Got an early start this moning. We were on the road headed for Amarillo by 9:00 AM CDT. Made a mistake setting up the Jeep this morning. Figured it out by the time we got to Oklahoma City. The coach was steering funny, and a passing motorist was signaling that we had a problem with the wheels. We finally pulled off I40 and into a Wal*Mart Parking lot on the west side of the city.

Turns out. I hadn’t put the ignition key in the Jeep, and left it in the “OFF” setting instead of the “LOCK” setting. Somewhere outside of Oklahoma City, we hit a bump, and the steering wheel locked. Which caused the steering problem I was feeling with the coach, and ruined a brand new right front tire.

Fortunately Wal*Mart had a comparable tire for a replacement so after having lunch, doing some shopping, and waiting almost 3 hours to get the tire fixed and mounted we were on our way again. (To Be Continued)