Birthplace of the Gus Bus!



Freightliner chassis backing into Tiffin plant.

 It's a rainy day in Gaffney, South Carolina.  We got up very early (realize that we lost an hour Saturday when we changed from Central Time to Eastern; then on Sunday we lost another hour to Daylight Savings!) The clock said 7:30, but it felt like 5:30!  The gradual change didn't help, but we were thinking of friends from BT who left Sunday and lost the two hours immediately.  Oh well, that is why they invented naps!
We got up early to tour the Freightliner Custom Chassis Factory here in Gaffney, South Carolina.  Couldn't take any of our own pictures, so here's one we borrowed from Tiffin.  We missed our chassis coming into the Tiffin factory when we went to Red Bay last Fall to see the Gus Bus assembled, so it was our chance to see the first stages.  They also build school buses and delivery (like FedEx) trucks at this plant.  It was really interesting, but we didn't get as close and interact with the workers like at Tiffin.  We did decide to come back sometime for "Camp Freightliner" and learn about maintenance.  Our tour guide gave us some tips we didn't know, so there's a lot more to learn.

We are camped ( I use the term loosely) at the KOA in Gaffney.  It's fairly standard for KOA's which is why we like them...they are predictably average.  But, of course, IT IS NOT BELLA TERRA!  In fact, we thought we would be overlooking a pond, but it is empty.  Again we have a roomy site, with good hook-ups.  Our parking space is not level so our automatic levelers have us jacked up on the front passenger's side making the first step in our entry almost impossible for Vada and me...we must get a stepping stool to assist the aged midgets!  I have been managing and Larry hauls Vada up the steps using her new harness with handles.  We will manage and move on tomorrow to Chapel Hill North Carolina.  We had planned to visit another "Diner, Drive-ins, and Dives" location here in Gaffney, but we are so stuffed from overeating shrimp that we are staying in to eat lighter tonight.  But we heard about an outstanding ribs place for our next visit.  Our plan to eat our way across America, needs some dieting interludes.   KB