It has been a couple of weeks so lets get caught up. When I last left you we were in West Memphis, Arkansas trying to organize our new trailer. I think we have finally succeeded in getting that done. We are still opening cabinets to find things but slowly we are getting into a routine. While in West Memphis we identified a couple of issues with the rig that we needed to get resolved. The first involved one of the window shades. I went to pull down one of the shades and it came down but would not retract. It sounded like a spring had snapped inside. I took the shade down to see if there was a way to roll it back up and get tension back but was unsuccessful. I called the company that makes them and they decided the shade needed to be replaced (under warranty) and would send us one within a week.
The second issue was with the slide that the TV is in. The slide was crooked when it was out causing a gap of over an inch and not allowing the slide to seal properly. This concerned me if it rained. I contacted our dealer to get their thoughts and how to handle it. Fortunately there was a Jayco dealer just 20 miles away outside of Memphis in Mississippi. Our dealer made arrangements with the Mississippi dealer to look at our slide. This past Monday we packed up and drove to the dealership where they adjusted two of our slides so that they seated properly. I had already made reservations at an RV park across from the dealership for us to stay a couple of nights in case the repair took longer than anticipated. We were in Southaven, Mississippi. The weather warmed up slightly, into the 60’s, but was still close to freezing each night. Our plan was to continue south to find warmer weather.
On Thursday we left Southaven to Vicksburg, Mississippi. Just before we got to Vicksburg I stopped off the highway to use the restroom in our trailer and noticed that the TV in the living room was sticking out of the cabinet. This is a 60 inch TV that is on a motorized mount that goes down into a cabinet. I went back and checked and saw that one side had come off the mount. Oh boy, this did not look good! We were only 30 miles from the RV park in Vicksburg and the TV seemed secure so we moved on. We arrived at the park and set up then I took a look at the TV issue. We were able to get the TV off the mount and figured out what happened. It appears the mount was not properly seated when it was installed causing one side to jump off when we hit a bump. Fortunately it did not cause any damage to the TV but it was a chore to get the TV off and then properly seat it back on the mount as the cabinet is high and the TV is large.
The replacement blind arrived and we got it installed. Now that leaves one last issue, a gremlin in our microwave/convection oven. Back when we were in West Memphis the microwave began to act up in that the touchpad would freeze at times and not allow you to input anything. To reset you had to unplug the unit and plug it back in. This is a little hard as the plug is high up. We did this a few times a day and it was annoying. I went online to Samsung to ask them if there was a setting or something else that I could do to resolve the issue. They mentioned to do the unplug thing and to check some settings but other than that they gave me information on how to submit a service request. I changed some of the settings and this resolved the issue for a couple of days and then it came back but now the light and fan under the microwave would come on without us doing anything to the unit. I have let our dealer know of the issue and how they, or Jayco, want to proceed on resolving the issue.
Meanwhile we have found some warmer weather. We arrived in Vicksburg and it was around 70 degrees and will be in the high 70’s for the weekend.
From here we plan on doing some sightseeing of the Vicksburg area then move to Natchez, Mississippi to check out that town. From there we will go to Lafayette, Louisiana and then to New Orleans before we head to Nashville and then Knoxville for a month.
Route: From West Memphis, Arkansas we took Interstate 55 to Southaven, Mississippi. From there we continued on Interstate 55 to Jackson, Mississippi where we took Interstate 20 to Vicksburg. In Vicksburg we picked up US 61 south to our RV park.
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