Ok, Time to Come Clean and Admit Our Screw-Ups

You could have purchased a thread chaser made for that task but I know that some folks like to go it alone...
On the way to Florida one December evening I went over an old narrow rusted metal bridge, got too close to the right edge and wiped out my awning plus some cosmetic damage to the tune of $3000 that my insurance company thankfully paid for.
There are others but this was the most expensive one.
P.S. no raise in rate after `accident'.