Got a lot done again today. Didn’t finish, but got close, except for the final detail work. I didn’t get a photo, I’ll take one tomorrow morning before we do any more.

Anyway, to celebrate, we went in to Fort Collins, besides, we needed to pick up the truck. No, they’re not done with it, but we had decided to let them do the more minor work, then go get it so we could move to the KoA in town on Sunday, and take the truck back to them on Monday, bright and early. The drive in is great:

That was the plan … and it seemed to be going SOoooo perfectly! We show up this evening, after the service department had closed, but they left it outside for us, since we have a spare set of keys, and we picked it up around seven. Now, out for dinner! Except the truck is making a new sound … a louder sound, and not a very good one. Sounds like the rear end. Well, we figure we’ll go eat and then take it back. After all, they said it should be good to drive a couple of hundred miles or so. Yeah. About five miles from the dealer, just off from a light on a slight downhill on a four lane divided road (that is under construction to add two more lanes) SCREEEEEEEEEECH!!!! And we come to a grinding halt in the left lane. Yes – the fast lane. And the rear end is locked SOLID. This truck is going NOWHERE. And Dan (our friend and guide) is gone. We can’t call his cell phone, as it’s forwarded to the cabin (no cell service out that far), so we try to text him. My phone is having none of that – I have to reboot it. The Bear calls AAA. “Oh, you’re not in Texas? In Colorado? Let me transfer youCLICK”. And … nothing. Call Good Sam. “Great, but since you were not towing the RV, it’s not covered”. Can you get us a tow anyway? “Oh, you’re stopped ON the road? No, you have to call the police”. Way to let us down, Good Sam. So we call 911. And wait. And wait.

Eventually, a guy shows up and puts on yellow lights. He’s a cop, but not a cop … Community service vehicle, though he IS police. I ask HIM to call a tow truck, which is probably the best thing I’ve done all night – they are required to show up in less than 20 minutes – he shows up in 15, though it seemed like forever … and it’s starting to rain. Could it get any better?

Well, the guy takes us back to the dealership

and he drops it off. Of course, before he can do that, The Bear takes a header off the tow truck cab and lands on her side in the parking lot. Ouch. I eventually help her back up, but sadly without a photo, even though I was ready to take the one that ended up being the above. Would have been more exciting to get a shot of her, but I may not have survived that.

So – exciting day. I’m tired. VERY tired.