I sure LOVE the Service Center. The gals give me treats....and they even brought me out my own bottle of cold water. Yes, I'm pampered here 😉 The area in front of the building has the most lushest grass to play ball in. And Indiana provided me with the perfect temperature of weather...low 70's so I didn't have any worries about getting overheated. I was rather excited when the Service Manager told Dad that the black tank swap wouldn't be finished by quitting time on Monday as originally expected. Something about having to take out the old tank and take it to the tank manufacturer so they could make sure that the holes were cut in the right place for our model. I guess that was easier than trying to dig up the proper template for our model, but it meant extra time in the repair schedule.
We were able to sleep in our rig overnight on Monday.....but Momma nnd Dad just couldn't use the black tank. No worries, The McDonald's just up the road is open 24/7. I didn't have to share my pet walk area with them. Hee hee! A tad inconvenient, but I had my own bed/rig to sleep in and Momma didn't have to pack my overnight bag.
Dad was sure getting antsy Tuesday morning. I tired to keep him occupied with ball throwing, but he kept looking at his clock. Every time someone would come out to admire me, he thought for sure they were coming to tell him that the repairs were finished. Well, they were still doing water leak checks and making sure all was well.
Then everything was put into perspective for us. While we were sitting outside the Service Center taking a short catch my breath break, a couple arrived. They had come to the Service Center to see if they could get some assistance. They purchased a new fifth wheel 2 weeks ago. They had it parked at a campground, but they didn't stay in it last night as they live locally. A friend called them at 11 last night and told them that they had better get to the campground. One of the Montana's that was arriving for the Montana Rally scheduled to kick off on Wednesday made a late night...in the dark arrival .....and attempted ...and failed miserably .....to back into their site. They not only hit the nose of the this couple's new rig, they continued to back up and got into the bedroom slide. Can you just imagine? It's tough enough to have your unit hit, but when it is only 2 weeks in your possession!!
Now the original plan was, take the new unit to Georgia to visit the son in the air force, then travel to another state to visit daughter and get out of the snow and cold of Indiana. Notice I said ORIGINAL plan. When the nice couple came back out of the service center, they were frowning even more. They had just been told that the service center was currently scheduling into next year. They had a full schedule for this fall/winter. Oh my!!
So Dad, an extra half a day at the Service Center is certainly no big deal ....in comparison!! It's all about putting things in perspective.
Maybe if we stay here long enough, I'll get to play with the black squirrel. He sure has a pretty coat.
We traveled until about 5 pm which put us at the Service Center on the Ohio Turnpike near Amherst. They have about a dozen RV sites with electric and a dump station. You can stay the night with the honor system of putting $20 in the ticket machine.
One more overnight stop in Rockwood, PA and we will be camping for the long weekend near Hershey for the RV Show. Guess what? I just found out that Momma's sister and brother in law will be at the Hershey Show as well....but they are going to stay in a motel.
I asked Dad if he could figure out a way I could help fill up the new black tank. It would cut down on the cost of those multicolored poop collection bags they run behind me with. That would mean more $$ for dog treats for me!!
I'm Chloe
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