Rainy Day

We were up and out of our trailer by 7:00 this morning. Today was the day to work on our top priority: our brakes. It was cold and rainy, so once they moved our rig into the shop, they closed the door, so we really couldn't tell what was being done. On our morning walk we wore our Tilley hats and jackets. At that point it wasn't raining too hard. We walked over to Owl's Nest and saw Bruce and Mary Sue's home snug in a nice pull-thru. We didn't want to disturb them, so we walked on by, checking out the park. It looks like most spaces are occupied by long-term renters.

We spent lots of time in the customer lounge today. Chris was working on her laptop, and we chatted for a while about some of the issues she is dealing with educating employees about changes in their retirement plans and new procedures for accruing time off for holidays, vacations, and sick pay. She has worked in the nonprofit sector largely because she believed in the mission of the organizations she has worked for and with.

After lunch the Emersons came in to say goodbye. Their Summit was hitched up and they were ready to pull out. We're hoping to see them in Kerrville at the New Horizons Owners Group rally next April.

Jerry and Chris also went on their way in their new Majestic. They planned to drive pretty much straight through to the Outer Banks to salvage as much of their vacation as possible. We're hoping to see them again somewhere down the road.

Ken U. talked with us about the problems they found with the brakes. They fixed everything, but are still puzzled about how the brake failures could have occurred. One rather rare possibility is that the brake pads just separated from the metal and fell off. Ken U. is filing a claim with Dexter.

We went out this evening with Bruce and Mary Sue and Willis and Rebecca to Cracker Barrel for dinner. The food was good, the company even better. After dinner we had fun clowning around in the store, trying on the funny hats and checking out the 80% off tables. Then we came back to our Majestic to give Bruce and Mary Sue the grand tour. They were gracious in complimenting us on our home. In fact, they may decide to get some of the MCD shades like we have to replace the worn out pleated shades in their unit. We all sat around and talked some more. What a nice way to spend an evening.
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Tony worked on some finish issues today and some other things were done, but it's clear that the work won't be completed by tomorrow. We'll be coming back after the Escapade.

Pat and Kathy are staying in a motel tonight. Of course they're not happy about that. Their rig is in the paint booth. They've been here two weeks now, after being told that their work could be done in three days. Just too many people in for service.