[Dystrakti0n]

Welcome to the forum and to the Newell family!  Sorry to hear about the troubles you encountered, but what decades of RVing has taught me is that it doesn't matter the age, brand or style... RVs break or malfunction.  It's just part of the package deal.  Not everyone is up for the frustration or the challenges.  Sounds like you have taken them in stride!

Steve, 

I was a c-130 crew chief in a previous life, and I did maintenance retrieval across 5 tours. When things get stressful, I try to take a minute and remind myself, I'm not getting shot at. It is almost as if the sun comes out and the birds start chirping. I look at our Newell like my old C-130 (which was built in 1986, I was built in 1984); If it's sitting, it's leaking, if it's working, it's breaking something/trying to tear itself apart. The upside, is that my operational tempo is much slower these days. In Kuwait, we were dropping a motor a week the whole time I was there. I learned something new every single day, regardless of if I wanted to or not. The coach is the same, always something to learn, always something to fix. Blood Sweat and Tears just makes the view that much sweeter.