Great idea with the ribbon!!!  

Thanks for all the suggestions!

Good thing I don't put my Laser sail boat on the roof.

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Richard Smith (Smirby)
Sent: Wednesday, July 29, 2020 12:02 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Oops... did it again! Backed into garage with vent open!

I’ve done this several times, although my garage door is high enough that - as long as the skylight is only partly open - it passes through. But each time it is a “DOH!” moment.

As I thought of your situation, I think I have a (partial) solution: tie a bit of red ribbon to the skylight armature. Tuck it up into the mechanism. Then, whenever you put the skylight up, flip that ribbon so that it dangles down - in your sight as you back up. 

Maybe not a perfect solution, but it might help…

…r

> On Jul 29, 2020, at 8:40 AM, Richard Koller <brvkoller@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> 
> I've got that beaten, I once forgot my canoe was on the roof and I
> attempted to enter a parking garage! Draw your own conclusions!
> Rick
> 
> On Wed, Jul 29, 2020 at 10:17 AM Jack R <jack007@comcast.net> wrote:
> 
>> Does anyone have a good way to remember to check your roof vent before
>> pulling into your garage???
>> 
>> I think this is the 3rd time I've done this since 1987, so not too bad, but
>> dropping another $100 to replace the dual pane vent isn't fun.
>> 
>> Shout-out to Bus Depot, for having all the right stuff!!!
>> https://www.busdepot.com/255070740coe
>> 
>> I also found a few other things to buy at Bus Depot :)  So it actually cost
>> me $200!
>> 
>> Jack R.
>>