Broke RV Door Lock

Greenville, Mississippi

Weather: low 30 degrees in Coker, Alabama, High 44 degrees in Greenville, Mississippi, mostly cloudy skies, wind 15-20 mph

We left Coker about 0930 hours this morning after telling our landlords and friends goodbye. Traffic was light, but we battled a headwind of 15 to 20 mph all day. Imagine how tiring that can be, and how it affects the fuel mileage, especially when pulling a big wall down the road.

We decided to spend the night just west of Greenville, and found a nice little county park on the banks of the Mississippi River. Everything was going well until we tried to open the RV entrance door. I put the key in and turned the key, I mean I tried to turn the key. The key wouldn't turn. Hmmmmm. Now, what's the problem? Okay, let's try this again. Key still won't turn. Let's try some WD-40 in the lock and see if that helps. Now try the key again. No luck. Okay, more WD-40. Again, no luck. After about 20 minutes, it was apparent that the inner mechanism of the lock was seized up, and no amount of WD-40 and turning of the key was going to unlock the door. At that point, I started looking for an alternative method of getting into the RV. I quickly found that the only way to get in was to cause damage.

We went back to the campground office and asked if they could direct me to an RV service facility. A facility was found in Greenville, and when I called it, the person who answered said he had a new lock he could install So, we hotfooted it back to Greenville, had the work done, then went back to the campground, set up the trailer, and turned the heat on. It was cold!!!

Now that I have related our problems with the door, a little about where we are. This campground is on the banks of the river, and we can see the huge tugboats and barges going up and down the river, no more than about 300 feet away. Carolyn is intrigued by the size of the barge trains and how much cargo they must be able to carry. There are about 60 spaces here, as well as a dirt bike trail, hiking, bicycling, and playgrounds. And, of course, fishing. Currently, counting us, there are only three RVs here, and it is nice and quiet. It's too bad the weather is so cold, because I would like to do some walking in the area.

We'll finish our drive to Hope, Arkansas, tomorrow, where we will visit with my brother Keith and his family.

More later, be safe.

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