Oops, A Hiccup

One of our slides is stuck out.  We had this problem in Yuma four years ago.  I'm not the engineer/mechanic in the family, but the gist of it is that the bolts that hold the struts together get sheared with time and then they break.  At least that is my limited understanding.  Four years ago, I would have been in tears and panicked, but this time I managed to hold it together.  I just kept affirming that Divine Intelligence would guide us on how and/or where to get it fixed.  Kim had a good idea of how to fix it, and he jerry-rigged replacement bolts in place.  But unfortunately, they were not strong enough and broke off every time we tried to put the slide in.  The management at Heceta Beach RV gave us the name of an RV Repairman,  Keith's RV Repair here in Florence.  We gave him a call, and although he was working on another rig, he gave Kim some pointers.  A quick trip to True Value Hardware for some heavy duty bolts, and some patience on Kim's part, accompanied by just a little bit of swearing, and it looks like we are good to go.  Kim bought extra bolts to have on hand just in case.  Hopefully, she will hold together at least until we get to San Juan Bautista, where we will be for about a week.  Luckily for us, we have friends in the area who will put us up (and put up with us), if the rig needs more than a day's work done to her.

So now, we are off to Crescent City.  Hope to be there before dark.