The Sandcastle

Or, I should say, Sprint is done with us. Here’s the story.

About a year and a half ago, when we were preparing to sell our house and go fulltime RVing, we had to decide what to do about getting a reliable internet connection. One of the discussion groups we participate in has a guy whose screen name is EVDO Alex. He works for the 3G store. I don’t understand those terms but I know that means Alex knows a lot about wireless stuff–and how it relates to RVing.

So Dave contacted EVDO Alex and asked what we should do. We already knew most fulltime RVers use Verizon for their data connections so we expected to hear that recommended. Wrong. At that time Sprint had a sharing agreement with Alltel which gave Sprint the best nationwide coverage. So we bought a Sprint aircard with a two year contract.

Guess what? Verizon is buying Alltel. And Sprint doesn’t really understand fulltiming.

So we got a letter in our most recent batch of mail telling us Sprint doesn’t like how much time we spend roaming on other networks. So they are cancelling our two year contract without charging us the early out fees. Aren’t they nice?

So we now have a Verizon aircard  I wonder how long we’ll be able to use it?

TTYL,

Linda

ps. Anyone living in Sprint territory in need of an aircard?

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TTYL,
Linda

When to move south and how fast to do it is today’s question. Several of our friends stayed north long enough to get snowed on. That’s too late. But the far south is still hot. It’s too soon to go there.

When we were driving the Blue Ridge Parkway last week we had to run our furnace most nights because it got cold up in the mountains.

Now we are near Knoxville, Tennessee, and the temperatures are nearly perfect. Highs are in the upper 70s to lower 80s and nights cool off enough to sleep without having to run the furnace. We are in an Escapee’s park so we have full hookups for a little over $15 a night. We can stay here as long as want to without letting them know when we plan to leave until we are actually leaving. Last week the park was full.  But a lot of people left yesterday and today. Yet a new neighbor is pulling in right now.

We plan to make our next destination the Natchez Trace which runs from Nashville, Tennessee, to Natchez, Mississippi. The challenge is deciding when to do that. Do any of you have advice for us?

TTYL,

Linda

Both the internet and I have become unreliable. When traveling in the mountains, campsites are often in the valleys where there is no signal but that’s not been the major problem with my postings. It’s me. I’ve become unreliable. I stopped writing up my notes. Then I stopped taking pictures of everything. Then I stopped taking notes about everything.

Why? It started to feel like work. Each blog takes several hours by the time I gather the data, write it up, proofread it, and get a good enough connection to post it. I’m retired. I’m not supposed to have to work.

I still have lots of pictures and some good notes. I still occasionally take a picture and make a note. So, if I ever get in the mood again I may post something.

In the meantime, I am enjoying not working. But, I feel guilty about leaving you all hanging. How did that happen?

Linda

Traveling in the east is different. Today we drove through four states.

We started this morning in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Our first stop was at the Catoctin Furnace near Thurmont, Maryland. Our second stop was at Harper’s Ferry, in West Virginia. And now we are stopped for the night at North Fork Resort in Front Royal Virginia. Four states in one day.

Doesn’t that sound like a very long day? It wasn’t. It’s only 4:30 pm and we are all set up and Dave has gone to do laundry.

Traveling in the east is different.

TTYL,

Linda