Friday, March 27, 2009

Day 79 - Still in NM

Hi everyone. What a day we have had! One problem after another.
We woke up this morning at 4:30 to a terrible gas smell. Mel thought it was
the generator but it was the LP tank. It should have been a full tank but the guy at the RV park who filled it didn't get it in tight and it must have all leaked out.
We run out of LP and none to be found. so no heat and no coffee.
We have a Mr Heater so it is tolerable in here with a jacket on.
The little cubby that holds the elec. cord broke and the cord was dragging on the road and broke it. Mel fixed it so we do have elec.
Molly was sick all day. She is ok tonight.
The roads were terrible. Lots of snow and slush and ice. We got parked and stayed there as the road was closed ahead anyway. (I40) a couple hours later the road opened so we left. Mostly to find some LP. Got to Santa Rosa and the road was closed again. We got lucky with a parking spot. I don't know where everyone is going to park. They are all heaping full. But still no LP. Didn't dare leave here to look further as we would have lost our spot. the Interstate was full of cars and trucks waiting to go in the off ramp so we couldn't turn off anyplace else.
I had no signal on my computer all day nor did we have TV. I had withdrawals.... ha!
We went in for supper. They had BBQ rib special. We both ordered and we waited, and waited, and waited some more. The waitress kept coming to us to say it will be a bit longer. I think it was an hour and a half before we got our meal. But the manager came over and said there will be no charge. The ribs weren't as good as the Pit Stops at home but they weren't bad.
The storm hasn't moved and it is from here all threw the panhandle of Texas and Oklahoma and all threw Kansas. Just where we need to go. So we might just be here all day tomorrow too. We only drove 200 miles since last night.
So send us mail at the TA Truck stop in Santa Rosa, NM :-) We should have stayed in AZ a couple more days.
Good night and God Bless

1 comment:

Terri Mork Speirs said...

O no, I'm so sorry for your troubles!!! Hang in there. You'll be in Iowa in no time. ;-) T