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There are other changes as well.
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More great plans! Your potluck party sounds very fun. Once again, it really is so neat that you get to spend so much time at Disney World and getting to know fellow campers! I went over to Disboards. Your babies are adorable.
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Thanks Cam Loved your pics from your meal at BOMA we are going back later in this trip
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Great plans! I love the meet and greet idea!
Thanks Wheezie . A number of those coming know each other already and do some one on one meetups and they have done this in the past but it normally takes somebody to suggest a collective meeting.
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More great plans! Your potluck party sounds very fun. Once again, it really is so neat that you get to spend so much time at Disney World and getting to know fellow campers! I went over to Disboards. Your babies are adorable.
Thank you so much for the the nice word about the SAVAGE SISTERS (Sky and Katie) The Wookie and the 2 cats (Really got to find a working solution to Photobucket problem here)
This trip is a recycle of the one we were supposed to do last year only to have to cancel once we were on the road going down Being semi retired and having our own mobile DVC accommodations that allows pets helps
Really looking forward to meeting some of this group. We share some common interest and in one couples case we both have some older furbabies that have some
major physical ailments
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That show about AK sounds great! I'll have to look for it! I went over to check out the pictures of your babies... they are so cute!
Pam We found that show strictly by accident while channel surfing on a rainy morning I am keeping an eye for it's next broadcast and if I see it I will pm you. It was highly informative especially for new after dark attractions
Thank you for the kind words about the kids But WookieBear is Daddy's girl and now it's time for her to go for a pedicure
Sorry I have neglected this for so long but life has been getting in the way. Spent a lot of time over at the camping forum over at DISBOARD during and after IRMA. I still think that Cam and her sisters sneaked off to Saratoga Springs as that resort to a major hit as well and a few of remember "Mathew" last year FT W took a pretty big hit and was shut for nearly 9 days but at least now it has re-opened and improvements are still ongoing so things should be fine come Dec when we are going.
But come Monday we will be heading next door to Tampa. We have been checking websites and visiting an assortment of dealerships for a new RV for a few months now and were just having no luck. One thing or another tipped the scales against the units we liked or they got sold before we could make an inquiry . Well that all changed a few days ago. Went online one better than one we liked had just come on line. Made a phone call got some additional photos had a friend down there take a look and o Monday we pack the kids and WookieBear and head south for a Big Adventure Tried to get a spot for 2 nights at THE FORT but no sites available Columbus Day weekend took care of that. So a week from tomorrow we'll be heading home in a New To us coach WookieBear will be happy it has a built in Fireplace heater that come December she can park her stiff old bones in front of
Congratulations, Mike!!! I hope you guys love your new ride and safe travels!!!
So do we we expect to love this a whole lot more than the current one. Like i used to say while ON THE JOB you don't do any good if you don't get there
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Congratulations on the new RV. A fireplace sounds nice.
Thanks. The fire puts cuts way down on propane provided heat when teps go below 42 ( that's all normal RV heat pumps can handle) we carried a portable one with us in the past and may cotinue to pack it for fall nights if we want to watch the outdoors TV
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Congratulations on your new RV. Fireplace sounds awesome!!
Thank You. I Liked the idea the first time I saw one Now if we can just get the kids used to the idea we'll be fine ( They don't really like when run the one in our bookcase at home
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Congrats!!
Thanks Marnie
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Wow! Congrats on the new RV. Hope all goes well with the trip down.
Donna Thank you so much We thought we would end up heading your way as dealer in North Tonawanda had one we sort of liked then lost out on. This trip can't go any worse than the last one
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Congrats on the new RV! My stiff, arthritic joints would probably like that fireplace, too.
Thanks Cam Now if we can just climb over her or sneak behind her fat Tushie to get to the potty we'll be fine. Las time we had the portable one she parked herself in front of it and that was HER SPOT Sheldon Cooper PHD would have been Jealous
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