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quote:Originally posted by Firstrmc
Just to catch everybody up we finally made it to our first destination outside "the Villages" near Ocala Florida. Got here around 3pm yesterday and sat in Campers World for two hours waiting for them to swap out our microwaves which failed on us before we left. Warranty work was arranged before hand so we only had to pay for expedited shipping to insure the microwave arrived before we did. That way we didn't have to set up, break down to go to CW, and then set up again. Finally got to the campground and finished setting up, went to have a quick dinner and settled in for a nice winter' snap (wait ... That's a different story).
Now to relate some of our issues during our maiden voyage. First is that I simply have to change my old driving habits. As a retired State Trooper I'm used to driving for long hours so on previous car trips I would drive for 10 - 12 hours before stopping and then do the same the next day. Obviously not going to work while pulling the RV plus, being retired now, we have to learn to take our time. Another issue that anyone living in the great northeast can understand is the general traffic in the corridor from New York City throu Washington DC. Not many places to comfortably stop for the night and the desire to get below Washington and out of the madness. 6+ hours before taking into consideration construction zones and rush hour traffic. Do I sound like I'm whining yet?
My biggest complaint overall was at the Fort McHenry Tunnel in Baltimore Md. I knew beforehand there were restrictions on transporting propane so I looked them up prior to leaving. Good boy, right? Found that I was under the limit so off we go. Just before the last exit prior to the tunnel I see a sign similar to those "no smoking" sign only it indicates "no propane tanks". Not wanting to get hung up at the toll booth I tKe the exit and find a place to stop and cll the transportation authority. I'm connected with a toll collector who tells me no propane allowed through the tunnel. I mention the restrictions I found allowed it under certain limits and she goes through the "I've been working here 15 years and propane has never been allowed" spiel. Needless to say she was not going to relent. So I had to backtrack about 5 - 6 miles and take the city bypass which, along with the time I've already wasted, added another 30 minutes out of the way. While we were driving my wife pulls up the Fort McHenry website and finds that I was right and we should have been allowed through the tunnel with our limited amount of propane. Back to my original posting ... Live and learn.
All-in-all I'm still happy with our trailer and glad that we're sitting in 68 degree sunshine and cold and snowy in upstate New York!
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