Those steps shouldn’t look like that…
My motorhome steps are automatic – they retract when the door closes and electronically whoooosshh out when the door opens. In this ultra-cold, they have been a bit slow. They have not been retracting or extending fully – I knew this…. I headed out yesteday afternoon for propane in anticipation of 2 storms due which are predicted to be snow “events”. I stayed a little too close to the right side of the driveway…
….the culprit or the victim – depending on your perspective…
…body work…but, hey!! – do you see the reflection of the woods in the bay door to the left of the steps?? – kinda cool!
As far as I got…
The mangled steps on top of the cheap, ugly gutters that I removed from the house and garage, on top of the remnants of the ugly front porch railings that I removed…all waiting for a person with a truck to take to the dump. Well, a girl can dream…
I have Good Sam RV Roadside service and a very competent person arrived only 4 hours after I called…a FedEx truck had to be extracted from a ditch before me and possibly a few other roadside disasters. It was dark and 7ish by the time he arrived. He donned coveralls, rolled under the Winnebago and proceeded to extract the demolished steps. Then he helped guide me in backing the beast into her spot adjacent to the garage.
Nice tow truck Good Sam person also fetched the removed steps while I fiddled around getting the beast exactly where I wanted her.
I proceeded to empty all of the stuff that would not take well to freezing. Electric supplemental heat is protecting the fresh water bay. The propane is low enough that I wasn’t sure whether the furnace would run through the night, hence the emptying.
Today is another day…. Weather permitting, I’ll try for propane. The steps: new ones must be ordered and that may have to wait a bit. Yes, I wanted to cry a few times, but really, in the whole scheme of things, it is a “minor” glitch. No blood was shed – and who knows??? – considering a FedEx vehicle landed in a ditch, perhaps losing my steps and staying in my own driveway prevented some worse disaster.
Onward!
Ann… you are one brave woman! I would hate to think what I would have done! When I read your snippets last night… I wondered what had happened… hence.. the wine on the porch…thanks for …”the rest of the story” I probably would have needed more than a glass.
Happy Christmas Eve!
Oops!
It does seem that you were meant to stay home.
Sounds like you handled it well.
Ann, Ouch is right! I hate when things break on expensive stuff. One of my horses once made a hoof mark in the camper door of my horse trailer. I was livid! Guess who provoked it? My sweet Ruby dog was chasing my loose horse around and when my horse stopped next to my trailer wham! Kick was meant for the dog, yikes, but the door got the hoof instead!
Have you ever been stuck with your RV? Hope you get your steps fixed soon. Insured maybe? You never know.
Oh well, sheet happens.
Have a very Merry Christmas!
Amy
Amy,
Stuck once in the RV in Casper, WY … making a tight turn into my spot at the RV Park. They had had a big storm, then wind – the park had been plowed but kept drifting over. I had the Jeep in tow so couldn’t back up – but I grew up in Ohio – getting unstuck out of OH muck snow…I rocked the beast, prayed and swore and got in my spot. Also a near miss getting into a gas station in WY – slightly uphill…more praying and swearing…
Yes, Insurance should cover less deductible.
Yep, it happens and this, like most accidents because I wasn’t thinking what I was doing – thinking ahead about getting out and back, rethinking my whole “keep the rv warm” scenario, etc., etc. And I know better :) !!!
Ouch is right! I wanted to cry just looking at that. Have a Merry Christmas! In your beautiful paradise!
Yes, I think you are right! The mishap with the steps kept you home, safe and warm. Wine on the porch in the winter sounds great! Did you save me a glass? Oh, I’ll bring my own and some to share!
We had a chance to use Good Sam in August of 2006 when we broke a spring on our 35 ft fifth wheel 80 miles from Tok Alaska. The guy fixed our trailer on the side of the road, out in the middle of the wilderness!
A blessed Christmas to you!
Hmm….I think I’d rather have cows to take care of in the winter than a motorhome!
Good attitude you mustered up…..yes, things could always be worse.