Best "shut em down" moment?

Dutch_12078 wrote:
And then got out of the truck and gave him the finger. My wife was in tears from laughing... :B

Love the ending! I can totally see my wife doing that!

DiskDoctr wrote:
If I see a camper having troubles, I might give a wave and say, "If you need a hand, just give a holler" or something like that to let them know I'm willing to help, but only if they want it.

Usually for just watching a blind side or a low branch or something.

Regardless of if they wanted help or not, end with a thumbs up and "good job" or something while we are relaxing at our own site.

The difference between being neighborly and being nosey is sometimes a fine line ;)

I love this, DiskDoctr. It's very close to how I operate- I'll make a general help offer, but won't hover or impose. (Though, I will shout if damage is inevitable.)

NanciL wrote:
Way back 20 years ago when we first started pulling a travel trailer and I was a newbie,(not using radios) my wife was the one that used to direct me in, and I did nothing but yell at her. Then one time we pulled into a back in spot in the middle of a pitch black night, and I told her I would go the exact way she directed me, (we now had radios). I listened and did exactly as she said, and I never said a word back.
When she finally said "your good" and I got out, I could hardly believe that she had me in perfect.

I have never yelled or complained since that day.

Jack L

We work very much the same way. My wife "parks" the trailer via directions and I just make the trailer do what she says. For the most part, we get into spots lickety split.

We swapped positions one day- we confirmed I'm unable to park a trailer without her. AND she finally gutted up the courage to ask, "So... do I need to listen to you? Or can I just do this?" I told her to have at it and I'd shout if she was going to hit something. She slide into the spot on the first try and only needed minor positioning on the site.