Life With Abby and Robbie

We've been sharing the customer lounge the last few days with fellow New Horizons owners Lynn and Stuart and their two rescue greyhounds, Abby and Robbie. The dogs have started to consider the lounge part of "home," so when strangers come to the door, they bark fiercely to protect their territory. Once they get to know someone, they are happy to be petted and made much of.

We have been saved from another potential disaster. Dan, one of the service employees, just happened to notice that the pin was missing from the connection between the hitch receiver and the bike rack. Eeks! The whole thing, bikes and all, could have fallen off anytime, becoming a major road hazard for any vehicles behind us. I found a hitch pin in our storage area, and Dan helped me install it. Thanks, Dan!

We decided that what we really need is a locking hitch pin, so we went to Walmart to pick one up. We found a really nice straight one that actually has a 3.5" clear space, wide enough to use in our F450 receiver to retain the inner sleeve. We've been looking for one for months now, to no avail, since Ford's 2.5" hitch is wider than standard. We were really happy to find one that will work. Now we'll go back and buy another for the bike rack.

We're hoping to get our exterior repairs done tomorrow so we can leave Saturday morning.