Back in Joelton

We pulled into the site we vacated last week in the campground in Joelton about mid-afternoon following an uneventful drive from Walland.  We were all anxious to get out of the truck and get our little home set up once again.

This is going to be another busy week.  Tomorrow is Gene’s annual physical which will probably take the best part of the morning.  I get to do laundry.  I think I’d rather have the physical.  Wednesday we both have dental appointments.  That shouldn’t take too long and hopefully we will have the opportunity to get in a short hike afterward.

Thursday, it is back to Columbia for service on the Everest again.  This time, our main concern is getting the leak fixed.  We will be exceedingly blessed if we don’t have rain before Thursday.

Besides the leak, there is the issue of the TV.  Did I mention that our bedroom TV fell off its door on our trip from Newport to Walland?  We have a flat screen TV which is mounted to a piece of plywood, the plywood is mounted to the inside of a cabinet door.  The plywood, along with the TV, detached itself from the cabinet door.  Luckily, the door was securely closed and the TV fell into the cabinet on top of Gene’s shirts.  The TV was not damaged.  We were shocked to find that the plywood had been attached to the cabinet door with 8 tiny nails which look a whole lot like straight pins.  They certainly didn’t look sturdy enough to hold the weight of a TV, especially one riding down America’s highways at 60 mph.

All these things that come loose, break, or fall off of a new RV are pretty typical.  We call it the “shake down period” and we hope that everything that is going to break does during the 1-year warranty period.  Even though we expect it to happen, it is nevertheless frustrating to have it happen and keep running to the dealer for repairs.

Thursday promises to be a long day.

That’s it for now.