Yesterday we hooked up the truck to the trailer brakes and our initial assessment that something was awry with the trailer brakes was correct. We suspected something was fishy with the brakes when we pulled into Wilderness Lakes Thousand Trails two days ago and the brakes were non-existent. My belief that I am an electrical Einstein notwithstanding, I started calling around for mobile RV repair guys (it’s Easter Sunday) but was soundly defeated in my attempts to speak with anyone other than recording machines. Goddamn Christians.

However, this morning I called all the mobile RV repair guys and was fortunate to get ahold of Mike Townsend Mobile RV Repair. About 90 minutes after calling, a service tech and helper showed up in a fully loaded tool truck. In about half an hour, the service guy had isolated the problem and ordered the parts. In order that he not be required to return, I will pick up the parts at his shop tomorrow and bring them back here. Since our problems were minor, he showed us how to install the stuff (it is plug-n-play) and I will attempt to show how smart I am by plugging them in.

Peggy also tricked me (she asked) into going over to the enormous Hemet Walmart where we got some food but. more importantly, dissolving RV toilet paper. Sometimes it dissolves when you are using it but it doesn’t clog the finicky and sensitive RV sewer system aboard our fifth wheel.