When this passed us on I-10 today I went flying for my camera. I wish I could show you a side view but this is the best I could get.
No it’s not one truck cab tailgating another. It’s one truck cab towing another that’s towing another. The oddest double tow I’ve seen yet. They looked to be all brand new–triplets! Yes, you are welcome to play with the words “trip” and “lets” to see how much fun you can have with this t-t-truck.
TTYL,
Linda
My stepsister.
December 31, 1950 – December 2, 2010
If I had to descibe her in one sentence it would be: The Lord loveth a cheerful giver.
The youngest of us kids. How can it be right for her to be the first to go? How can it be right for my stepmother to lose her child? For Nancy’s husband to lose his wife? For her children to lose their mother? For her friends and coworkers to lose her support?
Yes, it comes some time to all of us. But it never feels right.
TTYL,
Linda
It was still early morning when we pulled out of the campground.
Since it is only about 10 miles from Rainbow Plantation to the Camping World in Robertsdale, Alabama, I choose to just follow Dave rather than hook up the car.
We soon arrive there and Becky checked us in.
That took awhile as we had to figure out how to explain in as few words as possible each problem we are having. Then we all walked out to the RV so Becky could look for dents and scratches. We have one set of scratches from going down a too narrow driveway.
Once all that was done, we went to Waffle House for breakfast then came back to spend the day in Camping World’s customer lounge so as to be available to answer any questions that might arise.
We were twice lucky in the lounge. First, we were the only ones there so we could turn off the TV. Second, they provided this facility for us:
It is just a nook along side a major hallway but it had lots of outlets above the counter so we could plug in both computers and our router without crawling around furniture looking for places to do that. Being in the hallway, people stopped by off and on all day to ask computer related questions. One was a woman wanting to know how were were getting internet since all their computers were down. Later a guy stopped to tell us he shut down their whole system by downloading movies.
I’m sure glad we have our own connection! Plus, I’m glad Dave made our network invisible and secure so no one can use it to download movies. We’d be way over our data limit in no time if someone used our network to do that.
We also talked there with the mechanic working on our RV which was, after all, why we hanging out there. He appeared to have lots of knowledge and experience. He was frustrated that they just had someone from Suburban furnace teach a class on furnaces that did not include the new model we have; I guess it’s supposed to be too new to need repairs. But he made phone calls to several vendors about various problems we are having and came to us twice using a method of questions and answers to narrow down the possible solutions to our glitches. He also made notes on answers we gave which might help him solve other people’s problems in the future.
Parts are now being ordered and I have high hopes of a successful conclusion.
TTYL,
Linda
Now it’s time to do warranty work on the house part of our RV. We have two rather major problems.
The first is our furnace. When the thermostat calls for heat, our furnace makes up its own mind as to whether or not it will provide it. It will, however, provide heat if you turn it off then back on. So, during middle of the night bathroom trips I feel the floor by the heat duct to see if it is warm. If it’s not, I turn the furnace off then back on and we get heat. Until the next time it decides not to work.
The second is our toilet. It runs. If we had a house type toilet we would adjust the float until it stopped running. But we don’t have a float. So we don’t know how to make it stop running except to turn off the water pump so no water runs anywhere. So what happens is: I flush the toilet, turn off the water pump, then try to wash my hands. Irritating. Or Dave turns on the pump using one of the other switches, forgets to turn it off, then turns it off using the bathroom switch. Now that switch is upside down. So I look at the switch, think the water is on, get in the shower, and…!
So, Dave called Winnebago and they recommended Camping World in Robertsdale, Alabama, as the authorized service center nearest to where we are now. They are about 10 miles away–that’s pretty near!
So, Dave called Camping World and made an appointment for 8 am Thursday. I listened to that conversation and Dave never told them about the toilet. So, I asked him about that. It seems Camping World’s procedure is for you to come in at 8 am and fill out papers listing what you want done. The guys start work at 8:30. I’m not sure how they decide who will do what work. The one thing I’m sure of is that, by not determining what needs to be done before we arrive, if they need any parts they don’t have in stock, we’ll have to wait for those parts to be shipped. Which will not really be a problem as long as they can put back together anything they took apart to determine the problem. We live in this thing, you know.
We’ve never had work done at a Camping World facility. We have friends that like to have done work there. That way if they leave one before they discover there’s still a problem, the next one down the road can fix it. Is that a recommendation?
TTYL,
Linda
Today is the day we traditionally make a list of all the things for which we are thankful. I’m not going to share my list with you–it gets a little sappy. Instead, I’m wishing for all of you that your list is as long as mine is. And that you get to eat turkey and pie with friends and/or family. I’ll be sharing mine with Dave and for that I’m thankful.
TTYL,
Linda
