We got up early (for me) this morning, around 7:30 and got the motor home ready for the trip to Camping World to have the fridge repaired. I got dressed, had a cup of coffee, and took
my morning meds. I was outside about
8:00 AM when Tom, the tour’s Tail Gunner, walked over to see what I was
doing. I told Tom about my fridge problem
and having to take the coach to Camping World. Tom told me about a local RV service center
that would come to the coach instead of me having to take the coach to the service
center. I believe there is some old
saying that may be applicable in this situation, something about taking a mountain to Mohammed?
Anyway, I called the service, described the problem, made an appointment, called Camping World and canceled that appointment, and then sat down and worried about whether I had done the right thing or not. I knew who Camping World was, but had no clue about the RV Mobile Home Center in Harlingen. As I sat there worrying, I became very sleepy and decided that what I needed, having gotten up so early that morning, was a morning nap. Four hours after laying down I was rudely awakened by Carol Ann informing me that it was 1:00 PM. I was still quite groggy and began feeling that something just wasn’t right, it was like I had been drugged or something. That's when the awful truth began to dawn on me! Me, a pharmacist, had taken my night meds this morning instead of my morning meds! The night meds included 10 mg of zolpidem (brand name Ambien), a “sleeping pill”! I HAD been drugged! By myself! Stupid, stupid, me!
Anyway, I called the service, described the problem, made an appointment, called Camping World and canceled that appointment, and then sat down and worried about whether I had done the right thing or not. I knew who Camping World was, but had no clue about the RV Mobile Home Center in Harlingen. As I sat there worrying, I became very sleepy and decided that what I needed, having gotten up so early that morning, was a morning nap. Four hours after laying down I was rudely awakened by Carol Ann informing me that it was 1:00 PM. I was still quite groggy and began feeling that something just wasn’t right, it was like I had been drugged or something. That's when the awful truth began to dawn on me! Me, a pharmacist, had taken my night meds this morning instead of my morning meds! The night meds included 10 mg of zolpidem (brand name Ambien), a “sleeping pill”! I HAD been drugged! By myself! Stupid, stupid, me!
Fortunately, I was more awake when the RV service tech showed up a little after 2:00 PM. As it
turned out the guy was really quite good. After about two hours he had corrected the problem and billed me $173.03
for labor and parts. The problem was not
the thermocouple or circuit board after all.
It was something much simpler. The
gas-burner’s flu was blocked by a deteriorated flu baffle (your guess is as
good as mine), which had to be replaced. He also replaced a broken defrost drain tube.
I was very relieved to have the fridge back in working order. I would need it in Mexico and not going to Camping World saved me a lot of trouble, time, and
probably money. After such a tough day I
decided that I really needed another nap.
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