[Once the leak was found on the roof line, and the roof molding was removed there was absolutely no butyl tape on the unit. The butyl tape creates a water tight seal behind the screw holes so that water cannot enter the unit.]
Michelle Gagne wrote me today. If you don’t know her or her story, you should. Several years ago she and her husband bought an RV, an Endura Max 2007 Toy Hauler, a fifth-wheel travel trailer from Gulf Stream Incorporated. The problem was, the trailer was one that had …

[Admission of guilt? Or subtle recruiting? The Catholic Church Logo]
You’d think the Catholic Church would have figured out the power of bad publicity and stupid decisions back when they passed a policy “allowing” their priests to molest children and not suffer for it until their second offense. That’s right. They were allowed ONE transgression, like a Mulligan, and not disciplined until their second transgression was caught. Public outcry forced them to change that policy, which they did reluctantly. And after centuries of raping, sodomizing and destroying the lives of children, …

Donna Howell-Sickles is one of my favorite artists. When I get my RV/trailer, I’m having one of her prints, or a mash-up of her work, repainted on it….She’s my favorite because her visuals send an unexpected, but very effective message - like this one - “Keeping Out The Bears.” More than an artist, Donna is a storyteller. I often think about what the story in this painting is. There are so many.
I was looking at it again this morning and thinking how often we all think putting up a picket …

Thirty minutes ago I was panicked. After a $400 doctor’s visit, a few days in a campground and some unexpected expenses (like a couple of tanks of gas after getting lost in the Virginia countryside - at $55 a tank) I was down, literally, to about $8 until Friday. Not as bad as it has been in the past, and yes, there are millions worse off, but it made me nervous. I felt scared, worried (the gas gauge on the van doesn’t work. I have to estimate my mileage and …