{"id":1528,"date":"2013-05-04T04:55:38","date_gmt":"2013-05-04T04:55:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/perrellas.com\/?p=1528"},"modified":"2014-01-27T00:39:21","modified_gmt":"2014-01-27T00:39:21","slug":"1528","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/perrellas.com\/?p=1528","title":{"rendered":"May 1-3, 2013 Pre’s Rock\/RV Repair Progress\/Eugene"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Bedroom<\/a> \"Our<\/a><\/p>\n

Our daily trip to the RV revealed it is right on schedule, for NEXT week.\u00a0 I\u2019m doing the \u201ctold you so\u201d dance in-between fuming about the inconvenience and frustration.\u00a0 It is good to be positive but past experience should have demonstrated that our snail man supervisor was not going to turn into super speedo overnight.\u00a0 Laundry, movie and night-night once again in Eugene for the 7th<\/sup> week in a row.<\/p>\n

Morning breakfast of melt-in-your-mouth Swedish pancakes at The Original Pancake House after a rude awakening from \u00a0little monster feet stomping across the floor and throwing himself down on the floor above our head, nonstop from 6:00 am through 7:30.\u00a0 Front desk refuses to respond\u2026it\u2019s not quiet time.<\/p>\n

\"Pre's<\/a>\u00a0\"Small<\/a>\u00a0\"The<\/a><\/p>\n

Set out to search for local color and heard about Pre\u2019s Rock, located half way up the mountain on the blind curve of a narrow road.\u00a0\u00a0 We reached the large boulder that marked the spot where the local hero lost his life in a car crash. \u00a0Steven Roland \u201cPre\u201d Prefontaine was an American middle and long-distance runner who competed in the 1972 Olympics.\u00a0 He once held the American record in the seven distance track events from the 2,000 meters to the 10,000 meters.\u00a0 He was born in Coos Bay Oregon in 1951 and died in Eugene in 1975. \u00a0The roadside boulder marks the spot of the shrine to the memory of this historic Oregon runner and is a place of reflection, inspiration and respect to runners from all over.\u00a0 The grade going up the hill is steep but the view from the top is awe inspiring.<\/p>\n

\"Really<\/a>\u00a0\"Strange\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Driving in Eugene is more difficult than driving in New York City.\u00a0 Bikes, pedestrians and the odd driving directions on signs can leave your head spinning.\u00a0 You have to look twice and wonder,\u00a0really?\u00a0 And this is what you consider safe?<\/p>\n

Morning came and little monster continues his 6:00am race track back and forth over our heads many dozens of times an hour.\u00a0 Guessing the dad is deaf or clueless and lacking in parenting skills. \u00a0\u00a0I\u2019ve been whispering under my breath \u201cmust get out of here for the sake of our sanity\u201d but my sanity seems to be more at risk than John\u2019s. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Not sure a trip to check in on our RV and see it still unfinished will be our saving grace.\u00a0\u00a0 Hurrying out the door for a KatieBug visit to see her buddies at the local dog park and then the long hesitant trip to the RV to see the progress.<\/p>\n

Slowly driving up to the back enclosed repair area, John stretching his neck to see if our slide was still sitting on the garage floor\u2026holding our breath\u2026and\u2026 it is in!\u00a0 At this point we should be jumping in the air and shouting with joy except the wires are still splayed out on the floor, they broke one of the slide boards, the trim is still all over the floor, so much trash is sitting around that you can\u2019t see the newly cleaned rug\u2026and I\u2019m trying hard to keep it together.\u00a0 Along with finding out that it will probably be ready Wednesday, we find out that our tool platform, attached to the back of the RV, is unstable.\u00a0 There is a possibility that it\u00a0could break off, taking our car with it.\u00a0\u00a0Nope, can’t put what I’m thinking down on paper.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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