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I'm curious/Kerrville rally

Yahoo Message Number: 56531
I sent an email to Ted expressing my repect and appreciation for the hard work he and Sherry put into the upcoming rally. However, I also expressed my opinion that a rally that tops the $500 dollar mark is getting to be a bit too much. Kerrville at $395 plus $131 for hookups puts that rally at $526. Admittedly they have arranged a lot of meals and a lot of entertainment but I am curious how many may feel that in these days and times cost control should be a major consideration in the planning process. I may be a lone wolf here and if so I accept that. I do wonder if lower cost would bring more participants. Chime in.
Lyle Wetherholt
04 Intrigue 11740

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Yahoo Message Number: 56534
If you figure in the savings on fuel from our area to Eugene, that's appox. 3650 miles minus 1100 miles divided by 8 miles to the gallon, times $3.00 per gallon = $956.00 Sounds like a deal to me. That pays for Chris to do some work in Tucson and Go to FMCA in Albuquerque. Plus pays for he park in Kerrville. All we have to do is watch out for the Love Bugs. TWI 11731

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Yahoo Message Number: 56535
Opps I for got to figure in the cost of RV parks and food getting there and back, If you drive straight through the parks cancel out, but there is still 6 or 8 days of food.
TWI 2004 Intrigue 11731

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Yahoo Message Number: 56537
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Tom,

What have you been smoking tonight? Lyle Wetherholt
04Intiue 11740
> Opps I for got to figure in the cost of RV parks and food getting there and back, If you drive straight through the parks cancel out, but there is still 6 or 8 days of food.
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> If you figure in the savings on fuel from our area to Eugene, that's appox. 3650 miles minus 1100 miles divided by 8 miles to the gallon, times $3.00 per gallon = $956.00 Sounds like a deal to me. That pays for Chris to do some work in Tucson and Go to FMCA in Albuquerque. Plus pays for he park in Kerrville. All we have to do is watch out for the Love Bugs. TWI 11731 > >
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> > I sent an email to Ted expressing my repect and appreciation for the hard work he and Sherry put into the upcoming rally. However, I also expressed my opinion that a rally that tops the $500 dollar mark is getting to be a bit too much. Kerrville at $395 plus $131 for hookups puts that rally at $526. Admittedly they have arranged a lot of meals and a lot of entertainment but I am curious how many may feel that in these days and times cost control should be a major consideration in the planning process. I may be a lone wolf here and if so I accept that. I do wonder if lower cost would bring more participants. Chime in.
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Yahoo Message Number: 56543

Lyle: I can't attend due to other commitments but I look at it another way. In the past this rally would cost $195.00 because of CC picking up the balance. We now must pay this additional ourselves, at least for now. It seems like an additional $200.00 is reasonable for the meals and entertainment that will be provided. $31.00, a night, also seems reasonable for a top notch resort like Buckhorn. I'm sure the rally masters kept the cost as low as possible so that as many as possible could attend. Hopefully the rally will fill so that we can have many more. Just my opinion. Barrie Boas 94 Concept 5111

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Yahoo Message Number: 56546
Thanks everone for your support. This rally has be planned by using the results for the survey form sent out from the club several months ago. The people in CCI have come to expect a quality rally and that costs $$$. One of the request was to have a rllay in the central part of the country which put us in Bouckorn Lake Resort in Texas. There should be enough CC coaches in the central area to fill a rally like this with no problem. This is only a day and a half from Tucson so the South West club would have an easy drive. There are lots of new coach owner who have never attended a rally so this is a good opportunity to see what it is all about. Looking forward to seeing a lot of old friends and meeting a lot of new ones. If we had to rent a fair ground or equal facility for 100 coaches the cost would be even higher. Ted and the BOD are trying to abide by what the majority requested when surveyed. Again a great time for new folks to come and meet with other CC owners. What has worked well in the past is to have a area clubs have a pre rally on the way to a CCI rally and all arrive and met at the International rally. Just a few more thoughts. Jerry O #60473

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Yahoo Message Number: 56558
Then, again, if you figure in the cost of fuel from my Eugene to Kerrville, "that's appox. 3650 miles minus 1100 miles divided by 8 miles to the gallon, times $3.00 per gallon = $956.00." Sounds like not such a deal to me. (;>)

s/Terry A.

Wishing to go...

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Yahoo Message Number: 56560

As there is no CC coach indicated I assume you are another non-owner or someone who wouldn't attend anyway? "mohowannabe"?

Bob (rthandren@...)
'05 Inspire 51178

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Yahoo Message Number: 56567
So you are saying that all rally's should be in Eugene. I am assuming that you must not go far because of the cost, why do you have a coach if not to travel. Well fuel is much cheaper when you get out of your safe zone of Oregon, just try it.
Jerry O #60473

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Yahoo Message Number: 56572
Hey Jerry,

You have hit the nail on the head. As all trips do factor in a fuel cost and if this is the reason your staying home.... we don't want to put mileage on the coach...... we don't want to put up with the driving challenges. Time to sell the coach and find another hobby.
As many of you travel the daily things good and bad is what makes it motor home fun.
All I know at my age it's time to go. The older you get the faster you want to go.
At some point the coach will be sold but I'am not going to keep the mileage low for the next guy.
AL

00 affinity #5851

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Yahoo Message Number: 56574
Number one it's not 3600 miles there.

It is only 2100 miles and fuel is $ 2.70 in AZ and cheeper in TX.

so that will help out.

Al 03 Magna

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Yahoo Message Number: 56577

Just Curious, inquiring minds want to know,(I do own a CC) but am not a member of CCI, after following all these back biting post I am not sure if it is the place of me...what do you guys talk about at the rally, which one drove the most miles or who has the least milage on thier coach? Just Curious!! Signed: Marvin, 07 Allure, 470

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Yahoo Message Number: 56578

Marvin: Don't know if you noticed but the back biting came from non owners. Join CCI and we will talk about whatever you like to talk about. I have noticed in the past year that you have received a lot of good answers to questions and problems and a lot of help from owners so you should know the answer to your question. Barrie Boas 94 Concept 5111

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Yahoo Message Number: 56579
Marvin, I appreciate your question. CCI tries to have rallies in area that have interests for a wide varity of people. As you saw in my previous post Kerrville has lots of entertainment as well as historic sites to visit. You will meet new friends with interests much like yours. CCI has worked hard to come up with benefits that will help club members, including insurance discounts, extended warranty discounts and discount on many repair facillities. If we meet our attendance goal we will have sevrvice at this rally, we will also have Dale Morris the best sattalite tech in the country doing repairs upgrades and new instellations. The more members we have the more benefits our member will have. There will always be na sayers but that is not the normal on the CCI Yahoo sight or at CCI rally's. If you try to figure the the dollars and cents that this life style costs you would have never bought a coach in the first place. Sherry (my wife) and I loose friends every year to cancer or other sickness (we had a close call 7 years ago) so we have determined that we are going to keep doing what we enjoy most which is seeing the great country of ours. We have belonged to CCI for about 14 years and have spent the last several going across the country twice a year. We have met friends and some would say even extended family we love to travel with and spend quality time with. I would love to meet you at a future CCI rally.
Cheers, Jerry O #60473

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Yahoo Message Number: 56580

Terry, Terry, Terry you still don't indicate a coach - of any brand or flavor. Why are you slamming the planners and, by inference, those who will make the trip at such an expense? There must be a reason both for your expressions of concern and the fact so many have and will attend rallies. Our most recent FMCA rally was about the same cost to attend as the planned CCI rally in Kerrville. I guess the best I can do is explain that our money is tighter than ever but we have received more value in return versus expense for every rally we have attended. That has been true be it CCI, FMCA or any of the other great organizations out there that support owners. If you haven't attended several (or better yet helped plan them) you have no valid point of reference to complain.
Try it, you'll like it. We would gladly trade the bride's upcoming knee surgery for Kerrville any day. The Hill Country is arguably the most beautiful part of Texas based on our combined 14 years of living in TX and traveling through many times.
Get out or Oregon, it's worth the trip and please don't knock the folks who organize these great get togethers for no compensation, support them.

Bob (rthandren@...)
'05 Inspire 51178

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Yahoo Message Number: 56581
Bob, thanks for the support. It is hard for Ted and the CCI BOD to fight the battle going forward when we keep getting shot from behind!!
Jerry O #60473

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Yahoo Message Number: 56594
After 2-1/2 months, 6,000 miles on the coach and and additional 3,000 on the toad in Alaska last summer, it will be nice to go south in the spring. We registered today. What is another 5,000 miles (round trip) when you are having a good time.

Sharon, '06 Intrigue 11964

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Yahoo Message Number: 56601
Marvin,

Am not a member now because I haven't had an opportunity to attend rallies, but I've previously attended several CCI rallies and met dozens of great CC owners. You can't lose if you find your way to Kerrville. Just because some folks on this message board disagree with one another doesn't smack of backbiting to me. The men and women who run CCI are a dedicated, hard working and caring group. Again, you can't lose if you get to Kerrville and meet them and other members.
I loved the Buckhorn campground. Wish I could be there as I have friends in Kerrville. But after the races in Las Vegas, I have to head back to Sacramento to get a bunch of repairs done on my coach...water damage from those storms and some loose tiles. Thank goodness for Harry Lockwood!
Go to the rally, Marvin! You will have a great time and meet some wonderful people.

Carol

'04 Inspire
 

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Yahoo Message Number: 56609
Marvin: You are right. Some of these men need to get a life, learn how to read before they pop off and then pick on somebody their own size...
Otherwise, this is a wonderful group. So is CCI and we are fortunate to still have the club.
Recently, the CCOwners group has turned into a major tech site for our "investments." Some of the same "popoffs" are those people too and they are welcome as far as I am concerned, even if annoying at other times.
Join CCI. The membership cost is reasonable. The club is starting up as though new and that takes a little time. The people running the club are very experienced and nice people. The rallys are fun with lots of friendly and like-minded people. The club needs your membership.
I would even venture to say that when one of these popoffs meets you at a rally, you no longer would be a target every time you comment through this group...
Regarding rally cost, some of the CC people have lots more discretionary money than others and that is behind some of these discussions, but rallys will not be the only benefit of a viable Country Coach Club.

s/Terry A.