Our first (mis)adventure with our Rat

I can't believe I did this.  We are planning on taking this vehicle to remote areas of the desert where only something like it, or a Jeep, can go.  Rocky, steep, unmaintained roads.

Our first adventure was to the grocery store, and it proved to be a disaster.  If we can't go to the grocery store, how can we go on unmaintained steep mountain roads?

What happened is that we both forgot we had the top carrier on, and to unload the groceries we thought we'd just pull into the garage.

Well, you can guess the rest.  The garage door got destroyed.    Fortunately, the Rat ended up without a scratch, but one of us, in particular (the one driving the Rat), felt awfully stupid.  Fortunately, his wife is the understanding sort and was comforting to him.

So now we have a ton of confidence.  We can't even get out of Leisure World without having a mini-disaster.