Trials & Tribulations of an RV Owner.

One of the emails I received recently was from Bernie & Bob, our resident wine enthusiasts. Between their house painting adventures and mandatory attendance at quilt shows they were expecting a visit from Bob & Pam. Didn't happen...here's why...

From Bernie:
I am forwarding a note from Pam and Bob.
They didn't make it here yesterday due to the following note.
Pam called about 11ish and said they were on their way,
and about 11:45 she called again and said they had to head back.
Talked to Bob last evening and it sounds like they will spend most of this upcoming week in the Elkhart area. I'm sure Pam wouldn't mind you telling their story and showing the great pictures.

From Pam:

And you like RVing because....????
Dear Ones, That's the question you're going to be asking
after you hear our latest travel news.

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When I wrote you last, we were getting our windshield replaced.
They also moved the dashboard back 1/2" because
it was improperly installed and was hitting the windshield.
That was accomplished and we moved on to another RV service center,
our third in Elkhart, to have the awning fixed that Mandalay had "fixed" but hadn't really.

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In addition, they also fixed a slide-out that wasn't quite right after Mandalay had worked on it. By this morning we were ready to move south,
confident that all our current problems were fixed properly.

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Half an hour down the road we were flagged down by a motorist
who had heard a loud shrieking from our engine.
The engine is located in the rear of our coach so we hadn't heard it.
The fellow who flagged us down used to work on motorhomes
and felt we needed to get engine service ASAP.
So we find ourselves back in lovely Elkhart
staying at the 4th service center, one that works on our brand of engine.
A technician spent a good bit of time locating the problem which he believes is an exhaust leak.

He will repair it after the part comes in.

Oh, yes, and while the engine tech was searching for the source of the noise,
he discovered three other items that were broken.
All were chassis rather than engine related.

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So when we finish here, we will be going to a 5th service center to get those items taken care of.

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We're considering moving permanently to Elkhart. ;-)

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Love, Gram/Mom/Aunt Pam/just plain Pam

P.S. We did get some really good news today.
Wendy gets to leave Iraq on June 27, three weeks earlier than she'd thought.
Hooray!!

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Pictures below were taken by Pam & Bob during their

exploration of Indiana prior to moving to Elkhart.

I thought we would like to see them if only to appreciate the rich, bright young green of the trees...The tender new shoots...And all the water.....