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I.C.D
06-01-2011, 09:23 AM
G'Day All,
Well on Sunday I had join the unthinkable club , after using my scope on Saturday night I close the roof but didn't bolt it down.
Went to Newcastle on Sunday only to come home to find we had a storm and our power to the house was down with a big branch laying on it and half of my observatory roof laying ten yards down the paddock and everything inside drench.With the help of Enrique and his son my wife and myself we were able to get the roof back on before the next storm came through.So far everything inside has dried out . The lesson is bolt the bloody roof before you go to bed.

Ian.C
:(

Liz
06-01-2011, 09:26 AM
Oh noooo!! :help:
Hope no damage done to sensitive equipment inside.
As you say, a lesson learned. :sadeyes:

jjjnettie
06-01-2011, 09:47 AM
:sadeyes:
I feel for you, I really do.

M54
06-01-2011, 09:50 AM
Oh, that's bad luck Ian!

As Henry Ford (or was that Thomas Edison) once said...'I learned how not to do it'.:rolleyes:

Astroman
06-01-2011, 09:51 AM
Ouch, hope everything work out okay for you. A very good lesson learned, now I must go make some locking brackets for my observatory :)

h0ughy
06-01-2011, 10:29 AM
well mate i hope it is on now as there is mroe rain on its way up there from Newcastle! that is a nightmare

astroron
06-01-2011, 10:53 AM
:hi: Ian,I hope the lesson learned does not turn out to be an expensive one :thumbsup:

Ric
06-01-2011, 04:02 PM
That's not good at all Ian.

I hope everything is all ok in the Obs.

[1ponders]
06-01-2011, 04:36 PM
Ow Ow, Ian. Not good....... but thanks for reminding me Ian. All 4 turnbuckles now tightened down. :thumbsup:

Suzy
06-01-2011, 05:08 PM
Oh my, what you must have gone through! I think many people will take note from this hard lesson learned by you. Hope all is going to be okay, Ian.

shelltree
06-01-2011, 06:11 PM
Noooo, that's terrible! Hope everything is okay now and that nothing was seriously damaged.

multiweb
06-01-2011, 07:47 PM
Man that's bad. I hope all your stuff dries and is A Ok.

leon
06-01-2011, 08:19 PM
Bugger that is not good news, but i guess we are only human and do forget at times, hope all is well with your gear mate.

leon