On to Whitehouse--and Back Again

We got up early again this morning to finish getting ready for our move to Whitehouse.(Hey, we're retired, and 5:30 a.m. is the middle of the night for us!)When we hitched the Majestic up to the newly modified truck, we were very glad to see a nice wide clearance between the bottom of the fifth wheel overhang to the truck bed rails. Instead of 4 1/2" at most, we now have 8". It will be wonderful not to have to worry about hitting the trailer with the truck (or vice versa) whenever we pull across uneven ground.

When we left our of our site at RV Parks R Us, we said goodbye to the manager couple and headed first to Mallory Propane. Both of our 40 lb. tanks needed to be filled. The folks at Mallory were very friendly and helpful. They lifted the tanks down to fill them and then lifted them back onto the trailer.

They asked where we were going, and we said we were heading south for the winter, but first had an appointment at Pro One Automotive in Whitehouse. Two of the guys immediately said some very positive things about Pro One. Everyone we talked with has had a really good opinion of the business, which makes us feel confident that we're putting our trailer in good hands.

The trip to Whitehouse wasn't too long--it's less than 10 miles south of the Tyler loop. When we arrived, two guys immediately came out to guide us into a spot in the driveway between their two buildings. We filled out some paperwork and talked with David, one of the co-owners, about our brake problems. He asked if we had a manual for our DirectLink brake controller. We carry that in the truck, so we were able to give it to him quickly.

He went inside, and we waited. They obviously had lots of business, with several vehicles being worked on. We waited quite a long time, wondering if anything was actually going to happen with our problem. Then David came out to talk with us. He had been reading the manual and talking with Alan at Tucon. He presented a plan of action involving some extensive tests that Alan had suggested. We felt immediately that he seemed to know what he was doing. Although he did warn us that it might be a week or more, we're confident that they will get to the bottom of our problems and actually get a repair that deals with the cause and not just the symptoms.

David suggested that we might be more comfortable back in Tyler for the weekend. We're scheduled to return Monday morning. Meanwhile we're back at RV Parks R Us for another three nights. Good thing we paid for a month!


Our walk this afternoon took us past a store called "Another Man's Treasure." Of course we had to check it out. It turned out to be one of those "mini-mall" type of antique and collectible stores where several sellers have separate booth areas. We enjoyed looking but didn't actually find anything to buy.