Or at least that's how it feels.
Steve left around 7:30 this morning to meet the guy who was delivering the fifth wheel. The kids and I stayed behind at the hotel to have a leisurely breakfast and pack up. The people at Camping World still needed to put some kind of plate on the trailer to make it compatible with our hitch, so we figured that Steve would come back to pick us up while they were doing that.
Then the plan was to drive up to the city two hours away where we need to register it, and then either leave this afternoon or first thing in the morning.
It looked like things were going well. Steve said there were two gouges in the kitchen cupboards, but other than that (and a few other little things we'd have to take care of), it looked great. He said the back bedroom is probably even better than we imagined. Awesome!
The plate installation was only going to take an hour...until they realized they had the wrong part. They were going to call around to the other stores in the area to see if there are any nearby. If not, they'd have the part overnighted, but obviously that pushes everything back a day.
They were supposed to let us know what the deal was an hour ago. Still no word.
Oh, and while they were moving the trailer so they could work on it, the forklift broke the electrical cable that connects the trailer to the truck. Awesome. (They are replacing it.)
Meanwhile, I had to call our vet's office, where our poor dog is being boarded. We already felt bad enough leaving her for so long, and now it's going to be even longer. I was pretty sure I had told them we'd pick her up on Sept 1, but obviously that's not happening. Because of the weekend and Labor Day, the soonest we'll get to her is the 7th. She's going to hate us.
You should do an overnight stay in it..close to the dealer..just in case something is wrong..then you could get it fixed quickly!! My hubbie said that cable better be fixed right not spliced together..are you will have problems down the road!!
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Your trailer is liable to smell really strong..with formaldhyde in it..unless it was made formaldyde free..after parking it in California..open the windows..let it air out as much as possible..also run the water for a little while before drinking it..sometimes there is junk in the lines...I only tell you this stuff because you seem to be a more protective mom than most!
Cindy and Walker
Look at it this way - at least you'll feel like you're really, truly Texas residents instead of just residents on paper! ;)
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