I posted late Sunday night about our weekend. You can read it HERE.
I think sometime that folks think I am being overly cautious when I will not pull in places with the BoggsMobile that I have never been before without checking it out first. I have had some that were a little impatient with me when I would not pull in or park places that somebody else pulled in easily. Number one, the BoggsMobile is built a whole lot closer to the ground than a motorhome and weighs about 20,000 pounds more. Number two, who is going to take responsibility for the damage and tow bill? I thought so...
I think sometime that folks think I am being overly cautious when I will not pull in places with the BoggsMobile that I have never been before without checking it out first. I have had some that were a little impatient with me when I would not pull in or park places that somebody else pulled in easily. Number one, the BoggsMobile is built a whole lot closer to the ground than a motorhome and weighs about 20,000 pounds more. Number two, who is going to take responsibility for the damage and tow bill? I thought so...
Sometimes folks are beeping the horn and pushing me out of the way but when I feel pressure like that I slow down and take my time. EVERY time I have done something under pressure while pulling a fifth wheel or driving the bus I ended up in a mess. Yes, every time.
It is so easy to drag the belly of the bus or drag the back end as well. There are lots of places we could turn in and I just shake my head and drive on by. It is not worth the hassle, tow bill or damage it could cause. I may make a terrible mistake driving next week but by the grace of God I am not going to do it on purpose.
That is why I was so sick when I saw this picture on Gypsy Journal RV blog. That could very easily be me in that driver's seat!
I proved that you can drive a bus up a hill that is steep enough that your front tires are on the ground and your rear bumper is buried on the pavement, but your drive wheels are off the ground. I also proved that while you can drive yourself into that predicament, you can’t drive back out of it. That requires the assistance of a very, very large wrecker, several police officers to direct traffic, a haz-mat crew to clean up the 36 gallons of antifreeze that pours out when the wrecker snags your bottom heater hose, a host of curious onlookers, and the news media.
Double Ouch on that one! That could ruin your whole week.
Be careful driving out there!
Davy
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