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Old 11-21-2014, 09:47 AM   #21
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I did the same thing with a label maker and in the same location, but not for check list items. I have systematically located not often used items in the MANY nooks and crannies in the AS. Behind counter drawers, under bed drawers, under dinette and under the under-fridge drawers, the empty space behind the credenza....etc. Then after months (or years) of not needing them....I do, and have no clue where I stuck them. The list tells me where they are.
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Sorry, Rich, but I just had a vision of one of your labels affixed to the toilet, saying something like "crap goes in here"...
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Old 11-21-2014, 11:34 AM   #23
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Sorry, Rich, but I just had a vision of one of your labels affixed to the toilet, saying something like "crap goes in here"...
No, the label is on the interior of the propane lid, so I have to go outside, garments around my ankles, so I can determine where the crap goes.
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Old 11-21-2014, 04:52 PM   #24
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My ESTJ (Myers Briggs Type Indicator) resonates with some of these highly precise checklists....but there is a fine line between being scheduled, planned, and orderly and OCD!
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Old 11-21-2014, 06:15 PM   #25
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My ESTJ (Myers Briggs Type Indicator) resonates with some of these highly precise checklists....but there is a fine line between being scheduled, planned, and orderly and OCD!
Well, not really. I have a good friend disabled with OCD. It's a nasty brain disorder. He can't do much because his is never sure it was done, like close a door. But there is a fine line between a precise and detailed checklist and being a dweeb! Like the PO of my trailer and his keeping track of flushes to fill the tank.

I sometimes see the red flags on military aircraft at the airport. I think these help humans remember to check this before flight. I leave my deadbolt key with a big yellow key fob in the door as we load up to move out. I lock the door as I finish up with my chores. It is a visual reminder for me. I left it unlocked once with a sprung door as punishment for my mistake.

How many of us have forgotten to pull the chocks, lift the tongue jack, or the steps? There is a sign at the exit of some campgrounds reminding us if the spouse is on board. Maybe I should add that to my checklist. Heaven help me if I ever drove off without her. A sprung door would be mild in comparison to the punishment for that mistake!

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Well, not really. I have a good friend disabled with OCD. It's a nasty brain disorder. He can't do much because his is never sure it was done, like close a door. But there is a fine line between a precise and detailed checklist and being a dweeb! Like the PO of my trailer and his keeping track of flushes to fill the tank.

I sometimes see the red flags on military aircraft at the airport. I think these help humans remember to check this before flight. I leave my deadbolt key with a big yellow key fob in the door as we load up to move out. I lock the door as I finish up with my chores. It is a visual reminder for me. I left it unlocked once with a sprung door as punishment for my mistake.

How many of us have forgotten to pull the chocks, lift the tongue jack, or the steps? There is a sign at the exit of some campgrounds reminding us if the spouse is on board. Maybe I should add that to my checklist. Heaven help me if I ever drove off without her. A sprung door would be mild in comparison to the punishment for that mistake!

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We get several trailers during the course of the year with mangled stabilizers, tongue jacks, even some plumbing (yes, black as well as fresh) destroyed from people forgetting to check before leaving. When I do a new-owner orientation, I emphasize "checklists are your friends".
I remember a friend pulling away from his campsite with the trailer still connected to the shore power pedestal. Nearly half the campground got blacked out from that little misadventure...
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Old 01-01-2015, 07:40 AM   #27
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My wife takes care of all OCD requirements. She has "lists" galore on her cell phone. So, I leave notes for her there..

"Remember that I love you!" And other similar useless items she can ignore...
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A friend told me that before I move I need to "Look up Look down and all Around"! Works for me! Most times it's the TV antenna that needs to be stowed.


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At the risk of being identified as the MOST anal of all of us, I now confess that I have a compartment by compartment, shelf by shelf, LOADING LIST OF EVERYTHING IN THE TRAILER AND THE TOW VEHICLE. After a year on the road, everything had its place so we just did an inventory. This time of year when we are packing a nearly empty trailer we get a chance to evaluate each item, eliminate those we never use and be pretty confident that we have not left anything essential behind. Combined with another exhaustive list of the food items and utensils we customarily carry, we can assemble the whole "Load Out" at home before retrieving the trailer from storage. They say Napoleon learned how to move an army by studying the circus ....
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Old 01-01-2015, 01:11 PM   #30
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First off... I love the idea of labeling each shelf.... I will do this and it will make packing easier. In the meantime, some of my various labels or laminated cards.... and as i do not like all the "legal" labels on the trailer, i have removed these and repasted them inside the propane tank lid. First i photographed them and printed so i can show them to any authority figure who may have an interest.
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Old 01-01-2015, 02:05 PM   #31
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First off... I love the idea of labeling each shelf.... I will do this and it will make packing easier. In the meantime, some of my various labels or laminated cards.... and as i do not like all the "legal" labels on the trailer, i have removed these and repasted them inside the propane tank lid. First i photographed them and printed so i can show them to any authority figure who may have an interest.

Hi, I don't have, or make, lists and I finally removed all of my inside warning labels. But I do have something similar and it's more for the tire shop than me.

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Old 01-02-2015, 11:38 PM   #32
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One of the consequences of growing chronologically more mature is, some parts of us do not function as well as we might like. Some call it benign senile forgetfulness, some call it CRS. Anyway, in pulling a trailer, mistakes can be dangerous and expensive. It is not like leaving out an ingredient of a cake, no big deal.

So, lists, and anything which makes technical data easily accessed, are very helpful for the geriatric crowd, especially.


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