Scary things encountered
One night back when we were pulling a Travel trailer, we awoke to the trailer shaking violently, dishes fall out of the cupboards and all. Grabbing a flash light and running out side, I come face to ...
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On our first trip to w yellowstone we had this irrational fear that bears would and could get into our fifth wheel at night. To thwart their efforts we would flip up the stairs for the evening. On the second evening we were lounging around until I noticed a huge, bird sized, moth fluttering around. My wife was oblivious to everything and continued watching the movie... so I got this great idea.
Moths are attracted to light so I grabbed the flashlight and decided I would stand by the door, turn on the light, and direct the bug out the door. All went according to plan until the moth flew directly at my head startling me. I leaned back against the door which popped open, remember the steps are flipped closed, and fell the full 3' drop landing ribs first on the log lane edging. The door simply swung to its stop and reclosed leaving me writhing in pain with cracked ribs and hurt ego... wife has absolutely no idea about the moth or her genius husband.
After about 10 minutes I drug myself up, pulled out the steps, and made it back inside. She still laughs at me about this to the day. The fold the steps in for safety idea was henceforth ditched and the master lesson of all was learned:
While avoiding deadly bears always remember to watch out for sneaky moths!
Moths are attracted to light so I grabbed the flashlight and decided I would stand by the door, turn on the light, and direct the bug out the door. All went according to plan until the moth flew directly at my head startling me. I leaned back against the door which popped open, remember the steps are flipped closed, and fell the full 3' drop landing ribs first on the log lane edging. The door simply swung to its stop and reclosed leaving me writhing in pain with cracked ribs and hurt ego... wife has absolutely no idea about the moth or her genius husband.
After about 10 minutes I drug myself up, pulled out the steps, and made it back inside. She still laughs at me about this to the day. The fold the steps in for safety idea was henceforth ditched and the master lesson of all was learned:
While avoiding deadly bears always remember to watch out for sneaky moths!
