EPISODE 540 “NEVER BE HOSTAGE TO FORTUNE”, Crooky said …APPLIED TODAY WHEN BARN COLLAPSED Feb. 18, 2022
alan skeoch
Feb. 18, 2022
BARN LOOKS INTACT. LOOK CLOSER…TOP WELD HAS SNAPPED. ROOF HELD UP BY RACKS INSIDE BARN, HEAVY TRUSSES
HAVE BENT AND DROPPED.
ROOF TRUSSES COLLAPSED, WELDS SNAPPED, ROOF CAVED IN AND ONLY SUPPORTED BY RACKING INSIDE BARN. ALL
WILL EVENTUALLY FALL FARTHER. ALL CAUSED BY HEAVY WET SNOW FROM SUDDEN VIOLENT STORM feb. 18, 2022.
WITH REGARD TO THE LOSS OF MY BARN AND CONTENTS
Background: On the night of Feb. 18, 2022, a sudden snowstorm dumped heavy
snow on our farm. One building could not handle the weight and collapsed. The building
is packed tooth to yowl with historic artefacts many of which are used by the movie
industry. Interior racking is currently holding up parts of the barn but not for long.
Am I devastated.? No, I will get by.
I am not the only person in the world with troublesl. Mine are minuscule really so do not get
the feeling I am swimming in self-pity. No one was hurt. I cannot imagine the results of an injury were
that to occur. A teacher of mine long ago, Evan Cruickshank, head of history at Humberside and Parkdale
Collegiates once said to me:
“Alan, never be hostage to fortune.”
Think about that line. Never let the things in this world that you may acquire … never be a prisoner
to them. I have never forgotten that line. It has served me well. I was flattered when finishing
university by the offer of a job from “Crooky” at Parkdale C. I. He said the same ting that another
mentor of mine, John Ricker, said. “If you come to Parkdale, you will never leave.” Also true.
Good advice which I took to heart.
Bottom line: The Barn and its contents do not own me.
alan
