Change of Plans – Forced

Something you never want to see!

We will not be living in our motorhome for some time now. The really good news is that no one was hurt! The short version of what happened: I was pulling into a roadside parking lot when I realized that I could not complete the turn without backing up. I set the Park brake with the coach in neutral and turned the wheel over to Carol so I could guide her in whatever maneuvering was to come. This is a normal procedure for us in tight situations. I wanted her to come forward about 3 feet to see if we could clear a parked car. For reasons unknown to us the coach would not move and then it showed a warning “shift inhibit” and the shift panel lights went black then it lurched forward through the parking lot hitting several cars along the way before Carol could stop it. Fortunately everyone was shopping or eating away from their cars and no little kids were running loose at the moment. Also fortunately I was not in my usual spot directly in front of the coach for Carol to see me clearly. 

We were headed for Toronto to see cousin Mitch and his wife Candy, plans to stay in the coach in his company parking lot. Instead we are staying with them, in their lovely house, until Thursday morning. The coach will be towed to Colton RV the dealer we bought it from, to arrive tomorrow July 20. Then we will drive to Colton RV in North Tonawanda NY – the Niagara Falls area – to further assess the damage and get more stuff off the coach to take to storage someplace.

We are a bit fragile emotionally, Carol in particular, but physically in the best shape we have been in since returning from our big trip. When we know what will be happening with the coach I will post about that. Until then I will try to resume my usual posts about things we are doing and seeing.