Hi, Everyone.  We are still in Red Bay, Al waiting in line to get some warranty work done.  We were able to get a window replaced with one that opens.  Apparently new rules for motorhomes require an emergency window that opens for fast exit but can’t be used daily.  Tiffin said that they could sell us a new window assembly but they couldn’t install it.  But across the street there was an independent that could do it.

While I was at the indepent shop I talked to an owner of a coach that looked like a shark bit off half of the front end.  He was driving up from Dallas, Tx at night and a deer jumped out from the median and ran right into him.  Major damage to the front end cap.  His insurance co. will have to pay for a complete front end plus all new paint.  It is a really big job but the job will be finished in four days.

The company makes their front and rear end caps in Mississippi and his will be here in a day and a half.  This is the main reason why we traded motorhomes as our old unit was manufactured by a co. that is now out of business.  Who knows where a replacement part could be found.  This co. can manuf. any part for  their motorhomes going back to 1980!  

We took a tour of the manufacturing plant where they complete and ship 11 new units each day.  I have never seen such dedication to getting things right the first time.  I’ll put a couple of pictures on that show how these things are put together.

We have been watching the weather forecast closely as the storm that originated in your neck of the woods is right over New Orleans and moving our way.  We are hoping to be out of here in the next couple of days so hopefully we’ll miss the storm all together.

We had lunch at a BBQ joint today for lunch and it was fantastic.  We are addicted to sweet tea.  We split a pulled pork sandwich (on white bread of course) with potato salad .  Both to die for.

Sorry that there is not much excitement to report.  We are just sitting here with at least 100 of our best friends waiting to get into service.  There are 58 service bays that are constantly moving vehicles in and out.  Very impressive.

This morning around 8:00 there was a huge bang outside and all of the workers that heard it ran outside to see what was going on.  I heard one guy say “ I thought that we were going to be “keeled.”  Such is the continuing trouble understanding the language down here.

The noise came from a blown transformer servicing the park where we are all staying.

Bye for now.

Grandpa