12-5-14

Last night ended with being trapped in our new recliner. No matter what I did I could not get the foot rest to go down. So I finally climbed out. Not a great move for a bad back. So, my plan was to drive back to CW (camping world) early this AM.

When I stepped out of Gracie this morning our CG neighbors for the past week were packing up. Skip and his DW Karen are long time campers but as I am, rookie owners of a DP (diesel pusher). In fact they just bought it this week. Anyway we checked the air in the tires. But it took a while since he had a combination of metric and standard fittings on his air hose, and he had to buy a extended air chuck since the inside duals did not have extensions on the valves.

Next it was time to retract the jacks. The labeling on the panel was very confusing. Does an up arrow mean jack up or body up? 50-50 chance and we all guessed wrong and we're not watching the jack itself. Next thing we heard was crack! Opps, wrong direction. The wooden 6x6 under the jack split from the weight and down came everything as the bottom plate on the jack tilted too much when the block split and that caused a retractor spring to jump out of the plate. #}^*~\%

Lazydays repair service was called, but in the 1 & 1/2 hours it took them to call back we managed to repair it with the help of another neighbor.

After a few other minor problems were resolved they were on their way. Hope they write the hole thing off as stuff happens the first time you move a motorhome you have only owned a week. I certainly have had similar issues. However, the fun, freedom, and generally low stress makes up for it.

After our good-byes I headed for CW. It took a bit of arm twisting but they squeezed me in and commenced the repair. A bit more involved then I thought, but 4 hours later they worked much better. No issues with the mechanics of the chairs but mounting method needs a bit more refining. I'll have lots of time to think about that before Gracie returns to NH and all my tools.

Ruthie got stuck with laundry and Wally World while I was at CW. What happened to relaxing? Maybe tomorrow. It's supposed to be in the 80's again.

We ended our day with a couple drinks at the Exit 10 diner. Wonderful place hear at Lazydays. Many say it's priced a bit high, but I feel I'm getting great value for my money.

Now we're back in the recliners watching Shark Tank. Life is good.

Perhaps tomorrow will be more ho hum.

I've added a few random photos for your enjoyment.