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A nasty practical joke
On May 11, 12:07*am, wrote:
My sailing fiasco was yesterday. *Today for mothers day, my very large family decided to get together at a lake at a national forest rec area where 40 yrs or so ago, my family would camp for a monyth during the summer cuz nobody had air conditioning so camping at the lake was nicer during a blistering humid N. FL summer. *The place held many fond memories for my mom. So, I took my small trailer with my daughters kayak and ancient 18' Grumman canoe along. Being sorta melanin challenged, my large family certainly stood out amongst the darker people who have made this their swimming place but all was friendly, or so I thought. Afterwards, I drove back to my parents about 20 miles and then started for home. *I turned a corner and suddenly the trailer started fishtailing wildly and I barely got off the road under control. Looking at the trailer hitch, the trailer was held on by only the safety chains. *The hitch had slid out of its receiver because somebody had either removed the heavy steel pin or more likely the clip that holds the pin while we had been at the lake. *The pin had held long enough to get to my parents house but had slid out when I rounded corner. *I know I had put the pin an clip on this morn because I had to find said pin in the back of my truck first. Was somebody sending a message that us pink people are not welcome there? *I hope not cuz I have never in my life worried about such around here. *Dang, I hate thinking like that. I dunno' if you were being sent a message, could be... Either way, it's time to start a new practice like we do here.. Every time, and I do mean every time, rain or shine, snow, tired, hurried etc. I start the truck, The Mouse and I do a "walk around". We are not sperstitious but it must be done the same way *every time* we are hauling a trailer.. I start by sitting in the drivers seat and turning the key. Then, and only after touching the seat I leave the truck and check the tires and drivers side, move to the back of the truck and check the hitch, chains, locks, spare tire, etc.. Moving around the back of the trailer I look at the tires, doors, lights and come around to the passenger side where I check all again. Finally I come around the front of the truck and look of obstructions in front of the wheels, leaking fluids, etc. get back in and drive away. The Mouse (my youngest) does the same in the opposite direction. When I say every time, I mean it. We do a walk around in the driveway and go down to the bottom of the hill for gas, and do another walk around three minutes later before leaving the station. If God forbid anything ever happens to a trailer of mine, I will know I did everything I could.. |
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