Glen41 wrote:

OK, I admit it. I am a stubborn, cranky old SOB who just cannot seem to follow directions. So I am making all the mistakes one-at-a-time. Some of them are fairly expensive. I made a few close call ones early on, but lately my altzheimer's seems to be working overtime. The first few when getting to know a fifth-wheeler were of the "almost" brand. Almost forgot to lower the tailgate and saw it just in time. Noticed that a fifth wheel tracks to the inside of a turn more than a pull-behind and stopped just before dropping an axle into a ditch. My helper hollered at me before I almost pulled away with the umbilical still plugged in. Now I have graduated to the bigger class of errors
1. figured the brake controller that came with my "new-to-me" truck was good enough. Heck it was an almost dead copy of one my Dad had back in the 70's. It led to numbers 2 and 3 below.
2. The Brake controller didn't warn me when the connector fell out and I had to stop the rig using only the truck brakes from highway speed.
3. The Brake controller didn't warn me when the connector fell out and by the time I got stopped the connector and cable had undergone some modifications.
Now I can spell "Prodigy" and I have a new connector and cable.
4. Nobody told me that an awning was supposed to be retracted when it rains. In this part of Texas a rain as almost always preceeded by a 5 to 10 minute wind event. It is generally strong enough to re-arrange patio furniture (the iron kind). Seems to have had an effect on the awning as well. I'm not sure yet, but I smell $$.
5. Trying to hook-up by raising the nose of the 5ver to match the hitch requires that you raise the rear stabilizers first. Well I know that... now. But I didn't know it yesterday. They kinda got a kink in them. And I thought the front jacks were moving a bit slow.. oh nevermind I guess I was lucky that the front jacks were stronger than the stabilizers.
So I know that none of these errors are new, but I am trying for the World's record error-in-a-row / different error every day blue ribbon champion of the universe title.
Gotta go now so I can think of a new one. I almost had one, but moved my foot just before uncapping the sewer conn so I could hook-up the hose. There was about a cupful of strange fluid there. Missed me by...That Much.