Things are looking up

I�ve been at Premiere RV in Scott, LA, for six days, and have to admit that I was getting a little down in the dumps about how long I would be here to get everything on my list taken care of on the rig.  When I checked with the office this morning, they predicted that the new MCD shades that were ordered wouldn�t be in until sometime next week.  Ugh!  I�m not in a colossal rush to get to northwest Minnesota considering they are still buried under snow, but I was hoping to leisurely make my way up north.  Sitting in this parking lot for over another week just didn�t brighten me up much.

                                      (Most of tonight�s pictures are from my time at Okefenokee.)

Over the weekend, I tried to do some laundry using my Splendide washer/dryer in the rig.  Since I didn�t have hot water because of the broken check valve, I decided to just use cold water.  Nice idea, but it didn�t work.  I put in the clothes, detergent and softener, and hit the start button.  The machine worked away, but no water ever entered the wash basin.    I had noticed in the past that no matter what water temperature I chose, the water in the washer was always hot.  Now that the check valve didn�t work, I didn�t get any water at all.  I suppose it�s best that I find these things out while I�m at a repair facility, but it just didn�t do anything for my morale. 

I reported that problem as well when I checked in at the office this morning.  I was told the owner, Billy, would be working on my rig today without moving me into a service bay, so I sat and waited.  Turns out he was out and about finding me a new check valve that is all brass inside and out, so it shouldn�t ever break down again.  The three I�ve had before had plastic parts and a spring inside that ultimately quickly broke.

By the middle of the afternoon, I finally had hot water again!  Yahoo!  Not only that, but he quickly fixed the washer/dryer.  It turned out that the water lines were switched somehow.  That meant when I chose cold water, it meant hottest water.  I�m sure glad that is fixed.

Then, Billy did some tweaking on the MCD shades I had installed here previously.  A former employee installed them, and they had become loose, and I was afraid they would fall down as I drove down the road.  Now, they�re as good as new.

My new set of tires for the rig have arrived at the tire place, so I�m hoping to get those taken care of tomorrow.  Then, just before closing, Billy�s wife Helen came to the rig to report that my new MCD shades had already been shipped from Texas.  So, things are looking up!  With a little luck, I may be on my way by Friday.  Sweet!  Now my mind is reeling with the possibilities of places I will have time to visit along the way north.  That sure pepped me up.

I�m running a load of wash right now, and soon will have my first hot shower in two weeks.  Life is good!

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Thanks for stopping by� talk to you later,  Judy