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Quote: Originally posted by michael on 19/6/2012

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 usually go and help others,its only when we put ours up the sparks fly.lol.one young chap had assembled his full awning with all the front poles on the outside i had to take it all down and start again.still not sure how he did it.i also had to provide pegs and guy ropes as they had none.he replaced the pegs and ropes with new ones and a bottle of wine.that was nice.

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Michael -

Well done, I would like to think that most of us would offer help in this situation. On the other hand OH and I are well aware of how our awnings go up, but still manage to fall out!

Quote: Originally posted by gasman01 on 18/6/2012

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Is it just me or has anyone else noticed that nearly every couple on campsites that are erecting an awning appear to be in the latter stages of a failing marriage ?, we've only been at this game for about seven years but it seems to be the one consistent thing on every site we visit, i find it quite comical to watch someone else having a good old stressed out ding dong after my wife and i have put ours up and we've both calmed down and made up again.

I'm sure the marriage was strong and secure before they start to errect the awning.

The first time we put up our old awning it took us over three hours.  Fortunetely with practise and perseverence we have got it down to about 2 hr 59mins

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Quote: Originally posted by TonyC52 on 19/6/2012

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Quote: Originally posted by michael on 19/6/2012

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 usually go and help others,its only when we put ours up the sparks fly.lol.one young chap had assembled his full awning with all the front poles on the outside i had to take it all down and start again.still not sure how he did it.i also had to provide pegs and guy ropes as they had none.he replaced the pegs and ropes with new ones and a bottle of wine.that was nice.

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Michael -

Well done, I would like to think that most of us would offer help in this situation. On the other hand OH and I are well aware of how our awnings go up, but still manage to fall out!

 

We're the same Tony C, we've been putting up an awning for years and still manage to fall out every time.  We just irritate each other and both try to take charge. We refer to it as "Awning Rage"

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Quote: Originally posted by Tentz on 18/6/2012

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Perhaps give them a hand if they are struggling instead of taking the p**s.....yes it is mainly just you.

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Quote: Originally posted by Tentz on 18/6/2012

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Perhaps give them a hand if they are struggling instead of taking the p**s.....yes it is mainly just you.

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Quote: Originally posted by Tigermouse on 19/6/2012

Quote: Originally posted by adandemsmom on 19/6/2012

Maybe I have a different SOH as I don't find it comical?

Seems like I've had a sense of humour transplant too as I don't find it funny either. It's a pity some people have nothing better to amuse their tiny minds than laugh at other people struggling - I think it's rather childish tbh. Surely it would be better to offer to help - after all, one day it could be you struggling with something and you wouldn't like to be laughed at.

I'm completely on my own so any awning, tent or whatever has to be put up alone - fortunately I know what I'm doing and just get on with it, I don't give a stuff if people are watching me or not but if I ever noticed anyone openly laughing at me for any reason I'd say something so scathing they'd be looking for the nearest stone to crawl under!

Oh - TrigGLX - a man after my own heart!!!  When we were touring, my husband realised very early on that the best way to avoid arguments about the awning (porch or full) was to just let me get on with it and only do the bits I struggled with. In particular, his job when pegging out was passing me the pegs - NO-ONE could peg an awning to my liking!  I have been known to spend an entire 2-week holiday faffing with a corner that isn't straight - probably some form of OCD!!! 

I realised I possibly needed help when, arriving at a site late one Friday evening, our friends (a small group we always went away with) put the awning up (ours was the biggest, and so the best for communal eating - it was therefore needed before anyone could have tea, as we were all eating together!).  We got the rest of the sorting out done and we were set up in about 20 minutes flat .... but I had to quietly re-peg the awning the next morning as I just couldn't relax with the state it was in - corner seams not aligned with poles, sides not straight - and that was just for a weekend!!!

Quote: Originally posted by Scampi on 19/6/2012

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Oh - TrigGLX - a man after my own heart!!!  When we were touring, my husband realised very early on that the best way to avoid arguments about the awning (porch or full) was to just let me get on with it and only do the bits I struggled with. In particular, his job when pegging out was passing me the pegs - NO-ONE could peg an awning to my liking!  I have been known to spend an entire 2-week holiday faffing with a corner that isn't straight - probably some form of OCD!!! 

I realised I possibly needed help when, arriving at a site late one Friday evening, our friends (a small group we always went away with) put the awning up (ours was the biggest, and so the best for communal eating - it was therefore needed before anyone could have tea, as we were all eating together!).  We got the rest of the sorting out done and we were set up in about 20 minutes flat .... but I had to quietly re-peg the awning the next morning as I just couldn't relax with the state it was in - corner seams not aligned with poles, sides not straight - and that was just for a weekend!!!

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Its a ritual for me and my OH, its very reassuring when you see other people doing it too!