Dedicated to the long-handled back scratcher/shoe horn

Years ago I came across a sturdy,long-handled back scratcher/shoe horn at a Dollar store. I bought ten of them for Chuck's Christmas stocking. We have three of them with us in the RV. Why in the world, you ask, would we carry them along with us? Pay attention full-timers!

Three days ago, we got back on the road, heading towards Vegas. Not our best day. We were driving along and it seemed to me that there was a slight change in the sound the wind makes as you're driving. I looked up and there was a two foot long crack in the front windshield. It hadn't been there before...we'd had no collisions...and had absolutely no idea what caused it. There are reports, you know, of invisible objects (UFOs?) colliding with cars but we'd felt no impact. We did take a torque-ing type turn, as sometimes happens, and I'd heard a thump in the back but didn't see anything untowards from my computer seat. Add the window to the list of things we'll fix when we're home.

Upon our arrival at Sam's Town RV,LV, I put the boards under one of the wheels and Chuck finished the leveling process. He then went to put out the slide. As he did, it appeared as though the rubber seal around the slide wasn't functioning properly. He sprayed the heck out of it before taking it out any further. Amount of damage there remains to be seen.

We then began the process of setting up the table, taking out the laundry basket and putting up the heat shield that we use for the front window. It didn't take long before we discovered that our feet were wet - wet with a sticky fluid ....that smelled really good. Source? A FULL 64 ounce bottle of clothing detergent had fallen out of the bathroom sink, the cap had splintered, and there was detergent covering the bathroom floor, seeping into the rugs, under the wall and between and under our linoleum squares. What a colossal mess!!!

Here's where the back scratcher comes in. We have a sliding door in back of the living area. Detergent had seeped into the narrow slit where the door is housed. How to clean? Solution: Tie a wet rag to the end of a back scratcher to make a mini-mop!

The back scratcher has 100 uses and has saved us again and again. You can fork stuff out from under the seats and behind the wheels, activate the "on" button on top of the computer which is hard to reach, get down in back of the couch (sometimes requires two back scratchers and a bit of co-ordination), and when desperate, check for clogs in the toilet (WARNING: Do not let go of the back scratcher).

Honestly, I could go on the road selling these things.

The LONG HANDLED BACK SCRATCHER/SHOE HORN.... don't leave home without it.