I will soon be full timing it at the RV park while I'm away from home doing contract work 4-6 months, I have my dog that will be in my class A motor home, while I am at work approx 8 hours a day. I'm concerned about a power outage at the park while my dog in inside the coach. or a tripped breaker at my power box...or just some event that will interrupt the A/C on a hot Tampa Florida day what do you full timers do with pets while you are away, I would think it might get really hot in the summer months as bad as a pet left in a car. I asked the park and their answer was not responsible, I thought of making a sign to put in the window , something like : [B]PET ON BOARD, if power or A/C is lost please notify office Immediately[/B] and then leave a key to my coach in the office in case of emergency ?? I know a lot of folks that are full timers at a park are very friendly but it's a lot to ask of someone to check on your coach daily or a few times a day. a friend is a Police K-9 cop and said they have a system that sounds the siren and lights if the motor and/or A/C quits while the K-9 is on board, of course I can't get lights and a siren on my coach. thanks

Dear click and clack, Or anyone else who may know. My mom's 1980's vintage Ford Ranger pickup was parked in the driveway. Wanting to put it away, I hopped in, and being green-minded I saw I could coast into the garage without turning it on. Which I commenced to do , which involved an almost 90 degree left turn, which took some muscle as the p/s was not being employed. I coasted to a stop, patted myself on the back for being eco, hopped out, and saw a pretty good sized trail of p/s fluid all over the driveway, starting at about the point I had to start wrestling with the steering wheel and ending in a big puddle under the truck. I have steered vehicles with p/s before, without turning on the engine, and never thought this might be a risky practice. Is it? Did I just pop a hose? Or, as the joke about the walrus goes, did I blow a seal? Is this a practice that should be avoided? Signed, Tree hugging Californian