I did it. I started my day at 1:30 in the morning. I drove for just over five hours straight through the darkness, braving drunk drivers, winding mountains, fog so thick you couldn't see 50 feet ahead, and the sudden realization that I was out of windshield wiper fluid just as assholes who didn't care about switching off their highbeams started crowding the oncoming lanes, throwing glare across the entire windshield. I did all of that and still made it to my delivery location with exactly 10 minutes to spare.
...AND THEN I FUCKED IT UP!
Trailer was in position, landing gear lowered. I disconnected, pulled forward, felt a brief tugging sensation which was followed by a snapping noise. Somehow, I had completely forgotten to detach my air and electrical lines, and while the electrical and emergency lines popped off the trailer on their own the service line was severed. The service line which operates the brakes on the trailer. The brakes which are KINDA REALLY IMPORTANT BECAUSE A TRAILER WITHOUT BRAKES IS WAY MORE LIKELY TO JACKKNIFE. And we don't carry spares for something like that, not usually. Cue an hour-long drive to the nearest truck stop with repair facilities to get the air line replaced.
Such a goddamn rookie mistake. One of those things where the instant it happens, all you can think is "how did I fuck that up?!". And I'm wondering if I can honestly blame the (quite genuine) fatigue I was and am still feeling or I simply rushed and paid the consequences. Just...ugh.
Also, and this feels quite petty in comparison, I hate the wireless network here. Paid $5 for a day's access and they have the gall to block YouTube, my imagehost, other people's imagehosts, and probably other stuff as well. Goddamn ripoff.