Gatlinburg TN
Our television has been acting weird lately. We’ve been having trouble changing the channels, with both the remote and the controls on the unit itself. I was blaming the cable service – there are numerous blank channels on the lineup, and the TV tries to bring each one in. So, lots of times it seems like the channels aren’t being changed, but there’s suddenly a big increment in channel numbers. Then, one day, after I enjoyed a rather lengthy Law and Order marathon, I couldn’t turn off the TV. Neither the remote nor the buttons on the TV worked. In fact, I couldn’t change the channel or control the volume. We finally got it turned off by disconnecting all the wires. The next day, it responded to buttons and the remote for a couple minutes, then froze up again.
I had quite the go-round with the Coachmen warranty people, the Jensen distributor, and the local Coachmen dealer. We were finally able to reach consensus that I had adequately ruled out simple things like the remote needing a new battery. Everyone agreed the TV could not be fixed, and I was not going to bring my entire rig into the local dealer to have the TV replaced. They were afraid I didn’t know how to disconnect the broken set. They’d forgotten that I’d had to take it apart to turn it off! Finally, we got all the paperwork straightened out and a new TV was on its way from the distributer to the dealer.
Today, the TV arrived at the local Coachmen dealer, so I programmed the address into Maggie, our trusty GPS, and headed off to a new part of the Smokies. The Wear Valley is still mostly farms. I really enjoyed the trip.
The dealer had a difficult time getting the mounting bracket off the back of the TV. His technician had to cut the screws off. Other than that, it was an easy swap.
On the way home, I stopped at a farm market. Most of the veggies had been grown in the field out back; the peaches had come from Georgia. I chatted with the owner about the Gatlinburg farm market, then loaded up the truck with fruit and veggies for the weekend – all for less than $10.
Our television has been acting weird lately. We’ve been having trouble changing the channels, with both the remote and the controls on the unit itself. I was blaming the cable service – there are numerous blank channels on the lineup, and the TV tries to bring each one in. So, lots of times it seems like the channels aren’t being changed, but there’s suddenly a big increment in channel numbers. Then, one day, after I enjoyed a rather lengthy Law and Order marathon, I couldn’t turn off the TV. Neither the remote nor the buttons on the TV worked. In fact, I couldn’t change the channel or control the volume. We finally got it turned off by disconnecting all the wires. The next day, it responded to buttons and the remote for a couple minutes, then froze up again.
I had quite the go-round with the Coachmen warranty people, the Jensen distributor, and the local Coachmen dealer. We were finally able to reach consensus that I had adequately ruled out simple things like the remote needing a new battery. Everyone agreed the TV could not be fixed, and I was not going to bring my entire rig into the local dealer to have the TV replaced. They were afraid I didn’t know how to disconnect the broken set. They’d forgotten that I’d had to take it apart to turn it off! Finally, we got all the paperwork straightened out and a new TV was on its way from the distributer to the dealer.
Today, the TV arrived at the local Coachmen dealer, so I programmed the address into Maggie, our trusty GPS, and headed off to a new part of the Smokies. The Wear Valley is still mostly farms. I really enjoyed the trip.
The dealer had a difficult time getting the mounting bracket off the back of the TV. His technician had to cut the screws off. Other than that, it was an easy swap.
On the way home, I stopped at a farm market. Most of the veggies had been grown in the field out back; the peaches had come from Georgia. I chatted with the owner about the Gatlinburg farm market, then loaded up the truck with fruit and veggies for the weekend – all for less than $10.
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