[hbens]

KISS works in a lot of other areas of our lives too. We are currently in between RVs: the first time in 18 years. The immediate thought when something goes wrong is/was always the most complex and costly. Like slides and leveling systems were the most common for us. As I look back most if not all problems were solved with a cool head and thinking about how the pieces of that system operated.
Our last long trip was a couple of years ago when we had a 43' Voltage toy hauler. We were on our way back from a family reunion. My little brother is notorious for having tire issues on anything, I repeat anything he owns. On this trip he replaced a total of 9 tires on his two axle trailer and truck. I was thinking about how he knew when a tire blew and could he hear it over the music and road noise from his 4X4 tires. I was thinking about what I had to do if that happened to me. Then I had a trailer blowout.
From start to finish it took me 22 minutes to change the middle curb side tire. My wife was shocked/amazed at how quick it took. I told her I was thinking about all the steps involved and what I had to do to change a tire within 30 minutes before it happened. I did not have to think about what to do and I didn't waste any steps in changing the tire. I wasn't nervous and had some things working for me. Middle of the day, no rain, a generous pull off point, I wasn't tired, I had all the tools and a plan.
So KISS and think about these things before they occur.
Thanks Tom and all the Gurus out there.