A Dent in Our Enthusiasm?

'Twas not a happy day. We retrieved our Airstream from the RV service center. In addition to the potentially nuclear refrigerator, we had them working to repair the front ceiling fan. Dubbed a "Fan-tastic Fan," it's basically a ceiling fan that blows air either in or out the RV, through the roof.

When we arrived home with our Airstream, we discovered a HUGE dent on the roof -- right next to the front ceiling fan. This dent did not exist last week, when we dropped off our trailer to have the work done.



To the untrained eye, this may not seem like a big deal. But Airstreams are finicky beasts -- restoring that damaged aluminum to its original condition will not be an easy (nor, I'm afraid, an inexpensive) task.

So we had to rehitch the Airstream, and drive BACK to the service center. I spoke with the general manager. He was very nice and apologetic about the situation, and has offered to repair the damage.

We still plan to depart for Yellowstone on Monday as planned, but I'm afraid our "tin can" will be a little less aerodynamic. We don't have time to fix it before we depart, so we'll have to wait until August to have the repairs done.