lights apparently. oops. No one flashed or honked at us so we must have been visible.
Kerry Pinkerton - North Alabama
Had 5 over the years. Currently have a '06 Fleetwood Discovery 39L
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| Re: [GMCnet] Home from Branson [message #223696 is a reply to message #223684] |
Fri, 27 September 2013 06:48 |
jhbridges
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Safety feature - all US cars have the dash lights and tail lights on the same circuit. When there are no dash lights, walk around back and check for tail lights.
--johnny
'76 23' trnsmode norris
'76 palm beach
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On Fri, 9/27/13, Kerry Pinkerton <Pinkertonk@MCHSI.com> wrote:
Subject: Re: [GMCnet] Home from Branson
To: gmclist@temp.gmcnet.org
Date: Friday, September 27, 2013, 3:28 AM
WD0AFQ wrote on Thu, 26 September 2013 21:55
> ... I found that you certainly "married up",...
Yeah, to this day, I don't know what she saw in me.
One more trip funny...well two actually. About 50
miles out, I lost all my dash lights. Still had the
Digipanel and GPS so I had knowledge of the engine and speed
so we rolled on. The last time we stopped for gas, I
noticed the engine RPM didn't want to come down and expect I
lost one of the throttle return springs.
Anyway, we pull in about 9pm and the engine is at about
1500...too tired and I just turned the key off which
ANNOUNCED our arrival with a tremendous backfire! I'm
sure the neighbors loved that! :lol: :blush:
Later, while unhooking the Saturn, I realized that we had
also lost the tail lights. Still had turn signals,
brake lights and running lights
apparently. oops. No one flashed or
honked at us so we must have been visible.
--
Kerry Pinkerton
North Alabama, near Huntsville,
77 Eleganza II, "The Lady", 403CI, also a 76 Eleganza being
re-bodied as an Art Deco car hauler
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| Re: [GMCnet] Home from Branson [message #223698 is a reply to message #223682] |
Fri, 27 September 2013 07:10 |
Emery Stora
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It was GLEN, not FRED.
Emery Stora
On Sep 26, 2013, at 10:08 PM, D C _Mac_ Macdonald <k2gkk@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Judy and I sat across from Fred and BJ at breakfast on Wednesday.
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> It did NOT appear that BJ was pleased with Fred's "story!"
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>> To: gmclist@temp.gmcnet.org
>> From: gregg_dan@hotmail.com
>> Date: Thu, 26 Sep 2013 21:55:42 -0500
>> Subject: Re: [GMCnet] Home from Branson
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>> Good deal, glad you made it. I found that you certainly "married up", like many of us.
>> Bet Fred got his head thumped for telling that story about his wife's bra. How funny.
>> Dan
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>> Dexter, Mo.
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>> http://danandteri.blogspot.com/
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| Re: [GMCnet] Home from Branson [message #223703 is a reply to message #223698] |
Fri, 27 September 2013 08:28 |
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WD0AFQ
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| Emery Stora wrote on Fri, 27 September 2013 07:10 |
It was GLEN, not FRED.
Emery Stora
On Sep 26, 2013, at 10:08 PM, D C _Mac_ Macdonald <k2gkk@hotmail.com> wrote:
> Judy and I sat across from Fred and BJ at breakfast on Wednesday.
>
> It did NOT appear that BJ was pleased with Fred's "story!"
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> ~~ ~ D C "Mac" Macdonald ~ ~~
> ~ ~ Amateur Radio - K2GKK ~ ~
> ~ ~ USAF and FAA, Retired ~ ~
> ~ ~ ~ Oklahoma City, OK ~ ~ ~
> ~~ ~ ~ "The Money Pit" ~ ~ ~~
> ~ ~ ~ ~ TZE166V101966 ~ ~ ~ ~
> ~ ~ ~ '76 ex-Palm Beach ~ ~ ~
> ~~ k2gkk + hotmail dot com ~~
> ~ www.gmcmhphotos.com/okclb ~
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>> To: gmclist@temp.gmcnet.org
>> From: gregg_dan@hotmail.com
>> Date: Thu, 26 Sep 2013 21:55:42 -0500
>> Subject: Re: [GMCnet] Home from Branson
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>> Good deal, glad you made it. I found that you certainly "married up", like many of us.
>> Bet Fred got his head thumped for telling that story about his wife's bra. How funny.
>> Dan
>> --
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>> Dexter, Mo.
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>> http://danandteri.blogspot.com/
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Dang, why did I say Fred? I know it is is Glen. See, we keep Emery here for a reason, better than spell check. 
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| Re: [GMCnet] Home from Branson [message #223721 is a reply to message #223703] |
Fri, 27 September 2013 10:47 |
k2gkk
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Sorry about my apparent CRS! I was just "quoting" Dan!
Mac
> To: gmclist@temp.gmcnet.org
> From: gregg_dan@hotmail.com
> Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2013 08:28:47 -0500
> Subject: Re: [GMCnet] Home from Branson
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> Emery Stora wrote on Fri, 27 September 2013 07:10
> > It was GLEN, not FRED.
> >
> > Emery Stora
> >
> > On Sep 26, 2013, at 10:08 PM, D C _Mac_ Macdonald <k2gkk@hotmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > Judy and I sat across from Fred and BJ at breakfast on Wednesday.
> > >
> > > It did NOT appear that BJ was pleased with Fred's "story!"
> > >
> > >
> > > ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
> > > ~~ ~ D C "Mac" Macdonald ~ ~~
> > > ~ ~ Amateur Radio - K2GKK ~ ~
> > > ~ ~ USAF and FAA, Retired ~ ~
> > > ~ ~ ~ Oklahoma City, OK ~ ~ ~
> > > ~~ ~ ~ "The Money Pit" ~ ~ ~~
> > > ~ ~ ~ ~ TZE166V101966 ~ ~ ~ ~
> > > ~ ~ ~ '76 ex-Palm Beach ~ ~ ~
> > > ~~ k2gkk + hotmail dot com ~~
> > > ~ www.gmcmhphotos.com/okclb ~
> > > ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
> > > ______________
> > > *[ ]~~~[][ ][|\
> > > *--OO--[]---O-*
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> > >
> > >> To: gmclist@temp.gmcnet.org
> > >> From: gregg_dan@hotmail.com
> > >> Date: Thu, 26 Sep 2013 21:55:42 -0500
> > >> Subject: Re: [GMCnet] Home from Branson
> > >>
> > >> Good deal, glad you made it. I found that you certainly "married up", like many of us.
> > >> Bet Fred got his head thumped for telling that story about his wife's bra. How funny.
> > >> Dan
> > >> --
> > >> Dan & Teri Gregg
> > >> Dexter, Mo.
> > >>
> > >> http://danandteri.blogspot.com/
> > >
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> Dang, why did I say Fred? I know it is is Glen. See, we keep Emery here for a reason, better than spell check. :d
> --
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> Dexter, Mo.
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| Re: [GMCnet] Home from Branson [message #223762 is a reply to message #223696] |
Fri, 27 September 2013 14:56 |
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The excerpts below from Kerry and Dan illustrate the common circumstance for probably ALL of us hairy-leggers here!
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~~ ~ D C "Mac" Macdonald ~ ~~
~ ~ Amateur Radio - K2GKK ~ ~
~ ~ USAF and FAA, Retired ~ ~
~ ~ ~ Oklahoma City, OK ~ ~ ~
~~ ~ ~ "The Money Pit" ~ ~ ~~
~ ~ ~ ~ TZE166V101966 ~ ~ ~ ~
~ ~ ~ '76 ex-Palm Beach ~ ~ ~
~~ k2gkk + hotmail dot com ~~
~ www.gmcmhphotos.com/okclb ~
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> On Fri, 9/27/13, Kerry Pinkerton <Pinkertonk@MCHSI.com> wrote:
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> Subject: Re: [GMCnet] Home from Branson
> To: gmclist@temp.gmcnet.org
> Date: Friday, September 27, 2013, 3:28 AM
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> WD0AFQ wrote on Thu, 26 September 2013 21:55
> > ... I found that you certainly "married up",...
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> Yeah, to this day, I don't know what she saw in me.
>
> --
> Kerry Pinkerton
> North Alabama, near Huntsville,
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> 77 Eleganza II, "The Lady", 403CI, also a 76 Eleganza being
> re-bodied as an Art Deco car hauler
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| Re: [GMCnet] Home from Branson [message #223783 is a reply to message #223676] |
Fri, 27 September 2013 16:55 |
Sandra Price
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Sounds like how Bob and I keep going when we shouldn't, Kerry. It happens,
but it is tiring.
Sandra
On Sep 26, 2013 9:50 PM, "Kerry Pinkerton" <Pinkertonk@mchsi.com> wrote:
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>
> Left Branson about 8:30 this morning and intended to stop in Sikeston
> which is about half way. Got there about 2pm and decided to drive on to
> Dyersburg, Tn. Got there and it was still early so we decided to press on
> to Jackson.
>
> Found a campground (Whispering Pines) that looked OK and planned to
> overnight there. When we got to the campground it was full of 40 year old
> mobile homes and some other pretty sad stuff, we made a loop of their
> driveway and rolled on. About 6pm, we were only about 3 hours from home so
> we just drove on.
>
> I'm going to pay for this...581 miles is about 200 more than I should have
> done. But we are home and the coach ran fine all the way. Having
> secondaries makes a HUGE difference.
>
> Still have a bog before the secondaries open but I'll work with Dick P to
> figure it out when he gets back home.
>
> What a great time we had!
> --
> Kerry Pinkerton
>
> North Alabama, near Huntsville,
>
> 77 Eleganza II, "The Lady", 403CI, also a 76 Eleganza being re-bodied as
> an Art Deco car hauler
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| Re: [GMCnet] Home from Branson [message #223806 is a reply to message #223762] |
Fri, 27 September 2013 19:25 |
storm'n
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From: D C _Mac_ Macdonald <k2gkk@hotmail.com>
>To: GMC Mail List <gmclist@temp.gmcnet.org>
>Sent: Friday, September 27, 2013 3:56:29 PM
>Subject: Re: [GMCnet] Home from Branson
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>The excerpts below from Kerry and Dan illustrate the common circumstance for probably ALL of us hairy-leggers here!
>
>
>~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
>~~ ~ D C "Mac" Macdonald ~ ~~
>~ ~ Amateur Radio - K2GKK ~ ~
>~ ~ USAF and FAA, Retired ~ ~
>~ ~ ~ Oklahoma City, OK ~ ~ ~
>~~ ~ ~ "The Money Pit" ~ ~ ~~
>~ ~ ~ ~ TZE166V101966 ~ ~ ~ ~
>~ ~ ~ '76 ex-Palm Beach ~ ~ ~
>~~ k2gkk + hotmail dot com ~~
>~ www.gmcmhphotos.com/okclb ~
>~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
>______________
>*[ ]~~~[][ ][|\
>*--OO--[]---O-*
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>> --------------------------------------------
>> On Fri, 9/27/13, Kerry Pinkerton <Pinkertonk@MCHSI.com> wrote:
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>> Subject: Re: [GMCnet] Home from Branson
>> To: gmclist@temp.gmcnet.org
>> Date: Friday, September 27, 2013, 3:28 AM
>>
>>
>>
>> WD0AFQ wrote on Thu, 26 September 2013 21:55
>> > ... I found that you certainly "married up",...
>>
>>
>> Yeah, to this day, I don't know what she saw in me.
>>
>> --
>> Kerry Pinkerton
>> North Alabama, near Huntsville,
>>
>> 77 Eleganza II, "The Lady", 403CI, also a 76 Eleganza being
>> re-bodied as an Art Deco car hauler
>> _______________________________________________
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