Bonehead Blunder, I'm an idiot!
I have done some stupid things in my time, made some serious mistakes, but this one is really a major screw up on my part.
Went to grab the TT from storage, the gate broke, I couldn't get in, called the owner, they came in and got the gate open. said they would wait and make sure I could get out.
Now I am in a hurry to hitch up and get out of there.
Grabbed the TT and away I go. Got home, usual pre-trip loading etc and the next morning we are off for a few days at a lake. Cool! :C
230K, 143 miles of highway later we get to our destination. I got out, walked by by hitch and saw this:
My heart nearly stopped dead, I literally broke out in a panic sweat when I realized that I DID NOT put the pin in the hitch.
How could I have done such an idiotic thing? Where was my head? I have a process, a method I follow for this and I failed, big time.
Unbelievable that I drove that far, towing about 7500 - 8000 pounds and the thing didn't fall out of the receiver. I am astounded beyond words at my stupidity and the fact it stayed there all the way.
Wow, just wow.
I know we all do some dumb things, but this takes the cake for me.
Went to grab the TT from storage, the gate broke, I couldn't get in, called the owner, they came in and got the gate open. said they would wait and make sure I could get out.
Now I am in a hurry to hitch up and get out of there.
Grabbed the TT and away I go. Got home, usual pre-trip loading etc and the next morning we are off for a few days at a lake. Cool! :C
230K, 143 miles of highway later we get to our destination. I got out, walked by by hitch and saw this:
My heart nearly stopped dead, I literally broke out in a panic sweat when I realized that I DID NOT put the pin in the hitch.
How could I have done such an idiotic thing? Where was my head? I have a process, a method I follow for this and I failed, big time.
Unbelievable that I drove that far, towing about 7500 - 8000 pounds and the thing didn't fall out of the receiver. I am astounded beyond words at my stupidity and the fact it stayed there all the way.
Wow, just wow.
I know we all do some dumb things, but this takes the cake for me.
