Somedays it dont pay

[traindriver1]

Left campground, stopped at 1st rest area to do usual check to see if everything ok. Found door to fridge open, contents all over floor, dozen eggs broken, a real mess. Smelled something hot, found lighter like plug on 12 volt crock pot real hot and about to catch fire, pulled plug, there goes dinner. Foot peddle broken off of toilet, now need to buy new toilet. After getting to campground, cable tv wouldn't work, got out tailgater for dish, hooked it up and the remote for the dish wouldn't work. All this in one day. Some days it just doesn't pay to get out of bed. LOL

[laknox]

I've had my dish cabinet come open on 2 occasions and we lost a bowl and plate. Not too bad. Last year, even being =very= careful, the trailer rocked enough to pop the door on the MW and the glass plate fell out and shattered. The one that =really= pissed me off, though, was re-entry at the border on our way back from Rocky Pt., Mexico. US BP searched my trailer, but didn't shut the fridge door fully. Got home to stuff all over the floor and everything else spoiled. Called the station where we crossed and they couldn't have cared less; barely an apology. Yes, I =should= have checked all doors after, but I figured these so-called "professionals" knew what they were doing and would do it correctly.

Lyle

[Veebyes]

We all have those days. My worst was in 2009. Had to stop in Laramie, WY. for an emergency trailer repair. $400. An hour later lost the trailer to a blowover on Elk Mtn pass. Scat happens.

[campinginthewoo]

Not sure as but I went out for 2 weeks and the awning adjustment handle broke had to Manuel adjust awning one hole at at a time going up and down due to storms rolling in..... water pump kept leaking had to fill twice ... and then thankfully awning bracket (bottom) broke off as I was parking the TT in storage ?? But it's mine and still good at 20 years young. Once the weather warms I'll get things fixed and off to camp some more.

[Mortimer_Brewst]

traindriver1 wrote:
I am from Illinois. That's the reason I am here. Here you shovel sunshine,not snow.

I actually saw that you were a fellow Illinoisan. I thought I’d give you an extra reason to enjoy that sunshine while you recover from the broken egg “shell shock.” 🙂

[traindriver1]

I am from Illinois. That's the reason I am here. Here you shovel sunshine,not snow.

[naturist]

Any day that you survive is a good day. Many there are who didn't survive that particular day.

[Mortimer_Brewst]

traindriver1 wrote:
Actually been a good winter so far. Been to Arizona for a month and a half, California for a few days, and now on our way back to the Gulf Coast of Texas that we enjoy so much.

Swing through Illinois on your way to Texas and you can help shovel some snow.

[All_I_could_aff]

A bad day camping still beats a good day at work

[gbopp]

It was nothing a case of beer wouldn't cure. :B

[DutchmenSport]

We've had cabinet doors come open in transit before. Had the refrigerator door come open too. No eggs on the floor, and fortunately, we had 1/2 gallon milk jugs in the door, not the shelf. Still, was a mess.

We consistently use bungie cords on all the cabinet doors now, and I found a way to put a small bungie on the refrigerator too. And now the rule of thumb is... never leave home without it! (the bungies in place).

Sometimes, thing just happen. How we handle life's unexpected events is the true test of our character. Frustrating as it may be, sounds like you passed this "one" with good graces! Congrats! Strike another experience under your belt!

[md_procouple]

Had went to put new tires on the rig... when they were finished, went to start truck, it wouldn't start... one of the oil pumps went out... after having it checked fount that 2 of the cams were bad... $ 3,000.00 Later never did get to go camping!!!

[old_guy]

we forgot to lock the frig and DW had a full bowl of bean salad in there and it was wearing the floor. took us a while to get the stickiness off the floor. the other two things haven't happened to us yet

[topjimmy]

.Hey at Least you made it TO the campground ,I have had worst days like having my truck break down because of a stupid $30.00 trans cooler line with the 40 ft 5er and waiting for a tow truck for 8 hours on busy Hwy 101 in Oregon Now That day SUCKED:(

[topjimmy]

Let me guess it was a Thetford Aqua- magic toilet that the pedal broke off from and why would I know that:@ do yourself a favor and replace it with a Dometic 320 or 310