[pairodice]

Richard we did do your experiment today only in a frustrating (to me) fashion. Karen always works the buttons and keys inside the coach and I stand outside and yell into the FRS radio at her (it’s my job and I’m good at it)... We moved to our new spot this afternoon. Of course the slide would not go OUT so I used my new-found electrical engineering skills and checked the wires to be sure they were correctly connected and, after checking the diagram, they were. So then I thought about that valve. I turned it a full turn and asked Karen (via the radio) to extend the slide. Nothing moved. So in disgust I went inside to check the slide and make sure everything was good. I decided to check the lock pins with my endoscope to be sure the pins were disengaged (they were). After a few heated words Karen finally asked ‘was I supposed to extend the slide’? I told her I had said to extend it ... a few more heated words and we figured out that her radio’s battery was just about dead and she never heard me ask. So we tried the slide one more time and this time it ran out perfectly. So the moral of the story is: communication is key. And the woman is always right...