Well it has come , my time to pull over and leave the road.........it was a great journey and now I have these memories to hold onto......my medical battles have gotten to the point of me feeling unsafe to continue driving this big toy around and it has gotten tougher for me to even move about physically.
I got lucky and bid on a house with a beautiful yard and creek in the backyard in Dalton Mass......right down the road from the falls so I think I will be happy in the peaceful environment Ive always seeked and just putter away with my signs!!
I will still be out here in the background........Ive learned and enjoyed everyone of you !!!.........thanks for being part of it !!
Team Murc said
09:27 AM Aug 20, 2016
Lucky Mike,
You know it goes without saying that you are well loved and respected here on this site and we hope you continue to share your great wit and wealth of knowledge. Dalton MA is a wonderful town located on the edge of the Appalachian Trail, you will love it there. Who knows, if Howard decides to take on the journey maybe he just might stop in for some trail magic.
Wishing all the best, each and every day.
NWescapee said
10:09 AM Aug 20, 2016
Lucky Mike, thanks sooooo much for your words of wisdom on this forum. Hope you do stay around and continue to be part of this family. The new home sounds lovely and I truly admire the fact that you made the decision for your safety and others regarding when it was time to make this change. 3 winters in AZ and we have seen too many who haven't shown the common sense to know when it was time to choose a safer mode of travel.
Thanks again for all the knowledge you have shared and the laughs☺☺
Terry and Jo said
10:59 AM Aug 20, 2016
Mike,
Needless to say, our prayers and thoughts will go out for you. Sad that you have to leave the lifestyle, but we're happy that you plan to still hang around and offer wisdom and advice to those of us on the RV Dreams forums.
Good luck in all your endeavors.
Terry
kb0zke said
11:07 AM Aug 20, 2016
Mike, thanks for all your wisdom and humor. It takes a wise person to recognize when it is no longer safe to be on the road and to voluntarily hang up the keys. We'll keep praying for you and watching for your (frequent) posts.
Russ Ranger said
02:20 PM Aug 20, 2016
Mike,
Thank you for all the great posts through the years. Each time I would see your name on a post I knew I could count on wisdom or humor. Hope you keep dropping in to add your perspective, it is often needed.
Again thanks.
dianneandsteve said
06:37 PM Aug 20, 2016
Another stage of life we will all face one day. Over the years you have provided lots of wisdom and laughter. Good luck with this next stage in your life MIke.
el Rojo and Pam said
04:08 AM Aug 21, 2016
Lucky Mike just because it's time to leave the road doesn't mean it's time to leave us on the forum...keep posting please. I'm glad you found a great home to spend your time in and make your signs.
CJSX2fromCT said
04:20 AM Aug 21, 2016
Mike, 1st and foremost, THANK YOU SIR. I'm willing to bet, you have no idea the amount of people you have not only helped, but also made laugh on here. I'm hoping you stay on this site and share, otherwise your knowledge and wit will be truly missed. It's a hard decision to make when the big word of "reality" of life sets in, something we all have to face when the time comes. Dalton, and that corner of Mass. is a real nice area. It is also where they make the paper to print money on, maybe you can figure a way into the place and get a few sheet of it. I wish you the best in the next chapter ahead of you, I really do hope you stay here with us and continue to share. I'll be looking you up for a sign.
Hdrider said
08:05 AM Aug 21, 2016
Well Mike, we have never met but you have been a part of our lives for the past few years just the same. We will all reach the stage you are at some time or another and I hope we can all make the right choices like you have when it comes time.
Best wishes on the next stage of your journeys and as others have said, stick around and still be part of the forum. You k now you still have lots to offer.
bjoyce said
09:35 AM Aug 21, 2016
Thanks Mike. I appreciate your advice, your attitude and especially your sense of humor.
Second Chance said
12:48 PM Aug 21, 2016
Mike,
Sorry to hear that your health status has come to the point that you have to "pull over," but I'm glad you found a pace to stop that you really like. As others have said, please stay with us on the forum - we enjoy having you around.
Rob
phyllen said
06:32 PM Aug 21, 2016
Happy puttering!
BiggarView said
08:51 PM Aug 21, 2016
To paraphrase a well known saying... You can take the man out the RV but you can't take the RV out of the man. Glad you will still be hangin' round these parts to share your keen insight and perspective on all things RV and on human nature. We look forward to your next coffee snorting, laught out loud post that just make one's day. Your creative solutions to problems people in this community face is welcome by us and others.
We never met and yet we, somehow, are familiar. Take care and stay in touch with this part of your "family".
bigboomer said
09:54 PM Aug 21, 2016
We wish you well Lucky Mike in the next chapter of your book of life! We are sad to see your road journey end but happy to know you made the decision and not someone else made it for you. We will miss you wisdom and advise.
Safe travels on your continue journey on the highway of Life!
Les and Sue
TRAILERKING said
12:08 AM Aug 22, 2016
Best of luck......Lucky Mike.
Bernie
Alie and Jims Carrilite said
01:21 PM Aug 22, 2016
Take care Mike. Put a parking pad in with some power and water, and you'll keep enough visitors if you want.
Stay on the forum and keep sharing all the great knowledge!
Camper Chronicles said
07:01 PM Aug 23, 2016
Really happy for you! Wish you all the best
Tracy
Judy L said
09:35 AM Aug 24, 2016
It sounds as though you found a lovely place to retire from your life on the road. Enjoy! Please don't be a stranger here on the forum. As others have said, your knowledge, wisdom and amazing humor would be sorely missed. Thank you so much for sharing your gifts with us.
Best wishes, Mike
JayKim-no regrets said
09:44 PM Aug 25, 2016
Mike, I just want you to know how much I have appreciated you over the years, I don't post much here anymore, mostly because of you (and other great members) giving me such great advice and support. When I first joined, You were one of the first people to welcome me to the group, when I found you all, almost 4 years ago. Thank you!
I echo what so many others have already said, your humor is something we all associate with you and your comments, more than once I have laughed out loud reading your responses to some of the posts. I wish you all the very best in your transition to your new chapter and beyond, enjoy your S&B and come back often with your wisdom/wit. We are all headed in the same direction
Huggs Kim x
Rob and Cheryl O said
05:53 AM Sep 8, 2016
Best of luck on your NEW adventures!!
Sushidog said
07:33 AM Sep 12, 2016
Thanks for your sage advise over the years. It should be obvious that your kindness has touched the lives of many. As others have said, please stick around on the board.
I hope you enjoy your new life in what sounds like an idyllic, pastoral setting. Does Mass freeze your property taxes after a certain age as they do in some states? Unfortunately I was under this age in Louisiana when the parish raised my property taxes 1,000% a few years back (by reappraisal for twice what it was worth, even though the millage increase was rejected by the voters.) Because my town's property tax is indexed off the parish's tax it also increased 10 times too. It didn't help that my homeowner's insurance doubled after Katrina and my DW lost her job due to Katrina too - talk about kicking a man when he's down! My house was one of the few in the area that survived the hurricane, but not the local government's greed who wanted to raise the same revenue as before the storm from the few people who remained. I would never buy a S&B again because of this, as I fear the government could swoop in and take it whenever they see an opportunity.
I hope MA is a little kinder to its homeowners than LA is, and nothing like this ever happens to you. Anyway, I'm sure you'll have better luck with things than we did, Lucky Mike!
Chip
PIEERE said
08:41 AM Sep 16, 2016
I believe My RV travels came to an end in August of 2012 but my traveling has not! Leaving TN to go see my Daughter and her family for Thanksgiving in Grand Rapids Mi. Hope you the best in your new setting, not sure where Dalton; Mass. is, but sounds like a great spot in New England! I live in a 5th wheel here in Lebanon Tn.; a bit bigger than I need, as I'm not Ms. Susie Homemaker! LOL!
Do drop in with some humor and updates as we all need to stay in touch! PIEERE
Well it has come , my time to pull over and leave the road.........it was a great journey and now I have these memories to hold onto......my medical battles have gotten to the point of me feeling unsafe to continue driving this big toy around and it has gotten tougher for me to even move about physically.
I got lucky and bid on a house with a beautiful yard and creek in the backyard in Dalton Mass......right down the road from the falls so I think I will be happy in the peaceful environment Ive always seeked and just putter away with my signs!!
I will still be out here in the background........Ive learned and enjoyed everyone of you !!!.........thanks for being part of it !!
Thanks again for all the knowledge you have shared and the laughs☺☺
Mike,
Needless to say, our prayers and thoughts will go out for you. Sad that you have to leave the lifestyle, but we're happy that you plan to still hang around and offer wisdom and advice to those of us on the RV Dreams forums.
Good luck in all your endeavors.
Terry
Thank you for all the great posts through the years. Each time I would see your name on a post I knew I could count on wisdom or humor. Hope you keep dropping in to add your perspective, it is often needed.
Again thanks.
Another stage of life we will all face one day. Over the years you have provided lots of wisdom and laughter. Good luck with this next stage in your life MIke.
Best wishes on the next stage of your journeys and as others have said, stick around and still be part of the forum. You k now you still have lots to offer.
Mike,
Sorry to hear that your health status has come to the point that you have to "pull over," but I'm glad you found a pace to stop that you really like. As others have said, please stay with us on the forum - we enjoy having you around.
Rob
To paraphrase a well known saying... You can take the man out the RV but you can't take the RV out of the man. Glad you will still be hangin' round these parts to share your keen insight and perspective on all things RV and on human nature. We look forward to your next coffee snorting, laught out loud post that just make one's day. Your creative solutions to problems people in this community face is welcome by us and others.
We never met and yet we, somehow, are familiar. Take care and stay in touch with this part of your "family".
We wish you well Lucky Mike in the next chapter of your book of life! We are sad to see your road journey end but happy to know you made the decision and not someone else made it for you. We will miss you wisdom and advise.
Safe travels on your continue journey on the highway of Life!
Les and Sue
Bernie
Stay on the forum and keep sharing all the great knowledge!
Tracy
Best wishes, Mike
I echo what so many others have already said, your humor is something we all associate with you and your comments, more than once I have laughed out loud reading your responses to some of the posts. I wish you all the very best in your transition to your new chapter and beyond, enjoy your S&B and come back often with your wisdom/wit. We are all headed in the same direction
Huggs Kim x
Best of luck on your NEW adventures!!
I hope you enjoy your new life in what sounds like an idyllic, pastoral setting. Does Mass freeze your property taxes after a certain age as they do in some states? Unfortunately I was under this age in Louisiana when the parish raised my property taxes 1,000% a few years back (by reappraisal for twice what it was worth, even though the millage increase was rejected by the voters.) Because my town's property tax is indexed off the parish's tax it also increased 10 times too. It didn't help that my homeowner's insurance doubled after Katrina and my DW lost her job due to Katrina too - talk about kicking a man when he's down! My house was one of the few in the area that survived the hurricane, but not the local government's greed who wanted to raise the same revenue as before the storm from the few people who remained. I would never buy a S&B again because of this, as I fear the government could swoop in and take it whenever they see an opportunity.
I hope MA is a little kinder to its homeowners than LA is, and nothing like this ever happens to you. Anyway, I'm sure you'll have better luck with things than we did, Lucky Mike!
Chip
Do drop in with some humor and updates as we all need to stay in touch! PIEERE