Crack
Oh, damn! I swear it happened right while I was watching!
We were just headed out to Fry's to stock up the larder before moving on to Mesa, just moving out of our spot and ..whack. A crack in the windshield. Now what? Being the flexible RVers that we are it's back to the coach, call the insurance, get connected to the windshield guy, yes he can come tomorrow, call the resort office, can we stay another day, yes if you pay us 42 bucks. OK. So having done all that we proceeded very slowly to the store.
The installer came about 10 AM today and was done by 11:30. What a process! He said he does 8-10 repairs a day. Two years ago, in Temecula, we had a stone damage the windshield and had it replaced with a lifetime guarantee against stress cracks. So this was a freebie replacement.
This guy had lots of special tools and lots of strength, not a job for geezers :). So now it's done, has to sit for 2 hours, leave the windows cracked open to relieve pressure and don't get a pressure car wash for 24 hours.
He said he was in training for 6 weeks, then went out with other installers, then on his own. Base pay tops out at $14 but they get a monthly bonus based on numbers of installs...and that can be pretty good.
We always appreciate people who do a good, neat, fast job. So tomorrow we'll try again for Mesa :).