Springdale Oh to Charleston SC

[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
>
>
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