Thursday 10/23/08 in Red Bay Alabama

Tonight we sit in the parking lot of the factory that made our Bus.  Tiffin industries.  We have some things that they will take care of as part of the warranty and so here we are.  Had a good ride today from the mountains in Tenn but a long ride.  Almost four hundred miles and some of it on twisting mountain roads.  Hair pin turns to be exact.  To top it off the 12 volt plug for our brake buddy, the device that puts the brakes on our towed Honda broke.  I stopped at a radio shack and bought a new one but couldn't get the wires right and just drove with the coach brakes.  Good thing we have a diesel engine with an exhaust brake to help on the steep roads.  Running the generator now as we have no hook ups here.  Have to get into service at 7 am, ugh.  Talked to a guy from Tiffin and they have been hurt like many with the economy and are laying off workers and cutting production.  Oh we had a bad thing happen.  Lynda and I put Obama stickers on the car and some crude creep keyed the car.  Goes to show you what a coward will stoop too.  Shame.  We put away the big sign in these RED states. (Oh Lynda said to tell everyone that Red are Republican or right wing states, the opposite of the UK) I guess they haven't gotten over the civil war.  David