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[GMCnet] Rain, rain go away [message #316529] Mon, 24 April 2017 08:31 Go to next message
Richard Denney is currently offline  Richard Denney   United States
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So, I'm driving down to Jawja to install a new engine and (hopefully)
transmission to prevent ever having to do it in my driveway, and, as usual,
my driving has attracted a low-pressure system with rain spread over 500
miles.

And I think my Rock Auto wiper motor has fried--dead short to ground. Had
to cut the wire--the bits on the thermal breaker are rusted in place and
eventually that breaker was going to give up the ghost, testing that
circuit every ten or fifteen seconds as it was doing. Gotta find some
RainX.

At least I'm driving through Charlotte today--they are only predicting 3"
of rain. (Sigh)

KenHen tells me it's in the 80's down there, and for the moment at least,
I'm looking forward to that. We might dry out by Bean Station.

But given that I will be there, I'm expecting surprise rain. If any of you
are experiencing drought, I can be persuaded (for a small fee) to drive
through your area.

Rick "truck stops don't carry RainX in the bottle any more" Denney
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Re: [GMCnet] Rain, rain go away [message #316535 is a reply to message #316529] Mon, 24 April 2017 09:56 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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News showed heavy rain in Bristol yesterday. Enough to stop the scheduled races on Sunday. More today. No rain at Ken's.
We are dry so none heading your way.
See you in Bean Station.
Tom, MS II


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Re: [GMCnet] Rain, rain go away [message #316536 is a reply to message #316535] Mon, 24 April 2017 10:02 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Here in Oregon, we have had THREE DAYS without rainfall since mid November,
2016. Getting kind of tired of it. If it doesn't dry out soon, I will have
to bale the grass in my lawn after I can cut it, which won't be any time
this week. It is very green here.
Jim Hupy
Salem, Or
78 GMC ROYALE 403

On Apr 24, 2017 7:57 AM, "Thomas Phipps" wrote:

> News showed heavy rain in Bristol yesterday. Enough to stop the scheduled
> races on Sunday. More today. No rain at Ken's.
> We are dry so none heading your way.
> See you in Bean Station.
> Tom, MS II
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Re: [GMCnet] Rain, rain go away [message #316537 is a reply to message #316529] Mon, 24 April 2017 10:26 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Marsh Wilkes is currently offline  Marsh Wilkes   United States
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Hi Rick,

Long time no see.
Are You going to Ken's to do the engine?
If I had time I would run up there and help, but I'm working harder than
ever now.
I am getting Miss Smokey back on the road soon, after an 8 year hiatus.
Very long story but I had to give up the Smokey project, Smokey is a storage
building
now. I did finish the aluminum floor however and it added a lot of rigidity,
with the body supported
at the 4 corners, I could remove the support from a front corner with only a
little over an inch
deflection as I recall.
Miss Smokey may not look like much, but she is going to go, stop and turn.
I am installing the 3.70 that Jim brought me at the Marion rally where I
last saw you.
I am going with in tank fuel pumps.
I already have 1 rear stabilizer bar, may go with 2.
I am going with Jim's drum reaction arms, I don’t need disc.
I am going with Jim's hydro boost system but using an electric pump.
I am going to find some sticky tires, everybody should do that, age out is
much more of a problem than tread wear anyway.
I think I can make Her stop like a car, we'll see.
To me brakes have always been the biggest downfall of a GMC!
Damn, seems like old times!

Marsh "Getten Miss Smokey back on the road again" Wilkes








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From: Richard Denney
Sent: Monday, April 24, 2017 9:31 AM
To: gmclist@list.gmcnet.org
Subject: [GMCnet] Rain, rain go away

So, I'm driving down to Jawja to install a new engine and (hopefully)
transmission to prevent ever having to do it in my driveway, and, as usual,
my driving has attracted a low-pressure system with rain spread over 500
miles.

And I think my Rock Auto wiper motor has fried--dead short to ground. Had
to cut the wire--the bits on the thermal breaker are rusted in place and
eventually that breaker was going to give up the ghost, testing that
circuit every ten or fifteen seconds as it was doing. Gotta find some
RainX.

At least I'm driving through Charlotte today--they are only predicting 3"
of rain. (Sigh)

KenHen tells me it's in the 80's down there, and for the moment at least,
I'm looking forward to that. We might dry out by Bean Station.

But given that I will be there, I'm expecting surprise rain. If any of you
are experiencing drought, I can be persuaded (for a small fee) to drive
through your area.

Rick "truck stops don't carry RainX in the bottle any more" Denney
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Re: [GMCnet] Rain, rain go away [message #316539 is a reply to message #316529] Mon, 24 April 2017 11:17 Go to previous messageGo to next message
jhbridges is currently offline  jhbridges   United States
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Rick, didja hit the Georgia line yet? Gimme a shout if you're gonna make exit 129 (Ga hiway 53) and we can do lunch/brunch/coffee/whatever at the Cracker Barrel off to the right of the intersection.

--johnny

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Re: [GMCnet] Rain, rain go away [message #316541 is a reply to message #316537] Mon, 24 April 2017 11:36 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Marsh Wilkes wrote on Mon, 24 April 2017 11:26
Hi Rick,

Long time no see.
<snip>
I am going with Jim's drum reaction arms, I don't need disc.
<snip>
I think I can make Her stop like a car, we'll see.
To me brakes have always been the biggest downfall of a GMC!
Damn, seems like old times!

Marsh "Getten Miss Smokey back on the road again" Wilkes
Marsh,
Get the reaction arms on and then decide if you need to do more.
We can brake hard enough to rearrange the furniture.

Matt







-----Original Message-----
From: Richard Denney
Sent: Monday, April 24, 2017 9:31 AM
To: gmclist@list.gmcnet.org
Subject: [GMCnet] Rain, rain go away

So, I'm driving down to Jawja to install a new engine and (hopefully)
transmission to prevent ever having to do it in my driveway, and, as usual,
my driving has attracted a low-pressure system with rain spread over 500
miles.

And I think my Rock Auto wiper motor has fried--dead short to ground. Had
to cut the wire--the bits on the thermal breaker are rusted in place and
eventually that breaker was going to give up the ghost, testing that
circuit every ten or fifteen seconds as it was doing. Gotta find some
RainX.

At least I'm driving through Charlotte today--they are only predicting 3"
of rain. (Sigh)

KenHen tells me it's in the 80's down there, and for the moment at least,
I'm looking forward to that. We might dry out by Bean Station.

But given that I will be there, I'm expecting surprise rain. If any of you
are experiencing drought, I can be persuaded (for a small fee) to drive
through your area.

Rick "truck stops don't carry RainX in the bottle any more" Denney
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Re: [GMCnet] Rain, rain go away [message #316547 is a reply to message #316539] Mon, 24 April 2017 13:49 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Richard Denney is currently offline  Richard Denney   United States
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Johnny, we are stopped (1:30) for coffee in Statesville NC. We might aim
for that exit for dinner and boondocking, and brave the Atlanta loop
towards Americus on a fresh set of nerves.

The RainX is working and being thoroughly tested, but it's nervy sharing a
rainy superslab with all these trucks. The coffee isn't helping, ha!

Rick "pressing on" Denney




On Mon, Apr 24, 2017 at 12:18 PM Johnny Bridges via Gmclist <
gmclist@list.gmcnet.org> wrote:

> Rick, didja hit the Georgia line yet? Gimme a shout if you're gonna make
> exit 129 (Ga hiway 53) and we can do lunch/brunch/coffee/whatever at the
>
> Cracker Barrel off to the right of the intersection.
>
>
>
> --johnny
>
>
>
> 404-seven25-five160
>
> seven70- 96five-sixty-one 20
>
>
>
>
>
> --
>
> 76 26' Eleganza(?) with beaucoup mods and add - ons.
>
> Braselton, Ga.
>
> "I forgive them all, save those who hurt the dogs. They must answer to me
> in hell" - ol Andy, paraphrased
>
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Re: [GMCnet] Rain, rain go away [message #316548 is a reply to message #316529] Mon, 24 April 2017 14:50 Go to previous messageGo to next message
jhbridges is currently offline  jhbridges   United States
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That's gonna put you here around 5P.... which is the WRONG time to aim South to ATL. There are two options, both WalMarts. If you hang a right on Ga 53, and go past I 985 - about ten miles, all four lane - there's a WalMart in Oakwood on your left. Or, go two exits further South To Hamilton Mill Road, go right, and there's a Walmart on the left at the first light - maybe two blocks. I know folks RON there, I dunno the Oakwood one. Either way, gimme a shout or reply here where where you've alit. I've a dog class from 7:30 till 8:30. Hit by 5:30, shout or reply here, we'll drop by on the way to class. If you run past about 5:30, we'll visit afterwards. I'd put you in my yard except with the rain, you'll bog to the frame.
Your options for Atlanta are after about 8P in the evening, or early out and before 6A tomorrow. Although you're tracking the perimeter, it's packed due to the missing interstate.

Good places to eat in walking distance of both walmarts. Oakwood, there's a Chinese joint abutting the parking lot, or walk up to the main road and look to your right - every chain joint known to man. Hamilton Mill, the strip center at the main road and the turnoff to Walmart has two good jopints, one Oriental and one Mexican.

==johnny


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Re: [GMCnet] Rain, rain go away [message #316549 is a reply to message #316548] Mon, 24 April 2017 15:26 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Let me see? What part of camping is staying in Walmart parking lots? Things
must be a lot different in Georgia as compared to here. Don't you have rest
stops on your interstates there? I don't know, I have never been there,
but, the way you describe it, it doesn't have much appeal to us
Oregonians. We are busy organizing a "Covered Bridge Rally" on the first
Weekend in May. There are at least 55 covered bridges in Western Oregon, a
few more on the East side of the Cascades. It is way green here, and it
isn't all moss growing on our coaches, either.
Jim Hupy

On Apr 24, 2017 12:51 PM, "Johnny Bridges via Gmclist" <
gmclist@list.gmcnet.org> wrote:

> That's gonna put you here around 5P.... which is the WRONG time to aim
> South to ATL. There are two options, both WalMarts. If you hang a right
> on Ga
> 53, and go past I 985 - about ten miles, all four lane - there's a WalMart
> in Oakwood on your left. Or, go two exits further South To Hamilton Mill
> Road, go right, and there's a Walmart on the left at the first light -
> maybe two blocks. I know folks RON there, I dunno the Oakwood one. Either
> way, gimme a shout or reply here where where you've alit. I've a dog
> class from 7:30 till 8:30. Hit by 5:30, shout or reply here, we'll drop by
> on
> the way to class. If you run past about 5:30, we'll visit afterwards.
> I'd put you in my yard except with the rain, you'll bog to the frame.
> Your options for Atlanta are after about 8P in the evening, or early out
> and before 6A tomorrow. Although you're tracking the perimeter, it's packed
> due to the missing interstate.
>
> Good places to eat in walking distance of both walmarts. Oakwood, there's
> a Chinese joint abutting the parking lot, or walk up to the main road and
> look to your right - every chain joint known to man. Hamilton Mill, the
> strip center at the main road and the turnoff to Walmart has two good
> jopints, one Oriental and one Mexican.
>
> ==johnny
> --
> 76 26' Eleganza(?) with beaucoup mods and add - ons.
> Braselton, Ga.
> "I forgive them all, save those who hurt the dogs. They must answer to me
> in hell" - ol Andy, paraphrased
>
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Re: [GMCnet] Rain, rain go away [message #316551 is a reply to message #316529] Mon, 24 April 2017 15:45 Go to previous messageGo to next message
jhbridges is currently offline  jhbridges   United States
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Jim, if it doesn't appeal, we won't be looking for you.

For those who're looking to camp, Don Carter park, or any of the fed parks on the lake are nice.

However, for those looking to crash for a bit and then hit out past the traffic, the WalMart is convenient and easy... and the price is right.

Yall have a good time chasing the covered bridges. Here's 11 local ones:

https://www.google.com/search?q=covered+bridges+in+georgia&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8#q=covered+bridges+in+georgia&rflfq=1&rlha=0&rllag=333 90872,-83812855,98430&tbm=lcl&tbs=lrf:!2m1!1e2!2m1!1e3!3sEAE,lf:1,lf_ui:2

--johnny


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Re: [GMCnet] Rain, rain go away [message #316552 is a reply to message #316549] Mon, 24 April 2017 15:40 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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In more than just a few states, there are laws that prohibit "camping" in the rest areas. It just ain't really safe!


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From: Gmclist on behalf of James Hupy
Sent: Monday, April 24, 2017 15:26
To: gmclist@list.gmcnet.org
Subject: Re: [GMCnet] Rain, rain go away

Let me see? What part of camping is staying in Walmart parking lots? Things
must be a lot different in Georgia as compared to here. Don't you have rest
stops on your interstates there? I don't know, I have never been there,
but, the way you describe it, it doesn't have much appeal to us
Oregonians. We are busy organizing a "Covered Bridge Rally" on the first
Weekend in May. There are at least 55 covered bridges in Western Oregon, a
few more on the East side of the Cascades. It is way green here, and it
isn't all moss growing on our coaches, either.
Jim Hupy

On Apr 24, 2017 12:51 PM, "Johnny Bridges via Gmclist" <
gmclist@list.gmcnet.org> wrote:

> That's gonna put you here around 5P.... which is the WRONG time to aim
> South to ATL. There are two options, both WalMarts. If you hang a right
> on Ga
> 53, and go past I 985 - about ten miles, all four lane - there's a WalMart
> in Oakwood on your left. Or, go two exits further South To Hamilton Mill
> Road, go right, and there's a Walmart on the left at the first light -
> maybe two blocks. I know folks RON there, I dunno the Oakwood one. Either
> way, gimme a shout or reply here where where you've alit. I've a dog
> class from 7:30 till 8:30. Hit by 5:30, shout or reply here, we'll drop by
> on
> the way to class. If you run past about 5:30, we'll visit afterwards.
> I'd put you in my yard except with the rain, you'll bog to the frame.
> Your options for Atlanta are after about 8P in the evening, or early out
> and before 6A tomorrow. Although you're tracking the perimeter, it's packed
> due to the missing interstate.
>
> Good places to eat in walking distance of both walmarts. Oakwood, there's
> a Chinese joint abutting the parking lot, or walk up to the main road and
> look to your right - every chain joint known to man. Hamilton Mill, the
> strip center at the main road and the turnoff to Walmart has two good
> jopints, one Oriental and one Mexican.
>
> ==johnny
> --
> 76 26' Eleganza(?) with beaucoup mods and add - ons.
> Braselton, Ga.
> "I forgive them all, save those who hurt the dogs. They must answer to me
> in hell" - ol Andy, paraphrased
>
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Re: [GMCnet] Rain, rain go away [message #316553 is a reply to message #316548] Mon, 24 April 2017 15:48 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Richard Denney is currently offline  Richard Denney   United States
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We're at a rest stop MP 25 or so in SC; just leaving. We won't make it by
5:30. We'll stay there at the Cracker Barrel tonight.

Rick "no need to find a Walmart" Denney

On Mon, Apr 24, 2017 at 3:51 PM Johnny Bridges via Gmclist <
gmclist@list.gmcnet.org> wrote:

> That's gonna put you here around 5P.... which is the WRONG time to aim
> South to ATL. There are two options, both WalMarts. If you hang a right
> on Ga
>
> 53, and go past I 985 - about ten miles, all four lane - there's a WalMart
> in Oakwood on your left. Or, go two exits further South To Hamilton Mill
>
> Road, go right, and there's a Walmart on the left at the first light -
> maybe two blocks. I know folks RON there, I dunno the Oakwood one. Either
>
> way, gimme a shout or reply here where where you've alit. I've a dog
> class from 7:30 till 8:30. Hit by 5:30, shout or reply here, we'll drop by
> on
>
> the way to class. If you run past about 5:30, we'll visit afterwards.
> I'd put you in my yard except with the rain, you'll bog to the frame.
>
> Your options for Atlanta are after about 8P in the evening, or early out
> and before 6A tomorrow. Although you're tracking the perimeter, it's packed
>
> due to the missing interstate.
>
>
>
> Good places to eat in walking distance of both walmarts. Oakwood, there's
> a Chinese joint abutting the parking lot, or walk up to the main road and
>
> look to your right - every chain joint known to man. Hamilton Mill, the
> strip center at the main road and the turnoff to Walmart has two good
>
> jopints, one Oriental and one Mexican.
>
>
>
> ==johnny
>
> --
>
> 76 26' Eleganza(?) with beaucoup mods and add - ons.
>
> Braselton, Ga.
>
> "I forgive them all, save those who hurt the dogs. They must answer to me
> in hell" - ol Andy, paraphrased
>
>
>
>
>
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Re: [GMCnet] Rain, rain go away [message #316554 is a reply to message #316549] Mon, 24 April 2017 15:52 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Richard Denney is currently offline  Richard Denney   United States
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CrackerBarrel allows overnight parking. We aren't camping--we are
traveling. :)

The nearest state I can think of that provides RV parking at rest stops is
Ohio, and then only on the Ohio Turnpike. Wrong direction, heh.

Rick "better than finding some KOA Hell that charges 40 bucks just for 10
hours of parking" Denney


On Mon, Apr 24, 2017 at 4:27 PM James Hupy wrote:

> Let me see? What part of camping is staying in Walmart parking lots? Things
>
> must be a lot different in Georgia as compared to here. Don't you have rest
> stops on your interstates there? I don't know, I have never been there,
>
> but, the way you describe it, it doesn't have much appeal to us
>
> Oregonians. We are busy organizing a "Covered Bridge Rally" on the first
>
> Weekend in May. There are at least 55 covered bridges in Western Oregon, a
>
> few more on the East side of the Cascades. It is way green here, and it
>
> isn't all moss growing on our coaches, either.
>
> Jim Hupy
>
>
>
> On Apr 24, 2017 12:51 PM, "Johnny Bridges via Gmclist"
> gmclist@list.gmcnet.org> wrote:
>
>
>
>> That's gonna put you here around 5P.... which is the WRONG time to aim
>
>> South to ATL. There are two options, both WalMarts. If you hang a right
>
>> on Ga
>
>> 53, and go past I 985 - about ten miles, all four lane - there's a
> WalMart
>
>> in Oakwood on your left. Or, go two exits further South To Hamilton Mill
>
>> Road, go right, and there's a Walmart on the left at the first light -
>
>> maybe two blocks. I know folks RON there, I dunno the Oakwood one.
> Either
>
>> way, gimme a shout or reply here where where you've alit. I've a dog
>
>> class from 7:30 till 8:30. Hit by 5:30, shout or reply here, we'll drop
> by
>
>> on
>
>> the way to class. If you run past about 5:30, we'll visit afterwards.
>
>> I'd put you in my yard except with the rain, you'll bog to the frame.
>
>> Your options for Atlanta are after about 8P in the evening, or early out
>
>> and before 6A tomorrow. Although you're tracking the perimeter, it's
> packed
>
>> due to the missing interstate.
>
>>
>
>> Good places to eat in walking distance of both walmarts. Oakwood,
> there's
>
>> a Chinese joint abutting the parking lot, or walk up to the main road and
>
>> look to your right - every chain joint known to man. Hamilton Mill, the
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>> strip center at the main road and the turnoff to Walmart has two good
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>> jopints, one Oriental and one Mexican.
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>> ==johnny
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>> 76 26' Eleganza(?) with beaucoup mods and add - ons.
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>> Braselton, Ga.
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Re: [GMCnet] Rain, rain go away [message #316555 is a reply to message #316554] Mon, 24 April 2017 16:20 Go to previous messageGo to next message
A Hamilto is currently offline  A Hamilto   United States
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Richard Denney wrote on Mon, 24 April 2017 15:52
CrackerBarrel allows overnight parking. We aren't camping--we are
traveling. Smile
The nearest state I can think of that provides RV parking at rest stops is Ohio, and then only on the Ohio Turnpike. Wrong direction, heh.

Rick "better than finding some KOA Hell that charges 40 bucks just for 10 hours of parking" Denney
Ignorant question, but can't RVs overnight in travel centers like Love's?
Re: [GMCnet] Rain, rain go away [message #316557 is a reply to message #316529] Mon, 24 April 2017 17:13 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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I have but they tend towards noisy.

--johnny


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Re: [GMCnet] Rain, rain go away [message #316559 is a reply to message #316555] Mon, 24 April 2017 17:12 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Johnny, that was a ligitimate question. We have never been to Georgia. Your
description didn't sound like what we enjoy with our coaches here on the
West Coast. A bunch of us traveled from near Portland, Oregon, East to
Michigan, then retraced the old route 66 back to California, then back
North to Oregon. But we have not traveled to what we call the deep South.
We really enjoyed that 66 trip. Just looking for incentive to make another
one East. No offense intended.
Jim Hupy
Salem, Or
78 GMC ROYALE 403

On Apr 24, 2017 2:21 PM, "A." wrote:

> Richard Denney wrote on Mon, 24 April 2017 15:52
>> CrackerBarrel allows overnight parking. We aren't camping--we are
>> traveling. :)
>> The nearest state I can think of that provides RV parking at rest stops
> is Ohio, and then only on the Ohio Turnpike. Wrong direction, heh.
>>
>> Rick "better than finding some KOA Hell that charges 40 bucks just for
> 10 hours of parking" Denney
> Ignorant question, but can't RVs overnight in travel centers like Love's?
> --
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Re: [GMCnet] Rain, rain go away [message #316560 is a reply to message #316529] Mon, 24 April 2017 17:15 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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Well, we now know who to blame. Next time just leave the rain at home.

jofarr, soddy daisy tn,
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To: gmclist@list.gmcnet.org;
Dated: 4/24/2017 9:31:09 AM
Subject: [GMCnet] Rain, rain go away

So, I'm driving down to Jawja to install a new engine and (hopefully)
transmission to prevent ever having to do it in my driveway, and, as usual,
my driving has attracted a low-pressure system with rain spread over 500
miles.
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Re: [GMCnet] Rain, rain go away [message #316565 is a reply to message #316559] Mon, 24 April 2017 18:27 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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I always make the distinction between "getting there" and "being there".
Cracker Barrel works for the former--two predictably good meals and an
authorized place to park. It's better than Walmart, but you can't run a
generator or put out an awning.

As Cracker Barrels go, this one's pretty nice. And it's all the better that
we seem to have left the rain behind. A good 400-mile day, only 350 of it
in rain.

Sorry, Jesse--I didn't realize the Jaws rain Attractor would reach all the
way to Soddy Daisy.

Rick "Americus by mid-afternoon, barring the unforeseen" Denney


On Mon, Apr 24, 2017 at 6:13 PM James Hupy wrote:

> Johnny, that was a ligitimate question. We have never been to Georgia. Your
>
> description didn't sound like what we enjoy with our coaches here on the
>
> West Coast. A bunch of us traveled from near Portland, Oregon, East to
>
> Michigan, then retraced the old route 66 back to California, then back
>
> North to Oregon. But we have not traveled to what we call the deep South.
>
> We really enjoyed that 66 trip. Just looking for incentive to make another
>
> one East. No offense intended.
>
> Jim Hupy
>
> Salem, Or
>
> 78 GMC ROYALE 403
>
>
>
> On Apr 24, 2017 2:21 PM, "A." wrote:
>
>
>
>> Richard Denney wrote on Mon, 24 April 2017 15:52
>
>>> CrackerBarrel allows overnight parking. We aren't camping--we are
>
>>> traveling. :)
>
>>> The nearest state I can think of that provides RV parking at rest stops
>
>> is Ohio, and then only on the Ohio Turnpike. Wrong direction, heh.
>
>>>
>
>>> Rick "better than finding some KOA Hell that charges 40 bucks just for
>
>> 10 hours of parking" Denney
>
>> Ignorant question, but can't RVs overnight in travel centers like Love's?
>
>> --
>
>> 73 23' Sequoia 4 Sale
>
>> 73 23' CanyonLands Parts Unit 4 Sale
>
>> Upper Alabama
>
>> "Every day I become more convinced that I am the only person left on the
>
>> planet that recognizes nonsense for what it is."
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>>
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Re: [GMCnet] Rain, rain go away [message #316592 is a reply to message #316529] Tue, 25 April 2017 11:28 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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I enjoyed 'sevenses' (well, actually, 8:30s) with the Denneys last evening at Chez Cracker Barrel down the street from my place. Their coach is a good example of what can be done with the interior of a 23'. After some discussion, we determined her Dad's airplane was a Beech Debonair, and that Ch Oz was a good looking BWD. Plus, they get to go to Henderson's in the dry today.

--johnny


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Re: [GMCnet] Rain, rain go away [message #316630 is a reply to message #316592] Wed, 26 April 2017 06:02 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
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''Twas a Musketeer, but we had to go through the entire Beechcraft output
to remind ourselves of that, didn't we? We are now installed at Henderson's
Garage, a place of deep GMC-optimized envy, and lovely warm hospitality. We
have pulled the intake and distributor to put on the new engine to run it
in this morning. George Zhookoff has joined the fun and the time to get
greasy has arrived.

Rick "my kind of vacation" Denney


On Tue, Apr 25, 2017 at 12:28 PM Johnny Bridges via Gmclist <
gmclist@list.gmcnet.org> wrote:

> I enjoyed 'sevenses' (well, actually, 8:30s) with the Denneys last evening
> at Chez Cracker Barrel down the street from my place. Their coach is a
>
> good example of what can be done with the interior of a 23'. After some
> discussion, we determined her Dad's airplane was a Beech Debonair, and that
>
> Ch Oz was a good looking BWD. Plus, they get to go to Henderson's in the
> dry today.
>
>
>
> --johnny
>
> --
>
> 76 26' Eleganza(?) with beaucoup mods and add - ons.
>
> Braselton, Ga.
>
> "I forgive them all, save those who hurt the dogs. They must answer to me
> in hell" - ol Andy, paraphrased
>
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