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05-19-2016, 08:37 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Pollock Pines, California
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Flying Saucers
First trip of the season, we arrived at our destination after a few hours driving to find the microwave turntable glass plate shattered on the floor, and the microwave door shut. Yes, it was checked before we left. This is our eighth season with our 19, never had a problem like this. The roads were good, no major bumpiness or twistiness. I'm blaming it on aliens. Any other ideas?
Bruce
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05-19-2016, 08:46 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Calgary, Alberta
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Aliens maybe, but I think it was likely ghosts, Bruce.
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05-19-2016, 09:01 PM
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Site Team
Join Date: Jun 2014
Location: Canyon Lake, Texas
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Call me a paranormal skeptic, but I'm going with "the microwave door wasn't latched all the way, the turntable fell out in a turn, and the door was forced shut when you turned the other way."
I know, me of little faith.
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05-19-2016, 09:33 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: Phoenix, Arizona
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Sounds more like Gremlins, but at least now you know to check goodwill for a replacement.
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05-19-2016, 09:56 PM
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Junior Member
Join Date: Apr 2015
Location: Castlegar, British Columbia
Trailer: 2016 Escape 19
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Any chance someone washed it and left it on the counter?
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05-19-2016, 09:59 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Calgary, Alberta
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Quote:
Originally Posted by rbryan4
Call me a paranormal skeptic, but I'm going with "the microwave door wasn't latched all the way, the turntable fell out in a turn, and the door was forced shut when you turned the other way."
I know, me of little faith.
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Boo! Phooey! Poor sport!
What's with bringing logic to the table?
But if you are at all sceptical, I am even more so.
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2017 Escape 5.0 TA
2015 Ford F150 Lariat 3.5L EcoBoost
2009 Escape 19 (previous)
“Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.” — Abraham Lincoln
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05-19-2016, 10:08 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: St. Thomas not BVI., Ontario
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Bruce Wray
First trip of the season, we arrived at our destination after a few hours driving to find the microwave turntable glass plate shattered on the floor, and the microwave door shut. Yes, it was checked before we left. This is our eighth season with our 19, never had a problem like this. The roads were good, no major bumpiness or twistiness. I'm blaming it on aliens. Any other ideas?
Bruce
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Hi: Bruce Wray... Be thankful it wasn't a mirror!!! Alf
escape artist N.S. of Lake Erie
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05-20-2016, 12:36 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Denison, Texas
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Obviously, the dog did it.
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05-20-2016, 06:11 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: St. Paul, Minnesota
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we travel with the Microwave Plate in the sock drawer because the aliens won't think of looking for it there. I heard they like to drive it around and observe "the earthquake going down the road".
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05-20-2016, 09:28 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: Fremont, California
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Debbie saved the styrofoam mold from the original packaging and the plate rides well in the micro. Of course, we must remember to check for gremlins prior to departure.......
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2016 - 21'
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05-20-2016, 10:09 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: Phoenix, Arizona
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Gremlins love to slip in the mouse hole. First step to Gremlin prevention is a removable power cord.
Once you get them in a trailer, they're a booger to get rid of.
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05-20-2016, 11:17 AM
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Member
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: Laredo, Texas
Trailer: 2001 Casita
Posts: 30
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This happens to RVs all the time. Aliens use the microwave plate as a pattern for their crop circles. They use the microwave energy amplify it, ionize it, then change the frequency to form dark energy. They beam the modified microwave energy to a nearby field to produce crop circles using the plate. Most plates can absorb vast amounts of energy and can be used to form the crop circle pattern. If there are any flaws in the plate during manufacturing it will will go into an interdimentional state and pass through the microwave door. This is probably happened and it fell and broke.
The government released a warning for anyone traveling in an RVs with a microwave through farmland to wear a tinfoil hat. This is for the protection of all passengers in the TV. Extreme exposure to the modified microwave without the tinfoil hat can lead to wanting to buy a stick and tin RV. Other symptoms include wanting to buy a 15 meters long (40ft) 3 axle 5th wheel RV to tow with a Smart car or wanting to stay in hotel rooms only and watch cable TV all day.
Anyone showing symptoms should immediately be placed next to a campfire and given lots of s'mores.
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05-20-2016, 11:23 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: O town, British Columbia
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Marky
without the tinfoil hat can lead to wanting to buy a stick and tin RV. .
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I snored coffee out my nose.
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05-20-2016, 11:53 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Southern Alberta, Alberta
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So who is going to have the most creative tinfoil hat at the rally, are there any rules or anything goes [emoji6]
Cheers
Doug
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Cheers
Doug
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05-20-2016, 11:55 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: St. Thomas not BVI., Ontario
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BCnomad
I snored coffee out my nose.
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Hi: BCnomad... That's a completely different symptom of another sickness!!! Alf
escape artist N.S. of Lake Erie
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Quote Bugs Bunny..."Don't take life too seriously, none of us get out of it ALIVE"!!!
'16 Ram Eco D. 4X4 Laramie Longhorn CC & '14 Escape 5.0TA
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05-20-2016, 12:01 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2008
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Marky
This happens to RVs all the time. Aliens use the microwave plate as a pattern for their crop circles. They use the microwave energy amplify it, ionize it, then change the frequency to form dark energy. They beam the modified microwave energy to a nearby field to produce crop circles using the plate. Most plates can absorb vast amounts of energy and can be used to form the crop circle pattern. If there are any flaws in the plate during manufacturing it will will go into an interdimentional state and pass through the microwave door. This is probably happened and it fell and broke.
The government released a warning for anyone traveling in an RVs with a microwave through farmland to wear a tinfoil hat. This is for the protection of all passengers in the TV. Extreme exposure to the modified microwave without the tinfoil hat can lead to wanting to buy a stick and tin RV. Other symptoms include wanting to buy a 15 meters long (40ft) 3 axle 5th wheel RV to tow with a Smart car or wanting to stay in hotel rooms only and watch cable TV all day.
Anyone showing symptoms should immediately be placed next to a campfire and given lots of s'mores.
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Hi: Marky... Or it was our prime "Sinister" who in haste to lead the yellow pages thru the walking fingers... knocked her over!!! Alf
escape artist N.S. of Lake Erie
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Quote Bugs Bunny..."Don't take life too seriously, none of us get out of it ALIVE"!!!
'16 Ram Eco D. 4X4 Laramie Longhorn CC & '14 Escape 5.0TA
St.Thomas (Not the Virgin Islands) Ontario
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05-20-2016, 01:20 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Pollock Pines, California
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OK, Marky, this is an intervention... No more Sci-Fi "Book-of-the Month Club" for you. ;>)
Bruce
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05-20-2016, 01:48 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Southwick, Massachusetts
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We also kept the styrofoam and store the plate in it in one of the skinny lower cabinets. Had a flying saucer in our last trailer, the plate hit the stove top on the way to the floor putting in a nice dent in it. At the time the replacement cost near as much as a new MW. Making sure the MW door is closed completely is on Deb's mental preflight list.
Of course, unlike you, we went down a very bumpy road.
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Bob
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05-20-2016, 01:52 PM
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I knew there was a good reason for not getting the microwave.
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05-20-2016, 02:57 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: Ponoka, Alberta
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Quote:
Originally Posted by gbaglo
I knew there was a good reason for not getting the microwave.
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