Monticello FL
The last couple days were pretty hectic, so we decided to stay close to home today and do some chores. We keep two big boxes of kayak and camping gear in the bed of the truck. Today, we discovered that they leaked in the last big storm. We laid all our tarps out under the pollen-ful trees and spread wet gear everywhere. Our dry bags worked, so most of our gear was fine. Still, there’s got to be a better way.
The nice folks at Travel Country RV Center (http://www.travelcountryrv.com ) called today to let us know we’d been approved for financing. We liked their trailer best and they made us the best offer – combination of trade-in for the TrailManor and price reduction on the new unit. If they like the TrailManor when they see it, we’ll take their deal. Stay tuned!
Yesterday, on our way to make Final Trailer Decisions, we saw a fifth-wheel wreck on the Interstate, in the oncoming lane. Neither of us saw the beginning of the crash – don’t know what caused it. I saw the last half and Kelly saw the very end of it. Naturally, we each saw something different. I saw an RV crumble onto its front corner and turn over, taking its towed truck vehicle with it. Kelly saw a fifth-wheel or trailer, being pulled by a truck, jack-knife. Reality depends on whether the truck was towing or being towed. Either way, the rig went off the road, down an embankment, and crumpled like paper. We pulled over immediately and called OnStar. Several people stopped to help so we decided to not cross the highway – we weren’t needed at that point.
We’re still shook up about what we saw. We even paused for a moment to consider not using a trailer at all anymore. But, accidents happen, even when you’re being careful. I try to avoid math thoughts – how many days are we on the road? What is the probability, on any given day that we’ll be in a wreck? What is the probability, over the course of a year, that we’ll be in an accident? Then, I stop myself, remind Kelly where I keep my will, and remind her that drivers in our truck do not use cell phones. Ever. Period.
The last couple days were pretty hectic, so we decided to stay close to home today and do some chores. We keep two big boxes of kayak and camping gear in the bed of the truck. Today, we discovered that they leaked in the last big storm. We laid all our tarps out under the pollen-ful trees and spread wet gear everywhere. Our dry bags worked, so most of our gear was fine. Still, there’s got to be a better way.
The nice folks at Travel Country RV Center (http://www.travelcountryrv.com ) called today to let us know we’d been approved for financing. We liked their trailer best and they made us the best offer – combination of trade-in for the TrailManor and price reduction on the new unit. If they like the TrailManor when they see it, we’ll take their deal. Stay tuned!
Yesterday, on our way to make Final Trailer Decisions, we saw a fifth-wheel wreck on the Interstate, in the oncoming lane. Neither of us saw the beginning of the crash – don’t know what caused it. I saw the last half and Kelly saw the very end of it. Naturally, we each saw something different. I saw an RV crumble onto its front corner and turn over, taking its towed truck vehicle with it. Kelly saw a fifth-wheel or trailer, being pulled by a truck, jack-knife. Reality depends on whether the truck was towing or being towed. Either way, the rig went off the road, down an embankment, and crumpled like paper. We pulled over immediately and called OnStar. Several people stopped to help so we decided to not cross the highway – we weren’t needed at that point.
We’re still shook up about what we saw. We even paused for a moment to consider not using a trailer at all anymore. But, accidents happen, even when you’re being careful. I try to avoid math thoughts – how many days are we on the road? What is the probability, on any given day that we’ll be in a wreck? What is the probability, over the course of a year, that we’ll be in an accident? Then, I stop myself, remind Kelly where I keep my will, and remind her that drivers in our truck do not use cell phones. Ever. Period.
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