Setting precedents

It's Father's day again, and my kids have blessed me with a wonderful gift just ahead of our Mission team's departure to minister in Mozambique.

I received an insulated, heated, spill-proof mug!

Maybe this isn't much of a present for some dads, but this will mean that I can effectively (if I so desire) keep a mug of coffee steaming hot all the way from Uitenhage to Mozambique! Wow!
{don't think the coffee will be able to last that long, but that's beside the point...}

So, what's that got to do with setting precedents?

Simply that I seem to have kicked off a few precedents... such as...

1 - first to take along a head-mounted torch - to free up my hands for twice as much work; this while the rest of the team took along standard hand-held torches.
2 - first to take, and use thin leather gloves for use whilst setting up the Jesus Film screen & equipment. This kept my hands cleaner (and also warmer), thus enabling me to go straight from working into munching a snack without the need of washing of hands - The screen's support poles are made of aluminium, which quickly discolours one's hands.
3 - now probably first to take a heated mug along for the long drive. Who knows what this may start!
Are we going to have enough points in which to plug these things into on future outreaches?