Current News – We Picked Up the Truck

August 1, 2024 Today, Bruce called the body shop at about 3:30 PM to find out if the truck would be ready. Bruce was told how much work it was getting the truck put back together. Apparently, everything overlaps in the cab, so taking a roof off and putting it back on means removing the […]

Current News – Truck to Be Ready Tomorrow

July 31, 2024 This morning, Bruce was able to reach the body shop. They promised the truck would be ready tomorrow evening. Since this is what they said last week, we are expecting it will really be ready this week. Based on this promise, we decided try and extend our stay one more day, just […]

What if We Don’t Get the Truck?

July 30, 2024 Yesterday, I decided to see if I could find a RV Transport company in case our truck is not repaired this week. The park we are staying in is very expensive. While they have been very helpful, I am not sure we will be able to remain in our spot. The park […]

Current News – Body Shop Called with Update on Truck

July 23, 2024 The body shop called Bruce today to let him know the truck was mostly back together. They are having some issues with getting the rain sensors connected and working properly. We didn’t know the truck had rain sensors! The truck should be ready next week, but we’ve been hearing that story for […]

Current News – Truck Delayed Again

July 20, 2024 On Wednesday (July 17), we went for a ride to pick up some produce for a dinner party at Heinie’s Market. In a roundabout ride, Bruce stopped in at the body shop to get an update on the truck. We were hoping to hear it would be ready later this week. The […]

Current News on the Truck

July 9, 2024 Bruce called the body shop this morning to get details on when the truck would be ready. The office manager didn’t know and said she would call back once she had some information. While Bruce was out talking to the RV mobile techs, she called back and I answered Bruce’s phone. The […]

Update on Truck

July 7, 2024 Last week, on Tuesday (July 2), Bruce got a call from our insurance. The body shop had called the insurance company to let them know the truck repair was taking longer than expected. I also think the 4th of July holiday delayed the work. The insurance wanted to let Bruce know we […]

Update on the Truck Repairs from the Hailstorm

June 27, 2024 Yesterday, the body shop called to let us know the truck was on schedule for the repairs. The new parts had been installed and they were getting ready to paint. We should have the truck back next week!

Update on Hail Damage Repair to the Truck

June 20, 2024 Bruce called the body shop today to get an update on the truck. The hood has been replaced and the truck roof has arrived. Some of the hail stones cracked the paint in the dents, so pointless dent repair (pdr) won’t work. This means more work to repair the damage, including painting. […]

Hailstorm in Kanas

June 6, 2024 On May 19, disaster struck. Our truck and RV were damaged by a hailstorm. Please see my post https://retirementrvdream.com/2024/05/19/current-statushail-damage-to-rv-and-truck/ if you haven’t already read it.