The culprit.........

 It's the  caliper and yes, it can be a source of fire and damage.       We have sensors on the tires to give us feedback as to tire pressure and temperature.   It is part of our checklist to note the numbers.    It also has a warning sound if either of those parameters changes slowly or rapidly.    On departure day, the batteries were dead so the decision was made to go on ahead and buy replacements at our destination ........................................................!!!!!    Good choice, Bad choice???  Actually, it  wouldn't have changed the outcome but we might have had some earlier warning on temperature and pulled over before the panic mode set in.    But we still would have needed the tow and repair.    Yes, the batteries are now replaced and we will be very alert on our next outing.    Dean and Diane have had this happen twice !! and it was a defect and there was a recall on their calipers.  I would feel better if the other ones were replaced but know that won't happen.  

So, we remain at Lazy Days.    They need to order the part ( wouldn't you think that in a place of this size, they'd have one on the shelf ?  ) and then reschedule to put it back together so it will be the rest of the week before we can take it home.     We are debating whether to stay or go home.   It is very comfortable here with complimentary meals and Happy Hour  ( the chardonnay tasted like battery acid tho....)  Tomorrow is the HUGE RV show right down the road.    Since we were just at the big one in Hershey last summer and since we have a new MH, we don't feel a strong need to go .....  there are also seminars offered here every day on every imaginable subject related to RVing so that could fill the hours....plus the beautiful beaches are just down the road and we've never really explored this popular tourist area......but then there's the golf and pickleball at home and the getting ready for the BIG trip.   We'll have to flip a coin............. 

We are disappointed that we won't meet up with Mark and Annette in Naples but later in Feb we hope to try again.    And, the timing of this failure was much better than on some more organized trip.    And we know what to be aware of  in the future.     Jeremy , the hefty tow guy, offered that he'd rather tow a garbage truck in the rain at midnight than tow a big RV....said they are just too delicate.   Hopefully, we won't meet him again but we know he's out there waiting for us if we do.