Tag: Dawn Pfiel

Visiting the new Grandson

by allberry2001, posted in Main

Coming home 

So we leave Phoenix on Sunday after seeing the kids and the new grandson. Heading north for Beatty, NV. On 93 by Baghdad, Arizona, the car’s check engine light starts blinking, and I can make the car go any faster, soon, we came to a hill in the middle of nowhere, and the car is just gave up.

With almost no cell service, we got messages to the kids in NV and AZ  who called a tow truck for us. Two hours till the tow truck got there, a trucker stopped to check on us and family in a small car just to make sure we were okay. 

The closest town to where we were was Wickenburg, Arizona, but it was a Sunday, and the shop that they took the car to didn’t open till Monday. So we are in this little town overnight, a cute town with some really nice people.

We get to the shop at 7:30 am to let them know why the car is there.

We get a call from the shop: engine seized! The shop knew it was a problem with my car and suggested I call Hyundai since the car was just under 100,000 miles.

Coming home part 2

So on Monday, I contacted Hyundai dealers about the defect, and they gave me the number for Hyundai Corp for help. Now the car is 45 minutes from any dealership, about a $700 tow ride.  The tech I was talking to opened a case for us and even sent a tow truck ( the same driver as yesterday, Jeff ) to take us to Surprise, AZ, at no cost to us. The car was taken to Ken Garff Hyundai, and they greeted us at the door the corp office and sent them the info about what was going on.

They said they had some tests to run to see if it was the defect that caused the issue. After giving us water and some more questions, they had a loner car ready for us to use. We were in and out of the dealership in 30 minutes. On Wednesday, they called us and told us YES the engine is going to be replaced. There is one in LA, and it should be at the dealership by Friday. First, they thought it would be done mid-week. They called us on Saturday and said the car was done. 

I can not say enough good things about the dealership and the Hyundai Corp. They made this so much easier to deal with the stress.

Mini-Vacation Mexico/Denver

by allberry2001, posted in Main

So last week we had a mini vacation just to get out of town for a week. Mexico again, my daughter and one of her old friends were planning to go and the wife found a good fare for us to go so we joined them.

We went to the same resort we go to all the time we love the beach there and the staff are always so helpful.

We only got a little rain one day when we were there and we loved it, we don’t get a lot of Rain in Reno. The rest of the week was quiet but this time of year the pool is like a warm tub, so the ocean was a better option.

On the way back (United Airlines) was an hour late landing due to a storm and the luggage took 40 minutes to start coming out. So by the time we re-checked the luggage the next flight had left. That meant an overnight stay in Denver, I never really saw the city so I didn’t mind too much.

And then I got this when we got home.

Don’t want to forget this

by allberry2001, posted in Main
Donta Berry

Pontremoli Italy

by allberry2001, posted in Main

That was our destination on this trip to Italy. My wife’s sister bought a place in town after we did a drive-by visit last year and she saw the photos. I must say it is a small town at that, now that we have stayed there a few days it seems everyone in town knows everyone else. I got the impression it’s a hiking area that is really busy in the summer season.

That was not the only reason we were there as like last time we were looking to buy a place for ourself’s. Myself and my wife went house hunting last year with not much luck, between the language problem and realtors not showing up it was more of a drive around Italy.

This time with my sister-in-law’s help we did find a realtor that we could work with,2 in fact. One of the first places we looked at was not much more than stones in shape of a house, the land it was on was huge but it was not “livable” till a lot of work was done.

The next place we looked at was a 3-story box more or less with a 2-car garage on the bottom level. The apartments were in “better” shape almost to the point we could get one up and running in a short time and have someplace to live. The idea was to create a B&B so we would have an income while living.

Now like most Italian towns, they have a castle at the top of the hill, and the next home that is livable was in between this castle and town ( a big hill ).

At this time again I’m trying to get as much info about my Grandpa who left Italy in the early 1900s.

Off to Milan

by allberry2001, posted in Main

Well this week we are off to Italy again. This time we landing in Milan and staying for a few days, our first time seeing the city. This is a trip looking and signing the paperwork on a home’s in Italy ( for my sister in law )