Good News Bad News

Good News - the parts all arrived, we picked them up from the local UPS office in bellingham.  The crate with the window in it weighs about 80 pounds, and we had to lift it into the back of the truck, Le and I. I almost dropped it but locally caught it on my leg at the last moment!

We got it in, we couldnt close the tailgate so had to strap it in and we came home on backroads so as not to have it jump about or worse fall out.  We got home and discovered some of the parts they said were missing.  We pulled part of the crate apart and looked but couldnt see them in there.

The only place it would fit was underneath in the big bin, so we unpacked it completely so we could put the window crate lying flat in there. It is about 4 1/2 ft sq. (and wieghs a tonne! - ok 80pounds).  Le was worried after my last attempt I would not be able to carry it from the back of the truck into the RV bin ... so went about seeing if she could remove anything else from the crate to lighten the load. That is when we found the "missing" blinds, shelf and handle were actually there packed in the middle above the window.

Then ... BAD NEWS ... the window is the wrong configuration.  Instead of our glorious half and half opening window this one has a tiny little window down the bottom and the rest is just all glass - no opening!  So ... we don't want it. We have sat here for nearly 6 weeks waiting for the frickin parts and they send the wrong window. And it weighs a tonne!!! and hangs out the back of the truck.  And it is raining. So we have put the wood back on as best we can and put the plastic that came off the mattress all around it so it doesnt get soaked.  

And we wait for Heartland to tell us tomorrow what to do with the damn thing.