Ouch

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Hilditch

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Lesson learned: A 12' x12' canopy, although much more comfortable than a 10' x 10', can catch too much rain - and it makes one hell of a sound when it crashes on the tear at 4:00 AM during a heavy downpour.

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Now, we like and get along with wild critters,
Small:

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And big:

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But I just wasn't prepared for this one. This wasn't just a snake or your average raccoon, but a critter that required an attitude adjustment on my part, not to mention a lot of nerve to flash the camera. I remembered many critters read fear as aggression & tried to chill as it searched for tidbits. The grand finale came after I took the pic and looked down to find it's mate sitting next to my foot. Nice kitty. No threat, no problem.

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Hilditch & Susan
 
Nope. Beaver Dam, WI. We didn't have time to get back to the Gulf after picking it up on 6/3 PM. We decided to stay in the area for a couple of days to add updates and make sure it didn't implode, before heading home the long way around the Great Lakes.

Hilditch
 
We had a 10'x10' side tent that did that too. Only it crashed because of snow, not rain. It sure does make one scary noise when it goes though. It also makes breakfast a lot colder.
 
Snow...... did you say snow? May 1 2009 in Tennessee south of Nashville. 8" of snow (not predicted) 20 mile radius and we were in the middle of it. Yes the awning was out, but it held.

 
Yup she loves the snow, which we don't get much of in TN.
What was neat, our DO group had a DOG the day b4, less than 8 hrs b4 the snow.
 
The ouch story occurred on the first trip with a Terry travel trailer on a Labor Day weekend. Hadn't even slept in the camper yet. Smelled new. Backing into spot in the dark, heard a screech. Walked around camper didn't see anything. Spouse continued backing up into spot. More screeching. Walked around again and looked higher this time. We had just put a large oak tree branch into the bunk bed portion.

Camp ground owner found cardboard, plastic and duct tape. We enjoyed the weekend, swapping stories with others who have experienced various ouches. Needless to say the dealer graciously repaired the camper and swapped stories of other ouches. Insurance agent is a good camping friend.

Jean
 
Jean, your ouch was bigger than ours.

It's neat that when you admit an ouch it takes a lot of the pain away. As I was teaching Susan's 5 yo granddaughter Anna to cook bacon I told her if the bacon spit hot grease on her to say a four letter word & it would feel better. Then I paused to wait for her moms reaction. During the pause her 6 yo sister Shea grinned and said, "Like Shea?" And I said,"Yes and ouch is a four letter word too." The scowl remained on their mom's face. Anna did great & got it done ouch free, but I bet the lesson will stick.

Unfortunately, a year later, I don't think mom will let either one of them cook bacon. Probably afraid of what she might hear.

Hilditch
 
Our ouch story and first scratch on our teardrop came from Jeeping in Colorado, summer of 09. We got back down from the mountains to find that someone had tied our canopy up to keep it from banging on the tear. A gust of wind with a rain strom had come through. It was a sad day :( ... but now the ouch is there and the rest is history. Craig told us it adds Character...

tina & jerry
 
Sir can you identify your TD? Any distinct scars or tattoo's?
:D

I hope you don't need to relay these characteristic.
 
Well, there is the BIG OUCH...big enough that the teardrop is no longer. :( Customer's tow vehicle rolled, so the Camp-Inn followed. Driver fortunately walked away with bumps & scrapes but the teardrop didn't fare so well. Body was still intact, albeit somewhat crunched all around. It was a beauty - wood sided. All that's left is the huge set of longhorns that adorned the front of the tear. They hang on the wall in the CI showroom, along with the story.

RIP :(

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