Day #65 – Fetching the winter clothes

Sarasota FL

Okay, we’ve purchased a new truck so now what? Obviously we want to get on the road as soon as possible. As much as we want to head to Port Charlotte, hitch up our RV and get on the road, we can’t. We first need to deliver our current truck to Beth in Pittsburgh. If we’re going to Pittsburgh, we need warm clothes, which are in the trailer, which as you all know is waiting for us at the shop.

So off to Port Charlotte we go to get our flannel shirts and warm clothes. This is ironic. The temperatures in Florida has finally left those low 30s, and is now into the comfortable 76 degree range, and we are running off to get our flannel shirts. Geesh. We should be kayaking and enjoying the sun.

The drive to Port Charlotte takes about an hour. We have lots of time to figure out stuff in general. To get a head start on the new truck, Suzie started browsing through the owner’s manual of the new Silverado -- guess what? You’re not allowed to tow ANYTHING with it for the first 500 miles. So we’re going to Pittsburgh, and even when we get back we can’t take our trailer anywhere. ARE YOU KIDDING ME? We need a new plan, and some ice cream.

Shortly after that discovery, we arrive at Charlotte RV Service, where all our trailer repairs have been completed. We pay for our repairs and get our clothes out of the trailer. They have installed new hoses for our propane tanks and reinforced the hinges that hold the trailer closed. Everything looks great. We have a long talk with Bo in the service department about brakes. No, that gizmo on the new truck is not a brake controller, and yes, we will want one. Of course they will adjust the hitch on the new truck to the correct height for towing our trailer. We make an appointment for installing the brake controller, and arrange to pick the trailer up in two weeks. These folks are absolutely wonderful. If you ever need any trailer work done, visit them (http://www.charlottervservice.com/), and say hi to Bo from us!