reminds me of a young couple who took the next pitch to us.after one hour of struggling to put up the awnings they had done the very same thing as the picture.all the front poles were outside the awning,i went out and said don't hit me but your awning is up wrong.he said i thought it was.i took it all down and redid it for them.they had no pegs or guy ropes so i gave them some guy ropes and pegs.a few days later they bought us a set of new pegs and new ropes and a bottle of wine.not required but was a nice gesture.
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pickering showground last aug. place was rammed, so heres me swetting putting it up on my own finally done it after straightening the awning rail a few times.
as soon as it was up and pegged down i noticed it was inside out..
amazing how quick you can get an awning down and back up without being noticed :)
Worryingly, I looked at that and couldn't see what the fuss was about, initially.
We only just got our first full awning and used it a couple of weeks ago. What I don't understand is why awnings don't come with detailed instructions with pictures? Mine was second-hand and the guy I got it off said there were no instructions when he bought it new (is that normal?).
So, I mailed the company and they sent me one sheet of A4 with a few basic and generic line diagrams - it was almost useless to me! (Luckily, we were with friends who knew what to do). The £6 toaster I bought from Tesco had more detailed instructions than that!!
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