Tiffin - Red Bay The Work is Finished

Gerry and I were told it would be Tuesday before we got into the bay for the final work order, so we were relaxing today and just taking it easy.  Then, the phone call came at 11:05am from the service department telling us to be at Bay 18 for the work.  WHAT!  We had to finish getting ready, and then bring in the slides, jacks, etc in order to get there by 12 noon.  We lepted into overdrive and got the show on the road.  We did have to wait for the washer to finish up but made it there on time.

I pulled the MH into the bay and waited for the technicians to come back from lunch.  The first thing they did was bring in the mirrors and back the MH out of the bay and then drive it about 8 inches from some scaffolding on the wall on the drivers side.  The scaffolding on the passenger side was on wheels and pushed next to that side.  

 

 They managed to drive it in there without scratching the side walls and started work on it immediately.  The guy I talked with said they may not finish it today and I would have to come back in the morning.  We lucked out and they worked overtime and finished up the job a little after 4pm.  That was a relief.

We have one more task to take care of on Friday morning and we will pay up and be ready to leave.  However, since we are over 600 miles from Charlotte, NC (our next stop), and it's Memorial Day weekend and race weekend in Charlotte, we will not leave here until Monday.  It would be very difficult to find a campsite this weekend since school is out and families will occupy all the campgrounds.  

We want to make a stop at a special place on the the way there and may wait until Tuesday morning to leave since they won't be open on the holiday.  Then it will be one night on the road and arrive in Charlotte on Wednesday afternoon.  Not sure where we will stay for the first few days, but will find a full hookup site for the next month.  

We decided to go back to Swamp John's for lunch since we heard they had a nice buffet.  They sure did, with catfish being one of the selections.  We both ordered catfish, baked potato, hush puppies and a salad for lunch.  It was very tasty and we enjoyed the meal.

I needed to make a bathroom visit and told Gerry to not flirt with any of the locals.  When I returned she was chatting with a guy in the corner of the section where we were sitting.  He was a retired auto worker form Cleveland, OH and returned to his home town after 41 years away.  He was quite a character and we wound up talking politics and how the UAW supported Obama.   We almost solved all the worlds problems, but we had to return to the service center to see if the MH work was finished.

The local city park was decorated with American flags and all the US State flags flying in the breeze.  It was a beautiful sight and we tried to get some good pictures, but trees and cars made it difficult.  Gerry managed to get a couple and the ones below give you an idea how beautiful the display was.

Red Bay city park

Red Bay city park

We got back to the service bay  in time and had to wait for a while for them to finish the work.  Of course Gerry went in the Tiffin store and picked up some goodies.  

A very nice couple who left California and are South Dakota residents are also staying in the campground over the weekend since they couldn't get a reservation on their way to Kentucky.  We hope to go out to dinner with them and maybe check out the Coon Dog Graveyard and the nearby Rattlesnake Saloon.  It sounds like a fun trip to a couple of interesting places.