Dissassociate Yourself From The Problem!

HAMMER?
Too many calories expended.
This is where the inner dual on the bus comes in handy. All nicely compacted ready to load aboard the big boat sailing back to Panda land.

Never forget a too-tired-me major error wiring the Kelley II
Stairwell two stage. A 3-way 24vdc light switch series was involved. The ships carpenter immediately slapped mahogany over an ooooooops.

Vertical learning curve for frustration and anger-control. The goof was mine alone.

Now on the bench when I goof, it's a one minute chant of stupid-stupid-stupid-stupid-stupid. It works, and I don't get acid stomach.

MEXICOWANDERER wrote:
One of the biggest errors an owner can make is to get emotionally involved with a mechanical malfunction or breakdown. The "What If's" start piling up, spoiling of personal plans erodes objectivity, and soon a person is involved "over their head"

It takes concentration, resolve and imagination but a person can get the upper hand on problems by "Becoming someone else"

Pretend you're working on a friend's rig instead of your own...

"This" is not "your" problem, but "His" and by **** you're going to find out what's wrong.

It's free! Try it.

Sometimes a Bigger Hammer helps.:B

If it already isn't working, it won't get much worse for my trying.

I find out who is responsible so that I can make a voodoo doll that looks like THAT person. After I stick the pins, that's when I proceed with fixing the problem,....with the help of some members of these RV forums. Thanks again

pnichols wrote:
I march to the beat of a bit different drum.

Broken stuff is almost always due to something, somewhere, being designed, or built, or installed in an inferior way ... which I almost universally consider as unnecessary, pathetic, and a waste of my emotions and time ... or worse yet maybe a threat to safety.

To minimize stuff breaking - or at least from breaking any more:

1. After research I always buy the best I can possibly afford.

2. If it breaks, after research I always buy the best parts for it I can possibly afford.

3. If it breaks, after research and head scratching I try to repair it in a modified way so as to ensure that kind of break will never occur again.

Finding ways to live with the mediocre merely ensures that we will always have it around.

The older the MH the more true number 3 is. Finding original parts is hard so and if you can they are likely to fail again. Case in point all the plastic vents on the upper dash were cracked from the sun I replaced them with wood vents I made 12 years ago. Plastic latches etc were replaced with metal. Aluminum entry door latch that broke twice (Trimark) was fixed with steel. Baggage door latches that broke made from pot metal were fix with steel latches. Stuff like this is normal on bigger problems emotions still get the best of me when I'm on the road not so much when I am home.

I march to the beat of a bit different drum.

Broken stuff is almost always due to something, somewhere, being designed, or built, or installed in an inferior way ... which I almost universally consider as unnecessary, pathetic, and a waste of my emotions and time ... or worse yet maybe a threat to safety.

To minimize stuff breaking - or at least from breaking any more:

1. After research I always buy the best I can possibly afford.

2. If it breaks, after research I always buy the best parts for it I can possibly afford.

3. If it breaks, after research and head scratching I try to repair it in a modified way so as to ensure that kind of break will never occur again.

Finding ways to live with the mediocre merely ensures that we will always have it around.

I operarte on the theory of "Stuff Happens"

Now I know it's going to happen. In many cases I can do things to minimize the odds (IE: follow 4-more seconds behind the ride in front of me minimizes the odds of my RV suffering front end damage). But I can't do a blang thing about the idiot who blows through a red light at 90 MPH and broadsides me. Save dial 9-1-1 and render first Aid.. if that is he can still use first Aid.

(And sue the pants off him if he lives).

OTher things like
I know the water heater will spring a leak some day (likely in about a decade or so) why? Cause it already did once and I dealt with it.

I know other devices will fail.> WHY well many have (This RV is 13) and I dealt with it.

So rather than worry.. I just keep watch and... Deal with it.

In fact I have a very very minor issue on my car just now it is 50% dealt with and when I hit post I'm going out to do the othetr 50%.

There really are only two things to worry about. Either you stay healthy or not
If you stay healthy, No worries. If not only two things to worry about
You recover and live.. or die. Live nothing to worry about other than the doctor bill. If you die only two things to worry about.. Heaven or that other place.
Heaven nothing to worry about
That other place you are going to be so busy shaking hands with all your friends who pre-deceased you you won't have time to worry.

So why worry? (Old joke).

Over the years with RVs and boats, there is just an acceptance that develops as well. Plenty of things will break on both of these things.
It's just a continuous to do list that you prioritize and work on as time and the stomach for spending money permits.

My motto is "nothing to it, but to do it"

"live long, and prosper" :C