On Sunday morning we awoke to a big problem . . . our awning was sagging under the weight of hundreds of gallons of water. We'd noticed that the bathroom door was swinging open but didn't realize it was because the entire RV was listing to starboard under the awning's weight.
What to do? I could barely squeeze out the door---the drooping awning was blocking the way. Once out, I pushed upward underneath the awning, but it was so heavy I couln't lift it. Only a few gallons spilled over the edge. I did this several times, then had Gene hand me a plastic bowl. Standing on top of the picnic table, I was able to bail a few more gallons out.
Finally, Gene squeezed his way out the door, released the side pole holding up the right side of the awning, and all the water came down in a deluge . . . and Gene landed on his butt in a pool of muddy water! We didn't laugh at the time.
Anyway, we've learned a valuable lesson in physics: always have one corner of the awning much lower for drainage purposes. Duh!?
PS: The awning has dried out and shrunk back to its original form, and nothing and nobody was bent or broken.
1 comment:
lol, thats pretty funny now that its done and over with! glad you guys made it out alive :o)
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