Sunday afternoon, we arrived in Nappanee to find the full hook-up parking spaces all taken. So, we went to “lot 2” – John calls it the ‘asshole box’. No sewer hook-up, but it’s concrete! We got ready for our factory experience- getting a good nights’ rest before our 6:00 am start.
To keep busy during the week (and to stay sane), we took motorhome factory tours. Charlie and Gloria were at the American factory picking up their coach, so we met them for a tour of the Royale factory. We tried to egg Charlie into upgrading to “metal”. We followed the Royale tour with a tour of the American factory the following day and Travel Supreme tour on Friday.
At night, we settled into our parking lot site and watched the new: visionless Republicans, a hurricane coming to spend the weekend, and nothing to do in Indiana except eat comfort food while mechanics put humpty-dumpty together again. International news is on offer from the New York Times, the BBC, and NWI (Canada's News World International), but the stories being presented are distressing beyond belief. It's truly depressing to watch the coverage of the convention, followed by what is going on in the rest of the world.
We've decided that we're no longer part of this country--it's truly strange to feel so alienated from your fellow citizens. We were at breakfast the other morning listening to the old white guys at the next table talking about the convention and how great Bush is, how the lousy liberals are finally "getting theirs"...... We have never seen this country so divided and so angry. Even reading the NY Times is depressing.
The service team did a yeoman’s job and actually got through our punch list in one week. We went to our favorite dive bar in Nappanee and conveniently forgot to eat dinner while drinking massive amounts of cheap, white wine. Hangover city!
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