Friday the 25th. we left Elkhart, In. early so to avoid the heat of the day. It was 8:30ish, and as we neared our turn we suddenly remembered that we needed gas....hey the gas station was right ahead, we turn in and it is not made for RV's to enter. We put some gas in the engine and try to leave. Nancy must ask the clerk to move her auto as we can not turn sharp enough to exit without breaking something. The clerk can't move her auto, she is the only one in the store, so we must unhook our auto....which we do then drive up the road aways and reconnect. Not an easy thing to do, but we managed.
We head into South Bend they way the GPS tells us to go, and we are in town and the dash starts lighting up and beeps away. We turn a corner and bring our long RV with auto attached to a stop and the Dash says STOP ASAP!!!!! We stop Tom gets out and heads for the engine upon which it is steaming away. Nothing we can do Nancy, we must get towed and find someone to look at the engine.
By now you would think we have our rv insurance on auto dial, but no Nancy must look up the number and ask for yet another tow. The truck arrives and it in no way can haul a motorhome, so the guy must go back and get another wrecker. Our call to the insurance company is at 9:22 a.m. Soon (11:30 a.m.) we are towed to the Ford dealership which happens to be able to service commercial trucks and RV's, lucky aren't we? The service tech tells us they might not be able to fix until Monday. Well, we have options, don't we? In the meantime it is HOT, so we must keep the car running so Charley does not overheat. It is like 1/2 mile from the bays where they fix the rv's to they write up the work orders, so we are getting a work-out.
We are recommended a nice little place 3 blocks away to eat. Yes, this is like a dream meal, fresh Lake Perch for Lake Michigan,mmmmm-good. But wait Charley is in the car must hurry and get out there and turn on the a/c again, give her more water and food. Poor puppy.
After our great meal we hurry back to the dealership and find out what happened is the clamp that Ford uses on the radiator is broke. They went to a spring clip a few years ago instead of the old clamps with a screw in them and they break. Well, lets get it fixed and maybe on the road again. Oh, wait Ford has a 3 year 36,000 mile warranty..well our motorhome is not quite 3 years old. Ford says the motorhome went into service on 4-6-06......wait we purchased it on 10-20-06. Calls to Ford would not recitfy the problem, but a call to Lazy Days where we purchased they had to get into the files and fix the problem, so by 4:30 Ford agreed to pay for the work done, and we could safely get on our way.
What started out as an early day to arrive in Cisco, Il. had us arriving at 10:30 edt or 9:30 cdt. A long day to be sure. We were exhausted but fine.
Saturday we awoke early, 6:00 cdt, and let Charley out. What fun to run in the cornfields. Scared Nancy as she wanted to chase a rabbit into the cornfield, and would not come back readily. So now she is on a long rope and has to content herself in that respect. She can still run, but only on the rope.
Early today Tom took Mel and Carol into Monticello for blood work for Mel. By the time they arrived home, the hospital called and wanted Mel to go into the hospital in Urbana. So, reluctenly Mel agree to go. Tom is taking them again so Carol won't have to drive by herself home and we are all sure Mel is going to be admitted. His level of something in the blood went up overnight instead of down and they are worried about internal bleeding. I am staying home doing the laundry and answering the phone. Cards are welcome as they let him know you are thinking of him.
Well, will try and update later but for now this is long enough.
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Hope Mel is doing better.
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