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Passing the stupid test

Postby rmclarke » Sun Sep 23, 2012 5:17 pm

Got home friday from a week long outing on the Oregon coast and we made a quick stop about 25 miles from home.....we were in the trailer and opened the galley and then hopped back in the truck and finished our trip home. When we got home, I discovered that the galley had not been locked or even latched :shock: ....I thought Elaine had checked it and she thought I did :o
...but the good news is that everything made it home intact :thumbsup: ....I have two lower doors which swing out which are held closed mainly by the galley hatch so I guess my design passed the stupid test :lol:
In the past, I have been accused ( and i won't say by whom :D ) of overchecking doors and locks and stuff too much....but I don't think I will be accused of that again :lol:

I'm just sayin'......double checking stuff does't hurt...knowaddImean??

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Re: Passing the stupid test

Postby GuitarPhotog » Sun Sep 23, 2012 6:04 pm

Glad you got home safe and sound.

Sometimes you get lucky and pass the stupid test with your eyes closed :worship:

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Re: Passing the stupid test

Postby S. Heisley » Sun Sep 23, 2012 7:24 pm

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I think everybody does 'stupid' at certain times in their lives, especially if they are tired or in a rush.

I'm glad that you had a good time on your camping trip and that all was okay when you got home. :)
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Re: Passing the stupid test

Postby Woodbutcher » Sun Sep 23, 2012 7:42 pm

S. Heisley wrote:.
I think everybody does 'stupid' at certain times in their lives, especially if they are tired or in a rush. :)



That's for sure Sharron.....I think I have hired most of them! :lol:
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Re: Passing the stupid test

Postby bonnie » Mon Sep 24, 2012 5:44 am

Woodbutcher wrote:
S. Heisley wrote:.
I think everybody does 'stupid' at certain times in their lives, especially if they are tired or in a rush. :)



That's for sure Sharron.....I think I have hired most of them! :lol:


Nope, I think I got a couple of 'em as appliance repairmen. 8)
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Re: Passing the stupid test

Postby Redgloves » Mon Sep 24, 2012 6:23 am

Everybody passes the stupid test, if they deny, they are telling lies. I too have learned the hard way to lock the galley properly. Paper towels unwind providing a long white tail for all to see. Try that traveling down miles of gravel roads, gravel dust in every nook and granny...... took lots, and lots, and lots, of washing dishes, cubboards, and dry goods after set up in the camp ground!
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Re: Passing the stupid test

Postby Aaron Coffee » Mon Sep 24, 2012 5:32 pm

Not saying I haven't done "stupid". I am guilty of overchecking. Every stop I, walk around the trailer, lift the hitch, feel tires and hubs to check for excessive heat, check doors, and galley to check that they are latched securely, especially at rest areas etc. where people may get overly curious.
If I could shut my brain off, I could save myself alot of time, money and effort.
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Re: Passing the stupid test

Postby Wimperdink » Mon Sep 24, 2012 7:26 pm

Redgloves wrote:Everybody passes the stupid test, if they deny, they are telling lies.


Nope.... everyone 'takes' the stupid test... not everyone passes it. :lol:
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Re: Passing the stupid test

Postby High Desert » Mon Sep 24, 2012 10:52 pm

Wimperdink wrote:
Redgloves wrote:Everybody passes the stupid test, if they deny, they are telling lies.


Nope.... everyone 'takes' the stupid test... not everyone passes it. :lol:


That's it right there- passing is surviving :lol: Failing to pass often gets someone a Darwin Award

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Re: Passing the stupid test

Postby bobhenry » Tue Sep 25, 2012 5:50 am

Just so you don't feel alone.......

Returning from a gathering I turned off the highway to get gas and a flash went past my passenger side mirror. I looked closely and the teardrop curb side door was not latched.
I only have a simple inside throw bolt on that side so I latch it first then pile the camping stuff in and pile and pile. I was real lucky that the camping chairs were blocking the exit well enough to avoid a long trail of highway litter :worship:

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Re: Passing the stupid test

Postby Gladtobehere » Tue Sep 25, 2012 7:21 am

Double post.
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Re: Passing the stupid test

Postby Gladtobehere » Tue Sep 25, 2012 7:23 am

I have one of those cartop cargo boxes that I forgot to latch. It open on the road! Fortunately it was empty. Now I always check, double check and check again. I check the trailer even more. We don't all pass, but hopefully we all learn!
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Re: Passing the stupid test

Postby parnold » Tue Sep 25, 2012 9:45 am

S. Heisley wrote:.
I think everybody does 'stupid' at certain times in their lives... :)


I've been married three times.. does that count?
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Re: Passing the stupid test

Postby bobhenry » Tue Sep 25, 2012 9:48 am

parnold wrote:
I've been married three times.. does that count?



I got the final papers in the mail yesterday ending #4 so you are only 3/4 as stupid as I am. :rofl: :rofl2:
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Re: Passing the stupid test

Postby parnold » Tue Sep 25, 2012 11:29 am

bobhenry wrote:
parnold wrote:
I've been married three times.. does that count?



I got the final papers in the mail yesterday ending #4 so you are only 3/4 as stupid as I am. :rofl: :rofl2:


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