Funny story about relays and wiring.

I've done a bunch of wiring in the past and have a degree in electronics so I kind of know what I'm doing. Last month, my father in law asked me to wire up an ahooga and an air horn for his new 2011 F350 pickup. I told him that rather than a high current switch, I wanted to use micro switches in his dash that powered high current relays. A much safer solution. We set the date for them to come to our house before they headed south to winter in Texas.

I didn't check the calendar when we set the date... DUH.

I came home from performing in the band on a Saturday evening (actually is was now Sunday Morning). My father-in-law was still up waiting for me to start the project. Since I honor my committments, I started hooking things up. By the time I got to actually wiring the relays, I just couldn't think anymore. I was brain dead. lets see terminal 30 goes here and 87 goes out there, and what the heck is this wire again for. My father-in-law just started laughing at me. I told him that if he didn't stop he would be going to Texas without his horns (ha ha).

I got it done and it worked well but it took a lot longer to get done. The problem was... My wife woke me up 2 hours after getting to bed finally to say "Lets get going - We preregistered to a car show that includes breakfast." I usually enjoy car shows... but that one, I just sat in the chair and slept the day away.

o.k. At least I thought it was a funny story...
Jerome