Made it to Forest City!

 

September 4 – If I said in a prior post that it was the most boring day, I lied.  It was today!  We drove    miles today and t was flat plains with nothing but fields with a few cows dotted in along the way.  No special scenery, no beautiful mountains, and I don’t think there was a nice lake either.

We were on our way to the Winnebago Factory in Forest City, Iowa.  Talk about the middle of no where!  We came here once before but only to go on the factory tour which was very nice and we thoroughly enjoyed it.  This time we have an appointment for a list of items to be repaired under warranty on the coach.   Once we arrived and chatted up the folks who were here before us, we learned that we can only give them 7 things to repair.  They might let you put more things on the list but they will only complete what they can for you in one shift.  At least that’s what we were told.  What they tell us once we check in Tuesday at 7 AM might be another story.  We have probably 15-18 things we think they are responsible for but since we have another warranty appointment set up in Florida in October we can call ahead and add the leftovers on that list!

We were able to park on the lot right beside the Customer Service Center.  They have electric only, which we knew to expect so we filled our water and emptied our black and grey tanks before we left last night’s site.    We have great neighbors here, once couple is from Ocala, FL and they don’t have an appointment so have no idea how long they will be waiting.  Once couple has been here a week already.  Bill has been getting all kinds of info and “pointers” for our RV from washing it to servicing it.   We attempted to get the ice maker going but found there is a valve leak and either someone knew so they didn’t turn the ice maker on or we never looked and just assumed it was not working.  Well, that went to the top of our list since I’ve been making ice with trays all summer!

Forest City is so small there is one grocery store and a convenience store and a Dollar General and that’s it!