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Today is the big day, halloween. our neighborhood has had an annual party from 4-6pm that has gotten bigger and bigger each year. it is a block party directly in front of our house. i will post pictures later tonite of it.

we have a full menu of hot dogs, chili, chips, drinks, popcorn, cotton candy, snowcones, home made root beer (mine) and games and fun.

last year we had between 4-500 people.

i make homemade rootbeer for the party and then we serve rootbeer floats for trick or treaters. i made some cool root beer machines i will also post pictures of later.

to give you an indication of how big this has gotten, last year we made 42 gallons of home made root beer. we went through 580 plastic cups and we served approximately 200 root beer floats to trick or treaters. they sometimes are ten deep waiting for it.

the party is over at 6 and totally cleaned up by 630pm and then the trick or treaters come till after 9.

not too late for someone to trip on over....

tom

I have been on the road & I needed a new LF tire. I called TCI in Oklahoma City which was about 200 miles away. The manager stated he had the "315" tire in stock. When I arrived they had an open bay & began the work immediately. The manager was familiar with the Michelin Advantage Program and accepted my certificate without any issues. He also stated he stocks all the tire sizes used on Newells, including 365s. Shop was very clean. Employees were dressed in clean uniforms and the job was done quickly and cleanly. I was back on the road in just over an hour after my arrival. This company has location(s) in most states and I would recommend them based on my experience.

If interested:

http://www.tirecenters.com/store_loc/sto...myword=all

My Grundfos 115v pump failed due to water leaking caused by an old "O" ring. The 12v pump failed due to auto shutoff not working and seals old and leaking. I replaced both with Shurflo 2088 series, one 12v and one 115v. I also installed a Shurflo 2 gallon accumulator tank which makes everything work smooth and great.

http://www.rvbusiness.com/2012/10/newell...usiness%29

The following is paraphrased from that article.

Karl Blade indicates that Newell Coach Corp. experienced an increase in sale in August.

”We hope it continues,” Blade said. ”But we are not going to increase production until we see some solid evidence that the market is improving. We endured a market that plateaued on us after we got out of the depths of the Great Recession and we are now back on a regular production schedule.”

Newell will likely build 24 motorcoaches this year. 16 -18 will be special orders placed by customers and the remainder will be built for those who don’t want to wait six months which it takes to design and build a personally customized Newell.

Karl pointed out that the new coaches have a number of upgrades, including new styling front and back, as well as a lot more chrome trim.

Earlier this year Newell incorporated a new centralized control system that can be controlled with an iPad.

The luxury coach market changed over the 10 years. ”The use pattern has gravitated toward destination luxury resorts and less toward clubs and rallies that are sponsored by the manufacturers,” Blade said.

for any of you that are closer to the storm than us westerners, any updates on what is going on with you would be great.

tom

Hi we are traveling to the Santa Barbara area and heard that the potholes on the Grapevine can swallow small cars whole. Has anyone been through there recently? If we should avoid it what route would you recommend? We are starting from Red Bluff, Ca and so if we should take a different route please let us know.

Thanks,
Les

I dont know if any in our group have ever heard of Angel Bus or not. I had the priviledge of transporting a Cancer patient in my '78 Newell a few years ago. It was a rewarding experience for me. Basically motorcoach owners volunteer to transport non emergency patients who are unable or cannot afford to fly. Long distance trips are done in segments with each driver taking the patient and their attendant whatever distance he can. Then the patient is transferred to another coach for the next "leg" of the journey. My segment was to transport from Bryan , Ohio to the patients home in Western Illinois. By the time we arrived (11:00 pm) I was tired but overwhelmed by the out pouring of love and gratitude her family showed to me and my (nurse) Mother-in-law who rode along.
Her family sent me a card a few months later informing me that she had succumbed to the cancer and expressing their gratitude that she got to spend her last days at home.
Here is the web-site:

http://www.angel-bus.org/eliminating-bumps-in-the-road

For those with a Dream..

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayIS...OTORS:1123

hi,

yesterday while forest and cindy were staying with us, i got the 02 all ready for a short drive so forest could try driving a 45'r. i unhooked, checked the tires, took the mirror covers off, darlene, cindy, our daughter heather and dog missy were all loaded up and forest was in the driver seat engine running ready to go. i went outside to guide to make sure he didnt take out the rose bush on the way out and i noticed the step wouldnt retract.

brand new steps (but they got bent by a shop and are getting replaced again).

everyone was itchy to get going and darlene even suggested that i fix it and we could go the next day for a drive. well, that got my newell dander up.....ha

i got underneath, plugged and unplugged the steps, i tried it over and over again and even kicked the steps...i took the cover off the bode air door mechanism to look for the magnetic sensor to tell if the door is closed (i never did find it by the way, does anyone know where it is?) to no avail.

i called steve bare for advice and he said...sometimes they need lubed and there is enough tension that they wont retract. i firmly told him that wasnt the case....

well, as always, steve was right...i kicked the steps as the door was closing and in they went. i lubed them up, and off we went.

two lessons learned.

1. steve is always right
2. lube your steps often

later

tom

Looks like a nice coach!

http://motorhomesoftexas.com/coachrv/new...-45--P1099