The moral of this little story ....
" Beware truckie's offering transportation of observatories "
Although I'm sure Alex would never do such as thing to a fellow IIS member.
Don't forget we can locate you with google maps these days Alex.
To get back to the subject of moving the obs .... I suddenly had a brainstorm this morning .... I may be able to just remove the corner panels of mine and unscrew the corner connections of the frame to end up with four mostly clad sections .... I'd only have to remove the sliding doors and roof tracks .... hope it works .... it would be a lot less hassle. Ah well I'll find out in about three weeks or so.