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Up and running at 5:30, got showers and was at service bay just before 7:00. We decided to take the Tiffin Factory Tour this morning and it starts at 9:30 at the visitor's center which is a few blocks away from the RV Park. We went in the customer lounge to wait until time to drive over for tour. We meet such nice people in the lounge and everyone visits while waiting for service work. There are people from all over US and Canada here having service done.
We drove over to the Tiffin Visitor's Center and had an amazing tour of the factory. Tiffin builds all their own cabinetry for every coach and they mostly use cherry wood. It was so interesting to watch them cutting, sanding and actually assembling the cabinetry and each coach get a specific design so there is many different sizes, shapes and stains going on throughout the shop. We then went through one building where they were building and wiring the chaseys and depending on which model of Tiffin they are building depends on the chasey style. Tiffin builds about 5 different models and each is in various lengths from 34 to 45 ft motor homes.
We continued on the tour to another building where they take the chasey and assemble the pretty much the entire home from the inside out. They build the floor, install the cabinetry, all the plumbing and fixtures for bath and kitchen and as it continues on down the assembly, the walls and outer shell and roof are placed. Basically by the time it comes off of this line it is ready for the paint shop which is in Belmont, AL, about 20 miles from Red Bay.
They told us we could visit the paint shop anytime we'd like and we had several Tiffin Owner's tell us it is a wonderful experience to visit. We planned on driving over to Belmont after our factory tour but came back to RV Park to check on progress of service and found everyone was at lunch and our motor home was setting outside. We assumed it was finished but no one was available to check so we drove about 4 miles out of Red Bay to Swamp John's for lunch. We were told by several people, including our tour guide this morning how wonderful the food was.
We stopped to fill up with gas at a station just outside of town and the Indian owner was very angry with me as I dumped my ashtray in his trash container outside and set it on fire. He was such a jerk I wanted to tell him to get over it or pack it up and go home to India so we could pay an American to run the station. I really get sick of the U.S. Government catering to everyone but our own American business owners! It doesn't matter where we travel we find the Indians own all the motels and gas stations and they act like they begrudge we the American customers-- Don't get me started on this subject is all I have to say.
Anyway, after starting the fire, we drove on down the road and found Swamp Johns and it was packed with the lunch crowd. They had a buffet today including fish, frog legs, shrimp and chicken. Larry had a couple of frog legs and fish fillets and I had fish and a few shrimp. The fish was to die for and I wished I would have just had the fish as I could have enjoyed only the fish without all the sides but it was a wonderful meal. We will diffently return on our next trip to Red Bay!
Went back to RV Park and they had pulled the motor home back into the service bay when we arrived, When Larry checked with them they said they were almost done. When they finished with the service, we loaded the car and hit the road. We drove until about 7:00 tonight and stopped in Lonoke, AR. which is about 20 east of Little Rock.
We are making good use of about 6 parking spaces at the local Walmart tonight. We have the Gen Set running and the furnace cooking as it is extremely cold here tonight. Arizona here we come but not as soon as we had planned!
11 Şubat 2013 Pazartesi
Thursday February 7 2013
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It ended up being a pretty short night as the cats get us up as usual at sometime around 5:30am. Not sure just how much sleep I had but I do know I did not go to bed until very late.
We had a craft show in the resort this morning so I walked up to check it out. I gathered up wine glasses and a chair that the girls left at our place last night and stopped over at Judy ad Jan's to drop them off. When I got there, Judy said Jan was still in bed. Not surprising since she was very drunk when I left her last night! It was after 9:00 when I left and she was still sleeping.
I walked on to the club house and spent about an hour looking at all the craft booths. There were some really nice items but I only bought a little decoration thing for our screen door. It is a cute cat that reminds me of Raven and says 'Welcome'. I talked to the lady that was selling them and she explained a little about how she makes them. I thought it was something that I'd enjoy learning how to make as it involves a little bit of painting.
On my way back from the club house, I came by Judy's again and she told me to come up for a cup of coffee. By now Jan was up but not looking the best. We all sat on the deck and had coffee and talked for an hour or so.
I walked back home and decided I had put cleaning the motor home as long as I could stand it. Larry had already swept the floors so I went ahead and mopped the floors. I spent about and hour or more cleaning and at least felt better about the day since I had a clean house.
We had a craft show in the resort this morning so I walked up to check it out. I gathered up wine glasses and a chair that the girls left at our place last night and stopped over at Judy ad Jan's to drop them off. When I got there, Judy said Jan was still in bed. Not surprising since she was very drunk when I left her last night! It was after 9:00 when I left and she was still sleeping.
I walked on to the club house and spent about an hour looking at all the craft booths. There were some really nice items but I only bought a little decoration thing for our screen door. It is a cute cat that reminds me of Raven and says 'Welcome'. I talked to the lady that was selling them and she explained a little about how she makes them. I thought it was something that I'd enjoy learning how to make as it involves a little bit of painting.
On my way back from the club house, I came by Judy's again and she told me to come up for a cup of coffee. By now Jan was up but not looking the best. We all sat on the deck and had coffee and talked for an hour or so.
I walked back home and decided I had put cleaning the motor home as long as I could stand it. Larry had already swept the floors so I went ahead and mopped the floors. I spent about and hour or more cleaning and at least felt better about the day since I had a clean house.
Friday February 8 2013
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We drove into Yuma today to again look for a small wireless printer for the RV. We went to Target to look and found a very nice HP wireless that we liked. We have purposely not looked at HP's as the ink cartridges are expensive to replace compared to some of the other brands. We talked to a young guy who worked there that seemed to be very knowledgeable and he highly recommended the HP over some of the others. When we checked the price of replacement cartridges they were pretty much the same price and the other brands and much cheaper than the HP we have at home. We also liked this printer because it had a flat bed copier and a scanner so we went ahead and bought it as we felt it was small enough for the RV.
We then stopped at Best Buy and found the price of the HP printer there was the same price we paid at Target but the replacement cartridges were a few dollars higher than Target. While we were there I looked at the small netbook computers as I dropped mine yesterday and it no longer will boot up. I quickly decided I would not be replacing it as they were very expensive. Taylor and Kyle bought me an Ipad for Christmas and I treated myself to a wireless keyboard to hook up with it so when I got home I found that using the Ipad was even much easier than my old netbook. So I have decided I do not really need a new PC.
When we left Best Buy, we stopped to eat a the Pita Pit. We had not been there before so weren't sure what to order. The place was packed with people so we assumed it was a decent place to eat. I talked to a lady in front of us and she gave us some great information about some of the pita combinations she liked. I ended up getting Souvlaki Chicken, which was Mediterranean seasoned chicken. After choosing the meat, it's kinda like a Subway Shop as then you choose all the items you want on it, however they had some very unusual toppings. I had roasted red peppers as one of the toppings and something I'd never heard of, which was Tzatziki Sauce. This is basically a cucumber sauce but was very good. By the time it was all put together it was huge. Larry had a Gyro which he said was good but he basically didn't get enough sauce and he though it was a little bland. My pita was very good but I think it's something I would only want occassionally which is good because it was rather expensive.
We came home and I sat outside in the sun for awhile. Today was rather cool, in the mid 60's and the wind was pretty strong, which made it feel cooler. While setting outside, David, our next door neighbor last year, came by and talked for awhile. He is not my favorite person but his wife Cynthia has become a good friend as we have corresponded via email all year. She is a real sweetheart and I have no idea what she ever saw in David but each to their own.
I came in for awhile and then Wanda, next door came over to visit. She said she wanted to go to Walmart to pick up some groceries but Dan(her husband) took off to see a friend here in the resort so she didn't go. I told her I had a list of groceries we needed so if she wanted to go I'd go with her. We drove down to Walmart and I told her to just meet me at the front where we came in when she was finished. I ran into her several times when I was shopping and she told me the last time she was almost finished but wanted to look quickly for some shorts. I told her to take her time and then I finished my shopping and checked out and went to the front to wait. I waited for about 30 minutes and started to worry that maybe Wanda was at the other door. I walked down two times in the next 15 minutes and still did not see her. I then walked over to the women's clothing and could not see her there. I finally called Larry to ask him if he had seen Dan and found that Dan was at our RV having drinks with Larry. I asked if by chance Wanda had called him and he said she did not have the cell phone. Now I was really getting worried as I still had not seen her. I walked out to the car but she was not there so I threw my groceries in the car and went back inside. I walked around for awhile and finally saw her in the checkout line. I was so relieved and told her I'd been worried. She apologized and said she had spent time trying on shorts and didn't realize she was gone so long. We laughed about it but I told her that I had called home. She said Dan would probably chew her out for taking so long. When I came in with my groceries, Dan was still here, so I told him not to say one word to Wanda for taking too much time. Oh well, I was just glad we ended up finding each other as Walmart was full of people tonight.
Larry worked on setting up the printer but still didn't get it all working so I have to listen to him tomorrow trying to set it up. I hate being around when he does projects!
We then stopped at Best Buy and found the price of the HP printer there was the same price we paid at Target but the replacement cartridges were a few dollars higher than Target. While we were there I looked at the small netbook computers as I dropped mine yesterday and it no longer will boot up. I quickly decided I would not be replacing it as they were very expensive. Taylor and Kyle bought me an Ipad for Christmas and I treated myself to a wireless keyboard to hook up with it so when I got home I found that using the Ipad was even much easier than my old netbook. So I have decided I do not really need a new PC.
When we left Best Buy, we stopped to eat a the Pita Pit. We had not been there before so weren't sure what to order. The place was packed with people so we assumed it was a decent place to eat. I talked to a lady in front of us and she gave us some great information about some of the pita combinations she liked. I ended up getting Souvlaki Chicken, which was Mediterranean seasoned chicken. After choosing the meat, it's kinda like a Subway Shop as then you choose all the items you want on it, however they had some very unusual toppings. I had roasted red peppers as one of the toppings and something I'd never heard of, which was Tzatziki Sauce. This is basically a cucumber sauce but was very good. By the time it was all put together it was huge. Larry had a Gyro which he said was good but he basically didn't get enough sauce and he though it was a little bland. My pita was very good but I think it's something I would only want occassionally which is good because it was rather expensive.
We came home and I sat outside in the sun for awhile. Today was rather cool, in the mid 60's and the wind was pretty strong, which made it feel cooler. While setting outside, David, our next door neighbor last year, came by and talked for awhile. He is not my favorite person but his wife Cynthia has become a good friend as we have corresponded via email all year. She is a real sweetheart and I have no idea what she ever saw in David but each to their own.
I came in for awhile and then Wanda, next door came over to visit. She said she wanted to go to Walmart to pick up some groceries but Dan(her husband) took off to see a friend here in the resort so she didn't go. I told her I had a list of groceries we needed so if she wanted to go I'd go with her. We drove down to Walmart and I told her to just meet me at the front where we came in when she was finished. I ran into her several times when I was shopping and she told me the last time she was almost finished but wanted to look quickly for some shorts. I told her to take her time and then I finished my shopping and checked out and went to the front to wait. I waited for about 30 minutes and started to worry that maybe Wanda was at the other door. I walked down two times in the next 15 minutes and still did not see her. I then walked over to the women's clothing and could not see her there. I finally called Larry to ask him if he had seen Dan and found that Dan was at our RV having drinks with Larry. I asked if by chance Wanda had called him and he said she did not have the cell phone. Now I was really getting worried as I still had not seen her. I walked out to the car but she was not there so I threw my groceries in the car and went back inside. I walked around for awhile and finally saw her in the checkout line. I was so relieved and told her I'd been worried. She apologized and said she had spent time trying on shorts and didn't realize she was gone so long. We laughed about it but I told her that I had called home. She said Dan would probably chew her out for taking so long. When I came in with my groceries, Dan was still here, so I told him not to say one word to Wanda for taking too much time. Oh well, I was just glad we ended up finding each other as Walmart was full of people tonight.
Larry worked on setting up the printer but still didn't get it all working so I have to listen to him tomorrow trying to set it up. I hate being around when he does projects!
Saturday February 9 2013
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Today was the garage sale here in the resort. I was getting ready to take a walk through to see what kind of junk was out that I could not live without when Larry came home from his walk. He told me not to bother as he checked out several sales while walking and it all was truly JUNK!
Larry stopped and talked with Ken this morning but the gals were off shopping already. I did not see either Judy or Jan all day so they must have found plenty to spend their money on. Judy and Jan both are taking a quilting class on Tuesday and had invited me to sign up and go with them. I would love to give it a try but Tuesday we have our first dental appointment in Los Algodones to have our implants completed. The lady they are taking the class from teaches in her home somewhere here in the Foothills and she has her garage turned into an entire sewing center with machines, etc. Jan showed me how the lady teaches quilting. She uses a adhesive backing that has a graph on it that helps with placing the pieces evenly. The way Jan explained, I really believe I could do it and would probably enjoy. I might look into taking a class before we leave if we have time.
We drove into Yuma to the Saturday Farmer's Market held in the parking lot of the Mall. We went several times last year while here. The only things we bought was a jar of hot sauce made by a lady from Sommerton which is about 18 miles from Yuma. It is actually more of a hot relish and she combined it with sour cream. We bought the mild but she had three that were much hotter. She donates a portion of the price of each jar to the Yuma Hospice. We also bought a few tomatoes from a grower in Sommerton as well. Tonight Larry had one of the tomatoes and told me it's the first tomato that he has had in Arizona that taste like a real tomato. Last year we bought tomatoes from several markets and they all tasted like plastic.
Today was very cool. I wore capri's and a jacket when we went to Yuma but came home and put socks and long pants on. The wind picked up around 9:30 last night and it rained for a short time. This morning we still had pretty strong winds but no rain. I think by Thursday the temperature is to get warmer.
I have been having some problems with my back again. I honestly think it is our mattress. We were given two new mattresses when we went to Red Bay, AL to the Tiffin Factory on January 17 and they are already ditched in the middle. I sent an email to Tiffin about a week ago asking if they would just give us the cost of the mattresses and let us buy our own. They replied to my email a couple of days ago asking I send a picture of the mattress to them. We tried to take a picture once before we went to Red Bay but it really did not show how bad they were dipped in the middle. I plan to try getting a better picture tomorrow.
We came home this afternoon and I took a short nap to try to get rid of my backache. Didn't have much luck with that.
Talked to Leslie this morning and she is feeling somewhat better. Worked Thursday and Friday but said she was exhausted when she came home last night.
Texted Taylor earlier in the week and Morgan has strep throat again and Addison was acting like she was getting sick as well. The doctor told them last year that Morgan was a strep carrier so the whole family usually ends up with it when she has it.
Tomorrow I plan to chill out and so laundry. I think it is to be cool again so not too enjoyable being out much.
Larry stopped and talked with Ken this morning but the gals were off shopping already. I did not see either Judy or Jan all day so they must have found plenty to spend their money on. Judy and Jan both are taking a quilting class on Tuesday and had invited me to sign up and go with them. I would love to give it a try but Tuesday we have our first dental appointment in Los Algodones to have our implants completed. The lady they are taking the class from teaches in her home somewhere here in the Foothills and she has her garage turned into an entire sewing center with machines, etc. Jan showed me how the lady teaches quilting. She uses a adhesive backing that has a graph on it that helps with placing the pieces evenly. The way Jan explained, I really believe I could do it and would probably enjoy. I might look into taking a class before we leave if we have time.
We drove into Yuma to the Saturday Farmer's Market held in the parking lot of the Mall. We went several times last year while here. The only things we bought was a jar of hot sauce made by a lady from Sommerton which is about 18 miles from Yuma. It is actually more of a hot relish and she combined it with sour cream. We bought the mild but she had three that were much hotter. She donates a portion of the price of each jar to the Yuma Hospice. We also bought a few tomatoes from a grower in Sommerton as well. Tonight Larry had one of the tomatoes and told me it's the first tomato that he has had in Arizona that taste like a real tomato. Last year we bought tomatoes from several markets and they all tasted like plastic.
Today was very cool. I wore capri's and a jacket when we went to Yuma but came home and put socks and long pants on. The wind picked up around 9:30 last night and it rained for a short time. This morning we still had pretty strong winds but no rain. I think by Thursday the temperature is to get warmer.
I have been having some problems with my back again. I honestly think it is our mattress. We were given two new mattresses when we went to Red Bay, AL to the Tiffin Factory on January 17 and they are already ditched in the middle. I sent an email to Tiffin about a week ago asking if they would just give us the cost of the mattresses and let us buy our own. They replied to my email a couple of days ago asking I send a picture of the mattress to them. We tried to take a picture once before we went to Red Bay but it really did not show how bad they were dipped in the middle. I plan to try getting a better picture tomorrow.
We came home this afternoon and I took a short nap to try to get rid of my backache. Didn't have much luck with that.
Talked to Leslie this morning and she is feeling somewhat better. Worked Thursday and Friday but said she was exhausted when she came home last night.
Texted Taylor earlier in the week and Morgan has strep throat again and Addison was acting like she was getting sick as well. The doctor told them last year that Morgan was a strep carrier so the whole family usually ends up with it when she has it.
Tomorrow I plan to chill out and so laundry. I think it is to be cool again so not too enjoyable being out much.
Sunday February 10 2013
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I deemed today domestic day as I have a week's worth of laundry and a little cleaning to do in the RV.
Larry went for a walk and I started the laundry. I picked up junk around the motor home and swept good.
Dan came over and asked if we needed anything from Walmart. He went to Walmart and came home with a car duster for both he and Larry. Larry ran the duster over the outside of the motor home and it looks like it is freshly washed. He also ran it over the car and it done a fantastic job. The dust here is unbelievable. I could dust every day in the motor home and I do most days.
I stripped the bed and while I had everything off, I took pictures of the mattresses to send to Tiffin. I sent a email last week to tell them that the mattresses they replaced on January 17 are ditched down in the middle just as bad as the one's they took off the bed. I also told them I did not want new mattresses from them but would like to have them reimburse us the cost of the mattresses and let us buy our own. They replied to my email asking me to send them pictures of the mattresses. Hopefully we will get some resolution from them soon.
Later Dan came over and told us to bring our beer over to their place for an early 'happy hour'. We took our beer over and Wanda and I sat in the sun and Larry and Dan set in the shade. The temperature was perfect for most of the day but since it has been a little cooler the past few days, the temperature drops fast and earlier in the day. By the time we came home, Larry was freezing and grabbed a sweatshirt to put on. This is very unusual for him as it seems he never gets cold.
I started getting dinner ready and Larry went out to grill some pork chops. After I got the rest ready, I took a glass of wine out to patio and then Ken Jackson came walking over with beer in hand. He lives with Judy and Jan and being the only male in the house, needs to get away occasionally so he comes over here to escape. He sat and drank a beer and we all talked for awhile before he headed back home. Jan and Judy's sister, Pat, is here for a month and she nor her husband are Ken's favorite people. They were at Ken's to eat with them tonight so he walked over before their dinner was ready. He is such a good guy and I can understand where he needs a little space with all of them.
We had a great dinner tonight but we were both so hungry that anything I guess would have been great!
The weather is to warm up in the next few days back into the mid to high 70's. The only day that was really quite cool was Friday and the wind on Saturday was pretty cool as well. It's still better weather than being in the Midwest at this time of year!
Larry went for a walk and I started the laundry. I picked up junk around the motor home and swept good.
Dan came over and asked if we needed anything from Walmart. He went to Walmart and came home with a car duster for both he and Larry. Larry ran the duster over the outside of the motor home and it looks like it is freshly washed. He also ran it over the car and it done a fantastic job. The dust here is unbelievable. I could dust every day in the motor home and I do most days.
I stripped the bed and while I had everything off, I took pictures of the mattresses to send to Tiffin. I sent a email last week to tell them that the mattresses they replaced on January 17 are ditched down in the middle just as bad as the one's they took off the bed. I also told them I did not want new mattresses from them but would like to have them reimburse us the cost of the mattresses and let us buy our own. They replied to my email asking me to send them pictures of the mattresses. Hopefully we will get some resolution from them soon.
Later Dan came over and told us to bring our beer over to their place for an early 'happy hour'. We took our beer over and Wanda and I sat in the sun and Larry and Dan set in the shade. The temperature was perfect for most of the day but since it has been a little cooler the past few days, the temperature drops fast and earlier in the day. By the time we came home, Larry was freezing and grabbed a sweatshirt to put on. This is very unusual for him as it seems he never gets cold.
I started getting dinner ready and Larry went out to grill some pork chops. After I got the rest ready, I took a glass of wine out to patio and then Ken Jackson came walking over with beer in hand. He lives with Judy and Jan and being the only male in the house, needs to get away occasionally so he comes over here to escape. He sat and drank a beer and we all talked for awhile before he headed back home. Jan and Judy's sister, Pat, is here for a month and she nor her husband are Ken's favorite people. They were at Ken's to eat with them tonight so he walked over before their dinner was ready. He is such a good guy and I can understand where he needs a little space with all of them.
We had a great dinner tonight but we were both so hungry that anything I guess would have been great!
The weather is to warm up in the next few days back into the mid to high 70's. The only day that was really quite cool was Friday and the wind on Saturday was pretty cool as well. It's still better weather than being in the Midwest at this time of year!
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Friday January 25 2013
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We traveled all day today and drove a little more than 500 miles. We stopped for the night in Amarillo, TX and again made use of the local Walmart parking lot for the night.
The weather was very cold most of the day but warmed somewhat in the afternoon. At least we missed the freezing rain predicted for Red Bay on Thursday. It was raining when we left this morning but was not a heavy rain and the temperature was warm enough that the roads were not slick, so again we dodged the weather bullet.
I talked about our tour of the Tiffin Factory on Thursday but there were several facts mentioned durning the tour that I found pretty interesting. When we arrived in Red Bay, I fully expected it to be located on a lake or some type of a bay area but found nothing to confirm the name. Our tour guide told us that the reason it was named Red Bay is because of the red dirt, which is a very deep orange color, as well as a
local tree known as a Bay Tree. Bob Tiffin, owner of Tiffin Motor Homes, is at least a third generation of Tiffins raised in Red Bay. His grandfather was Chief of Police of Red Bay for many years. His father owned a lumber supply and a cotton gen and Bob worked in the family business as a young man prior to developing the Tiffin Motor Home Factory. Part of buildings that house the motor home factory is the original building used as a cotton warehouse that his father owned.
I believe the first Motor Home was built by Tiffin in 1973 and parked next to the visitor's center is a 1976 model of a Tiffin Motor Home. The motor home is open to the public and we went inside and was amazed at how far this company has come from the first homes built. The interior of the 1976 motor home was a pea green shag carpet and the wallpaper was the same green with a very ugly print. The walls were cheap wood paneling and everything about it was just very dated and ugly. I put this in perspective by realizing that our oldest daughter was born a year after this motor home was built. The progress in the past 36 years is absolutely unbelievable!
We met Bob Tiffin last year at the Good Sam Rally in Phoenix, AZ. He is like your next door neighbor, friendly and wonderful to talk with. His policy on customer service is matched by no other motor home manufacturer in the U.S. He encourages his owners to contact him directly with any problems they incur and tells them to call him at home if needed. Tiffin is family owned and his sons are now part of the business as well. We had several minor issues as well as a rather major problem with the propane tank on our RV. These were taken care while in Red Bay and everything, including 8 nights in the RV Park was free. The service people were friendly, helpful and basically wonderful to deal with. Tiffin has 60 service bays totally devoted to service on Tiffin Motor Homes. The RV Park was filled with Tiffin owners whom, many of them, make a yearly trip to Red Bay to have their motor homes serviced and problems corrected. I think the idea is that it all gets done at once and if parts are needed they are normally available immediately. There are also a great number of people who bring their motor homes and leave them for several weeks to be serviced when time is available, rather than staying with the RV waiting for service.
Also our tour guide mentioned that Tammy Weyneth claims Red Bay as her home. She told us where her home was located just outside of town. The museum in Red Bay has a Tammy Weyneth room and would have be an interesting place to visit if we return. I am glad we made the trip to Red Bay as it was a friendly, clean little town with a lot of charm. After hearing some of the history, we should have plenty to see and do when we return.
The weather was very cold most of the day but warmed somewhat in the afternoon. At least we missed the freezing rain predicted for Red Bay on Thursday. It was raining when we left this morning but was not a heavy rain and the temperature was warm enough that the roads were not slick, so again we dodged the weather bullet.
I talked about our tour of the Tiffin Factory on Thursday but there were several facts mentioned durning the tour that I found pretty interesting. When we arrived in Red Bay, I fully expected it to be located on a lake or some type of a bay area but found nothing to confirm the name. Our tour guide told us that the reason it was named Red Bay is because of the red dirt, which is a very deep orange color, as well as a
local tree known as a Bay Tree. Bob Tiffin, owner of Tiffin Motor Homes, is at least a third generation of Tiffins raised in Red Bay. His grandfather was Chief of Police of Red Bay for many years. His father owned a lumber supply and a cotton gen and Bob worked in the family business as a young man prior to developing the Tiffin Motor Home Factory. Part of buildings that house the motor home factory is the original building used as a cotton warehouse that his father owned.
I believe the first Motor Home was built by Tiffin in 1973 and parked next to the visitor's center is a 1976 model of a Tiffin Motor Home. The motor home is open to the public and we went inside and was amazed at how far this company has come from the first homes built. The interior of the 1976 motor home was a pea green shag carpet and the wallpaper was the same green with a very ugly print. The walls were cheap wood paneling and everything about it was just very dated and ugly. I put this in perspective by realizing that our oldest daughter was born a year after this motor home was built. The progress in the past 36 years is absolutely unbelievable!
We met Bob Tiffin last year at the Good Sam Rally in Phoenix, AZ. He is like your next door neighbor, friendly and wonderful to talk with. His policy on customer service is matched by no other motor home manufacturer in the U.S. He encourages his owners to contact him directly with any problems they incur and tells them to call him at home if needed. Tiffin is family owned and his sons are now part of the business as well. We had several minor issues as well as a rather major problem with the propane tank on our RV. These were taken care while in Red Bay and everything, including 8 nights in the RV Park was free. The service people were friendly, helpful and basically wonderful to deal with. Tiffin has 60 service bays totally devoted to service on Tiffin Motor Homes. The RV Park was filled with Tiffin owners whom, many of them, make a yearly trip to Red Bay to have their motor homes serviced and problems corrected. I think the idea is that it all gets done at once and if parts are needed they are normally available immediately. There are also a great number of people who bring their motor homes and leave them for several weeks to be serviced when time is available, rather than staying with the RV waiting for service.
Also our tour guide mentioned that Tammy Weyneth claims Red Bay as her home. She told us where her home was located just outside of town. The museum in Red Bay has a Tammy Weyneth room and would have be an interesting place to visit if we return. I am glad we made the trip to Red Bay as it was a friendly, clean little town with a lot of charm. After hearing some of the history, we should have plenty to see and do when we return.
Wednesday January 6 2013
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I didn't post a blog yesterday as I was busy but today I cannot even remember what happened! Old age is a wonderful thing! Regardless, I doubt anyone cares so on to Wednesday.
Larry picked up roof covers from the RV supply for our fantastic(ceiling) fans in motor home yesterday. This morning he decided to install the covers before it gets too hot. Actually I was impressed that he finished the job in less than two hours as I planned for it to be an all day job.
We went to the Farmers Market which is held each Wednesday just down the road from the RV Resort. It is a pretty interesting place to visit. We went by one vendor who was selling cleaning mitts and stopped to see her demo. It works a lot like the Norwex products I bought at my sister-in-laws party last last year. The mitt is nubby on one side and you squirt it with a small amount of water, wipe whatever you are cleaning and then flip the mitt over to the smooth side and it shines the item you just cleaned. We ended up buying several as they were MUCH cheaper than the items I bought at home.
Left the Farmer's Market and drove into Yuma and had lunch at Olive Garden. This is still one of my very favorite places to eat. We had the soup and salad and was so full I wasn't sure I could walk to the car.
I had Larry drop me at J.C.Penny's as Wanda, next door, told me she saw Clark flip flops on sale yesterday. I have a pair of navy Clark's that I've had for 3 years or more and they are so comfortable so I treated myself to two pair! My birthday is next week so figured I'd call it my gift as that's how I obtain gifts most of the time. I'm picky I guess as Larry has given up buying me gifts as I end up returning them normally.
The slide out in the living room of motor home is not staying out all the way and we've talked to Tiffin about the problem. We are taking it in for service to LeMesa RV here in Yuma on February 26 but in the meantime, the service guy said we could use a piece of wood on the outside to keep it from retracting. It only retracts about 2 inches but it bugs Larry so we picked up a piece of lumber at Home Depot to use for slide out until our service date.
We came home and Dan and Wanda came home from Mexico around 4:00 and we sat on their patio for our nightly beer(s). We enjoy both of them a lot and we have been spending 'happy hour 'with them each day. I think they are only going to be here another week so will miss them when they leave.
We came inside and I was debating on what to fix for something light for dinner and someone came pounding on the door. When Larry went to door, it was Jan and her other sister Pat. They came inside and they both had wine glasses in their hands. One look at them and it was pretty obvious that they had had more than one glass of wine. Jan said they ran out of wine and no one would go get them more. She opened our refrigerator and found two part bottles of wine. I got them both out and filled their glasses. I decided I might as well drink with them so I got a glass and filled it up. Later there was another knock on the door and it was Judy(Jan and Pat's sister) ,so by the time we all got to laughing and talking, Larry got up and went over to Ken's(Judy's husbands) and sat and drink beer with him. Before Larry left, he went outside and got another bottle of wine for us. We continued drinking wine, talking and laughing until quite late. We all walked over to Judy, Ken and Jan's house and Pat walked on to her RV. We stayed at Judy's pretty late and when we came home I had had WAY to much wine as I had a hard time getting my cloths changed for bed.
Larry picked up roof covers from the RV supply for our fantastic(ceiling) fans in motor home yesterday. This morning he decided to install the covers before it gets too hot. Actually I was impressed that he finished the job in less than two hours as I planned for it to be an all day job.
We went to the Farmers Market which is held each Wednesday just down the road from the RV Resort. It is a pretty interesting place to visit. We went by one vendor who was selling cleaning mitts and stopped to see her demo. It works a lot like the Norwex products I bought at my sister-in-laws party last last year. The mitt is nubby on one side and you squirt it with a small amount of water, wipe whatever you are cleaning and then flip the mitt over to the smooth side and it shines the item you just cleaned. We ended up buying several as they were MUCH cheaper than the items I bought at home.
Left the Farmer's Market and drove into Yuma and had lunch at Olive Garden. This is still one of my very favorite places to eat. We had the soup and salad and was so full I wasn't sure I could walk to the car.
I had Larry drop me at J.C.Penny's as Wanda, next door, told me she saw Clark flip flops on sale yesterday. I have a pair of navy Clark's that I've had for 3 years or more and they are so comfortable so I treated myself to two pair! My birthday is next week so figured I'd call it my gift as that's how I obtain gifts most of the time. I'm picky I guess as Larry has given up buying me gifts as I end up returning them normally.
The slide out in the living room of motor home is not staying out all the way and we've talked to Tiffin about the problem. We are taking it in for service to LeMesa RV here in Yuma on February 26 but in the meantime, the service guy said we could use a piece of wood on the outside to keep it from retracting. It only retracts about 2 inches but it bugs Larry so we picked up a piece of lumber at Home Depot to use for slide out until our service date.
We came home and Dan and Wanda came home from Mexico around 4:00 and we sat on their patio for our nightly beer(s). We enjoy both of them a lot and we have been spending 'happy hour 'with them each day. I think they are only going to be here another week so will miss them when they leave.
We came inside and I was debating on what to fix for something light for dinner and someone came pounding on the door. When Larry went to door, it was Jan and her other sister Pat. They came inside and they both had wine glasses in their hands. One look at them and it was pretty obvious that they had had more than one glass of wine. Jan said they ran out of wine and no one would go get them more. She opened our refrigerator and found two part bottles of wine. I got them both out and filled their glasses. I decided I might as well drink with them so I got a glass and filled it up. Later there was another knock on the door and it was Judy(Jan and Pat's sister) ,so by the time we all got to laughing and talking, Larry got up and went over to Ken's(Judy's husbands) and sat and drink beer with him. Before Larry left, he went outside and got another bottle of wine for us. We continued drinking wine, talking and laughing until quite late. We all walked over to Judy, Ken and Jan's house and Pat walked on to her RV. We stayed at Judy's pretty late and when we came home I had had WAY to much wine as I had a hard time getting my cloths changed for bed.
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