I now believe in miracles

[pjstock]

there was a wild ice storm here in middle Ontario this weekend.
it started Friday evening . 20mm of ice on tree branches brought many (MANY) crashing to the ground.
no deaths or injuries to humans. but considerable property and vehicle damage.
Power has been out for 4 days now
I left the area in our passenger car a few hours before the storm hit
but I'd left our JC quietly parked in the driveway of this country property..

we just got a report from our neighbour.
Phew. our JC seens to have escaped almost unscathed. Lost the driver's side mirror but that should be a simple replacement.
so fortunate
I mean - look at the way that birch tree fell (photo). had it gone 1M left or right the JC would have been wrecked.
so lucky

[Never ending project]

Hallo Peter,
...das nennt man wohl "passgenau"... Dach heile, Scheibe heile, Scheibenrahmen und Front unbeschädigt; der linke Aussenspiegel läßt sich da wohl verschmerzen. Es ist nicht der Originalspiegel, sondern der mit den zwei Metallarmen, der bei uns auch als "Postspiegel" bezeichnet wird, da er an den Auslieferungsfahrzeugen der Deutschen Post Verwendung fand. Bestellnummer in der Sternwarte: A 901 810 18 93......den Austausch müßte man bei handwerklichem Geschick selber bewerkstelligen können.
Hoffendlich war es das jetzt erstmal mit dem Sturm, eine reparaturfreie wunderschöne James Cook Saison

wünscht Dir Arnd aus Braunschweig

[pjstock]

thank you for the part number. that's very helpful

I just got another photo of the driveway.
it could even have been MUCh worse

after all the time and energy I have put into getting this JC (and all the time you all have spent helping me understand it better) i would have felt worse if it were damaged than if the house had been hit


peter

[pjstock]

what does "Sternwarte" mean?
it is translating to "Observatory" in English but I'll bet that is not accurate. (see attached)

[kai_ms]

Hi,
I think he means your local Mercedes-Benz Dealer. It's a little pun because of the Star in the Icon of the James Cook.

[pjstock]

Funny
In English I would maybe have used "MotherShip" (Mutterschiff??)
but I get it.
Peter