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Old 03-08-2022, 04:37 PM   #1
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Care and FEEDING?
What does that mean, care and FEEDING of fiberglass?
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Old 03-08-2022, 06:04 PM   #2
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Seems clear to me.
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Old 03-08-2022, 06:21 PM   #3
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Seems clear to me.
Really? You feed your fiberglass?
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Old 03-08-2022, 06:28 PM   #4
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When it gets hungry.

I love these pedantic discussions.
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Old 03-08-2022, 06:53 PM   #5
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Just an expression. The meaning is plain but not literal.

Care and feeding : child :: general maintenance : trailer
(i.e., as care and feeding is to a child, so is general maintenance to a trailer)
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Old 03-08-2022, 06:58 PM   #6
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We give ours a coating of wax. It must like that because it gets shiny. We keep it out of the bad weather when we’re using it and it doesn’t leak on our head. Seems like a mutually advantageous symbiotic relationship to me.
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Old 03-08-2022, 10:01 PM   #7
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Two things
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What does that mean, care and FEEDING of fiberglass?
Keep it clean and waxed. I even wax the front before long trips to help keep the bugs from sticking. And in the category, I think qeneral Q and A. tips and techniques of the complete RV are welcome, not just the fiberglass finish.
From Webster definition of care and feeding:The providing of what is needed for sustenance, well-being, or efficient operation , //machines that don't need a lot of care and feeding
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I wash and wax our Casita when needed.....I also talk to it in a calm gentle voice and hug it on occasion. It seemes to like it.
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I wash and wax our Casita when needed.....I also talk to it in a calm gentle voice and hug it on occasion. It seemes to like it.
No mice either.
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I wash and wax our Casita when needed.....I also talk to it in a calm gentle voice and hug it on occasion. It seemes to like it.
You’re a good dad, Jerrybob. Treating your Casita that way you’ll never have to bail it out of a storage lot.
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You’re a good dad, Jerrybob. Treating your Casita that way you’ll never have to bail it out of a storage lot.
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Thanks Dave.....trailer love moves people in many different ways.
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Old 03-10-2022, 05:45 PM   #12
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Thank you. I've never heard that expression.
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