Something small under the hood!

We have all heard the joke about over compensating for something small under the hood. Well it turns out that my "BIG 1 TON" truck has a "small 5.1 engine" that can't haul the 30 foot 5th Wheel we bought. Though the dealer told me it was able to haul it appears he either did not know what he was talking about or flat out lied to me. The local truck & RV icon of Burley is madder than one can explain over how wrong it was for Butch Motors to do this to me. They have a great truck that is less expensive and better condition than mine that will work. And they are willing to move me into the blue truck for me including moving the hitch, break controller and power for exactly what I owe on my truck. But the owner at Butch Motors is not willing to return their phone calls to trade dealer to dealer the trucks. It is a win win situation for Butch Motors as he got the down from me on the blue truck, would be getting a better truck than the blue truck in the trade and keeping my monthly payments coming in. So we will have to see what today brings.

Alternatively the RVers of hear have strategized how to haul us home to Auburn. But we can't leave until Sunday due to their schedules. As we weren't due home for another 20 days, I have the new challenge of finding a place to park our home. Thank goodness for internet and cell phones.

The wonderful people of Hayburn and Burley Idaho (the two towns neighbor each other) have been amazing. From the local EZ Motors truck dealers and the local bankers to the lifeguards at the public pool, everyone has been kind, understanding, and helpful. The best was when the lifeguards at the pool heard were had tickets to the White House, Congress and so forth... this one just burst out laughing and said 'and instead you are stuck here in Burley Idaho, I am so very sorry." I just laughed with her. Because at this point it is just comically.

We are managing though. The manager of the Chamber of Commerce RV park and the daughter who helps manage the park, has taken us in like family and we have joined the clan of Arizona snowbirds that stay here full time through the spring and summer. We had a great BBQ the other night. The kids are playing on their Wii and scrabble too!

We are going back to the public pool (we can even bring our own picnic to the pool) to swim for 4 hours. I can read a book and relax while the kids wear themselves out. There is a city of rock that is suppose to look like the Flinstone village that we might venture too but the weather has decided to escaluate to 100 for the 3rd day. So the pool is the better option.