Decided to call a locksmith today. Found one in Grand Isle and he came over around 2:30. An hour later he had the door opened. He found the broken pieces and said he would take the mechanism to his house where he would attempt to patch it up. He returned with a temporary fix and warned me to get it changed as soon as possible. He said if I ordered the part he would install it for me for free. He worked on it for 3 hours and his fee is usually $60 an hour but he only charged me for 2 hours. I was thankful for that.
He gave me a receipt and said to try and get my road side assistance to pay for it. I hadn't even thought of calling Good Sam. They just might pay for it.
So now I have to find the part. I called Camping World and they said that they don't work on door locks and that I had to contact the dealership. I think I will just try and get the part and let the locksmith install it. It is a Tri Mark 60-650 and goes for$64.95 on Amazon.com. I could probably install it myself as I watched him closely today as he took it apart.
I'll be leaving tomorrow for home and will look for a replacement at a couple of camping stores in town. If they can beat Amazon's price I'll get it locally.
The weather here is getting colder with a low tonight of mid 30s which is just a tad too cold for the beach.
Goodness! Sounds like it's cold everywhere and not just New Jersey. :) Yep, that's a bit too cold for me to enjoy the beach, too. Safe travels home!
ReplyDeleteHi Texas Yellow Rose... Yes, it is cold everywhere it seems. Warmer weather is coming tomorrow with a high of 70 degrees. I sure would like to stay and enjoy that but need to get home and get the door taken care of.
DeleteToo bad you have to cut your trip short. It is cold in southern Texas, too. I've been only carrying my back door key with me when not walking far from the RV, I think I will need to start carrying the front door key with me.
ReplyDeleteHi Teri... After this incident with the door I will be getting copies of the keys and placing them somewhere other than on my keychain. I'm also thinking of getting a rope ladder in case I have to climb into the bedroom window again which I will keep unlocked.
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