there were some Happy Campers. They were happy to be on their journey to parts of California they had never seen before. All of a sudden, there was a loud cracking sound and parts of their Freezer Door fell to the floor....It had broken and was no longer usable. Not to be swayed in their endeavor, the Happy Campers thought "We'll just buy a new one!". Such a simple thought, but it turned out to be a terrible problem!
The Daddy Happy Camper felt it was his obligation to make the repairs and he set out to call many, many different RV Parts suppliers in a search for a new Freezer door. He thought that with the millions of Dometic RV Refrigerators on the road, some one would have the part on their shelf.....But NO! It was not to be! The Daddy Happy Camper was a little less happy......
It seemed no one had one, but all vowed they could have one ranging from "A few days" to "It won't ship 'til the 26th". One guy said he could have it in "One day"! That was great! Except for the fact that he told the Daddy Camper this news late on Friday, which meant "One Day" was Monday.......
The Daddy Happy Camper thought maybe he could call ahead, to some of the towns they would be passing near in a few more days. Using the Internet, the Daddy Happy Camper found a beautiful Website. It looked very official and was very informative! "Eureka!" He exclaimed. "I found it!". There was even a phone number to call! The call was placed and a funny sounding Troll answered at the other end.....The Daddy Happy Camper asked about the Freezer Door and even said he had a part number......The Troll simply said "I don't know nuthin' 'bout no part numbers. I have piles of doors. We'll just have to see if we can match it up". It sounded foreboding, and a bit odd to the Daddy Happy Camper. But he was out of better ideas.
So, The Happy Campers embarked on a 400 mile trip to see the Troll with the many Freezer Doors. The Daddy Happy Camper began to wonder how it was that the Troll had so many Freezer doors and so many. many other people had none....He wondered if there was some sort of Sorcery involved.....But actually, it mattered not as the Happy Campers had to see the Troll to solve their problem.
After many days travel, they arrived at the door of the Trolls lair.....Here is a Photo....
Look how many locks the Troll used on the door to his lair! The Happy Campers wondered if once they entered, could they escape?.......Soon a short, hairy, odd little troll answered our knoock and I explained our quest to him....He remembered speaking to me on the phone, and went right to a pile of Freezer Doors and handed one to me!. He was a kindly little Troll after all! I feared the cost would be exorbitant, as I had explained how difficult the doors were to find, but he was merciful and only charged me $20.00! Not bad! I had been quoted anywhere from $90.00 to $120.00 for the ones no one could get.....
Soon the Daddy Happy Camper was working hard installing the new freezer door. After a small battle he emerged victorious! The new door was installed, the water heater had been repaired a few days ago, so there was nothing left to do but continue on to Truckee, where we will spend a few days, doing whatever folks do in Truckee.
Here's a pic of the Campsite:
So, all in all an eventful day. We were satisfied, the Troll was satisfied, and we ended up in the Sierras. Not a bad day!
Until next time....
I'm taking over!!!
12 years ago

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