Wandering Wahls

Well, we had another fun misadventure from our trip between the Coast Guard Petaluma station and Travis Air Force Base – actually a repeat misadventure. As both of my frequent readers will recall, we towed our Volvo from White Sands, NM to a New Mexico state park with the emergency brake on. It sure was a surprise to get in the car, drive into town, and pull up the brake – with no resistance I almost pulled it out of the console.

What had happened was that our procedure for driving the car onto our trailer/tow dolly and hooking it up was altered. Therefore, Mary Claire’s usual sequence of events was thrown askew and she forgot to set the brake. After that instance, my wife set up a process where she drives the car on the tow dolly, Joe and I set the straps and cables, give her the thumbs up, and she sets the brake and locks the doors.

So, here we were leaving the wonderful Coast Guard base and performing the usual tow procedures. We then drove 80 miles to Travis AFB, and unhooked the car so that I could back the RV into our spot. I was setting up the black and gray water hoses when MC approached me. I knew something was up because she stays away from this procedure. She told me she only wanted one thing for Christmas – new emergency brakes for the car. The foolproof procedures we set up weren’t so foolproof afterall! Oh well, no worries, just another misadventure on the road to add to our adventures. I just wonder how I’m going to wrap an emergency brake.

Merry Christmas and happy holidays to All!
The Wandering Wahls

"Look busy and we won't have to help with the parking brake!"

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