When Ant and Al were much younger they got a trampoline for Christmas. They loved it. Much to our surprise they actually used it. One night while we were eating dinner and enduring a terrible thunderstorm, our trampoline was blown through our yard like a big piece of tumbleweed. The kids thought that was funny until the realization hit them that there was no more trampoline. Springs flew all over the yard.
About a year later, Alex decided to use her Christmas money to buy a new one. This one we tied down but apparently not very effectively. After another particularly bad storm the second trampoline was bounced around and wadded up. It didn't fly thorugh the yard though because it was tied down - on one side. Since there was so much other damage to our house and camper we were able to get her money back for this trampoline through our insurance agency. She thought she could live without a trampoline, and did for a little while, but gave in and bought another one this week.
All three of us worked on getting it put together and all I want to know is - who writes those darn instructions??? It started out well enough...
About a year later, Alex decided to use her Christmas money to buy a new one. This one we tied down but apparently not very effectively. After another particularly bad storm the second trampoline was bounced around and wadded up. It didn't fly thorugh the yard though because it was tied down - on one side. Since there was so much other damage to our house and camper we were able to get her money back for this trampoline through our insurance agency. She thought she could live without a trampoline, and did for a little while, but gave in and bought another one this week.
All three of us worked on getting it put together and all I want to know is - who writes those darn instructions??? It started out well enough...
Do you see our problem? How does that happen? It is a perfect circle minus one piece. But, there were not any pieces missing. Believe me, we looked all over for that missing piece. All twelve pieces were there. Somehow, in the way you arrange them, the pieces fit together to make a complete circle.
So, let's try this again.
Actually, I missed getting pictures of a complete take down and rebuild. Again. The second building of this trampoline afforded the same problem. I will not be beaten. The third time's the charm. See?
Whew!! Then we had to switch instruction books in order to get the sides put together.
Are you kidding me?
Finally, she is a jumping girl again!
If I never put together another trampoline that will be too soon.
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