Today for the first time ever I backed my trailer from my narrow street into my narrow driveway using only the car. For once no uncoupling the trailer from the vehicle and pushing it in by brute force. An everyday event for some folks I guess but for me a landmark achievement. The driveway is eight feet wide and the street is ten feet wide and you have to start with the trailer exactly perpendicular to the driveway so backing in involves pivoting the trailer 90 degrees.

After four years of slow progress I think I’m finally getting the hang of backing up a trailer in a tight spot, although with my dyslexia it still takes me longer than it would a normal person. Yay for me! It’s been pretty tiring looking like this guy: