Well, I will have to definitely pass on 104........................... byeby., bawlin)0
On the way to the campout, we were encountering very high winds, pushing the car and trailer around a bit - I think we hit a super-cell updraft. We heard a crack noise and Katie and I both saw the car-tent flying way behind the car - it actually cleared the trailer. I saw it rotating in the air, and thought I saw it hit a car following us, but could not be sure, as I had to look for a place to pull off the highway. Finally did pull over and commented to Katie that is somehow cleared the trailer, she said she saw that and it was flipping in the wind up in the air, hit the ground and a car ran over it. I do not think it hit a car.. at least no one pulled over...I ran down the side of the highway - it was quite a distance........ and was able to pull it out from the middle of the highway off the side of the road. Ted came up and was able to get the legs off the road- (which mount to the car's rain gutter and canopy bottom wood platform), apparently the anchors for the legs ripped through and out the bottom of the platform, and were mangled. Two legs remained on the platform.
Ted and Katie stayed on the shoulder with the tent while I drove all the way back home to get the jeep ( tent could no longer be put on Bob), got the jeep, and to make a long story short, got the tent home. Quite a few rips in my new cover, see a small rip in the tent material, and a little tear in the screen. Also the new platform I built for the dressing room is ruined as well as the legs...
We are so fortunate that something of this size did not hit a trailing car, and cause an accident - or a series of accidents............ everyone here is fine...
Needless to say did not get to go camping, was really looking forward to it, we all had a ton of food cooked, candy etc... but this bad thing happened....... bawlin)0 bawlin)0 bawlin)0 bawlin)0 bawlin)0 bawlin)0 bawlin)0 it was rather frightening....
So sorry could not make it, everyone here is upset
JUST BEFORE LEAVING..........
Will post "after" pic.s later... this is all soooooooooooooooo upsetting.......................