Thursday, March 19, 2009

Perry GA FMC Convention

It was our last day at the Family Motor Coaching Convention. Bill left at 7:30 for a seminar on tips for RVing. I went over at 9 to meet him for the Canadian Maritime Province seminar. On the tram, some folks were talking about the convention and stated that the entertainment was worth the price of admission. Can we say Kazoos?!?! Te seminar was kind of a bust since their big screen had so much glare that we couldn’t see the beautiful photos. The first speaker started talking and people in the back (when there were lots of good seats up front) said they couldn’t hear. The speaker turned up her mic, and the lady said she still couldn’t hear, and the speaker told her to move closer to the front. Hee.

After that we went through the building of booths that I hadn’t seen. Bill bought a $5 kneeling pad which I liked since I put the wood under the jacks, and a pad will save my knees on gravel. We split a Philly cheese steak sandwich and wandered through some new motor homes. Some of them were really gaudy. We went back to the Camping World booth and Bill bought a water hose on a reel and a new lawn chair that finally is comfortable for him. We came on back to the RV. The guy next to us just had his 15 year old RV repainted and put new furniture in. The paint job looked great in shades of black, gray, and dark red. He invited us in to see the new leather furniture. I was stunned. He had his pilot/copilot chairs, sofa, and recliner done in a shade of avocado that I haven’t seen since the 1970s! And I know it wasn’t cheap.

We ate leftovers for dinner and then watched some guys working on the RV across from us. They were buffing the exterior, and it really was starting to shine. I talked to the guy who said they were taking off the corroded paint and then were going to wash and wax it. It really was making a difference. Tomorrow Bill signed up to get the RV weighed at 9:30, and then we head out to Stone Mountain.

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