question for the group for clarity

[Ralph L. Fullenwider]

Hello Hugh:

The "right kind" of Bird people? Having a Bird is not about wealth, life
status or any of the rest of the baggage of that ilk. Birders come from all
walks of life and too many varied situations. No, what a Birder is, for the
most part, is someone who is a knob turner, wrench holding type of person.
Owning a Bird is much more cost effective if one can do much of their own
maintenance. These Birds are ageing, and parts that were used to build them
are, at times, obsolete, no longer available, so we simply have to modify
and up grade those systems. Once a Bird owner gets into that mind set, and
understands that fact, then they become the "right kind" of Bird owner. Not
everyone is up to that task.

I hope this answers the last part of your post. As to the first part, this,
and other Forums were started because of those many issues above. We try to
help each other in sharing situations or fixes or parts or what ever, so
the old adage, well throw a part at it, is kept to a minimum erg money
spent is puts that person in the right area rather than 180 degrees out. It
helps a Bird owner if he/she is a tinker type.

Hope this helps,

Safe travels,

Ralph and Charolette Fullenwider
Ralph's RV Solutions, Duncan, Oklahoma
http://home.swbell.net/rlf47/index.htm


At 10:17 AM 4/19/2006 +0000, you wrote:
>Hi guys/gals
>
>This board is a wealth of information especially for wannabees like
>me. I am sure everyone gets tired of the same question: what are your
>opinions on this bird or that bird. For the veterans you may not
>realize the great service that actually is to us and the willingness
>to go by and look at a bird helps greatly too. Ok now that I made
>everyone feel good. I am looking at the one that is listed on 1982 on
>rvtraderonline.com for 17.5. I know this will be a project bus which I
>can live with as I have plenty of time and short supplies of steady
>monies. I have up loaded the pictures that I have been sent.
>http://tinyurl.com/gpc58
>
> The bus is in Lakeland Fl. Based on the pictures unless someone here
>can tell me different I think he is way of base on the 17.5
>
>Here is the link to the ad http://tinyurl.com/kxymn
>
>
>Before I go any further and ask this group for advice or opinions, I
>read in one of Harvey's older comment sections I have even forgotten
>what year it was from now. The comment was about the right kind of
>bird people perhaps I am not "the right type bird person" and if not
>that ok just somebody have the common decency and tell me. Do I have
>30- 40 k sitting in a bank somewhere ­no do I own a lot of stock ­ no
>the house-not mine. My investment for my motorhome bluebird or not
>somewhere around 17-19k ­back pay due from the VA and SSA. Did I allow
>my wife to stay home while the kids were in school-yes do I realize
>that 25-30 year old buses need attention-yes can I do it all at
>once-no will I have to save for some of it ­yes Does education
>count-MBA Have your career end at 46-that me. So if I do not qualify
>as a bird person please let me know an perhaps this information will
>be useful to others as well.
>
>Hugh Turner
>Thomaston GA
>94 Jeep Grand Cherokee
>A bird maybe
>
>