Tuesday, July 20, 2010

Is there ever a time with no Motorhome maintenance?

It's another day in paradise....NOT!!!! We left Cleveland on Sunday planning a one day stop in Elkhart, Indiana to get a few minor things fixed. It was only a 4 1/2 hour drive, but it seemed forever. Guess it's just being rusty after our 2 month stint in Cleveland. The first day on the road after a long stay is so difficult. The hours drag by and, of course, with a destination of Elkhart, there wasn't really much to look forward to. We arrived just before a huge rainstorm--by minutes--and John came in to hold the dog while I put the slides out. Well, I was chatting and not paying attention--and forgot that I had stuffed one of our fabric wine bags into the slider lock arm (it had been making horrible creaking noises--so this seemed to muffle the irritating sounds while we were driving). As I looked up and yelled, "F(&*", I saw the wine bag being sucked into the slider lock arm. I raced to stop it, but it was stuck and the slide arm wouldn't budge. The good news--we were at a repair facility--but we still don't have any idea of how much this little boo-boo is going to cost. So, it's now Tuesday and we were supposed to be on the road to Minneapolis---but after getting the slide arms un-budged, the new transfer switch put in, new sensors on the tanks, our headlights "polished", we made the mistake of talking to the techs and they were talking about the seals on the roof of the coach...and of course, we asked them to take a look at ours. Wouldn't you know, they found a broken antenna, cracks in the A/C covers and seals needing attending. So, we're here for another day in lovely Elkhart.

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