We are stopped in Ogallala, Nebraska for a few days, and not by choice.
We were planning on staying overnight, but driving to the campground I had to make a hard stop. After starting again I heard a banging noise every time I decelerated or accelerated. After pulling into the campground and unhitching, I looked at the part of the hitch on the camper. It was bent and did not look right. This part we just had installed a year ago.
Of course, this is Friday at 4PM and the factory that installed it is closed. So here we sit in the middle of Cowboy country for the weekend and beyond. Monday (the 13th) we have an appointment at the New Horizons factory which of course, we will miss. I am sure we can push it back a few days.
I guess it seems like we are having a lot of breakdowns, but look at it this way. We have covered (so far) over 10,000 miles pulling our house behind us over some of the worst roads in the US. Things are going to break, I guess. Our schedule is flexible, so a few days here and there is not critical.
We have our satellite TV, internet, phone, and we can even rent DVDs. Plus we have each other, so is it really not that bad.
But is still sucks!!
So if you are dealt lemons, let’s make lemonade.
Update. This is Tuesday (the 14th), we spoke to the Trail Air factory and the hitch is only covered for 90 days because it was bought as a part, even thought they installed it. But they are conditionally going to cover it if after we send the part back and they inspect it to see that it has not been abused.
So they are sending the new part out today. I offered to pay next day shipping. The only problem is, next day is over $600. It is one heavy part. We elected to pay for 2 day, which is $300. If we did not have an appointment I would have left it at Ground and paid nothing.
Now for the Lemonade.
If you are not a Big City snob and just look at this part of the country for what it is, it is really beautiful. Everyone we meet is very friendly. Evan if I am told that Fox News is their favorite cable channel.
Yesterday we went to Lake McConaughy. It was formed when, in 1940, a hydro electric dam was build to produce power and supply water for irrigation to the Ogallala area. It is a beautiful lake with great camping, fishing and boating.
I learned something about farming. For one thing Tractors. They come in all sizes and shapes. They are like Tonka toys, just a lot more expensive. You can configure them any way you want and they have great attachments. They come with A/C, GPS and all of the boy toys you can think of.
These are great people here. There is a lot to see outside of NYC. Don’t get me wrong, I did not turn conservative. But there are a lot of great, hard working Americans in the US. Everyone should tour the country.
Monday evening we went to the state fair.
It is now Tuesday at 2:30PM local time and I still have not gotten an email that the part was shipped. The factory is in Goshen, Indiana and they are on EDT.
I am slowly getting more and more ANNOYED !!!!
Life is good down the Roan Road…
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