Re: [a/s] New members

[Michael Steele <Michael_Steele@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>Well, hang on to your hat cause I'm comin' back.  I just got my official
>Texas address.... in Livingston.  I did it because I was sick of not getting
>NBC and FOX on my dish.  Now I get ALL the channels I want because of the
>Texas address. I subscribe through Golden Sky if anyone wants to know.

All for the sake of television? <grin> I was married to my wife 
almost three months before I realized she HAD a TV! We don't watch it 
much... <grin>


>Then, the best thing is..... a mere 7 months after buying this trailer I got
>it registered in SC!!!  What that means is I can now register the truck and
>trailer in Texas. Why?  Because SC personal property taxes eat me alive.
>Well over $1,000 a year for truck & trailer.  NO pp taxes in Texas on
>vehicles.

I've heard the government gets about 54%-- yes, more than half-- of 
our income, so I'm not much in favor of more taxes. I'm ESPECIALLY 
against yearly property taxes: How is one supposed to retire, and 
avoid living in a cardboard box?


>So... I'm coming back in the spring.  I imagine April, after my divorce is
>final as it's on the way out further west.  I have to be in SC for the
>divorce in April so I don't want to go in March and have to come right back
>east.

As things look now, we'll be full-timing in Austin beginning late 
March/early April...

>I'm confused... where will you live in the Airstream in Austin?  At your
>kids'? Then what house will they keep?  The one near Lukenbach? Huh?

... and my wife isn't comfortable in the Airstream, so we're buying a 
30' Starcraft; much newer, more like a house. We're selling the 
Airstream <http://www.jump.net/~micsteel/as.htm>... I hope you won't 
shun us! <grin>

The kids will be living in our Fredericksburg house; we'll be in Austin.


>When in Austin I stayed at the Pecan Grove RV Park (Barton Springs Rd).... my
>all time favorite anywhere.  I stayed at the Hill Country RV Park in
>Fredericksburg (next to Walmart)  No frills, a big field out back to play
>Frisbee with the dogs. Nice people who let me use the office phone for email.

We'll be staying at a quiet, natural-looking park on South Lamar, 
called Village Trailer Park. It's about three miles south of the 
Pecan Grove RV Park, and is directly behind a great taco place called 
Maria's Taco Express. Look for the outstretched arms! (Bring a 
camera! <grin>)

When I bought my Airstream, it was parked there, and I kept it there 
till after we got married. It's convenient to Kerbey Lane, Sonic, El 
Rancho, American Propane... and located such that traffic on the 
street is not an intrusion, as it is at Pecan Grove. The rates are 
over $100 less, as well, and the park doesn't look so much like a 
parking lot in the desert. Okay, Pecan Grove isn't that bad! And PG 
*is* located next to a couple of fine eateries and across from 
Flipnotics Coffee House... but it's only a short distance away.

>I'm really looking forward to getting back to Texas.... I had such fun there.
>
>Looking forward to getting together then.
>
>Hunter

Let me know when you're heading this way, and I'll give you our 
number. I've enjoyed your posts and your website-- especially the 
Rainbow Bridge-- and am also looking forward to seeing you.

Michael