Our Move to Alabama Joy and Sadness

 Well We Moved to Alabama from Washington State.

I know the Blog says Washington State but we made it before we had planned to move.

Let me first say that the person selling our home was wonderful and should you live  in Washington State I would say give them a call,. The Preview Group, 425-232-7823 wonderful people with only the customer in mind...

Let me also say if you live in southern Alabama or northern Florida call Christa Merrifield Real estate in Flordia,

Now the bad news... # companies seem to think it is ok to pass the buck.

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I understand how you feel.   I just want to make sure you understand Neighbors Relocation was just the agency that booked your move. We were not the agency that moved it for you. The driver works for another agency under the hierarchy of North American Van Lines.  

Have you contacted the North American Van Lines customer service to discuss your claim?

Neighbors Relocation Services

Interstate Agent for North American Van Lines

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John, I am very sorry to hear that somethings got destroyed. Obviously you know that Neighbors Relocation Services had nothing to do with the actual transport of your items. Debby will send you a claim form for any damages. 

Items are rarely lost. If you can look on your bills of lading and identify the number of boxes that you think are missing, North American Van lines might be able to track those down for you.

Relocation Specialist
Neighbors Moving of Seattle, LLC.
North American Van Lines

Tracys quilting Machine

9000.00 to repair

this is just the biggest item

Anniversary plates , fir those who visited us in our home in Washington knows we had 44 years of plates that can never be replaced, the ones here are the only one we could find

 1st, 10th, 25th

All the rest, collected over 42 years of marriage, GONE!!!

Our RV Trip.. The Good, The Bad and The Wonderful

 

Good morning To my Followers

 

I want to begin this post by saying I know I have not posted much these days but in our move from Washington State to Alabama we have been a quite busy and my time, as you will see below, has been taken with other things. 

We begin our move with a lot of packing and working on finding a great mode of moving. In that search our first, and may I say only , stop was Roy Robinson RV in Marysville Washington,  If you live in Washington, Oregon or Idaho if you’re looking or considering a motorhome or travel trailer, https://www.royrobinsonrv.com/, Your will not find a better RV dealer or service in the north west, as believe Tracy and I know.

 

John Stewart and rest of the people at Roy Robinson RV was 9.5 out of 10 star sales and service would never go anywhere else in the Northwest.

 

We then set out for Oregon to see a friend and shortly found out OUR decision for a travel trailer was not going to work so we looked around for a dealer that was , as we thought, live and learn, in the Salem area, I decided on https://robersonrv.com/ , NOT ROBINSON, we purchased 2017 Persuit ,another mistake, ok sales and poor service, big problems and we called and spoke with our sales person and once we got a hold of her we were passed off to the service dept. switched us of to another department and so the run around begins.

We found, was ok but at was in the shop, we were told that it had been sold to another couple wanted it but they change their minds, as since the RV was in the shop for prep, we could look at it, we could not do the slide outs and other things, we tried to tell them we wanted to see and drive it, they did let Tracy drive it, but since we had already purchased the motorhome and we did purchase the extended warranty that was suppose to cover all the repairs with a 50.00 deductible.

After the problems we had with no help from Roberson, we decided to trade to Coachman in for a name we could trust Winnebago, we went to Camping world in Arizona, 2017 Winnebago adventurer,   See My previous post, https://rvblogger123.blogspot.com/2022/05/camping-world-of-avondale-arizonia.html

 

 

 Then with all these problems we finally end up in Fort Worth Texas, and after a very stressful and making the best of the situation, we found a wonderful and honest, Dealership, one with integrity, and knew the words of Customer Service. https://www.mcclainsrv.com/ Honest, and up front with the RV service, Let us stay on the grounds and check out the RV. Drive it, brand new, https://www.mcclainsrv.com/2022-winnebago-forza-38w-new-class-a-corinth-tx-76210-i3189804

 

 

Customer Service, I would tell you If you are close to any McCains RV https://www.mcclainsrv.com/  and you want customer service, honesty, trust, and honor this is the place you want to seek out… They still call me and are concerned about out welfare even though we are 1000 miles away, they are trying to find a place to help us get some issues fixed.

WE cannot recommend higher 9.5 Star, Only because I do not think any company in this country is perfect 10, Go to see this RV company, YOU WILL NOT BE DISPPOINTED…

Camping World of Avondale Arizonia

 We purchased this motorhome in Avondale Arizona at Camping World, Now First of all I am not saying every Camping World is like this..20017 Winnebago

Now admittedly this was our Choice However We traded this paid off Motorhome

However as we hit the road from Salem, we found the faults and errors that were not told us or just ignored.

one was this

Now admittedly we also purchased a contract with Camping world

so Here we are, as we explained to Camping World, on our trip. vacation, and the problems we have run into from broken glass, some doors inside the coach, warped, or broken. 

We called Camping world in 

in Arizona and was told they could not help us, as we were not there to get them to fix the problems.

My Warning to You Becarefull where and to which company you purchase a Big item such as a car or motorhome, Watch who you buy it from, they may just want to sell you something just to make money and not support the item you were sold..

That's my opinion, listen or not, 

 

Roberson RV Salem Oregon

 We purchased an RV in Salem Oregon From Robber-son

, and while we did trade in our pull behind that we had purchased 2 days earlier, and yes the sales person and finance officer was nice , the finance office did not have the paperwork ready, had to try and retry to get the equipment to work, looked like he had no idea what he was doing, our sales lady was great until the sale was all done, thinking back we should have questioned the sale when the RV was already in the shop when we got there, My fault,  i should have questioned more things, like tires, equipment, locks on doors, sewer, things like that, but they knew or suspected we were leaving in two days so they rushed thru the sale..  

Needless to say, after 1 week we are not satisfied with the RV or the way Robber-son, rushed us thru the sale but not the paperwork...

Becarefull, they may try and rush you thru a sale and pull a quick change on you.. 

PODS and customer service do not match

  Tracy and I called to PODS for a container because we miscalculated our moving needs, So when we realized how much we had we called PODS and told them we did not need the container, so they said they would cancel the delivery yet the Truck showed up to drop the container

Well we called pods and told them we would not use the container, and they told us they would pick the container up on Thursday

Pods did not show up on Thursday, so we called PODS again, the previous person had hot scheduled a pickup, though he did posted that they had canceled the order,

So now I have to be on the phone and wait til Saturday, NOW this would normally a problem, but, as I explained to the previous Idiot, Saturday our house goes on the market, and we needs photos taken on Friday,, now they say they will pick up the container Sunday...

Seems customer service is not their forte

So here it sets. now until Saturday.... PODS is unreliable Company

Not So Big O

 

Well I Know every one thinks I only post things negative about things.

Well I have always been to Big O in either Lynnwood or Lake Stevens for service or tires for my cars. and up until today i believed in their "customer Service" but today I found out that is not there any more... 

So I went to Big O in Lake Stevens in Frontier Village, that that used to be run by a lady named Sarah
 who believed in Customer service, Now I know Covid paranoia has taken this world by a storm and that people are being careful, However, when I take my truck to the place I purchased it they have a clean waiting room, and they keep it clean, i know Big O, is smaller dealership, BUT with no other customer in the building, making a person sit in the rain to wait for new tires to be put on is in human.  

So if you are looking for new tires, I would highly recommend you stay away from Big O.. in Lake Stevens, until their Manager and new owner gets the customer service down..

New Year

 Well I know its been a while since I posted here, with all the stuff going on, and my health not getting any better, 4 comas and under VA Dr, watch, not sure when we will be traveling again.  

We are in the process of planning to sell our home and move south closer to our kids, grand kids and Great grand kids.  

Things with covid and riots and violence in our land, we just feel it might be time to head south to calmers waters, Tracy and I would love to be closer to family, and if we can get this place ready by fall we plan to put it on the market...

We no longer have our motorhome, just not able to drive it anymore. so our travels are reduced to traveling by vehicle and staying in hotels until we can get a travel trailer.

Sorry no pictures of any travels yet, we have been able to do some short trips, Leavenworth, Lynden, etc, but nothing to speak about..

This is one mountain range we saw near Lynden, WA

Water rapids on the way to Levenworth

 

We also journed yo the Tulip festival in Mt Vernon, WA

As we begin summer of 2021 we are hoping to get around to see more of this state.

Thanks for keeping up and waiting for this post we will try and be more dilligent in the future

Here is a video we too of one of our travels