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I won’t get as much

Posted on August 17, 2004 by Jim@HiTek

I won’t get as much from the sale of the house as I’d hoped but…it did sell fast and that’s important too. So, I guess I will have to work on the road after the first year of bumming around. … Continue reading →

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Getting it fixed…

Posted on August 13, 2004 by Jim@HiTek

1994 Fleetwood Bounder 36.5′ 190HP Cummins Diesel Engine 96,000 miles Previous owner was a RV rental place in Alaska Home has had many miles from Florida through states that use salt on the roads in winter or it tended to … Continue reading →

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My new Diesel Pusher

Posted on August 1, 2004 by Jim@HiTek

Here’s what it looks like… This is the best pix I could find, it is a 36′ with a 190hp-diesel Cummins engine. It does have some problems, like it won’t start today though it did several times the day I … Continue reading →

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Found an RV?

Posted on July 27, 2004 by Jim@HiTek

After spending 100’s of hours on the internet gathering info about RVs, I’ve decided that a Fleetwood Bounder of around 34′ would be best for me. Then the choice is engines and I’ve heard that the diesels are the most … Continue reading →

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Inspection passed…

Posted on July 22, 2004 by Jim@HiTek

Had the bank’s inspector show up yesterday, turns out the inspector has an engineering degree so we had stuff to talk about while he was cruising through the house, under the house, around the house, over the house, in the … Continue reading →

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Already sold…

Posted on July 12, 2004 by Jim@HiTek

Had a young couple drop in last evening, and they want the house. They are going to go sign up for the loan today. While I was celebrating with a beer and steak at one of my watering holes, a … Continue reading →

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Another Weekend Sale…

Posted on July 2, 2004 by Jim@HiTek

I am going to do the big push this weekend and try to sell everything that’s left. I sold the bedroom set to a friend and another friend wants the microwave, another the book cases, etc. Getting down to just … Continue reading →

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Put up my sign…

Posted on July 1, 2004 by Jim@HiTek

Yesterday I put my ‘For Sale By Owner’ (aka: FSBO, say ‘Fizzbo’) sign and put the flyers in the flyer box. Some are gone but I need more signs up…I have them but I haven’t put them out yet. Getting … Continue reading →

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Another Weekend Coming…

Posted on June 24, 2004 by Jim@HiTek

Yesterday I ran over to Vancouver and installed a client’s wireless network. Since I hadn’t worked on her computers for a while, it took longer then I expected. I’m not use to working for 8 full hours… While I was … Continue reading →

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IT’S GONE!!!

Posted on June 22, 2004 by Jim@HiTek

I was beginning to think that I’d never get rid of the truck, an ’87 Ford Ranger STX with X cab. It’s been sitting in the driveway for 4 years. Every once in a while I’d advertise it for sale … Continue reading →

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