Nail Chewing - RV-Dreams Community Forum

Mike and Gloria · RV-Dreams Family Member

Nail Chewing

Workinrvers · RV-Dreams Family Member

Looks like you are experiencing just another "speed bump" in the life of a fulltimer and sounds like you are handeling it well. Trust me, we all have them.

It's nice that you have the opportunity to help out your family and it also gives you the chance to get your rig repaired. Sounds like it's working out well and you will be back "home" soon.

Mike and Gloria · RV-Dreams Family Member

I know - another speed bump. Life goes bumping along. And on the plus side I am able to spread out and get some BIG sewing done while we're here.

Thankfully, our rig is going to be parked at our son's place when it comes out of the repair shop. The space that was supposed to be cleared here, isn't, and the attitude is "Well, it's a little tight but you'll be fine." We're not taking the chance. And it will give us a few days good visit with our son before we head West.

bjoyce · RV-Dreams Family Member

Mike and Gloria wrote:
Thankfully, our rig is going to be parked at our son's place when it comes out of the repair shop. The space that was supposed to be cleared here, isn't, and the attitude is "Well, it's a little tight but you'll be fine." We're not taking the chance. And it will give us a few days good visit with our son before we head West.

I suspect that your son figured you would do the clearing if it wasn't right, so he did not have to do the work himself. If he asks you to do more around the place you can say you are tired from clearing the brush and don't have much energy left.

Mike and Gloria · RV-Dreams Family Member

It isn't at our son's place that the space wasn't ready. It's here at Mike's sister's. We were supposed to bring the rig here from the repair shop and then stay in it for 2 or 3 days after his sister returns from South Africa on the 2nd of July. But his sister and her husband didn't do the cleaning up that they said they would - and expect us to do it - including pushing a big, full-sized work van that won't start out of the way. Nope, not gonna happen.

Son's place is pristine so it's going there instead.

Terry and Jo · RV-Dreams Family Member

First of all, quit chewing the nails. Those are reserved for digging into the dashboard when driving into a "traffic situation" or negotiating a mountain pass. (Preferably the mountain pass.)

Bumps and hiccups and detours are a part of life regardless of where one lives. We spent 3 years getting our house sold to move into our coach. Then the other day, we got a call from Jo's sister. They had "mentioned" that they were selling their house, NEVER GOT A REALTOR, and word of mouth led a buyer to them in just a few months.

Did I say I hate my in-laws???? (Not really.) But, we are going to go help them move from western Kansas to Canon City, Colorado. (Colorado - - - did I say I hate my in-laws? [Just kidding, again,]) I think that when we help them move, I'll short-sheet them.

Huh. I wonder how many people now-a-days know what is meant when one says "short-sheeting?"

Considering what some other RV Dreamers have had in the way of damage to their rigs, I'd say that your experience isn't too serious. Howard's June 19, 2011 journal entry was about a couple losing their Mobile Suites to a fire.

We are wishing you a lot better luck from here on and keep the experiences in mind in the future to avoid duplications.

Terry

Mike and Gloria · RV-Dreams Family Member

I've 'white-knuckled' it through traffic situations - usually Mike is driving during those but I got caught once. Haven't negotiated mountain passes yet but it's on the agenda for this summer. We'll see.

So Nail Chewing probably wasn't the best title for the post. We are concerned because there may be complications with our repairs that could open a whole can of worms. We're just taking it a day at a time and trying to be positive but occasionally feel overwhelmed with all the other issues we're dealing with (i.e., in-laws). Really looking forward to getting back into our rolling condo.

Feel bad for the couple that just had their 5th wheel burn up in a fire. More than distressing to them, I'm sure, but bottom line....they're safe. People can't be replaced but things can. Hope they're back on the road soon.