We went to a wedding on Sunday that curtailed my operating.  When I left, I had 193 Q's and wanted to go a bit over 200 to insure that I had a solid 200.  It was dark on Sunday when we returned and I went on the air.  I was having great difficulty working anyone, but got the QSO count up to 200+.  On Monday morning, I was taking the dog out for a morning constitutional, I noted that there was a problem with the newly installed vertical.  See attached photos!  My last SS Q's were made with this antenna!