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This feed is subject to our terms of use: http://www.epinions.com/help/rss_terms http://www.epinions.com/user-jn_owensboro Recent reviews written by member jn_owensboro en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_484691054212?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jn_owensboro - Recently, my wife's grandmother decided to give up the RV lifestyle, and in so doing, gave us her 2000 Jayco Designer 2730W Class C motorhome, which is built on a 1999 Ford E-450 chassis.First of all, let me point out that I am in no way familiar... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~484691054212 Sat, 12 Sep 2009 06:04:29 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_484691054212?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_480768986756?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jn_owensboro - When television went digital once and for all in June 2009, millions of older battery-powered televisions immediately became obsolete.I owned one of those sets, a 5" black-and-white set that I picked up at a discount store a number of years ago... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~480768986756 Mon, 10 Aug 2009 22:54:12 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_480768986756?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_477578825348?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jn_owensboro - When I was a kid, there were two places on Earth I wanted to go every summer:  Holiday World & Splashin' Safari (minus the Splashin' Safari back then) and Lincoln State Park.Both were within a half-hour's drive of my family's home (and... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~477578825348 Wed, 15 Jul 2009 08:11:48 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_477578825348?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_477001322116?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author jn_owensboro - (AUTHOR'S NOTE:  This review deals only with the campground and beach at Lake Barkley SRP.  We did not stay at the Lodge, although I did make one ill-fated trip down there on my scooter.  Read more about that farther down, if you're... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~477001322116 Fri, 10 Jul 2009 21:15:43 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_477001322116?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_475717013124?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author jn_owensboro - If you're familiar with my other reviews, you know that recently I purchased a Shoprider Echo 3 travel scooter.  That's a small mobility scooter that has proven... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~475717013124 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 03:20:35 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_475717013124?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_470670610052?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jn_owensboro - If you are disabled, as I am, you know that getting from point A to point B can be difficult, sometimes even impossible.But there is hope.  (I know, those are words you've heard before.)  A mobility scooter can give you freedom... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~470670610052 Sun, 17 May 2009 02:28:50 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_470670610052?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_462958857860?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author jn_owensboro - I really wanted to like this car.  Honest, I did.  As the former owner of a 1989 Cavalier VL coupe -- and the son-in-law of the owner of a 1997 Z24 -- I figured that the 2004 model would be improved over those models.I figured... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~462958857860 Fri, 6 Mar 2009 06:52:38 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_462958857860?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_461398380164?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jn_owensboro - My wife hounded me for months:  "I want a flat-panel TV!"And when I compared prices online and in local stores, my answer was the same:  "Forget it!"Then, one day when I was in our local Best Buy store -- shopping... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~461398380164 Wed, 18 Feb 2009 22:11:19 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_461398380164?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_460266442372?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jn_owensboro - Those of you who follow my reviews may remember my Acer Aspire 5610 laptop.  That steaming pile finally gave out in early January, leaving me laptopless for the first time since April 2007.Fortunately, I decided to simplify my life and buy a... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~460266442372 Sat, 7 Feb 2009 15:46:55 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_460266442372?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_453376839300?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author jn_owensboro - Five years ago, my wife, two daughters and I moved into a new house.  Shortly after that, our old avocado green Lady Kenmore dryer (a freebie ... what, you think I'd buy something in that color?) caught fire.I got the fire out, but that left... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~453376839300 Mon, 1 Dec 2008 16:09:57 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_453376839300?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_450643136132?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jn_owensboro - First of all, I'd like to point out that this was not the first washer on my list when I finally had to replace my 27-year-old Kenmore.But, when two successive Roper washers died in as many days (the first one's water pump failed, the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~450643136132 Sat, 8 Nov 2008 00:54:33 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_450643136132?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_432709275268?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jn_owensboro - In September 1999, my grandfather totaled his 1997 Dodge Ram 1500 pickup and needed a new one, so he entrusted me, his loyal sidekick/grandson, to choose a new ride. The requirements? It had to be a Dodge, and it had to be equipped with four-wheel... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~432709275268 Thu, 5 Jun 2008 14:06:40 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_432709275268?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_431056391812?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jn_owensboro - Recently, I reviewed an Oregon Scientific handheld weather radio, and if you've read that review, you know that I was far from impressed with its performance. That radio has now been replaced by a desktop radio that is better in every possible way,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~431056391812 Thu, 22 May 2008 16:29:46 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_431056391812?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_431055408772?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jn_owensboro - It happened like this: My middle daughter and I were walking through Books-A-Million the other night, and she was looking for something to spend her birthday money on. She wanted a Junie B. Jones journal, but then she spotted this huge remote control... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~431055408772 Thu, 22 May 2008 16:07:44 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_431055408772?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_430037700228?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jn_owensboro - I have to admit it: I am in love with my father's truck. What's not to love about a roomy, comfortable truck that gets 24 miles per gallon on road trips Very little. "Pop" bought his Ram SXT regular cab, short bed pickup new in... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~430037700228 Wed, 14 May 2008 16:11:53 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_430037700228?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_429803867780?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author jn_owensboro - My family fell hard early on for Chrysler's first minivan nearly 25 years ago. My mother, before she became "Nana," owned four (1985, 1990, 1994 and 1997 models), and each was an incremental improvement over its predecessors. I've owned 1994 and... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~429803867780 Mon, 12 May 2008 20:12:25 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_429803867780?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_429207883396?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jn_owensboro - If you're like me, you're looking forward to the digital TV transition on February 17, 2009 with some trepidation. Why? My household is one of the millions around the country not subscribing to cable or satellite TV. Unlike our friends who pay a... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~429207883396 Wed, 7 May 2008 22:07:19 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_429207883396?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_428972281476?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jn_owensboro - Our church recently upgraded to a new television and a combination DVD player/VCR, so our pastor offered the old equipment, a Zenith television and RCA VCR, to whomever wanted it. I passed on the Zenith TV, which needed more repairs than I wanted to... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~428972281476 Tue, 6 May 2008 01:53:35 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_428972281476?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_428920770180?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 2/5 by: Epinions Author jn_owensboro - When Chrysler debuted the PT Cruiser eight years ago, my mother went gaga over it. She isn't the type to order a car, because she prefers to buy off the lot. But when the PT first came out, you couldn't find them on any lot, anywhere. Fast forward... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~428920770180 Mon, 5 May 2008 16:14:38 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_428920770180?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_428730715780?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author jn_owensboro - Those of you reading this review will be ready to kick me when you read about the car I almost bought instead of this Tempo. It was a 1993 Mustang LX coupe. Beautiful, white, immaculate condition, and the price was right. But then the dealer... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~428730715780 Sun, 4 May 2008 02:16:47 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_428730715780?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_428710858372?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author jn_owensboro - The good news about this Memorex DVD player is that it didn't cost me anything. My mother gave it to my wife and I as a Christmas gift several years ago. Aside from that, and the fact that it has lasted a few years (albeit not without help), I don't... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~428710858372 Sat, 3 May 2008 22:38:22 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_428710858372?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_428668980868?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author jn_owensboro - Folks, I've owned a LOT of televisions, stereos, VCRs, DVD players, and so forth. And I've tried a lot of universal remotes. Sure, there are fancy ones out there, but I don't want to have to earn a Ph.D. in order to use them. Fourteen years ago,... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~428668980868 Sat, 3 May 2008 14:49:25 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_428668980868?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_428572446340?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author jn_owensboro - They say lightning never strikes in the same place twice. I'd love to know who "they" are, because they obviously know nothing about my house and telephones. After losing two fairly expensive wall telephones to storms, I decided to go cheap and buy... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~428572446340 Fri, 2 May 2008 17:36:13 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_428572446340?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_428013358724?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author jn_owensboro - When I want to know how a car really performs, I take it on a nice, long road trip. Such was the case with my mother-in-law's Cavalier Z24, which she's owned for a few years now. The car has some 90,000 miles on it, but with gas prices topping the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~428013358724 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 14:17:15 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_428013358724?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_427431202436?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author jn_owensboro - My wife and I were talking about cars recently, and we both thought back to the first car we owned when we got married in 2002. That car was a Raspberry Red (think metallic magenta) 1992 Plymouth Sundance America coupe, which we purchased for the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~427431202436 Thu, 24 Apr 2008 01:08:27 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_427431202436?linkin_id=8003929