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Carver Communications - 9.1.08 - Index

By Cathey Meyer
The Road Less Traveled
Two-thousand five hundred and
ninety-two miles later, I can honestly
confess I do not despise recreational
vehicle traveling as much as I thought I
might. Call it what you want, to me it
is still camping and I am still a girl who
prefers room service. Through the
good graces of St. Winnebago, The
Good Sam Club, AAA, KOA Camp
Grounds and nightly Happy Hours, I
have returned from my country ‘tis of
thee and viewing the purple mountain
majesties. Yes, the long and winding
road up Wyoming and across Montana
and through all the other states that
connect my homeland of Texas to the
places where God shed his graces, now
has the track marks of my NASCAR
pace car driving trying to maintain
eight miles to the gallon.
With no hesitation, this summer
adventure with my pal Thelma and
her best pal, the Great Dane, Louise
(reference to an actual 93 pound canine
and NOT English royalty—thought
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who am I kidding—would English royalty
drive through the New Territories
sleeping on a pull out converted dinette
and piddle in a moving closet?) was a
once in a lifetime adventure.
Translation—I’m only doing that once
in my lifetime. Like any good marriage
(and this may explain
why I am not), the trip
was a success based
on the give and take of
wants and needs and
one of the three of us
always answering,
“Yes dear” to any conceivable
request.
In hierarchy
of Winnebago travel,
the “Yes, dear” rankings were as follows:
Owner of the vehicle is the ‘idea’
person and suggestion maker; She had
ultimate veto power, designated all
routes and time travel and controlled
the massive cruise control on the moving
habitat. Her first mate, confidant,
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loyalist and top concern generally ate
from a bowl on the floor (with a lovely
placemat) and was checked for ticks
nightly. The undesignated driver and
lowest ranking infantry traveler (me)
generally ate from the pull-out dinette
table (with a lovely matching placemat)
and was usually blamed for the tick
conspiracy allowing the tiny blood
suckers into the base camp. Never
mind WE WERE CAMPING!!!
If nothing else I have learned,
trap me with a large four-legged mammal
and max out my credit card on bargain
priced interstate petro and I will
say “Yes dear” to almost anything.
The one aspect of the trip that
will always stay in the frontal lobe of
those fondly recalled memories is that
no matter how big your Winnebago is,
fat people do not function effectively in
the can. By can, I mean
the luxurious in-house
shower/toilet/sink facilities.
It should be noted,
these ‘bathrooms’ were
designed with one feature.
By that, I mean
you can choose to do
only one thing upon
entry. If you weigh
more than “Dane
Louise,” you have the following options
to perform common daily functions
once taken for granted:
• If whatever you need to do
involves standing, you can only stand.
No rotation allowed. Just enter and
stand.
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• If whatever you need to do
involves sitting, you best enter in the
squatting position in which you intend
to do business and best not have anything
encumbering your aim.
• If whatever you need to do
involves water, double check the hot
water heater has been engaged and/or
the cold water option is in play. Again,
enter only in the position you wish to
conduct business.
• If whatever you wish to do
involves a quick exit, DO NOT
ENTER. The trusty handle that gets
you out, sometimes gets jammed in
your excess body parts.
Whatever you need to do usually
can be done in a public space on the
campground to which your moving
habitat is tethered and take advantage
of that space no matter how many
insects and other crawling creatures
who share it with you.
One might think I failed to marvel
at the Grand Tetons, Old Faithful,
Little Big Horn, Pikes Peak, Garden of
the Gods and Cheyenne Days, but you
would be wrong. As we sped by those
sights in search of RV parks that
accepted “Dane Louise” and offered
appropriate puppy potty sights, I
gasped at the amber waves of grain
above the enameled plain and hummed
“America the Beautiful” the entire trip.
Time to ponder the Labors of the
next national holiday, crown thy good
with brotherhood from sea to shining
sea (by air travel and first class hotels).
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