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What was the most annoying thing a strong wind or gust of wind has ever done for you?

Posted - April 28, 2019

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  • 16826
      April 28, 2019 9:37 AM MDT
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  • 13395
    WICKED! 
      April 28, 2019 9:45 AM MDT
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  • 10662
    An isolated gust of wind grabbed two sections of plastic lattice from my patio roof (chimes and all) and flung them across my house roof.  One landed in the front yard, the other smashed into my chimney (probably because it was weighed down with the chimes).  
      April 28, 2019 9:49 AM MDT
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  • 53524


      I thought the strong wind would blow her dress up, but instead, it just wrapped it tightly around her hips and legs. I was betrayed. Grrrrr.



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      April 28, 2019 10:06 AM MDT
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  • 5808
    On the Golden Gate bridge
    in San Francisco, Driving a Volkswagen Van.
    Was in the far right lane, and a gust of wind
    blew me into the left lane. Totally petrified,
    I had no control of what had just happened.
    Really scary.
      April 28, 2019 10:08 AM MDT
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  • 16826
    The flat sides on a Kombi made them hard to control in a crosswind.
      April 28, 2019 10:13 AM MDT
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  • 11151
    Well at least you weren't in a Russian built Lada Rive they are pieces of junk so you would of been blown over the edge. I love VW vans but we call them Micro Buses in Canada. Cheers!
      April 28, 2019 12:07 PM MDT
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  • We've had storm doors blown off in strong winds ... and tree limbs falling on our roof causing a lot of damage.
      April 28, 2019 10:10 AM MDT
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  • 11151
    Once I bought a couple 3 foot cactus on a windy day and getting them to the car was really annoying and painful. No matter how I tried to carry them the wind would push them into my body plus break of pieces off cactus that I had to gather up so I had 2 big cactus to carry plus a bunch of pieces (I was going to try and get them  to root). I even tried putting one cactus on the ground and push it along with my foot but the wing kept blowing it into my leg. I almost had a hissy fit because it got to be so annoying but eventually  I got them to the car. Cheers! This post was edited by Nanoose at April 30, 2019 7:53 AM MDT
      April 28, 2019 10:35 AM MDT
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  • 46117
    That strong gust was Hurricane Andrew.  It destroyed the lives of many of my neighbors and left us without air conditioning in the August summer heat.  For weeks.  
      April 28, 2019 12:06 PM MDT
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  • 3523
    Wow.  You were in Homestead?  Went through Andrew?  And lived? (Oh yeah, I guess you did live.)
      April 30, 2019 1:10 AM MDT
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  • 22891
    when i walked horne frorn this church two blocks away, it was raining and i had rny urnbrella but the wind wouldnt let rne keep it up and i carne horne all drenched, wondered why no ride offers, i found out later i walked horne in a bornb cyclone, later i ordered a wind urnbrella
      April 28, 2019 3:00 PM MDT
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  • 6988
    My cousin built a new house. So he wanted a beautiful lawn for it. It was my assignment to put down grass seed and cover it with straw.  After doing a nice job, the rain came, which was good to get it growing. Then the winds came and blew all the seed and straw into a nearby field. 
      April 28, 2019 5:23 PM MDT
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  • 17614
    Made picnics difficult

    Sent beach umbrella sailing

    Blew my dress up over my head

      April 28, 2019 7:03 PM MDT
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  • 53524

        Other than having those sandwiches blown away, I'm trying to figure out what the negative aspects are, but I can't see any.  Priorities, Woman!  Please focus.



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    This post was edited by Randy D at April 30, 2019 7:54 AM MDT
      April 28, 2019 7:15 PM MDT
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  • 17614
    If you've never had paper plates, napkins, tablecloths and anything else light enough be blown away during a picnic you are lucky.    Or maybe you aren't the picnicing kind. 
      April 29, 2019 4:07 PM MDT
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  • 1305

    Great Storm of 1987, hurricane force winds, trees fell on top of our stables, thankfully none of the horses were harmed, but when we arrived the place was a mess, and horses running free and frightened.

    Gust of wind? Dress blew up showing my undies.


    Anyone know where Element 99 is, haven't seen him on here for a while?

      April 29, 2019 4:50 PM MDT
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  • 13395
    Element99 spent some time here a couple of days ago.  Still in recovery from his operation. 
      April 30, 2019 1:19 AM MDT
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  • exist. i hate any and all wind. 
      April 29, 2019 4:55 PM MDT
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  • 3523
    While eating dinner in my lawn chair on the beach, a gust of wind blew my napkin out if my hand and onto the sand behind me.  My wife asked if I was going to go pick it up.  I said, yes I would try but I knew that as soon as I got close to it the wind would blow it beyond hope of catching it.  So, I got up and lo, the paper napkin did not move as I walked right up to it.  Thinking I would succeed in my mission, I bent over and my hand was within one inch of grabbing the little bugger, when the lightest, isolated puff of wind blew the napkin just out of reach.  I think both incidents were caused by the same gust which has circled around for a second laugh.
    I was also in Hurricanes Jean and Frances in 2004.  That wasn't so funny. This post was edited by CallMeIshmael at April 30, 2019 7:55 AM MDT
      April 30, 2019 1:19 AM MDT
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  • 44649
    The wind caught my car door closed as I was opening it and it squished my fingers. Nothing broken.
      April 30, 2019 7:56 AM MDT
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  • 1305
    There you are, how are you?
      May 1, 2019 11:27 AM MDT
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  • 44649
    That was years ago. No damage.
      May 2, 2019 7:58 AM MDT
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  • 1305
    No, Kittigate just told me that you've had your surgery, how did it go?
      May 2, 2019 2:38 PM MDT
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