| re staying at an RV park in Texas last year when | | | | needed. |
| our refrigerator started to make that dreadful | | | | There were RV parts and accessories |
| noise. Fortunately I have done some appliance | | | | everywhere. He had RV pop up tent parts, RV |
| repair in my time and this was not a hard repair | | | | stove parts, RV range replacement parts, but not |
| to do. All I needed was the right part. So it was | | | | the part that I needed. |
| off to find the right part for the job. | | | | I asked if there was another RV parts and |
| I checked the internet for RV parts Texas, and | | | | service dealer close by. He told me that he did |
| found a dealer close to our campgrounds. It was | | | | not know of any, but we might check the local |
| a pleasant drive to his place of business, as it is | | | | flea market. So with his advice it was off to the |
| always nice to get out and see the countryside. | | | | flea market. |
| We followed the directions and came upon the | | | | After about an hour of looking at antique glass |
| correct address. We figured that we were at the | | | | bottles, used clothing, and guns for sale, we |
| right place as the sign read “RV Parts and | | | | discovered that there was no dealer selling RV |
| Accessories”. | | | | parts at the flea market. There were people |
| It wasn’t quite what we had pictured in | | | | selling so called RV wholesale parts, but they had |
| our minds as to what the place would look like. | | | | only individual parts and no selection. We were |
| Most of the parts looked like salvaged RV parts, | | | | getting hot and the greasy steak burgers did not |
| but he also had a lot of new parts also. | | | | look inviting, so we decided to return to the |
| We made our way to the counter past a couple | | | | campgrounds. |
| of old men playing checkers on a nearly broken | | | | We were planning to return home in two days, so |
| down table and a dog sleeping in the middle of the | | | | we stopped by a gas station and loaded up on ice. |
| floor. The owner came from the back room | | | | We figured that it was easier to keep buying ice |
| wiping his hands on a shop towel and said: May I | | | | for the refrigerator than to search for parts in |
| help you? I told him what I needed and he | | | | the hot Texas sun. |
| scratched his head before replying. He said that he | | | | When we returned home, I took our unit to our |
| didn’t carry too many RV Winnebago | | | | local dealer and it was fixed in less than an hour. It |
| parts and he doubted if he had the part that I | | | | is so easy when you have the right part. |