Day 2371

 I woke up before 8, played games, and then got up for pet stuff and breakfast.  After that was about an hour or so of surfing before it was time to hook up.

I really screwed up the hook up process.  I forgot to take the pin out of the hitch.  When I backed up I knocked the trailer off the blocks.  Then when I did connect I didn't raise the jacks enough and drug one when I did the pull test.  Finally I started to roll up the power cord before I disconnected it from the trailer.

The guy next door watched and commented (nicely) on my jack stupidity.  I showed him the tires.He said it looked like out of alignment axles.  

I took the trailer to the tire place and got the tires replaced.  Getting in and out of the place wasn't bad.  We called Blue Dog about the axles.  Their first available appointment is mid August. 

We took the trailer home.  My problems continued.  I raised the jacks too much when I unhooked.  Ellen had to hold the jaws open.  Then I drained the tanks.  After that we went to Redmond to fuel up and eat a late lunch.  All of the places we found had close dining areas - take out only.

I measured the axles.  The tires on the right side (which were worn) are 3/8 inches farther apart than the ones on the left side. I called Joe, he said he'd do some research about it.  If I'm lucky it will be a quick fix he can do tomorrow.

I just drove home in disgust.  Ellen fixed grilled ham and cheese sandwiches, which was just as good as anything else.  I sat down to do some surfing.  I was really tired from being so stressed out.  I ended up sleeping while Ellen was doing the wash.

Dinner was leftovers.  The evening was a little surfing and a lot of TV.

Usually I wouldn't be concerned about a short trip on familiar roads, but I'm a little worried about tomorrow just because I don't know whether or not the axles will be a big deal.