Hurry Up and Wait . . .

. . . seems to be the mode we’re now in. I talked to the Service Manager this morning (he was off last Thursday and Friday) to try and get an idea on what was going on with things.

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I mentioned that I was told Friday  they were having trouble finding a replacement airbag, but he didn’t know of any problem. Just to be sure, I had called Spartan this morning and got the price and part numbers and gave them to him. Spartan has them in stock and ready to ship.

He said that the real slowdown was dealing with the insurance company and getting things approved. But that’s the first I’ve heard of that problem.

A little after 11am we headed out for Taco Don’s. Blog readers Jim and Zee Hamm had invited us to have lunch with them, saying that it’s one of their favorite places.

Jim and Zee Hamm

And it’s now one of ours.

Jan said her Two Chile Rellanos Combo was delicious and perfectly done.

Taco Don's 2

I could certainly agree with her on the Chile Rellano since I had the Chile Rellano and Tamale Combo.

Taco Don's 1

Also very good.

Hopefully we’ll have a chance to go back again.

Jan and I had a great time getting to know Zee and Jim, spending most of our time talking about our favorite authors and books, and comparing booklists. Finally parting company, we talked about getting together for brunch at Cowgirl in the Kitchen, a place that we all like, as it turns out. Hopefully we’ll be able to make it happen.

BTW Jim is the one that suggested that, since we talk so much about the places we eat, we should change our blog slogan from “We wish you could see what we see” to “Eating Our Way Across The USA.” That works for us.

On our way to lunch, we had passed a large True Value Hardware, so coming home we stopped to check it out.

This is maybe the biggest  True Value I’ve seen, the size of a grocery store. And it had everything. I was looking for a screw extractor, and Jan was just looking.

When they repaired the shredded wiring on our coach while we were gone to Illinois, they said that the grab bar light wasn’t working. I knew it was working before the blowout because I leave it on all the time. So I figured it was the blub.

But when I tried to take the handle apart to check the bulb, the top screw would’t budge. I sprayed some penetrating oil on it and left if overnight. But it still wouldn’t turn and the screw head starting wallowing out.

All the extractors I have were too big so I wanted to pick up a smaller one. Then Jan and I spent some time just wandering the place. It’s that big.

I waited ‘til later in the evening after it had cooled off a little to get the stuck screw out. The bulb was bad, but the real problem is that the socket is not getting power. So I’ll have them take a look at it again.

Tomorrow looks like a Sam’s / Walmart run, and may be Chinese. We’ll see.

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Thought for the Day:

In 1976, Ronald Wayne sold his 10% share of Apple for $800. Today that 10% share is worth $58,065,210,000. That’s 58 Billion with a ‘B’.

Makes your day seem a whole lot better now, doesn’t it.

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