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myLot reputation of 98/100. ausnikki (1566)   ranked 1 out of 8 in built my own house 6 years ago

I bought myself a portable car cover the other day as I don't have a garage to put my car in.Anyway it's one of those ones that looks kind of like a tent.You need to use tent pegs to secure it to the ground.Last night it got very windy,so I was outside at 1am taking off the detachable sides as it was moving around quite alot.I figured taking the sides of would make it more stable and enable it to withstand the wind.So at about 3am the wind settled down abit and I thought it would be ok so I went to bed.Well,I got up this morning and the darn thing was wrapped around my letter box lmao.Thank goodness it had as if it hadn't my portable garage could have ended up God knows where.It is now twisted and buckled and until I get a friend to look at it for me I don't know if it can be salvaged.That will teach me to make sure it is secured properly next time lol :P

 

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1. myLot reputation of 91/100. kathy77 (6833)   6 years ago

Oh my goodness this is a funny discussion but true as I have a portable car cover and I have to make sure that it is secured properly due to the winds otherwise I do not know as well where it would end up,. but I do hope that it can be salvaged for you.


myLot reputation of 98/100. ausnikki (1566)   ranked 1 out of 8 in built my own house  6 years ago

Thank you Kathy.It may be ok,but some of the bars are bent.I may still be able to use it but I think it will look a little wonky lmao

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2. myLot reputation of 93/100. darkblueverbatim (2082)   6 years ago

Oh dear, the darndest things do happen, well I'll just lmao as well, because you seem to have taken it good humour.


myLot reputation of 98/100. ausnikki (1566)   ranked 1 out of 8 in built my own house  6 years ago

Oh well,all you can do is laugh.It could have been alot worse lol

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3. myLot reputation of 98/100. ossie16d (6321)   6 years ago

I really shouldn't laugh about this ausnikki because it is unfortunate, but I did have a little laugh. The same thing happened to us but in our case it was over the caravan so I actually know what you mean though. I really do hope that it can be salvaged but I suspect you will have a wonky car cover for a while.

Many of these things actually do have flimsy poles unfortunately and cannot withstand winds, let alone ones that are stronger than normal. It might pay to look into getting better/stronger poles and replacing the ones that came with the set. This is what we ended up doing and feel that it was money well spent for the protection the cover gave to the caravan when it was stationery for months at a time.

Thank goodness for the letter box or else the neighbours might suddenly have found themselves with a new portable car cover. :)


myLot reputation of 98/100. ausnikki (1566)   ranked 1 out of 8 in built my own house  6 years ago

Go ahead and laugh ossie,I did.Your suggestion of stronger poles hgas been noted and I will look into it.Lol could you imagine the look on the neighbours faces if they discovered a car cover in their yard hahaha.Yes,I will have a wonky car cover for a while but thems the breaks lol.


myLot reputation of 98/100. ossie16d (6321)  6 years ago

Aah Nikki now you have something more important than a wonky car cover to be concerned with. Not too many hours and Sara and Chris will be with you and how great that will be for all of you. Bugger the wonky car cover I say.

Thanks very much for giving me the best response for this discussion, even after I laughed about it. :)


myLot reputation of 98/100. ausnikki (1566)   ranked 1 out of 8 in built my own house  6 years ago

You are so welcome ossie,you deserved the best response.Yes I certainly do have more important things to concern me than a wonky car cover now lol.Oh,an update on the car cover,it is absolutely buggered lmao.It won't even be wonky lol


myLot reputation of 98/100. ossie16d (6321)  6 years ago

What a bummer about the car cover nikki, but probably for the best really because sooner or later you would have become annoyed with it being wonky. :)


myLot reputation of 98/100. ausnikki (1566)   ranked 1 out of 8 in built my own house  6 years ago

Lol that's true and it doesn't really matter because my car is a bomb hahaha

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4. myLot reputation of 95/100. gabs8513 (23375)   6 years ago

hahahaha oh dear I know I shouldn't laugh but I can just imagine it
I guess you are not able to walk out of your Door
Oh dear I do hope that your Friend can save it for you and show you how to secure it lol


myLot reputation of 98/100. ausnikki (1566)   ranked 1 out of 8 in built my own house  6 years ago

LOl,I thought you would get a kick out of it gabs :) I can walk out of my door thank goodness but it is blocking my driveway,I couldn't get my car out if I tried lmao. It is too big and too heavy to move it by myself lol.


myLot reputation of 95/100. gabs8513 (23375)  6 years ago

Lololol well I hope it has been sorted now and you are back to normal and able to get your Car out
I still have to smile when I think about it hanging of your Letter Box lol
Mind you if that would have happened to me I think I would have thrown a tantrum lololol


myLot reputation of 98/100. ausnikki (1566)   ranked 1 out of 8 in built my own house  6 years ago

LOL it's still sitting in the same spot it was yesterday,I'm waiting for my son to get his butt out of bed to help me move it.Then I will know if it can be salvaged.I'm still having a chuckle about it myself.You throw a tantrum gabs? I'd like to see that! lmao :P

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5. myLot reputation of 81/100. BELMCstar (1129)   6 years ago

I thought you said portable car to start with, until I read it again properly.
It will teach you to look after your things properly. rofl


myLot reputation of 98/100. ausnikki (1566)   ranked 1 out of 8 in built my own house  6 years ago

LOl portable car,it will definately teach me to secure it properly next time.It scratched the hell out of my car .

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