RE: Awning Disaster

[Zooey]

 
This weekend we were at Jamestown CG, Pymatuning PA.  We left on Friday morning to go to a few garage sales and just to see the area.  As we were out, a huge storm came through.  We could barely see while driving.  Luckily, it didn t last long - but a lot of trees were down.  
 
 We were heading back to the CG, we were going to stop and get some ice and wood - but DH says he wants to stop to check on the PU first...
 
 Well, we pulled up and it looked like a tornado hit the PU!  The awning had apparently filled with water (we ve had problems with this before, no matter how much we angle it - it fills up) and I guess it got so full that it pulled the awning down, broke 3 of the poles and the main cross bar, and knocked over our grill.
 We just stood there and stared at it, we were afraid that one of the poles had gone through the canvas.  (It didn t, thankfully).  All the neighbors started coming around saying they couldn t believe what happened, and how bad they felt.
 
 Anyway, it wasn t as bad as it looked, we just need to get replacement poles, which we found out today only cost around $14.00 each.  We went to Walmart and bought another screen room and enjoyed the rest of our weekend.
 
 I just thought I d share this with all of you...  Remember to always have a " good"  angle on your awning!!!
 
 Zooey[&:]

[Jo Ann]

 Zooey
but other than that...how did you like the campground?  that is my favorite spot and hopefully can go next weekend...even with the back and shoulder injury from my last camping trip there...on FRIDAY THE THIRTEENTH!!!!
 
 OH YEAH..oops...oh yeah, what site where you one?

[angelsmom10]

 Jo Ann

 

ORIGINAL:  Jo Ann
 
 but other than that...how did you like the campground?  that is my favorite spot and hopefully can go next weekend...even with the back and shoulder injury from my last camping trip there...on FRIDAY THE THIRTEENTH!!!!
 
 OH YEAH..oops...oh yeah, what site where you one?
 

 If you talking about this weekend, it s not Friday the 13th[&:]  Thank goodness - we re camping this weekend also.  Are count is up to 12 teenager and 4 adults.

[Zooey]

 Zooey
We were at Site #327, right across from the lake.  It s a great site.  
 This weekend was just way too hot.  We had 3 fans in the PU, but they didn t do much good.  At one point, it was 105 degrees in the PU!
 
 Zooey[&:]

[Jo Ann]

 Zooey
June Friday the 13th!!! []
 
 My Favorite site is 324...you go to the corner of 326 then across the road is 325 and then next to is is 324.  my next favorite site is 333...its the last site on your road on the lake side at the top of that little hill....lots of poison ivy...but i just stay away from it....its a cooler site.

[4tags]

 Zooey
We had an awning desaster this weekend also.  Staying near Des Moines Ia and thought storms were going to go north.  We were wrong.  Just when we opened the door to take down the add a room and awning they went flying by.  PU is at the dealer to be repaired.

[B-flat]

 Zooey
It only takes one awning disaster to learn a good lesson.  Once, I forgot to drive in the anchors for the poles and returned after a little wind got up and it had thrown the awning, poles and tacky lights on top of the camper.  Duh!  Well, the neighbors helped us get it set back up.[8D]

[chasd60]

 Zooey
I had a self-induced awning disaster last year. (qualifies as a stupid popup trick)
 I forgot to zip the awning bag when I took the camper down from cleaning it........ oops. As I pulled into the CG, the owner asked me what was dragging on the other side of my camper. Luckily it only unraveled til it hit the ground and it has about 6 holes as big as a pencil eraser or a little smaller.

[Jo Ann]

 Zooey
wow...that was lucky. chas