Keep a good thought for us
Back in the day....when we bought our ROO HTT, we were really newbies and had not a clue about campgrounds, reservations and such. We just picked it up and I guess figured we'd just find the first campground, pull in and be set for the night. Had steaks, etc and a great bottle of wine to celebrate our new HTT. Saw a sign for a KY SP and turned onto this road that I swear was not as wide as the trailer - or so it seemed at the time. We were tired, it was getting dark and we'd had enough for the day....not to mention the steaks and wine. Drove for several miles on what seemed to be THE most twisty-windy road ever only to pull up to the gate and see the dreaded "Full" sign. Swore we'd never drive that road again....actually DH swore about a lot of things on that trip. Found an alternate to get us back to I-71 and away we went, sure that there was another CG just down the road. All the way to General Butler SP at Carrollton. Office was close since it was almost midnight, but our camping angel must have been on duty because the CG host was just making his rounds and told us they had one site left and we took it. Pitch dark outside, obvious why it was the last site, the trailer was 7 1/2 feet wide and this site was maybe a foot wider with trees on both sides. Bless his heart, the host and another camper helped DH back into that site - also VERY uphill slope. Forget the steaks and wine, we made a ham sandwich and called it a night. Didn't unhook or anything except plug in and hook up the water. But, we were at General Butler and in a site for the night.
Next trip to Ohio, we're happily driving along and when we made a stop, I went back to the ROO to use the bathroom and the water pump wouldn't come on. DH says the standard DH thing, "what do you mean it won't come on???". I really hate it when he does that. So he checks one thing and another and finds that the trailer battery has died a quiet death. Not to worry, we were almost to the CG, so we'd take care of it then. There is an Auto Zone at the exit for General Butler SP. $100+ later we pulled into our site.
DS#1 is being deployed to Iraq, so back to Ohio. Driving along on I-71 and the dash lights on the truck start acting crazy flashing. But we're still moving along and almost to the offramp. Back to the Auto Zone at the General Butler exit. $100 or so later we're into the worlds most uneven site, but we're there. DH is usually not in charge of the electric tongue jack - part of my job description - and he manages to jam the jack and blow the fuse. No problem, he has fuses.....for everything under the sun except that jack. Remembers we carry a power inverter and it happened to be the right fuse. It's getting dark and we're tired and hungry and he somehow blows that fuse. Wonderful neighbor comes over to offer help and he has fuses for everything.....except that jack. Auto Zone closes at 9:00, he can't unhook the truck in it's current state, so the nice neighbor drives him to Walmart, just across the street from AZ. He bought fuses for all occasions. Comes back and finds that the little tool to manually crank the jack is nowhere to be found, but they rigged up something, got it unhooked and thanked the nice man profusely for his kind help. Another nice quiet evening shot.
Haven't seen DS#1 since he returned and we're meeting this next weekend with our new TT - the HTT has a new home. General Butler is the best location for both of us, but I can't help but wonder if anything can possibly go wrong this time, so please keep a good thought for us. Makes me a bit nervous to get anywhere near Carrollton, KY.
Next trip to Ohio, we're happily driving along and when we made a stop, I went back to the ROO to use the bathroom and the water pump wouldn't come on. DH says the standard DH thing, "what do you mean it won't come on???". I really hate it when he does that. So he checks one thing and another and finds that the trailer battery has died a quiet death. Not to worry, we were almost to the CG, so we'd take care of it then. There is an Auto Zone at the exit for General Butler SP. $100+ later we pulled into our site.
DS#1 is being deployed to Iraq, so back to Ohio. Driving along on I-71 and the dash lights on the truck start acting crazy flashing. But we're still moving along and almost to the offramp. Back to the Auto Zone at the General Butler exit. $100 or so later we're into the worlds most uneven site, but we're there. DH is usually not in charge of the electric tongue jack - part of my job description - and he manages to jam the jack and blow the fuse. No problem, he has fuses.....for everything under the sun except that jack. Remembers we carry a power inverter and it happened to be the right fuse. It's getting dark and we're tired and hungry and he somehow blows that fuse. Wonderful neighbor comes over to offer help and he has fuses for everything.....except that jack. Auto Zone closes at 9:00, he can't unhook the truck in it's current state, so the nice neighbor drives him to Walmart, just across the street from AZ. He bought fuses for all occasions. Comes back and finds that the little tool to manually crank the jack is nowhere to be found, but they rigged up something, got it unhooked and thanked the nice man profusely for his kind help. Another nice quiet evening shot.
Haven't seen DS#1 since he returned and we're meeting this next weekend with our new TT - the HTT has a new home. General Butler is the best location for both of us, but I can't help but wonder if anything can possibly go wrong this time, so please keep a good thought for us. Makes me a bit nervous to get anywhere near Carrollton, KY.
