hello everyone! the next 10-12+ weeks are going to be extremely hectic for me - I am going to be on the road almost constantly so planning trips and adding last minute additions is going to be complicated by having to work from my laptop PC sitting on the steering wheel of my tow vehicle
here is what is happening: (please read carefully and save this message because I am not likely to be posting advertisements on a regular basis until NOV) between now and Labor Day I am going to scrambling to get a tow vehicle on the road - we made good progress this week but the new 'stretch' van is not ready to go yet - taking a heavy duty passenger street vehicle and turning it into a super duty tow vehicle is not an easy process! about SEP 4th (if export papers are ready) I will be picking up animals in central TX going to NewEngland as part of a PremierLimo transport - after dropping animals off at the border just across the river from Ottawa/Montreal Canada I will pick up a load in Maine and head south picking up and dropping off as I go - the final destination is Houston TX - I am full up on this trip except for the TN to TX final segment then I immediately pick up animals in central TX and head for Idaho via OklahomaCity - the animals will be delivered to IdahoFalls ID - I have room on this segment - then I will be returning to Texas 'empty' - if you have animals needing to be moved northwest toward Idaho or southeast toward Texas please get with me ASAP! then I will be home for a few days trying to finalize planning for the late SEP/OCT coast to coast trip at the same time I am trying to get the big van/RV tow vehicle ready to be on the road with a new engine and transmission and major winter salt damage repair - the hope is to be on the road westbound the last week of SEP to start the SEP/OCT coast to coast transport trip the route is west from TX (with a possible swing up into MO first) via western CO to central CA - I have limited room on this segment then I head north to OR/WA where I will load up to maximum capacity with animals going east - I begin delivering these animals starting in Kansas and continuing on to as far as Maine with several drop off stops between - I will not have room for pick ups until I am east of the MississippiRiver following the delivery of OR/WA animals to Maine I will turn south - the route is not well defined on this segment and I have room headed back in the general direction of Texas and the final delivery of OR/WA animals now it gets REALLY complicated! - I have animals in Texas needing to go east - I have animals in Texas and north needing to go west - I have animals in Idaho/Montana needing to go east - somehow during the trip and using my laptop I am going to try to come up with a solution to all your 'needs' while trying to keep my sanity intact! do not plan on a NOV/DEC coast to coast 'bus' trip - I have been on the road for the past 7 years at Christmas/NewYears - I do not plan on doing it again! - I may do some short quick 'limo' trips but even that is tentative based upon how dedicated I feel I always need pick up city/state, drop off city/state, and a brief description of the animals in every email please if there are timing restrictions or complications (export) please inform me of your needs and schedules I do not monitor the groups closely so please reply directly to my private email address at rkee...@realtime.net payment is due on delivery - I can take cash, bank check, MO, and PayPal there is no contract other than your word via email -- Thanks to restrictive USDA regulations I no longer transport dogs! Please let your local USDA inspector know how stupid it is to apply 'pet' transport regulations to climate acclimated working dogs! With enough pressure maybe we can get the government morons to recognize the difference between lap pets and working livestock dogs and that working dogs transport best in the trailer with the livestock we expect them to protect with their lives! --- questions? Ask about TravelWithRonK PremierLimo service Ron and Corgi co-pilots Tina and Jeremy (AKC) operating from a base near Austin TX private email at rkee...@realtime.net web site at http://TravelWithRonK.com group at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/TravelWithRonK all animals crossing a state line must have vet inspection papers before they can legally be transported TravelWithRonK is dedicated to coast to coast transport of small quantities of small livestock with over 3000 animals transported in over 10 years of service _______________________________________________ This message is from the Blackbelly mailing list Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info
