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    Well my day started off to a shiny .......

    ....big pile of dog poop.

    Had an appointment at the vets to have the next set of x-rays done on Urymate.

    Get up, shower, dress and head to barn. Feed and then go to hook up trailer.

    1st. Can't get the ball/hitch that is for the RV off truck (I use it to feed bales). It is frozen in. Drive back home to get hot water, to pour over it to get it out. Drive back to the barn.

    2nd. Put the trailer hitch on, it is for use with equalizer bars. Can't put the bars in as the holes are full of snow from lining up the ball to the trailer. Say the heck with it, pull out on the road so that I am not in 2 feet of snow to clean them out.

    3rd. Put on one bar and then think will I might as well plug in lights before doing everything else. Yep, NO LIGHTS. piss around with them for 10 mins and come to the conclusion that I might have to take the plug off the trailer. I have nothing with me it is all at home. I drive home again.

    Look at the time and know I have 10 mins before I have to leave the barn with horse in the trailer to get to the vet for my appointment time.

    4th. Can't find any of my wiring stuff. I have a box of it because if you have a trailer at some time you are going to have to fix the wiring. Finely find everything. (At this point I an calling DH every name in the book and then some.)

    5th. The tester says that there is no power to the back of the truck. (%&^&*%(@$&^$#@^%) I am not happy. Climb under truck to see if there are any loose wires. All looks good. (&^^%#&$**$#@$#) Just as I am climbing out from under truck DH gets dropped off from work buddy.

    DH makes the mistake of asking what is wrong. More ($%#@#@^*&%^#^#@&&!!!!!!!). He stands at the back of trailer while I play around with the wires. Nope nothing.
    Lets check the fuses. Nope. DH says "Well I am going to unhook the battery and see if it will reset." Give it a shot and then just kill me if it doesn't work.

    YAY!!! It worked we have lights, brakes and one turn signal. Play around a bit more and the other one works.

    6th head over to shop to put air in one of the tires since it is low. Ok all is fine till I check lights again. NOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!! They are not working again. I have a loose connection on the trailer on the trailer plug. I will be fixing the plug today when it is a little warmer out.

    30 mins to the time I am to be at the vets. I know I am not going to make it. Call vet clinic and tell them I am sorry but I will not be there this morning as I do not have lights or brakes on my trailer can I please make another appointment.

    I get to try this again Wednesday morning. Yay me.

    I have no idea what all the neighbours think but I do know that none of the other wifes are under their vehicle at 8:30 am in the morning. I am sure DH is hearing all about his wife being under the truck, while he was at the gym.
    My life motto now is "You can't fix stupid!"

    Are you going to cowboy up, or lie there and bleed
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  • #2
    Crappy morning for sure!! I'm anal so would've hooked up the night before to make sure I was ready. Sometimes being anal is a good thing!
    I hope Wednesday goes better for you. It is Monday, after all...

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    • Original Poster
      #3
      Originally posted by TWH Girl View Post
      Crappy morning for sure!! I'm anal so would've hooked up the night before to make sure I was ready. Sometimes being anal is a good thing!
      I hope Wednesday goes better for you. It is Monday, after all...
      I would but we have one vehicle and no place to park trailer at home.
      My life motto now is "You can't fix stupid!"

      Are you going to cowboy up, or lie there and bleed

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      • #4
        You obviously have not had any military training. Pre-check, re-check, have contingency plans. Should I send a recruiter over.
        "No matter how well you perform there's always somebody of intelligent opinion who thinks it's lousy." - Laurence Olivier

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        • #5
          Originally posted by Mike Matson View Post
          You obviously have not had any military training. Pre-check, re-check, have contingency plans. Should I send a recruiter over.
          I still refer to it as "PMCS'ing" the horse trailer.
          PA Hi-Ly Visible [PA Hi-Noon (by Magnum Psyche) x Takara Padrona (by *Padron)]

          Proud member of the Snort and Blow Clique

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          • #6
            This pretty closely happened to me. I did hook up the night before and check, but the next day--no electric brakes. Since I use an SUV, and I like my life, this is something I really prefer to have. Had to cancel my appointment. I think my adapter just went bad (newer SUV, old trailer--have to use an adapter).
            DIY Journey of Remodeling the Farmette: http://weownblackacre.blogspot.com/

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            • #7
              Yup, that stinks.

              Deep breath and think that, perhaps, it's a Divine Delay....protection from something or someone out there that would have been worse
              <>< Sorrow Looks Back. Worry Looks Around. Faith Looks Up! -- Being negative only makes a difficult journey more difficult. You may be given a cactus, but you don't have to sit on it.

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                #8
                Originally posted by ChocoMare View Post
                Yup, that stinks.

                Deep breath and think that, perhaps, it's a Divine Delay....protection from something or someone out there that would have been worse
                I keep says as every little thing happened. "Maybe I have the wrong day."

                Well all working now. I had to cut off the plug on the trailer, it had corroded so bad that I couldn't even make out where each wire was. (brake, signal and so on). Not fun sitting in the snow working with that stuff. It is tidiest at the best of times but when the wires are cold they don't bend so well it just makes it more work. What I would give to have a heated shop or just a shop that I could pull into out of the wind and cold.

                We had freezing rain yesterday and it was cold and windy so everything was frozen this morning and of course it was -12C (14F) this morning when I was trying to get everything to work. Not the nicest weather to play around in but still nicer then yesterday.

                Trailer is back at the barn/horses and waiting to be used on Wednesday. I will have a little more time on Wednesday as my appointment is a little later in the morning which is nice as I won't be hooking up in the dark.
                My life motto now is "You can't fix stupid!"

                Are you going to cowboy up, or lie there and bleed

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by Eleanor View Post
                  ....big pile of dog poop.

                  Had an appointment at the vets to have the next set of x-rays done on Urymate.

                  Get up, shower, dress and head to barn. Feed and then go to hook up trailer.

                  1st. Can't get the ball/hitch that is for the RV off truck (I use it to feed bales). It is frozen in. Drive back home to get hot water, to pour over it to get it out. Drive back to the barn.

                  2nd. Put the trailer hitch on, it is for use with equalizer bars. Can't put the bars in as the holes are full of snow from lining up the ball to the trailer. Say the heck with it, pull out on the road so that I am not in 2 feet of snow to clean them out.

                  3rd. Put on one bar and then think will I might as well plug in lights before doing everything else. Yep, NO LIGHTS. piss around with them for 10 mins and come to the conclusion that I might have to take the plug off the trailer. I have nothing with me it is all at home. I drive home again.

                  Look at the time and know I have 10 mins before I have to leave the barn with horse in the trailer to get to the vet for my appointment time.

                  4th. Can't find any of my wiring stuff. I have a box of it because if you have a trailer at some time you are going to have to fix the wiring. Finely find everything. (At this point I an calling DH every name in the book and then some.)

                  5th. The tester says that there is no power to the back of the truck. (%&^&*%(@$&^$#@^%) I am not happy. Climb under truck to see if there are any loose wires. All looks good. (&^^%#&$**$#@$#) Just as I am climbing out from under truck DH gets dropped off from work buddy.

                  DH makes the mistake of asking what is wrong. More ($%#@#@^*&%^#^#@&&!!!!!!!). He stands at the back of trailer while I play around with the wires. Nope nothing.
                  Lets check the fuses. Nope. DH says "Well I am going to unhook the battery and see if it will reset." Give it a shot and then just kill me if it doesn't work.

                  YAY!!! It worked we have lights, brakes and one turn signal. Play around a bit more and the other one works.

                  6th head over to shop to put air in one of the tires since it is low. Ok all is fine till I check lights again. NOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!! They are not working again. I have a loose connection on the trailer on the trailer plug. I will be fixing the plug today when it is a little warmer out.

                  30 mins to the time I am to be at the vets. I know I am not going to make it. Call vet clinic and tell them I am sorry but I will not be there this morning as I do not have lights or brakes on my trailer can I please make another appointment.

                  I get to try this again Wednesday morning. Yay me.

                  I have no idea what all the neighbours think but I do know that none of the other wifes are under their vehicle at 8:30 am in the morning. I am sure DH is hearing all about his wife being under the truck, while he was at the gym.
                  You have survived THE TYRANNY OF THE INANIMATE!!

                  Thanks for the reminder of why I recently upgraded my equipment . . .

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                  • #10
                    Ahh, the cursing of the husband's name. I've been there. Also where nothing on the trailer cooperates, I've been there too. Good luck on Wednesday.

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                    • Original Poster
                      #11
                      So Yesterday was a 180 of Monday. Everything feel in to place so much so that I was an hour early at the vets. Which worked in my favor. Had a good out come which means we can wait on the surgery till I am working full time. Which is good because then I have that money if something comes up. Which as anyone knows that has horses is sure to happen.
                      My life motto now is "You can't fix stupid!"

                      Are you going to cowboy up, or lie there and bleed

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                      • #12
                        great!
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                        Today I will be happier than a bird with a french fry.

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