Author: JoeG
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London, England Trip – September 2018
“I have waited most of my life to make the trip to England again” Penny C Gavin In March of 2018, my wife Penny, and I discussed making a trip to her Mothers’ birthplace which is Basingstoke, England. Penny had been to England 2 times before, once when she was 2 and the 2nd when…
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Lunch with Mr. Collins
On Thursday February 22, 2018, four members of the WCHS Class of 65 “Thirsty-Thursdays” crew met with our beloved Sr. English teacher, Mr. David Collins for lunch at Los Margueye’s Mexican Grill in New Port Richey, Florida. Another classmate, Dennis Cartwright (who also lives in New Port Richey) made time in his schedule to come…
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Dimitri’s in Tarpon Springs
Lunch at Dimitri’s Penny and I had a delightful lunch at Dimitri’s in Tarpon Springs on February 8th, with our friends Jim and Cindy Combs . While we were eating, a boat with a giant pirate flag went by which we thought was pretty cool! The food was good, but the company was better! After lunch,…
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Heading for the Southland!
Day 1 of Snowbird Adventures We left early on Sunday morning, January 27th, it was time for us to be heading for the Southland, becoming Snowbirds at last, heading for Florida. We have stops planned for the KoA Nashville – East (Lebanon, TN) and KoA in Ozark, AL). Leaving early on a Sunday morning, certainly…
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Thayer Chevrolet Dealer – Bowling Green, OH
While our truck was already in for service at Thayer, we decided to ask for an in-depth checkout of all of the engine, cooling and drivetrain components. The technician is a Duramax diesel owner and fellow RV’er, so he knows the engine and the lifestyle. He found the probable cause of the failure of the turbocharging…
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Not a fun day on I-75
On Friday the 27th we were coming back from our week-long camping trip at East Harbor State Park which is on Lake Erie. It was a sunny day and we were enjoying the ride back through the countryside. When we finally got to I-75 at Bowling Green the engine started making a funny (as in…
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Searching for our first Snowbird place
After a lot of discussion last late May/June, we decided to “try” being a classic “Snowbird” in 2018. We drove down to St. Pete and stayed at the local KoA. The park was OK, but not as nice as others we have visited. We used that place as a hub to spoke-out from there looking…