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Topic: Cultural Abbreviations?
Posted By: TearlessTom
Subject: Cultural Abbreviations?
Date Posted: 03 Feb 2019 at 10:25am
Just a for what its worth and observation for those of us who are new to the whole trailer/RV camping scene. Maybe a bit of rambling but isn't that what travel is about?

While as a teenager and currently obtaining a couple I realize that we/they have their own language and abbreviations.   There is a whole  dictionary on line  dedicated to their slang.  Many I wish I didn't know.

While in the Military we had our own language and even each branch had their own special codes used when speaking to each other. I know many here remember them all to well... IE
WTH /( WTF ( which was often used.  )  Whiskey Tango Helo  / Foxtrot
5 by 5
SNAUFU

etc.

As a cop I leaned the Ten codes as a ways of communication.  My department only had two radio frequencies  the second was meant for car to car , private conversations between dispatch and officer and warrant checks . We  could have a full conversation and never speak a sentence. Brevity was golden.

I now work in the medical field in emergency medicine where we have our own language.  DFO and FLK.

Which brings me to my topic.  As  you can see from the above I have not gotten on the abbreviation/ short and sweet wagon yet.

What do you think of possible making a sticky for the top of pages to add our own culture of camping and R-Pod abbreviations.   I find my self flipping pages often trying to find terms which mostly I know now but still sometimes forget.   Maybe it could be an open list so others can add to it.
Terms such as:
WDH
TT
EMS
TV 
and I know there are many many more.  


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Tearless Tom
2017 R-Pod 180
2014 Ford F-150 XLT 2WD 5.0



Replies:
Posted By: Awchief
Date Posted: 03 Feb 2019 at 12:06pm
This should help

http://www.ourcrazyadventurouslife.com/single-post/2015/09/02/COMMON-RV-ABBREVIATIONS-AND-ACRONYMS - http://www.ourcrazyadventurouslife.com/single-post/2015/09/02/COMMON-RV-ABBREVIATIONS-AND-ACRONYMS


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Michael


Posted By: TearlessTom
Date Posted: 03 Feb 2019 at 6:36pm
Awesome. Thanks!!!
Big smile


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Tearless Tom
2017 R-Pod 180
2014 Ford F-150 XLT 2WD 5.0


Posted By: StephenH
Date Posted: 03 Feb 2019 at 8:47pm
I posted a comment to add OTOH (On The Other Hand). Since other non-RV-specific ones were there, it seemed appropriate.

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StephenH
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,...

http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7712 - ouR escaPOD mods
Former RPod 179
Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS


Posted By: TheBum
Date Posted: 04 Feb 2019 at 10:55am
"TV" is the worst because it has two connotations in a travel trailer. Somewhere I read that "tv" (lower case) means television whereas "TV" (uppercase) means tow vehicle, which makes sense: tv is an abbreviation and TV is an acronym. I can't access the link above from my work PC, so it may be there.

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Alan
2022 R-Pod 196 "RaptoRPod"
2022 Ram 1500 Lone Star 4x4
Three cats


Posted By: lostagain
Date Posted: 04 Feb 2019 at 12:53pm
Awchieff, that is a wonderful link.  Thank you!  Now I only feel partially lost.

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Never leave footprints behind.
Fred & Maria Kearney
Sonoma 167RB
Our Pod 172
2019 Ford F-150 4x4 2.7 EcoBoost


Posted By: lostagain
Date Posted: 07 Feb 2019 at 1:30pm
furpod, is it possible to pin the link to the abbreviations to the top of a page or give it a heading by itself.  Thanks.

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Never leave footprints behind.
Fred & Maria Kearney
Sonoma 167RB
Our Pod 172
2019 Ford F-150 4x4 2.7 EcoBoost



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