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Thursday, May 3, 2007

Severe Storms and Production Delays

May 3, 2007
McKinney, TX

The forecast for this week was thunderstorms every day, but they really hit last night! We spent the late afternoon doing some shopping to complement the changes we've made to the coach (area rug, entry/kitchen mats, etc.) and planned an early dinner at Carrabba's right next to the Plano PetsMart where Merlin and Maya Lynn are having fun at "Doggie Day Camp". When we came out of the restaurant, it looked threatening and when we picked them up it was "spritzing". By the time we got home, it just started to rain. Well, within 1/2 hour, we were in the middle of a severe thunderstorm. Power went on and off four times, the pups found their usual hiding places, and it rained about 3" in less than 90 minutes. It rained so hard we developed a small water leak around the shower skylight, which I'll re-seal over the next few days. The wind blew our stepladder over from where I had it standing between the back of the coach and the building; fortunately, no damage was done to either the coach or the ladder. I put the dish down since it lost the Internet signal, but I should have left it up for TV. Once it's down, it won't reposition on TV only, and the weather was too bad to find the 'Net signal.

The rest of yesterday was much less exciting. We took it easy in the morning and Geri scheduled a hair appointment for the afternoon. While she was out, I installed the software for the new camera and caught up on paying bills. Pretty routine stuff.

Today we did some more shopping (Camping World in Denton, more rug looking in Frisco and McKinney. We drove through the little downtown Historic District area in McKinney, where we'll head back over the next few days.

Next few days, you say? Wasn't the blind work supposed to be done on Friday? Au contraire. As with most service providers these days, especially around motorhomes, the time spent managing excuses exceeds the time spent doing work. Since I spent years of my working life managing and reacting to excuses, I can spot this a mile away. Although all the fabrication was supposed to be done Tuesday, it wasn't finished until today. Even though some fabrication was done Tuesday, installation didn't really begin until late this afternoon. The bottom line on all this:
  • Geri's pissed that nothing's happening
  • George is once again stuck in a situation he pledged to avoid (hanging out for service work as a group)
  • Installation will continue on Saturday and Monday
  • We'll assume that we'll still be here through Tuesday to create a buffer

Accordingly, I've adjusted our reservation in Memphis by a few days and we'll keep our fingers crossed. I've got to find a way to avoid this stuff.

1 comment:

Jacquelyn said...

I can't wait to see you guys in June!