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Posted By: Toolguy5 on 05/04/19 07:07am

Richard glad Suzzie is better. The weather here is still a lot of rain. The ground is so saturatorated you can do much.
We are moved in the new house except for a few things. We will get the rest moved next week. I Need to get the grass cut at the old house as we close on that on the 15th. So I hope it drys up enough to get it done.
The new house has no grass so it is very muddy. I have to take Pickles for walks so she can do her business. It maybe a few months before she has her own grass again. Looking forward to Memorial weekend taking 5er out and taking a little break.

Dan & Patty
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Posted By: MetalGator on 05/04/19 07:30am

So glad to hear Suzie is healed. I cringed when I read that she had hurt her leg as it reminded me of all the issues I had with Monty.

I brought our motorhome to the house this morning and parked it in the driveway. We store it in an enclosed garage about 5 miles from the house. This is the first time I've had it to the house since I got the 50 amp outlet installed. It's going to be almost 90 degrees today and it's so nice to be able to run the AC units without having to put a lot of hours on the generator. We have a week long trip coming up so we are going to give the motorhome a really good cleaning and stock up some items.

I hope everyone has a great weekend!

Burch

2018 Miramar 35.3 Motorhome
3 fur kids (Monty, ZuZu and Pinto)
Rainbow bridge (Murphy, Petie, Lola)

Posted By: Dixie Flyer on 05/05/19 06:18am

Good morning everyone. It's very overcast this morning. We had more rain last night and into the early morning hours. Suzie continues to do well. Dixie and Lizzie are well as is Sue. The Kentucky Derby was a surprise yesterday.

Yesterday on facebook there was a story of a man who went kayaking and found a puppy on the bank of the river. He stopped and checked on him and when he started down the river the puppy jumped into he water and swam after him. He finally stopped and put the puppy into the kayak with him. He then posted asking for help with the puppy as he could not stand the thoughts of leaving him. I posted and asked where the puppy was, did he still have him? He has not replied so I am still waiting. He had pictures of him as he swam to the kayak and then he had pictures of the puppy lying with his head in the man's lap.

Okay I need to get moving so I will close for now wishing everyone a blessed day. Be sure to give he fur babies a hug for me and be sure to tell someone you love them.

2016 Ford F250 King Ranch Crew Cab 6.7 Power Stroke
2015 Montana Model 3611 with 4400 Pullrite Hitch.

Wife Sue
Pets: Rainbow Bridge: Bart, Old Fella, Levi, Charlie, Mama, Hobo, Izzie, Peaches. Others Suzie, Dixie.

Old Fella Burke County Animal Rescue

Posted By: Dixie Flyer on 05/06/19 06:09am

Good morning everyone. It's wet this morning as we got rain yesterday and last night. It's partly cloudy this morning and 61 degrees. Sue is out with Suzie and Dixie for their morning walk. Sometimes it looks as if Suzie is still favoring her left rear leg, but she is getting around okay.

This week is going to be kind of busy with Holly graduating from college and Joshua, Maddie, Robin and Ed coming for a visit. Saturday there is going to be a pool party for Holly and then Sunday, Mother's Day I am preaching.

Anyone have any exciting plans for the summer? I think our trip to Yellowstone was one of the best trips we ever had with Nova Scotia coming in at number two.

I hope all is well with everyone and I wish you a blessed day. Be sure to give he fur babies a hug for me and be sure to tell someone you love them.

Posted By: Dixie Flyer on 05/07/19 06:09am

Good morning everyone. It's a beautiful morning here in the Deep South. So many homeless dogs and cats. I read every day where one has been left along side of the road or at a dumpster. On FB over the weekend there was a man who came across a young dog on the river bank. He was in a kayak so he drifted over to the bank and gave the dog some of his lunch he had packed for the trip. When he left the dog dove into the river and followed him swimming along side the kayak. He finally put the dog in the boat with him and she settled down into his lap for the rest of the day. I sent him a message if he needed to find a home for her let me know. He sent a message back he had a friend that took her in and would give her a forever home.

I think of our of Dixie who was left behind in a house when the couple moved and split up, neither one wanted to keep Dixie so they left her in the rental house for three days until the landlord found her when they went over to check on the property. We went over and to see if we could help and it was love at first sight.

Suzie and her sisters Anna, Dixie and Savannah as you remember were left at a dumpster in the summer heat with no food or water. Mrs. Barns called and told me about the puppies and the rest is history as this was the start of Old Fella's rescue.

Sue and I are going to Modoc next week, most likely it will be our last visit to the campground that has so many beautiful memories for us. I will walk the Old Fella Trail that connects two sections of the campground together. It was this path he walked searching for food and friendly children that would give him attention. He was shy of adults, but he loved the children.

There was a couple named Bonnie and Clyde that stayed on a site close to the point in the newer section and every morning they would fix him breakfast. Clyde said when he started cooking the bacon he would see Old Fella walking down the road coming to get breakfast.

There were others who told stories about Fella and how he had become a regular to their campsite, but always avoiding any contact with them, but always looking for a handout. It's amazing how he survived those many years.

Okay I need to get moving so I will close for now wishing everyone a blessed day. Be sure to give the fur babies a hug for me and be sure to tell someone you love them.

Posted By: MetalGator on 05/07/19 07:46am

Dixie Flyer wrote:

Anyone have any exciting plans for the summer?

I have a week off scheduled for the week before memorial day weekend. We are going to Lake Whippoorwill for 3 nights and then to Fort Wilderness for 3 nights and then to LazyDays resort for 2 nights. I have never stayed in Fort Wilderness so I am really looking forward to it. As expensive as it is, I am hoping it is really nice!

I had the motor home at the house for the last 3 days to give it a good cleaning. I installed a new GPS in the motor home as I don't really like the built in GPS on the Axxera radio. It gets confused after the motor home is stored in a metal garage. It can't find the satellites being parked in the garage. When I take the motor home out of the garage, it sometimes takes a long time for the motor home GPS to find itself. With my new Garmin GPS, I don't have that problem.

I had to leave early this morning to get the motor home out of the driveway. The county will only let you park 3 consecutive days a month in front of your house. It's OK if it's beside or behind your house. When we first got the motor home, I took it home to pack it up from the stuff from our old travel trailer. I ended up getting sick and stayed home from work the 4th day of it being parked in front of the house. Sure enough, code enforcement knocked on the door and handed me a warning and told me I had to move it in 7 days. With all the devious behavior going on in the world I am surprised someone would be worried about an RV parked in a driveway. The next street over from us, someone has a very large travel trailer that has been parked in his front yard for over a month. Guess the rules don't apply to everyone.

Anyway, enough of that. I hope everyone has a great day!

Burch

Posted By: Dixie Flyer on 05/07/19 09:22am

MetalGator wrote:

Dixie Flyer wrote:

Anyone have any exciting plans for the summer?

I have never stayed in Fort Wilderness so I am really looking forward to it. As expensive as it is, I am hoping it is really nice!

Burch

Fort Wilderness is one of the nicest places we have stayed. It is very clean and a bus will pick you up at the campsite entrance and carry you any where you want to go in Disney and return you to your campsite. I love Fort Wilderness and a great place for kids.

Posted By: DOTLDaddy on 05/07/19 10:20am

MetalGator wrote:

.....We are going to Lake Whippoorwill for 3 nights ....

Is that the KOA? [emoticon]

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Posted By: MetalGator on 05/07/19 12:26pm

DOTLDaddy wrote:

MetalGator wrote:

.....We are going to Lake Whippoorwill for 3 nights ....

Is that the KOA? [emoticon]

Yes, the Orlando SE/Lake Whippoorwill KOA. We go there a couple of times a year. We always get a spot right on the water.

Burch

Posted By: DOTLDaddy on 05/08/19 05:07am

MetalGator wrote:

DOTLDaddy wrote:

MetalGator wrote:

.....We are going to Lake Whippoorwill for 3 nights ....

Is that the KOA? [emoticon]

Yes, the Orlando SE/Lake Whippoorwill KOA. We go there a couple of times a year. We always get a spot right on the water.

Burch

We were just there in March, site C40 on one of the little canals they have there. It's a very nice place, and it's too bad they are closing after Spring, 2020. Sold property for development is the story. Property value in that area is astronomical I understand.

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