Stop To Go

Well we have discovered the best way to go is to be able to stop….the RV that is. Here we are a week from the launch and James is working on the brakes. Last week we were moving our big girl around to get her out of the sink holes she was creating and James noticed he was having a really difficult time getting her to back up or move forward. Then he heard it, the whining of the brakes. We moved her into better positioning and then took off the wheels to check out the brakes. Wouldn’t you know it; the driver side brake was burnt up! There was hardly anything to it. Well heck! There goes MORE of our fuel funds out the window. Fortunately, the cost of the parts wasn’t as bad as it could have been. It was kind of a bugger finding them, or getting them in once we found them.

The first store wanted to charge us $60 for a brake line where as their competitor was only charging $25, yet neither place had it in stock and would have to order it from their warehouse. The earliest we could get the part in would be Wednesday, ummmm that is cutting it a bit close and is rough on James when he has to work all day. We shopped around and finally found a place that charged only $20 bucks and would be able to get the part in on Monday. The other part we picked up on Sat. afternoon only to find out it was the wrong part. When we took it back, one of the knowledgeable people was working and found out they could have BOTH the parts we needed in the store by Sunday morning.

Now all we have to do is run around and return pieces parts we don’t need. Thankfully, that will get us some much needed money back for the gas fund.

The repair seems to be going rather quickly which is a good thing. Once again I am glad we found out about the brakes BEFORE we were on the road. That would be a real bugger to try and repair on the road. As much as I’m eager to get out of here, I like the thought of being able to stop once we get there.

As of right now, things are looking pretty good for departure, but who knows what the next few days will bring. For now, I plan to start taking down photos and wrapping up dishes etc. we won’t be using for the next week. Busy work will make the time go by much faster, don’t you agree? Hopefully, my next post will be one reporting we are ready for take off.

Thanks so much for stopping by and stay tuned for more exciting events of the RV Project.