Checking In
A few weeks ago we moved to Vail Lake Resort in Temecula, CA. This will be our home for a few months while we get through some medical stuff which so far is going well. After a bit of surgery here and a laser treatment there we're on the way to good health again. Right now it seems easier to hang out in one spot and get some of this over with rather than trying out new places and not knowing where we'll be for a future appointment. Trouble is there are not all that many great RV resorts in SoCal to stay.
We've been here at Vail Lake before and enjoy the beauty of the foothills, mountains and trees. We fervently hope we won't see any fire here. Two years ago the whole surrounding area burned and it is just now regrowing and looking good. During the week it's very quiet, then on Friday's it fills up with the "weekenders" who have lots of fun having campfires in the 90 plus degree weather. When you only camp on weekends you gotta have a fire!
Life is really lazy here so when we have the energy and initiative we get into some project. Jim has been fixing things here and there, minor stuff, and last week set about to replace the lightbulb inside the microwave. After an hour or so of both of us twisting our necks to figure out where it was, we gave up. Jim called Sears to come and replace the bulb (and also do the annual inspection). So he gets the appointment arranged and about an hour before the guy is to arrive we get a call from the serviceman. Just checking in to let us know he'll be late and wanting to know best directions. He says he's pretty familiar with Rapid City ...WHAT? we say! We're in California! He's in South Dakota!
We have this happen too frequently. Our residence, address, credit card billing, bank, etc. are in Rapid City, SD. But we move around. So if we order something we always have to explain our lifestyle. It really confuses the people like our vitamin supplier because we are always in a different place. But this Sears fiasco really had us laughing because I had predicted it.
So the SD service guy said he'd have Sears call to reset the appointment. A bit later a gal calls and apologizes for the error and tells us we will have to wait until August 20th for the next appointment. It's all set up and then Jim says, "just confirm for me what address you have for this appointment." "Rapid City," she says!!!!
Funny thing is that the excuse is always, "well my system just can't handle that!" So my prediction is that on August 20th the guy in Rapid City will be calling again. It would sure be nice if the microwave manufacturer had made the light bulb replacement easier.