Why is it the guy in the group with the worst temper seems to have all the troubles? Is the saying; "Loose your head and your ass will soon follow" true?
I think so.
RaptorScott pulled into the flats and promptly got his class A motorhome stuck,,I mean to the frame burried. Nuthin' worse than unsticking a huge class A.
The first remark of course was to blame his girlfriend who had nothing to do with it.. then get out and act like Donald Duck after he's had enough with the Chipmunks. Jumping up and down,, screaming,,,ect!.
The story continues,, It took my 4x4 GMC crewcab, a good samaritan with a Dodge 4x4, and several others all slung together train like to finally pull him out in reverse. We all pegged our temp gauges in the process.
This event caused the campsite to have a dark shadow over it for days, adjacent campers found the whole thing disturbing but strangely entertaining too,,,,
Then Scott went out and caught his leg under a rear wheel of his Raptor and ripped up his tendons deluxe. I mean way, way bad. Full leg cast, crutches, surgery Monday et al. This was after he tore up his MoHome because he couldn't get his dirrect tv dish to track the satelite using firewood and empty beercans for a dishstand. Of course his cellphone wouldn't work, and he ran outta beer & ciggarettes. Remember all this was his girlfriends fault in his opinion.
When my friends problems keep becoming my problems,, it might be time to find new friends,, or just camp alone.
Does this behavior make us guys that are in control look like angels to the girls in our group?
Is doing a good turn and helping him the right thing to do?
Time to hook up with a new group.
I'll be in Gecko this weekend, camping solo. Black 4x4 crewcab w Prowler trailer,,, stop by for a brew or two and spin a few tales.

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trailer park cassanova, this just doesn't happen to you. we have had this happen to us on more than one occasion. we had two other groups that we have camped with in the past and I have to tell you. That since we have meet many others on this board and have camped with them. I would much rather be with the people on this board than to be with others who like to complain or grip the hole time your with them.
This group on this board are so cool to camp with, everyone body helps each other out. Everyone is cool and likes to have a good time. You could not ask for a better bunch to camp with. And if you ever get the chance to come to one of the potlucks, man what killer food we have and there is so much that you will be full and ready for a nap right after.

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"Loose your head and your ass will soon follow"! LMFAO Never heard that one before, but it is about as true as can be! One of my favorite past times is heading for the ramp at about an hour before dusk. Take a couple of cold ones and watch the show. The ramp is the center of the X and I'm never disappointed.

Thanks Michelle, I'll absolutely bring quality food to the next pot luck. Won't miss it.-TPC

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trailer park

Good luck to your buddy Karma always comes back to haunt you.

A few of us are going the weekend of the 12 come join us hopefully we will camp somewhere on gecko havent decided yet. Look for a tioga class C and a 26' Huge grey enclosed trailer.

Doc

What Michelle says about the group is absolutely true. Since everyone is "new", for the most part, the dynamic in the camp is one of "meeting new friends", which is a great dynamic to have. It keeps people on their best behaviour!

Nothing like meeting new people, in camp, each time you go to Glamis!

PastorVor

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Well I tend to be the one in my camp with the most problems but I try to not let it affect the other people in my camp. Unfortunatly they can't always seem to grasp the idea that I really am perfectally happy sitting on top of my truck watching the dunes instead of going to comp at night.

If I suspect I'm going to have problems on a big weekend I just plain won't go. I don't want to ruin the fun for everyone in my camp just because of my own problems. I've got plenty of things to keep me busy and I can hit the dunes almost any weekend so it's no skin off my back to miss a big weekend.

Of course since two halloweens ago my track record has been horrible for Glamis. Every trip my rail gets pushed back onto the trailer and I end up playing "Camp guard" while relaxing on my truck. (I have a personal rule that I will NOT dune my truck - and since I get sick VERY FAST as a passenger once the rail isn't moving I'm not moving.)

Our smaller trips to Gordon's and Buttercup I've had problems but always managed to drive the rail onto the trailer by the end of the weekend.

So I'm seriously considering ONLY going to Gordon's and buttercup and just taking the sand highway to Glamis when I want to visit to try and avoid my curse!

Anyone looking for some new friends in the south dunes drop me a line. I'm always looking for an excuse to go do some duning!

I should probably add that I AM that guy with the temper but I've spend the past 27 years learning how to controll it instead of letting it control me.

Of course on Monday evening when my timing belt jumped for the fourth time and lost the special wrench I needed to reseat it in the sand it was a little more difficult than normal to control.

But a swift kick of my trailer and I had a nice swollen toe to remind me to keep myself in check

TPC,I Know the type. And it's been me a couple of times too. Hopefully I've reflected and improved over the years. I've got a friend that I don't see anymore because of that same reason. He complains about how tough things are and usually turns it into some problem about his wife. Now she's about as sweet as they come and at about 37 she could stand head to head with just about any 20 year old. And when I was trying to support a family on what he spent for his kids 3 traveling hockey teams and figure skating lessons and on and on, I'd had enough. We left their house one night and I asked my wife if she cared if we ever saw them again and she knew just what I meant. We were both tired of hearing how most of his problems were his wifes fault. Stonehedge; We were at the ramp and this guy is YELLING at his wife to get it right after about 5 tries to load the boat. Now shes starting to get mad and everybodies watching the show. There's a good cross wind and a seasoned boater would have had a hard time. He really lets her have it and she gets really ****ed and just jams the control,the wrong way! I've never seen anyone put a 18' bowrider in the back of a van before. I was bustin' up and the rest of the place was standin there with there mouths open. I think we've all been there with our frustrations but hopefully we move on.

A stuck mortorhome?? Hey Michelle, I'm suprised you didn't try to pull them out, Right????!!!!!!!!.........Gregg

I've found myself out in the middle of the wash, at night, looking for the wrench that I just tossed 40 feet because it was the only one I had that worked.

PastorVor

PS: I found it!

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Gregg....whatever could you be talking about?
Pull someone out that was stuck? Im sure I dont know anything about that!

With experience, we learn to keep things under control. But experience is that comb in life we recieve long after we've gone bald.


Time to close and soak my dome with Rogaine-TPC (yea,, it works good)

My situation is a little different. I usually go out with this one couple. The nices people in the world (unless you p1ss them off) But the whole getting stuck thing is kind of reverced. He tries not to get stuck but does, and she worries that they'll be stuck like that the whole trip and that gets him going because he doesn't want her to have a bad time. So I let her sit in my truck or by the fire (some where she can't see the sinking "ship")

I guess it's just part of getting used to going out in the dunes. Com'on who hasn't had some little thing go wrong out there? I think over comming the obsticles is part of the expereance.

"Don't sweat the little things, and there all little things"

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You should have seem my wife the time I got the MH stuck at Glamis. Her first question was "Is it level?" Well, wasn't I luckey! It was, so she said leave it, we'll deal with it on Sunday!
Come Sunday, she laughed her butt off and took pictures of the sunset. We were supposed to leave at noon, but...
Her motto is, "Don't sweat the small stuff."
She was also pretty good about the fact that the headlights went out on the way home, and we were stuck on I8 in the dark with only a flash light. We soon got everything fixed, but the point is "Oh well!"
She may get mad when we leave beer cans all over the house, but when there's a problem she can hang pretty well.
Wayno

You guys are all great in my eyes. Good clean topic with sincere responses!!

Jhitesman... I get sick, too. Try Bonine or dramamine. They both work for me. As for the husband/wife yelling thing... I've seen T- shirts that are perfect. Hers says "STOP YELLING!" and his says "I'M NOT YELLING". Been there, done that..

I used to always take draminine with me if I thought I was going to be riding in someone elses ride. But I'd still get queasy - just woudln't hurl. Still no fun though.

Best solution I found was buying my own rail - if I'm in controll I don't get sick at all!

A BIG TEXAS HELLO to you Pastor Vor. Hope all is well with you and your family. Peace