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The Trailer

Recently I transported a trailer to be handed off to its new owner.  It was a 6'x10' single axle trailer that was really too big for my wife's 2005 Gran Marquis. When the trailer was attached to the car the rear end sunk low to the ground and the hitch was very close to the ground. I'm kind of a nervous driver anyway but with this trailer attached I became aware of every bump and jolt. I entered traffic more slowly, I went over railroad crossings at a crawl and I turned extra wide while going around corners. My brain kept reminding me that I had a trailer behind me. Well, I got to the drop-off point, unhitched the trailer and rejoiced that the rear end of the car recovered its normal position. In just a little while I was able to drive away without the trailer in tow.  Something strange happened as I was driving away from the site where I dropped off the trailer - my mind kept telling me that I was towing a trailer that was not there. The messages that had been ing...