Yea, in our younger days and new experiences camping with an RV, we did the same thing, jumping the two pins with a flasher and thought we were being really "cool". After a while, even my own flashing machine annoyed me. Gave it up pretty quick. I kept the flasher in the camper in the event of mechanical breakdown on the side of the road ever since. Fortunate, I've never had to use it.
When I see someone leaving their lights on at night like that, or their running lights flashing, I just think back when I did the same thing, and just have to smile and say, ... "Newbies".... they'll wise up some day!
