[A/S] Re: Pearl is Home!

["Patricia V. Raimondo" <praimond@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi All,

I wish I could say it was an uneventful trip to Jackson Center but 
then, it wouldn't be my kind of road trip! Yep, the Suburban died. I 
made the 12 hour trip on Sun. to the plant with no problems. Left at 
5AM pulled in at 3:30PM. (after a stop at Garden Ridge looking for 
those damn Flamingo's!! Out of stock) Next morning, (don't worry I'm 
getting to Pearl!!) got up early to get first in line for service and 
the Suburban was dead. Mind you when I last spoke to the Chevy service 
manager, the problem he said was with the remote start and not with the 
truck. I had the starter disconnected so I made the trip thinking I was 
OK. (in hind site, I was lucky it didn't die on the way!) I called the 
alarm guy, he said, Hey with the disconnect it couldn't be the remote 
start. I then called the Chevy service dept. and was told that on Fri. 
the only way they could start the Sub was to crawl under the engine and 
BANG the starter motor while cranking the ignition key!!!!! Yeah, they 
let me drive to Ohio, knowing I went to tow a trailer back, with the 
start problem unsolved! So, four Airstream mechanics came out to the 
terraport to help me start the truck and the youngest guy who had been 
a truck mechanic, crawled under the Sub and banged the starter motor 
while I cranked the ignition key! Started right up! With it running I 
knew I couldn't turn it off again so  the Sub was ON from 10AM till 2Am 
the next day when I got home!!!!!!! (when I stopped for gas I left the 
truck running and used the "facilities" in Pearl!)

On to Pearl! The plant did an outstanding job accomplishing everything 
on my wish list! My 54 Flying Cloud now has: black/grey holding tank, 
12 volt system with converter, air conditioner, two Fantastic Fans, 
fresh water holding tank, pump, all new wiring, TV antenna, Zip Dee 
awning, new step, new tires with rims, axle, electric jack, BAL 
stabilizers, electric brakes, brake-a-way wire, new circuit breakers, 
new electrical outlet with cord, hot water heater, new Dometic 2-way 
fridge, new mattress, new sub flooring, Reese stabilizers, and numerous 
small stuff like replacing non-aluminum rivets, waste hose carrier 
under the belly, new facets in bath and kitchen, new Sealand toilet, 
replacing gaskets, they did it all!!!!!!!! AND they went above and 
beyond making shelves in the closets for me, a spot above the new 
fridge for a microwave, a table around the fresh water tank to put the 
TV on. Really personal touches! I can't say enough about the service 
dept.! The trailer is all I ever hoped it could be!  All that's left is 
for me is to polish her!!

Oh, by the way, I not only saw Wally's gold trailer BUT I got to go 
inside!!! I took digital photo's so when I come up for air I'll post 
them somewhere for all to see!

Patti (very tired but happy!)