You think you have a stressful day, think again

Two weekends ago was spent securing the steps by way of welding for the Freight liner from a recent blown tire.
Last weekend was spent installing a new water pump on the Freight liner.
This weekend is spent traveling from Georgia to Salisbury NC to visit my back doctor. On the surface this is not bad drive, except we drove 2 hours and spent 2 hours at a Flying J to Millerize the exhaust which needs to be replaced. We drove 15 more miles and the engine shut down buzzer came on. The gauge was showing hot,but the fluid was flowing just fine. We stopped for a little bit and decided to call Freight liner in Greenville, SC to see if they could work us in to get the radiator flushed out. They said yep, come on in and they also advise to have a new thermostat put on as well. Thank goodness the CAT shop was across the highway had one in stock. We were hoping to get the exhaust here too, but they didn't have one so we called Charlotte, NC and they advised us it would be 2 working days to get one in. We have to be in Charleston, SC Monday evening since Kris's job starts on Tuesday. So we will see if the dealer in Charleston can order us one and Kris can install it. I do hope we can make it til then.

To recap we left Ga. at 8a and arrived Greenville, SC at 12:45p and as of 7:00p we are still here.
Kris was able to buy some clamps here to help the exhaust hold up until we can get a new one on. The truck is out of the shop now and Kris is adding the clamps. He is having to Millerize this as well. We have no idea where we are going to stop for the night, but I know one thing I am a HUNGRY little girl! We have very little water on board so I don't want to use it cooking. We did not do any food shopping before we left so there is not a lot to choose from. This is the first time I have been this ill prepared on the food side. Be as it may this too shall pass.

The air bags to the cab is old and one blew on Kris's way home from work yesterday. So we will be replacing all 3 in the next couple of weeks.

Some may say we have had a rough couple of days and may get upset if this were them. However, this is all about maintenance and the truck is ten years old. We were blessed not to be stranded on the side of the highway, and it is not raining! Things will break down after awhile. This is why I try to stress to people, even those who have homes. SAVE! Things will happen. Be prepared! We have been very fortunate Kris has been able to do most of the repairs himself. There are times when we have to let the "BIG BOYS" handle things. They have the right equipment and proper area to get the job done right.

HAPPY TRAILS!