I would be thrilled to have you come stay with us here and you can kick in and help us in the recovery effort here.

I have 17 slots for trailers - two blocks from the beach, around the corner from the course, and across the street from a great fishing pond. All the comforts of home.

If you volunteer long term - there is no charge. And we consider people staying longer than a "month" to be long term.

For the person giving me a recommendation - thankyou! I spotted the hits on my website tonight.

For the daily blog:
http://www.reliefvolunteers/hancockdailyblog.html

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Originally posted by Kirk:
Jim,

Many volunteer positions require only 20 or so hours and do not mind if you work outside of the park or refuge. I have known some who did so.

Thanks Kirk, I was trying to direct that comment towards Harry, as he said that he volunteers 40 hours a week. My point was that if he got payed doing something he is good at he might be able to get his repairs done and move south.

Jim

HarryDavid,

Keep your chin up, bud!! All of your friends here will keep you in their thoughts, and you will succeed with your dreams.

Don't you feel the love?

Hugs,
Kellie

Oh....BTW, give Lugnut a rub under the chin from me.

Harry-David,

I married a man almost 26 years ago with chronic pain from a back injury he'd suffered in the Air Force. He was a whopping 22 years old at the time we married, I knew that it would get worse. I took him on anyway. There have been times that he's made it pretty tough to hang tough, but we both have. He's had one back surgery, there will probably be more. He's developed Crohn's Disease, and fell last Sept & broke his hip. He's developed horrible bursitis in the hip, one leg is now shorter, and the current problems with the hip make the back act up. Do the math, he's too young for all this crap to be happening to us. Chronic pain, be it physical or emotional, can turn the sweetest person into the biggest a$$ you ever knew. I sometimes forget that it's the pain and not who he really is. It bites that there are ways our life has had to change, but he's still a pretty decent guy for the most part. There are some days that I just need to blow off about how rotten life feels AT THAT MOMENT IN TIME. I'm so lucky to have a few really close friends (one a nurse) that know I'm just needing to blow up for my own sanity. They know that I'm not asking for anything besides an ear for a few minutes.

So you gave the marriage one final try and it didn't happen. In these days of spiraling divorce rates, you had the guts to keep trying. That's an excellent example for your children.

Sure, older RV's can drive you batty sometimes with all the little things that keep breaking, but you just keep plugging away because you love the dang thing. Same here.

I know that you were talking about your life sucking at a specific moment in time, and that you just needed to put a voice to some things in order to make them go away.

Hang tough, Harry, you're gonna do just fine.

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I've had my own share of trouble in this life including a divorce after 28 years of marriage.
For the life of me I cannot critisize a man for trying a second time to make it work.
If it was a mistake, so what? He tried.
After the untimely death of my son (age 26) and the demise of my marriage, I don't know how I would have made it without a group of online friends to confide in.
I guess I commend you who so easily pull yourself up by the bootstraps. I pray you never have the misfortune to find yourself flat on your back. Your view may change.

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Originally posted by HarryDavid & Lugnut:
WOW, I have more friends then I realized I did. And from the comments, they are people who care and want to see me make it. Well, I am!

I don't know how, and right now I don't know where, but Luggy and I will make it.

Yesterday I got the last of my things out of my wife’s home. There are still a few boxes in the shed but I can get them when she is at work.

My tentative plans are;

• Do as much work on the RV I can.
• Pay to have the rest done.
• Get the CC paid down from the underestimated miles per gallon of the last trip, in case of a brake down.
• Save enough money and try to get to Sedona AZ before winter sets in.

If this doesn’t happen in a timely fashion;

• Wrap the water pipes with heater tape.
• Get something to keep the wind from blowing under my RV.
• Get an electric heater. Last year when the electricity went out for 2 weeks and it was freezing, I had to run the furnace and only got 5-6 days with the LP, running 24/7.

The lot I am on was setup for a mobile home not an RV. I wired the 30 amp 120vac myself to the meter box. The landlord still has not found the water main but I expect him to do so this week. The sewer line is connected.

My lot rent is less then $100 a month plus electricity. That’s $3.23 a day. I don’t think I will find any place cheaper in Missouri or anywhere. I am expecting to play about $350 when I get back to AZ. So for right now the money I save can go to repairs, etc.

Again, thank you all for your comments. I will keep you posted as to progress. I may be ready to move on, but first I think I have to stay here a bit making repairs, repacking, etc.

Harry, That is very good thinking! I have a feeling you will be able to cope with about anything with this line of thought. Good luck and keep us posted.
Phil

HarryDavid and Luggy,

Until another has walked in your shoes--whatever your problems--silence would be the best alternative unless they can show empathy and wish, for you, that things will get better in life. Those who have not known trouble or sadness will not understand the desperation until they do. I have no advice as I'm licking my own wounds, but thought perhaps this would cheer you up. Aren't pets wonderful--they love you unconditionally.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-9jtCBY0WEU