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To: Professional Engineer
I dunno, but it is REALLY WINDY out there! I was just now driving home from getting Joshua from school...driving south. The wind is out of the SW. A gust hit the side of my car like a blast and nearly flung me off the road, no kidding. (I drive a Ford Aerostar.) Then as I was struggling to stay on my side of the road a big tree branch broke loose and would've hit me but the wind caught it and threw it off to the side of the road. I felt that feeling you get when it feels like your blood turned to ice water, you know? Vey nerve-wracking...I'm glad to be home!
7,694 posted on 02/19/2004 12:36:46 PM PST by 2Jedismom (HHD with 4 Chickens)
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To: 2Jedismom
Then as I was struggling to stay on my side of the road a big tree branch broke loose and would've hit me but the wind caught it and threw it off to the side of the road.

Yikes! Glad you made it home safe! You wouldn't have been driving through the Old Forest, would you?--My cousin Hal says there's some queer trees on the North Moors. . .

7,696 posted on 02/19/2004 12:45:27 PM PST by Fedora
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To: 2Jedismom
Glad to hear yer safe. When it gets windy, I slow down, my Explorer behaves like a weathervane. At the same time, I see other Explorer driving speeding up! I know their control is VEY tenuous. Scares me. I get the feeling, they're so unaware of thing, they have no idea how close to disaster they are.
7,698 posted on 02/19/2004 12:50:22 PM PST by Professional Engineer (Chief recruiting officer, BicycleSpankenTruppen)
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7,699 posted on 02/19/2004 12:51:58 PM PST by Corin Stormhands (Will FReep for tag line...)
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Glad you're home safe! Scary stuff!
7,700 posted on 02/19/2004 12:53:00 PM PST by RosieCotton
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To: 2Jedismom
I'm glad to be home!

Glad you made it safely! It's scary when things like that happen that are totally out of your control!

How about a cup of coffee?

7,758 posted on 02/19/2004 3:32:30 PM PST by SuziQ
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