Just when you thought you’d heard the last of the FEMA disaster RV debacle, Congress steps in with yet another chapter to add to the saga.
Democratic party members on the House Science and Technology subcommittee have sent a tersely worded letter to the director of the US Homeland Security Department — the “head office” — […]
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By Russ and Tiña DeMaris | January 30, 2008 - 9:55 am - Posted in crime
Police in Florida say they believe a ring of thieves is involved in break-ins and thefts involving high-end RVs over the last several months. This doesn’t mean you’ll need to stand guard with the shotgun if you have an expensive motorhome: These thieves are into the “large volume discount” business–they’ve been breaking into […]
By Russ and Tiña DeMaris | January 23, 2008 - 11:36 am - Posted in Passports
Despite Congressional action last month, it appears tightened restrictions on US land border crossings will go into effect by month’s end. Don’t get caught without the proper documentation, see the full story on our sister blog, RVing Canada.
By Russ and Tiña DeMaris | - 9:14 am - Posted in FEMA, formaldehyde
The saga of the FEMA Formaldehyde Flap Continues unabated. The latest in the series of news the RV industry hates to hear is that Uncle Sam is offering to buy back trailers it sold both to hurricane survivors and “surplus” units it auctioned between July of 2006 and July 2007.
Nearly 11,000 surplus units went […]
By Russ and Tiña DeMaris | January 21, 2008 - 9:38 am - Posted in Uncategorized
The Smothers Brothers? What are Smothers Brothers?
Our daughter–and no doubt grandson–raise similar questions while the two of us are chuckling as we mention that ancient comedy team. Fine, we’re dating ourselves yet again. But we’ve got plenty of company: According to the Arizona Republic, us old geezers, part of the “graying […]
By Chuck | January 17, 2008 - 11:08 am - Posted in Uncategorized
Most RVs in the USA are manufactured in Elkhart County, Indiana. Well, it seems that thieves have figured out that many of these RVs are easy pickings for them. And what they are stealing are expensive flat screen TVs. Earlier this month, in one weekend, 25 were stolen from one manufacturer. The Elkhart Truth newspaper […]
By Russ and Tiña DeMaris | January 16, 2008 - 1:47 pm - Posted in Uncategorized
For those who love the venerable Blue Bird Wanderlodge and miss it, the new Wanderlodge is about to debut. See our sister blog, Fulltime RVer.
By Russ and Tiña DeMaris | January 15, 2008 - 9:30 am - Posted in general
It may be one of the year’s more memorable RV stories.
A 79 year-old grandmother, teetering on the edge of life with kidney disease, wanted to see kin folks around the country before she died. Relatives loaded up the RV, and soon granny was packed up and headed out east from Oroville, California to Arkansas. […]
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