High winds yesterday

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peacock2121 · #1 Post by **peacock2121** » Sun Mar 09, 2008 4:16 pm

The winds were high yesterday.

How high? You ask.

So high that the propane tanks that are in the back of our house (for cooking propane) were blown around and disconnected from the pipes that lead into the house.

No cooking or baking today.

They will be here tomorrow to reconnect.

Those suckers will now be mounted to the house.

peacock2121 · #2 Post by **peacock2121** » Sun Mar 09, 2008 4:17 pm

The winds also blew a 20 pound rock off the roof. The rock was holding something in place that should have been handled ages ago.

I am sensing that something will be handled as well.

kayrharris · #3 Post by **kayrharris** » Sun Mar 09, 2008 4:46 pm

Sometimes it takes something like a high wind to get "things" handled. Just serves as a friendly reminder.

We were at the beach in the Florida panhandle this weekend. There was no rain, but we got in Friday night, it was almost like hurricane force winds all night long. I think it was gusting up to 50mph. Quite windy on Saturday as well, but not as strong as Friday night.

silvercamaro · #4 Post by **silvercamaro** » Sun Mar 09, 2008 6:00 pm

Just as the Eskimos have many words for "snow" to describe its various textures ranging from dry, light powder to ice, Oklahomans have many words for days in which the wind exceeds 50 or 55 m.p.h.

Sometimes we call it "Tuesday," sometimes we call it "Wednesday," sometimes we call it "Thursday"....

ulysses5019 · #5 Post by **ulysses5019** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 12:18 am

Just as the Eskimos have many words for "snow" to describe its various textures ranging from dry, light powder to ice, Oklahomans have many words for days in which the wind exceeds 50 or 55 m.p.h.

Sometimes we call it "Tuesday," sometimes we call it "Wednesday," sometimes we call it "Thursday"....

I thought they called the wind Mariah?

peacock2121 · #6 Post by **peacock2121** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 4:21 am

silvercamaro wrote:Just as the Eskimos have many words for "snow" to describe its various textures ranging from dry, light powder to ice, Oklahomans have many words for days in which the wind exceeds 50 or 55 m.p.h.

Sometimes we call it "Tuesday," sometimes we call it "Wednesday," sometimes we call it "Thursday"....

My sense is that in Oklahoma, you wouldn't have a 20 pound stone doing any job on your roof.

as it should be.

PlacentiaSoccerMom · #7 Post by **PlacentiaSoccerMom** » Mon Mar 10, 2008 7:30 am

The Santa Anas were supposed to come back yesterday so I wasn't surprised that they did when I was out for my walk.

The winds blew for about two hours and then stopped.