Wearying Wind
Wes (who moved back to Kansas after a 35-year absence): I find this wind very wearing. I wasn't prepared for this. It affects everything.
Me: I think it's worse this year than usual. I guess maybe it's just that we've had fewer lovely days in between.
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Shane: This is just a breeze stirring.
Me: As compared to what?
Shane: As compared to Spearville where we were working today. (90 ? mi. SW of here).
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Grant: I wish the wind would just blow. None of this foolin' around.
The gusts 've gotta be more than 40 mph.
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Me to Wes (Upon returning from the shop where I had gone to call one of the students to the phone, all the way with my hands pressed against my skirt as far down as I could reach.) There just ain't no graceful way. . .
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Today's winds were predicted to be at sustained speeds of around 30 mph with gusts to 40 mph.
Translated, this is what it means:
1. When you drive into the teeth of the south wind on a gravel (river sand actually) road, the sand whips up against the windshield, each grain making a tiny ping as it hits.
2. We ban the use of the south-facing kitchen door at school because of what all gets rearranged inside every time it opens. One student can't resist reaching past the sign saying "Please do not use this door today" to open the door from the inside, just a little, "to see how windy it is." I can't believe it and give him a quick reproof.
3. The lawn chairs on the south side of the front porch at home end up hard against the porch swing glider on the north side.
4. Any plant protectors over the tomatoes in the garden are probably along the perimeter, caught in the fence. Some of them have rolled over or have scraped across the tender plants that were uncovered when their protectors took off earlier.
5. When you drive west on US 50, the trucks coming toward you are all leaning alarmingly toward the westbound lane.
6. For once, you're grateful for that stiff-as-a-board hairspray Hiromi bought by mistake.
7. The horizontal surface on the bird feeder is wiped clean.
8. A broken branch caught up in the tree since last December's ice storm finally broke loose and crashed to the ground.
9. When you get out of the car, you hang onto the car door for dear life to keep it from slamming into the vehicle beside you.
10. Today is the average frost-free date and you decide an untimely frost is the least of your worries. At least this south wind is bringing warmer temperatures.
11. Driving east or west requires keeping a constant tension on the steering wheel.
The wind is supposed to abate around 1:00 AM. Until then, we're under a "Red Flag" fire danger warning, in spite of still having standing water in roadside ditches from the most recent rains.
Me: I think it's worse this year than usual. I guess maybe it's just that we've had fewer lovely days in between.
*******************************
Shane: This is just a breeze stirring.
Me: As compared to what?
Shane: As compared to Spearville where we were working today. (90 ? mi. SW of here).
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Grant: I wish the wind would just blow. None of this foolin' around.
The gusts 've gotta be more than 40 mph.
******************************
Me to Wes (Upon returning from the shop where I had gone to call one of the students to the phone, all the way with my hands pressed against my skirt as far down as I could reach.) There just ain't no graceful way. . .
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Today's winds were predicted to be at sustained speeds of around 30 mph with gusts to 40 mph.
Translated, this is what it means:
1. When you drive into the teeth of the south wind on a gravel (river sand actually) road, the sand whips up against the windshield, each grain making a tiny ping as it hits.
2. We ban the use of the south-facing kitchen door at school because of what all gets rearranged inside every time it opens. One student can't resist reaching past the sign saying "Please do not use this door today" to open the door from the inside, just a little, "to see how windy it is." I can't believe it and give him a quick reproof.
3. The lawn chairs on the south side of the front porch at home end up hard against the porch swing glider on the north side.
4. Any plant protectors over the tomatoes in the garden are probably along the perimeter, caught in the fence. Some of them have rolled over or have scraped across the tender plants that were uncovered when their protectors took off earlier.
5. When you drive west on US 50, the trucks coming toward you are all leaning alarmingly toward the westbound lane.
6. For once, you're grateful for that stiff-as-a-board hairspray Hiromi bought by mistake.
7. The horizontal surface on the bird feeder is wiped clean.
8. A broken branch caught up in the tree since last December's ice storm finally broke loose and crashed to the ground.
9. When you get out of the car, you hang onto the car door for dear life to keep it from slamming into the vehicle beside you.
10. Today is the average frost-free date and you decide an untimely frost is the least of your worries. At least this south wind is bringing warmer temperatures.
11. Driving east or west requires keeping a constant tension on the steering wheel.
The wind is supposed to abate around 1:00 AM. Until then, we're under a "Red Flag" fire danger warning, in spite of still having standing water in roadside ditches from the most recent rains.
posted by Mrs. I at
5:43 PM
1 Comments:
LOL! I laughed my head off about number 6! They're all great, you are a great writer!
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Anonymous, at 4/15/2008
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