I guess I have to add what I feel is the worst that has happened to me (or maybe to a pump of mine). A couple of years ago when I just had accuired my Ljungmans mod 50, a square type clockface, I set it up in a "secure " spot behint the house. Put up a nice oval Esso all glass globe and just felt good to see it whenever I walked by. One day it got pretty windy, and the wheater reports talked about storm. I went down to the pump checking if it was safe there and everytning seemed OK.
When I came home from work that day, I sort of felt that something wasn't right, so I immediately went back and checked the pump - or - what was left of it.
It appears that the wind had been so strong that both doors had blew open and made it to a big sail. The pump had fallen on the pistol, which was pushed quite a bit into the pump, and the globe was in a million pieces. Needless to say, I moved it inside immediately, and still is trying to gather the strength to start restoring it.
Meanwhile I bought some other pumps to comfort myself... ;-)
//Claes
