Springdale Oh to Charleston SC

[tom240842@...]

Hi folks,

What a pretty drive we had down through KY, TN, over into NC and then
finally to SC. It was just about 630 miles and we did it in two days, even
though
it could be done in one; we stopped in Williamsburg KY the first night,
whereas I had not gotten much sleep the day before, having had to work right up
until when we departed.

From Williamsburg KY down I-75 to Knoxville TN, I-40 over to Ashville NC it
is pretty hilly. But what a beautiful drive this time of the year. The
leaves were in peak in some areas and past peak in others, and even though it
rained part of the way it was still really enjoyable. Up some of those hills
at
25 mph, I was able to sight-see.

The drive was exceedingly tiring. I had not driving the coach for a year,
but had started it up every 3-4 weeks, ran it for a bit, checked things out
etc. But here is what made it even more tiring. Last spring we got rid of the
original seats, pilot and co-pilot and put in new FlexSteel ones. When I
got in to drive on Sunday, I thought I had shrunk. The seat adjusted in the
lowest position and my feet would not touch the floorboards, or hardly reach
the peddles. I really had to fiddle around with pillows and adjustments just
so I could drive. The only think I can figure out is, that these new seats
are probably two inches higher than my old ones. Unless someone has a better
solution, I am going to have to take the seats off the pedestal and cut about
2 inches off of it, because I simply refuse to drive with my feet dangling.

The cat puuuuuuuurred right along purrrrrrrrrrfectly. The smaller cat, the
one that purrs only for Ernie and Bim, does not like high altitudes and let
us know that above 1500 feet the pressure was too much for her ears.

Saw two birds, one on I-40 going West towing a white pick-up and the other
on I-26 headed North, both of these were on Monday. Neither were on Ch-19,
but maybe will see this post.

It is good to not have to be "watching things."

Regards,

Tom Meservey, USN (Ret)
'81FC33' Charleston Air Force Base


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[erniecarpet@...]

Tom, when I was little my dad had to put blocks of wood on the pedals. we
can make some fancy ones for ya, buddy!!! glad you are through with your job and
that you got back to SC safely. Ernie- 83pt40 in montana- 6 days left


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[Henry Jay Hannigan]

--- TOM:Back in 1982, we camped at Key west on the naval
base;Sigbee, before anyone ever heard of it..for two years in a
rowonly 14 motor homes camped the winter..now thousands..my point is
that one ole navy chief had a brand new 81FC35..first one I had
ever seen..they were the pride of the campground as no other "birds"
around..I made up my mind to "get one of them someday!" and I did
15 years later..my question is had you ever heard or seen the ole
chief??? probably in the box by now, but maybe you came across him
in your travels...nothing like a needle in the hay question huh??
regards,
Hank Hannigan & Naty
90SP36





In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, tom240842@a... wrote:
>
> Hi folks,
>
> What a pretty drive we had down through KY, TN, over into NC and
then
> finally to SC. It was just about 630 miles and we did it in two
days, even though
> it could be done in one; we stopped in Williamsburg KY the first
night,
> whereas I had not gotten much sleep the day before, having had to
work right up
> until when we departed.
>
> From Williamsburg KY down I-75 to Knoxville TN, I-40 over to
Ashville NC it
> is pretty hilly. But what a beautiful drive this time of the
year. The
> leaves were in peak in some areas and past peak in others, and
even though it
> rained part of the way it was still really enjoyable. Up some of
those hills at
> 25 mph, I was able to sight-see.
>
> The drive was exceedingly tiring. I had not driving the coach
for a year,
> but had started it up every 3-4 weeks, ran it for a bit, checked
things out
> etc. But here is what made it even more tiring. Last spring we
got rid of the
> original seats, pilot and co-pilot and put in new FlexSteel
ones. When I
> got in to drive on Sunday, I thought I had shrunk. The seat
adjusted in the
> lowest position and my feet would not touch the floorboards, or
hardly reach
> the peddles. I really had to fiddle around with pillows and
adjustments just
> so I could drive. The only think I can figure out is, that these
new seats
> are probably two inches higher than my old ones. Unless someone
has a better
> solution, I am going to have to take the seats off the pedestal
and cut about
> 2 inches off of it, because I simply refuse to drive with my feet
dangling.
>
> The cat puuuuuuuurred right along purrrrrrrrrrfectly. The
smaller cat, the
> one that purrs only for Ernie and Bim, does not like high
altitudes and let
> us know that above 1500 feet the pressure was too much for her
ears.
>
> Saw two birds, one on I-40 going West towing a white pick-up and
the other
> on I-26 headed North, both of these were on Monday. Neither were
on Ch-19,
> but maybe will see this post.
>
> It is good to not have to be "watching things."
>
> Regards,
>
> Tom Meservey, USN (Ret)
> '81FC33' Charleston Air Force Base
>
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>

[Richard Hayden]

Tom,

We also installed new Flex Steel seates in our last BB, which was an '81FC31'.
However, we did not experience the problem you have described. They didn't feel
exactly like the old ones but certainly not taller. We liked them so much that
we swapped them when we got our current BB. I can't think of how one could make
them shorter except making the horizonal bars that come on the new ones into
some sort of step down. There is room under to do that I think. Good luck.

Dick Hayden
'87PT37'
----- Original Message -----
From: tom240842@...
To: wanderlodge@yahoogroups.com ;
WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2005 12:05 PM
Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Springdale Oh to Charleston SC


Hi folks,

What a pretty drive we had down through KY, TN, over into NC and then
finally to SC. It was just about 630 miles and we did it in two days, even
though
it could be done in one; we stopped in Williamsburg KY the first night,
whereas I had not gotten much sleep the day before, having had to work right
up
until when we departed.

From Williamsburg KY down I-75 to Knoxville TN, I-40 over to Ashville NC it
is pretty hilly. But what a beautiful drive this time of the year. The
leaves were in peak in some areas and past peak in others, and even though it
rained part of the way it was still really enjoyable. Up some of those hills
at
25 mph, I was able to sight-see.

The drive was exceedingly tiring. I had not driving the coach for a year,
but had started it up every 3-4 weeks, ran it for a bit, checked things out
etc. But here is what made it even more tiring. Last spring we got rid of
the
original seats, pilot and co-pilot and put in new FlexSteel ones. When I
got in to drive on Sunday, I thought I had shrunk. The seat adjusted in the
lowest position and my feet would not touch the floorboards, or hardly reach
the peddles. I really had to fiddle around with pillows and adjustments just
so I could drive. The only think I can figure out is, that these new seats
are probably two inches higher than my old ones. Unless someone has a better
solution, I am going to have to take the seats off the pedestal and cut about
2 inches off of it, because I simply refuse to drive with my feet dangling.

The cat puuuuuuuurred right along purrrrrrrrrrfectly. The smaller cat, the
one that purrs only for Ernie and Bim, does not like high altitudes and let
us know that above 1500 feet the pressure was too much for her ears.

Saw two birds, one on I-40 going West towing a white pick-up and the other
on I-26 headed North, both of these were on Monday. Neither were on Ch-19,
but maybe will see this post.

It is good to not have to be "watching things."

Regards,

Tom Meservey, USN (Ret)
'81FC33' Charleston Air Force Base


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