Our RV Travels

Updates on our Full-Time RV'ing lifestyle. Feel free to add your comments, replies and stories of your own.

Sunday, October 30, 2011

Follow up

Our last post was from Loretta's daughters where we picked up mail and had supper and nice visit.  However it had turned dark by the time we were ready to leave.  Due to the congestion in the drive, I opted to back out onto the road.  But some limbs hanging over the drive confused me and I backed off the right side of the drive striking a large fence post.  When I pulled away, the lower rear panel on the truck bed was pulled loose.  As it was dark, I couldn't evaluate the damage but it appeared that it wouldn't be any problem driving to Chapel Hill.  The next morning I looked and it appeared that repairs might be extensive.  So I reported it to insurance company.  They got back to me later when we were in Lewisburg for our shopping trip.  A body shop there was recommended so I went there for estimate.  

I was informed that repairs would be less than the deductible.  So Monday I left truck there after a rental was arranged with Enterprise.  Tuesday, I received call that I could pick the truck up so returned the rental to Columbia and was delivered to Lewisburg.  They had only made temporary repairs which cost well under $100.00 but from a short distance one cannot even see the damage.  Final repairs will be made when we get back in the spring when hopefully our finances will be better able to pay for it.  The LORD sure looks out for us as I expected to have to come up with the whole repair at this time.

We have started our autumn doctor routines.  Loretta has had a few appointments and Friday I went to the Vanderbilt Clinic at 100 Oaks for pre-op in preparation for bladder biopsy next month.  So far, everything is looking good.  Again on the way Friday another miracle happened.  We stopped at the Transfer Station with some trash.  Upon leaving, we saw steam coming from the hood.  I opened it to find a pin hole in the water line to the air compressor spraying water.  We were only about a mile from the Service shop in Chapel Hill.  So we returned and had the damaged hose replaced.  Had we been farther along our way, a tow truck would have had to be summoned and I would have missed my appointment.  Thank the LORD again, he sure rides with us.
Mostly the weather has been great with summer-like days last week.  This week has been cooler and yesterday didn't get out of the 40's.  We did have a light freeze both last week and last night.  So I did disconnect the water hose just in case.  It looks as if I will get a few more green tomatoes even though the vines have been killed as the weather is supposed to warm up a bit.  

Today was our 2nd visit to Rays Chapel new facility.  It is much better than the old church and the congregation has increased a lot.  Still not many youngsters attending, hopefully that will change.  And of course we have been doing our weekly shopping trips, a bit of visiting and tending to the usual tasks around the place in addition to lunches at the Chapel Hill Senior Center.  I use the exercise room there and we enjoy visiting.
I guess that gets us up to date again


 Truck before repair
 View from our window
 Truck after temporary repair

GOD Bless
Andy and Loretta
W2UCZ4@gmail.com
RVLoretta@gmail.com
http://RVTravel.blogspot.com

Thursday, October 13, 2011

Back in Tennessee

Well, we finished our stay in Western NY with a couple of nights in the 30's.  Some frost in the valleys, but none on the hilltop.  Lowest there was about 37 degrees. 

The problem with the truck may not have been injectors which would have been very expensive.  It appeared to be problem with electrical connection from the Electronic Control Module to the injectors.  Cleaning and lubricating those connectors appears to have the problem under control.  Too bad we didn't try that earlier as a lot of time and money was spent on addressing the situation.  I did have the truck serviced and tires rotated in preparation for travel.  When the wheels were off, a leaking axle seal was found.  So a week later, I took it back for that and in replacing that the brake caliper was found to be in bad shape.  We were without wheels 2 days waiting for that very expensive part to arrive.  But shouldn't have to worry about that seizing up at the worst possible time.  In fact that did happen on the other side several years a couple of days before Christmas and we parked in the repair shop for about a week.

I think I mentioned in last post that we had attended my 60th Class reunion and the Teamsters Retirees Picnic.  We also made a few of the retirees luncheons, a Pig Roast at my grandson's, Loretta's family reunion and a wedding on her side of the family.  We also visited several friends, but as Loretta was under the weather at times didn't begin to get all the way around.  Of course some dining out with friends and shopping trips.

We left Monday and spent 2 nights on the road with great weather and no vehicle challenges.  Monday night we spent in a truck stop near Berkshire, OH and I attempted to assist the RV'ers next to me with an electrical problem.  In doing so, we discovered that they lived only about 3 miles from where we had spent the summer.  Small world isn't it.  We arrived at our destination near Chapel Hill, TN yesterday afternoon, taking a bit of a detour as a truck fire and accident had I-65 blocked all day.  I was able to get parked and completely set up yesterday afternoon.

Today we had lunch at the Senior Center and then came to Loretta's daughters to pick up our mail and join them for supper, stopping for propane at Texas T Campground on the way.  Tomorrow will be the day to stock up on groceries again.  And we are looking forward to Sunday when we get to attend Ray's Chapel UMC in the new location in Unionville, TN

Guess that is about it for now
GOD Bless
Andy and Loretta
W2Ucz4@gmail.com
RVLoretta @gmail.com
http://RVTravel.blogspot.com