Share an r-pod story

I have an interesting story (maybe a bit long) that I want to share and thought I’d start this discussion topic for others to join in if they want to.  With all of the registered users on this forum there has to be a lot of interesting or funny stories we’d all enjoy reading.

Last weekend was our final trip for the season and we camped in northern Michigan along the Lake Huron shoreline.  Sunday was an absolutely gorgeous day.  Sunny, temps in the 70’s with leaves softly falling from the trees.  Monday, our day to head back home, was just the opposite.  Woke up to rain and it rained all day long.  So we packed everything up, wet, and headed home.

So, 25 or 30 miles down the road along Lake Huron I’m finally in the driving groove.  Have the car on cruise control, listening to some tunes and the pod is tracking great when this car starts to pass me in the passing lane.  Kinda strange in that it went by us very slowly but finally pulled out in front and moved along.  Though the driver of the car would speed up then slow down and speed up again.  Pretty annoying driving for the next few miles.

All of a sudden the car that passed us turned on the emergency flashers.  I shut off the cruise control and slowed down looking for any problems up ahead and saw absolutely nothing.  Then the emergency flashers went off, then on again and off once more.  What the heck is going on up there?

Once again the emergency flashers went on and a hand came out of the drivers side window pointing to the side of the road.  Crap!  OK, now you have my attention.  Is a tire flat?  Did we leave the door open? What the hecks wrong?

I followed the car into a gas station and stopped beside him.  Jumped out and immediately started inspecting the pod for trouble when the driver came over and apologized for flagging us off of the road.  He said that no, there was nothing wrong with the trailer that he could see but he simply loves it and knew that he’d regret it if he didn’t stop me and ask some questions about it.  Is that trailer called an rpad?  Thanks again for stopping.  Hope you’re not mad.

I thought, you flagged me off of the road in this rain just to get a tour of the trailer?  Are you crazy?  Though the whole thing was pretty annoying I was just so relieved that I didn’t have a flat tire or was dragging something that I told him, no, it’s called an r-pod.  Figured since I’m already stopped I’d go ahead and give him r-pod pitch.

Told him about the different models.  Suggested that he go to the Forest River site to see the various floor plans.  Gave him the web address for this forum to read up on what folks think about the r-pod.  Mentioned about the other clones.  Pretty much gave him a verbal versus walking tour and off he went down the road.

So to Jim near Tawas City, if in fact you are lurking here on this forum, no I’m not mad.  I thought it was a bit humorous actually.  Though I do have to tell you that my wife was a bit put out over the whole thing.  When she went into the station looking like she was going to use the restroom what she actually did was make sure the attendant there saw you and was ready to call the police just in case you turned out to be some sort of crazed killer.