Awake: 6:20am Temp 55 sleep 7+33 light rain-fog overnight
@ Peculiar, MO.
We decided to proceed to the Newell factory today. Had the weather been
more decent, I would have coaxed Kathy to stay here & check out this
Peculiar town & find out how it got its name. After watching the weather
channel, we leave the Peculiar Park Place RV Park @ 11:01am in the rain &
fog. Smooth roads continue on I-71 & I-44. One stop en route @ Flying “J”
in Joplin, Missouri to top off our diesel tank with 154 gallons.
We arrive @ the Newell service campground @ 2:33pm. Several campsites are
available for our choosing. I back into a site without any tree cover.
Today’s travel: 2+55 time 164 miles 21 gal used 7.9 mpg 56.4 avg
speed.
After setting up, we visit the Newell office to pick up our forwarded
mail. The receptionist Kathy saw us coming & had our mail package ready to
hand to us before we opened the door. We yak with Sam & Darrel a little in
the front office before going over to the service bay building. Sam was
our salesman when we bought our Newell in 2001.
The service dept is only accepting a few motor homes to work on this week
due to a program called: “lean management.” What they told us was: all the
“stuff” in corners, hidden upstairs in nicks & crannies, etc that hasn’t
been used for yrs or is no longer useable, will be rounded up, thoroughly
scrutinized & then organized or tossed.
7:15 dinner: Leftover filled pepper with cauliflower in cheese sauce & toast.
Tonight’s TV watching: Dick Cavet’s interview with Kathryn Hepburn.
Interesting.
Today’s travel high=68 Elevation 875 ft Lights out: 11:54pm
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