"Margy Natalie" wrote in message
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Gig 601XL Builder wrote:
"Margy Natalie" wrote in message
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I showed my daughter (undergrad in Meteorlogy and avid camper) the pics
of the Sunday AM storm approaching that you have on the website. All she
said way "Way Cool".

Margy


That's gotta make you happy with the way your money is being spent.
Well, the kid swore she would never give a personal weather briefing, but
she has. She (and her boyfriend PhD student in Meteo) did identify a
really cool cloud we saw once (and according to them will most likely
never see again). I thought her response was a rather appropriate
response to the power of nature and the beauty of nature's strength. Mind
you that was NOT what I was thinking during the storm when we were
hunkered down in our tent (broke 2 stakes and pulled a third out).

Margy

Both Saturday and Sunday, we said "screw the tent", grabbed our valuables, a
book, and a poncho and headed for seemingly sturdier and drier locations.
The forum buildings were our refuge of choice. That's an advantage of
camping in the Homebuilt area - you're only a 5 minute walk from a structure
with some walls and hopefully a strong roof. Add that to being 10 minutes
closer to everything else at the show, and it really adds to the experience.

KB