I wish I had some lovely pictures to show you, but I‘ve been lazy. Not really, but I don’t have Photoshop on my computer right now. While I did download Gimp, I‘m just not in the mood. Perhaps later this week. No promises though.
I‘ve been very busy, but in the very best possible way. However, there have been a few more bumps since my transmission blew and I am still in Vandalia.
WHAT? I know. I have been tremendously lucky though. The weather has been fantastic, the spot I have is absolutely perfect. It has been raining the last 2 days and I LOVE it. That means probably no neighbors this weekend, my dogs aren’t bugging me to go chase squirrels every 15 minutes and I can listen to the rain on my roof while drinking delicious coffee. It isn’t tin, but close enough.
So, to the good stuff. A week or so ago, I had to make a pretty long drive. About an hour. I picked up some new running shoes and replaced my UP band for a FitBit. (Not recommending either at this point since I am not 100% satisfied with either). On the way back and stopped at the shooting range and had a great target. I also spent the day with la niece. Everything was fantastic and I felt like it was my luckiest day ever…That is always a bad feeling.
My RV was shaking really badly and I was getting pretty nervous. Next thing I knew, bam! Something dropped from the engine and dragged on the road. All I could think was the transmission. I called Good Sam. I was on the phone with them for 45 minutes before they even called a tow truck. I had talked to 3 different people. The first thing out of my mouth was that I was in a dangerous situation. The interstate was really busy and a semi was coming every 5 seconds. None of them were getting over even when they could and a shocking majority were swerving onto the shoulder behind me before getting back in the lane. I‘m usually fairly calm in emergencies, but this was ridiculous. By the time it had been over an hour and a tow truck was not on the way, I lost my cool. They actually never got a tow truck to come. Ms. Smartypants has 2 roadside assistance plans though.
Actually, my insurance made me get a road side plan and I had already paid for Good Sam and just didn’t get around to canceling it. However, I didn’t even need mine. A relative used their AAA account before I had a chance to get Progressive on the phone. AAA had a tow truck on the way within 15 minutes of talking to me. Yeah.
Traffic had died down enough that I could get out of the RV. 2 hours later. I saw that it was just my tire. The tread had blown off, gone under the RV and must have hit something, caught, and dragged for a bit. It also tore off all the stuff in the wheel well. I felt silly for thinking it was the engine, but it‘s understandable after the previous breakdown. I did consider the tire when the RV was shaking, but once I heard something “fall out” of the engine and drag, I thought for sure my luck had not changed.
My niece came to pick me up and we hung out at a gas station to await the tow truck.
He had a tire so he changed it and I was on my merry little way.
I‘ll fill you in on the rest tomorrow.