Gerry and I arrived in Tampa 2 weeks ago and have spent so much time at Lazydays that we are thinking they should give us a paycheck. We've met at least 20 employees here and if we stay much longer we will be going to company picnic this year. I am saying the above in jest since we've gotten excellent service from Lazydays during this marathon. They have been responsive to the bulk of our requests and have also found some problems and repaired them without blinking an eye.
We are in the transfer stage moving all our stuff from the old motorhome to the new one. We are amazed at how much stuff we had crammed in the Southwind. It is a real workhorse and has a ton of storage space. Since it is a gas MH, there are more bins since the diesel MH has an extra bin for batteries and the engine takes up two spaces for bins. We do have two slide through bins that hold a number of totes and that is where the bulk of the valuables are stored. Once we get back to Maryland we will begin to pare down on our excess freight.
We've had a number of employees in the motorhome today and it will go back in Friday for an additional molding around the bedroom slide. We put it on the list and the tech found a bad spot on the front slide and replaced it. He didn't see the one in the back and will finish it tomorrow. They are very receptive to making things right, so that is fine with us.
It's looking more and more like we will leave here Sunday and make our way to Charleston, SC for a couple days and then on in to Concord, NC for a week or so. We have to get the motorhome back to MD and have it inspected and get new Maryland tags on it asap. Most likely we will have to have an extension on the temporary tags an additional 30 days.
Then I will work on getting the Class A drivers license required to drive a MH over 26,001 lbs. The license test looks like it will be very difficult to pass and has some unrealistic tasks to perform. One task is to remove the wheel covers on all wheels and insure the lugs are tight. I talked to a tech and he said his tire men couldn't do that in 20 minutes. That task is just one of many that have to be completed in 20 minutes. I just hope I don't get a new inspector who follows the rules to the T. Maryland sure doesn't make it simple to live there.
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See, living in IL has some perks. LOL. BTW, we do have room for you in the drive way and no HOA rules but since it rained today, we don't need you. Have a safe trip.
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