Charlste after much deliberation the decision was taken to cancel the auction at 16.15 (14.15 UK time H - think CBF works on UK time).
The reason being that we had looked at several weather forecast sites and all predicted thunderstorms at 5 pm, 8pm and 10 pm. At that time it was very grey over Fethiye, Ciftlik and Red Island. It was a very hard call after all the planning and hard work but we decided to err on the side of safety as the auctioneers podium is out in the open on the prom and much electrical equipment would be there. We immediately posted on Facebook (many different pages) and on CBF in order to reach as many people as possible and all of the posters in Calis centre were amended.
A copy of my post on CBF main page said:
Due to thunderstorms being forecast for this evening on several weather websites, the 3C's have decided to cancel tonights auction. We are really sorry and apologise to anyone who has planned their evening around the auction but we cannot take the risk with the electrics.
Next Wednesdays auction on June 3 will go ahead as planned and will feature the items listed for tonights auction so that means you have an extra week to let us have your internet commission bids on these lots. The second part of the auction will then be rescheduled on a different date t.b.a.
Please could you let everyone know who might be intending to come tonight. Thank you
In the end the thunderstorms did not materialise as predicted but around 8.30 pm it did come over very grey and the wind got up and it turned cold so not pleasant for anyone who would have been attending and certainly not the balmy evenings you would expect in May. It would seem that Fethiye was lucky and the storm missed us.
The auction has now been rescheduled for next Wednesday same time, same place and we hope it is a nice evening. We will be auctioning the lots on last nights list (with a few tweaks) and there will be some additional items added. The remainder of the lots plus any others received in the meantime will be auctioned at a second auction at a date still to be arranged. We have now reopened internet bidding for next Wednesdays auction lots for those who are unable to attend on the night.
With regards to Rod Stewart we have just this minute spoken to Lee at Lees Bar and because further storms are predicted for tomorrow he has confirmed that he has cancelled tomorrow night's performance and Rod will now perform next Friday, 5 June.