Did it again
It took me 16 years but now I have done it again, must be old age.:) I had a small pickup pass me and the passenger was waving like crazy and pointing to the back of my motor home. I pulled over an...
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Never did it while camping, but had a similar experience waaaaaay back when I was in the Air Force.
The first couple of years I was in, I was a Special Vehicle Repairman. That means I fixed fire trucks, refuelers, armored personnel carriers, basically anything that had more than 4 wheels. Was stationed at James Connelly AFB (Waco TX, closed in 1968). Fixed a structure fire truck and was running it back from the maintenance shop to the crash/fire station on the flight line. Well, a large (and expensive) hose was not stored correctly on the back of the truck, and it started unfolding as I was driving down the flight line. Pulled up in front of the fire station, made the left turn to back it in, and saw the hose in the rear mirror. Uh-oh. This isn't good. The firefighters came running out like mad bees out of a hive. Usually I got a ride back to the shop after dropping off a truck, I walked back that time.
The first couple of years I was in, I was a Special Vehicle Repairman. That means I fixed fire trucks, refuelers, armored personnel carriers, basically anything that had more than 4 wheels. Was stationed at James Connelly AFB (Waco TX, closed in 1968). Fixed a structure fire truck and was running it back from the maintenance shop to the crash/fire station on the flight line. Well, a large (and expensive) hose was not stored correctly on the back of the truck, and it started unfolding as I was driving down the flight line. Pulled up in front of the fire station, made the left turn to back it in, and saw the hose in the rear mirror. Uh-oh. This isn't good. The firefighters came running out like mad bees out of a hive. Usually I got a ride back to the shop after dropping off a truck, I walked back that time.