26 Sep 23 - New Shoes for the Camper

26 Sep 23 - FedEx Freight delivery arrived today!

New shoes for the camper.

Boar wheels and truck tires arrived to replace the standard trailer tires.

First one direct replacement. from a 16 inch wheel to a 19.5 inch wheel with Continental truck tire.

Passenger side done!

One on the drivers side replaced.

Drivers side done.  It took about a hour to replace all 4 wheels.  New lugs also!
 

18 Apr 23 - Concrete Pour

The truck was scheduled for 11 am. I got a text while on the walk that it has been moved to 9 am, so the guys were on the way.

Wheel borrowed it from the street since it was so small a slab.

Ben takes great pride in his work.

Ben finishing the slab.
 

17 Apr 23 - Slab Removal

Arrived home this morning from South Florida to find our slab torn up!

This slab was pitched towards the house and would hold water and mold.

Concrete pile in the driveway made parking the camper a little challenging.
 

8 Dec 22 -Chevy Dealership Service Saga - They Damaged the Truck

8 Dec 22 - We dropped the truck at the local Chevy dealer for an oil change and tire balance and rotation.  We were called early afternoon saying it was done so we headed over to pick it up.

14 Dec 22 - We had only made a few trips around town between the 8th and today and noticed a little hop in the trucks ride.  Today we had to go to Deland for a chiropractor appointment which meant we were going to drive I-4 at 75 mph.  When we got up to cruising speed we noticed quite a vibration in the truck.  In the rear view side mirror I could see the outer dually wiggling going down the road.  I thought I may have a steel belt separating which would cause the vibration and the odd wiggle. So I made a call to Tire Kingdom for an appointment the next day.

15 Dec 22 - Tire Kingdom got the truck in and while removing the rear center cap on the drivers side 2 lug nuts came off with the cap and 3 other nuts were loose.  On the passenger side 5 lugs were not properly torqued.  When Tire Kingdom went to balance the wheels all were out of balance be at lest 1oz.  With the drivers rear outer dually bent both side to side and with a hop in it. I have a video but they don't seem to play here anymore.

I sent the service manager a letter explaining what was neglected on my vehicle and they wanted me to bring it in so they could check it.  When they brought me back to the service bay to show me the bent wheel the center cap, picture below, was laying shiny side down with the lug nuts thrown in it on the concrete floor.  Scratching the gold bow tie emblem.

4 Jan 23 - After several discussions and 2 letters to the dealership they offered to pay for half the wheel and gave us a new center cap.  I asked the service manager to explain what we did to be responsible for half the damage to the wheel and he said "I stand by my decision", he offered to pay for half the wheel.  So we are now writing a letter to the owner of the dealership.  We will see what happens.

 The bent spare wheel I now own above, and a video of the wheel on the balancer at Tire Kingdom below.

14 Nov 22 - More Beach Damage Walking South

Crazy to see all the damage from the storm surge and waves.

They were already working on the Hawaiian Inn this morning with a track hoe.

 

12 Nov 22 - Hurricane Nicole Aftermath on the Beach

This morning we took a walk down the beach to see the damage. 

This is the Hawaiian Inn

This is the beach access ramp next to the Hawaiian inn.

Some erosion under the building.

Another Pool didn't make it.

This pool is leaking thru the bottom edge.

Beach access ramp next to the Peck Plaza and the Shores Hotel.

Another Pool washed away.

The wall behind me was 20 feet tall from the sand.  This hotel is 3 miles south our our street.

Crazy damage.

Van Buren street beach access washed away along with the sea wall.