Austin, Texas trip for NAR

Our First trip, New truck, well new to us, and our new RV.   Within about 2 hours into our trip my husband announces the RV is coming apart.  Well the thoughts that go through your head at the point were really out there. To my great relief, it was only the bottom half of one of our RV panels that was coming off and almost dragging on the ground, not the entire RV that I was expecting to see on the ground behind us on the highway.  We did not panic. I saw part of the panel come off of the large panel and walked back to get it just as it got run over by a car.  We were not able to recover the parts as the were gone with the wind. I walked back to the RV and truck and we limped down the highway with flashers on going about 20 miles an hour to try and get off the exit. 
Thank goodness for the cell phones. I looked up trailer parts and repair centers and found this great place that was open for another 1 1/2 hours. I called  and they agreed to look at it and see if they could put it back on the RV so we could still make it home. We finally got to the place, Timpte  Inc. It was  a trailer repair shop.  Well guess what, they repair farm trailers, not RVs.  He asked us to back the trailer into one of their bays.  I suggested that they might want to, as we have onlyt been driving forward for less then 2 hours - never backwards. 

These people were amazing. We sat in their lobby with our two puppies worrying how we were going to get home. In a short time the said they were not able to reattach it but could remove it.  Little did I know they were going to cut it off. We were able to save the piece and put it back in the trailer and again start our trip home. It was then that we realized my husband lost $500 cash out of his wallet.  We never carry cash, and had nothing to pay these wonderful people for helping us get on our way. They told us to have a better day and good luck with the rest of our trip.  I finally found $50 that I was able to pay them for their trouble and time.

The rest of the trip was less stressful as we made our way back to Beautiful Brownsburg much later that evening.  So we got to resolve issues and not panic when everything felt like it was going wrong, Met some incredible people and drive in the dark with a new truck and 40 foot trailer that you can not tell where it ends when passing vehicles on the highway. Also figured out Gas Buddy, one of my favorite apps will allo,w you to look for Diesel gas at truck stops only. It was a true life saver.  Yeah Gas Buddy....friend for life.