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SteSpot · 07-19-2011, 09:27 PM

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Originally Posted by rebelstand

Our view got worse this morning... there is no shiny trailer to gaze upon from under our awning.... hope you are safe.

We made it to the KC, mo area today with a stop to see the Will RogersMuseum in Claremore,Ok.

We so enjoyed meeting you guys and hated to say good bye. We took i44 to us71. I44 was a toll road-about $20 from Ok City to Joplin. There was some construction but the road was pretty smooth.

We are parked at my brothers home and we have some relief from the heat and our
boxer is appreciative. Also no rain or hail. We sort of miss the daily rain we had in Colorado. It cooled things down. I don't think Uwe had triple digit temperatures in mind when he built our tailer. I know we didn't.

Can't say enough how nice it was to find fellow Airstreamers with children and dogS in Ok City. It helped with the heat somehow. Sort of felt like we were wagon train travelers sharing trail experiences. We sure hope we meet again. Keep us posted where you are going please. Perhaps we will meet on our return to the west. Paula

rebelstand · 07-20-2011, 08:56 AM

Glad you made it safely and the roads were good.

I don't think anyone had triple digits temps when they designed the Airstream ! It did feel this to have company to share our miseries with. Talking to you two made us forget the heat for awhile. Luckily we get to leave tomorrow and head to a shaded campground... full shade. Not to mention the grandparents house to retreat too... heavenly.

I will let you know when we get the trip planned as we would love to run into you again. I finally met the other Airstreamer last night and got to visit her stream. She has the Ocean Breeze and though I never liked the pictures of that decor, I really liked it in person.

Keep in touch!

SteSpot · 07-20-2011, 09:56 AM

Has anyone had experience with getting a new Tekonsha Brake Controller with their lifetime warranty? We replaced ours in Ft. Collins and I noticed on the box, it says it comes with a limited lifetime warranty.......

My first call to Tekonsha got me information that dealers can give an over the counter exchange......the numbers were no longer reading on our device but it still controlled the brakes.....it worked in a feel only sort of mode. Apparently it is not so easy to get an over the counter exchange....so now we can send it back to Tekonsha and they may or may not give us a new one......but we bought a new one already......so if they honor their limited lifetime warranty....we will be the proud owners of two new Prodigy brake controllers......

If you are one the road, and your brake controller has an issue and more often than not, your controller would have an issue when you are on the road, how is it possible for their warranty to work unless it comes with an over the counter exchange? On hind sight, perhaps we should have immediately overnighted our controller to them because we did have a few layover days.....just wondering if anyone else has had experience with this....paula

Gene · 07-20-2011, 07:21 PM

Paula, I think you need to speak to a lawyer….

Gene

Lance M · 07-20-2011, 07:53 PM

Lol!

SteSpot · 07-20-2011, 07:59 PM

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Originally Posted by CrawfordGene

Paula, I think you need to speak to a lawyer….

Gene

Gene, I think you may be right....do you happen to know of one you can recommend? Paula

PS: We are hanging out in my brother's house east of Kansas City to escape the heat....our boxer is not a happy camper....what were we thinking leaving Colorado?

Gene · 07-20-2011, 08:01 PM

First you need a retainer….

Gene

rebelstand · 07-20-2011, 08:53 PM

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Originally Posted by CrawfordGene

First you need a retainer….

Gene

SteSpot · 07-21-2011, 02:09 PM

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Originally Posted by CrawfordGene

First you need a retainer….

Gene

a mouth retainer to keep your teeth straight? Oh, yes. right. Paula

SteSpot · 07-21-2011, 02:21 PM

Today I received a FedEx label to return the Prodigy controller to Indiana. So will find a packaging store and will send it by Fed Ex Ground to Goshen, IN.

Of course, if they replace the unit, it will now be sent to my home in California.....so if all goes well, we will have a new Prodigy P2 that we can try to sell in the classifieds......or ebay.....that will have to happen
after we return from our trip. paula

Gene · 07-21-2011, 03:48 PM

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Originally Posted by SteSpot

a mouth retainer to keep your teeth straight? Oh, yes. right. Paula

It's just law office management as in having some money to pay the bills.

Gene

SteSpot · 07-21-2011, 05:10 PM

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Originally Posted by CrawfordGene

It's just law office management as in having some money to pay the bills.

Gene

Oh, you mean my law practice management advisor......like my husband, I will check with him.....he is watching me jump through Tekonsha hoops I am afraid......

Now why did we leave Colorado? I am sure there was a very good reason......tomorrow we go to the Kansas City Bar Association....maybe that is the reason....paula

pageclot · 07-21-2011, 05:18 PM

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Originally Posted by SteSpot

We love Colorado.....the people and the scenery and the spectacular thunderstorms and rainbows. see the beginning, the end and the middle of a double rainbow yesterday from I-25,

We saw this thunderstorm from a distance, as that very day we were approaching Colorado when it blew in. We avoided it, by going south before we got to Cheyenne, then west to Fort Collins, and then north to Wellington (wish we'd known that the Fort Collins KOA was so nice! We'd have saved some time and stayed there, instead of going north to Wellington.)

SteSpot · 07-21-2011, 07:39 PM

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Originally Posted by pageclot

We saw this thunderstorm from a distance, as that very day we were approaching Colorado when it blew in. We avoided it, by going south before we got to Cheyenne, then west to Fort Collins, and then north to Wellington (wish we'd known that the Fort Collins KOA was so nice! We'd have saved some time and stayed there, instead of going north to Wellington.)

The storms pretty much stayed east of I-25 and we would see the rainbows to the east......maybe it is the topography that allowed to see the full arcs.....we were lucky to not have had any troubles with the storms....the good thing is that it showed us leaks we didn't know we had and we had a chance to do something about them...and, yes, that KOA Lakeside is a good one.....it is north of Ft. Collins and they told me they had never had a tornado there.....they do have rabbits and rabbits...our boxer was fixated on getting one. The fenced dog run was so nice to exercise our boxer. And it is very close to Rocky Mt. National Park.....easy day trip.....also downtown Ft. Collins has a fish restaurant called Fish that is excellent....+ an excellent Airstream repair person nearby.

Today was in the high 90's here in the Kansas City area.....we are actually in my hometown of Oak Grove which is now a truckstop on I-70. And Walmart is the big shopping store.....most of the local stores are gone now. My brother has an extra lot next to his house that we pulled our Airstream onto and we are hanging out in his air conditioned home.paula

rebelstand · 07-24-2011, 05:34 PM

How we have missed the rain!!

SteSpot · 07-24-2011, 07:16 PM

At 6:30 am, the sky was a beautiful mixture of white clouds, sun and dark clouds......soon the dark clouds took over and it started to sprinkle. I remembered leaving the back window open so I ran out to the trailer to close it, and then the sky opened up.....it poured and there was thunder and lightning.....so I stayed inside and waited it out.....frankly, I was not sure if Airstreams attrack lightning and I didn't want to find out.....they said on the news that if you can hear thunder, you could be struck by lightning......

It cooled things off a little but now it is sticky......we really didn't count on it being this hot.....of course, we don't have a 30 am hookup here so no airconditioner....

We will try to blow a little rain your way....you need it too. Oh, yes and we have 3 small leaks inside.....argh....

My brother's next door neighbor has a 60's Shasta in his drive....we met them today and they wanted to see our Airstream....I wanted to see their Shasta.....it is in pretty much original shape with the original stove (barely used) and refrigerator, toilet and gas lamp and sleeps 6 .......but it is missing it's wings.....they didn't know it had wings, so I pulled out one of my books on vintage trailers to show what the wings look like.....now they are on the hunt for Shasta wings....you can see where the wings were.....it is always fun for me to meet fellow vintage nuts...

have a great week...nice to hear from you.......paula

Gene · 07-24-2011, 08:47 PM

Like a car, an Airstream is a metal cage and the lightning, if it hits it, should go around you and to ground. Some lightening may not read this and make a mistake, but I think it is pretty safe inside. If the antenna is up that could be hit and blow out the TV set through the coaxial cable. If you have an aluminum interior, I would stay away from it. The other path for lightening, and the far more likely one to experience is a power surge caused by lightening and coming in via the shore power. That's one reason people use SurgeGard or other surge protectors.

Most of time there are higher things around—trees, poles, buildings and 5th wheels and MH's.

I hope things cool down for you, but Midwest humidity can be brutal.

Gene

rebelstand · 07-25-2011, 01:28 PM

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Originally Posted by CrawfordGene

If you have an aluminum interior, I would stay away from it. The other path for lightening, and the far more likely one to experience is a power surge caused by lightening and coming in via the shore power. That's one reason people use SurgeGard or other surge protectors.

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Gene

Well we are in trouble since our 71 Overlander has bunches of Aluminum in it.

I was told a long time ago that Lightening jumps circuits and surge protectors didn't help with in house electronics.... did someone lie to me?

Gene · 07-25-2011, 02:34 PM

Lightning does not behave well. It prefers a straight path to ground and will jump from conductor to conductor to get there. You can take lots of precautions and cut your losses. That's the best you can do.

Right now a thunderstorm is right over us in Santa Fe with lots of lightning and thunder and rain. I hope for the best. Power surges seem to be happening.

Gene

SteSpot · 07-27-2011, 08:58 PM

Enough of this taking a break from the heat at my brothers house....tomorrow we head east to St. Charles......we may move on over to the Casino Queen RV park (E St. Louis) on our way to Cleveland, OH.....we plan to make a stop in Jackson Center....will check out the factory tour.....see if they still make Airstreams like they did in 1968......please hold good thoughts for the heat to lessen......for the trip leg.

Have enjoyed the time with family and friends in Oak Grove, MO......we made a few trips to Kansas City, Independence, Blue Springs.....Union Station, WWI War Memorial, Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame, Jack's Stack (BBQ) and Lidia's for good food...we saw an Airstream food truck in downtown KC...we are also learning a bit about Walmart......we don't have any near us in LA.....and luckily we are finding some good doggie day care places for Bandit (Furry Friends Hangout in Blue Springs, MO).....paula