12:56 PM Saturday May 7, 2005

After our motorhome was trailered to McKay's, because it was after hours, Phil and I spent that night in a motel in Albany. We drove over to the facility the next morning to wait while the competent crew assessed the damage and gave us a ball park idea how long the repairs would take. By noon, they told us about a week depending on the availability of parts so we decided to drive to Shelton in our Ranger pickup and stay with friends, Gloria and Lester to wait for the repairs to be finished. Our friends made us welcome and totally comfortable so I felt like I had a mini-vacation as we ended up taking advantage of their hospitality for 12 days before our home was ready to roll again. The extra time was added because we had them put new brakes all around which included two new rotors on the rear and turning the front ones as well as four new calipers. They also found some burnt wiring (they repaired and added a heat sheild to keep it from happening again) which accounted for our occasional starting problem AND they found and were given the go ahead to weld a cracked core support which has improved the steering tremendously. After they were finished repairing the broken suspension they examined the undercarriage and all other suspension parts and took her for the first of several test rides. With all the work that was done and the care they took to make sure we were safe to go, we felt the total bill of $3,200 was fair and much lower than we had anticipated. Thanks again to the crew at McKay!