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Post by traveler on Apr 3, 2010 22:03:16 GMT -5
Thought you might want to see a picture of the East Side of the Big Tent as it was about to collapse due to the extreme high wind. This was after the West side had collapsed and a pole completely destroyed a beautiful show car. (this was during the car show portion of the event.) The noise, gasps, and panic started to increase after this point. They had started screaming not too long before over the intercomm to "GET OUT AND STAY OUT. NO ONE ENTER THE TENT! EVACUATE IMMEDIATELY!!!"  By the next morning, the tent had 100% come down. Was a very interesting end to the show. Thankfully it WAS the last day! Attachments:
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Post by davejs on Apr 4, 2010 0:50:46 GMT -5
Thought you might want to see a picture of the East Side of the Big Tent as it was about to collapse due to the extreme high wind. This was after the West side had collapsed and a pole completely destroyed a beautiful show car. (this was during the car show portion of the event.) The noise, gasps, and panic started to increase after this point. They had started screaming not too long before over the intercomm to "GET OUT AND STAY OUT. NO ONE ENTER THE TENT! EVACUATE IMMEDIATELY!!!" By the next morning, the tent had 100% come down. Was a very interesting end to the show. Thankfully it WAS the last day! Can you put the picture in here someplace? I'd love to see it. I am becoming worried about the weather in Tyson Wells. In 2009, they had a couple storms in Sept and Dec that did damage and they had flooding. Then we had the big one in January that destroyed 40-50 canopies in the 4 back rows at the Sell-a-Rama. I paid for my space for 2011, but I do not think I shall be returning. Can deal with a bit of rain, but when those winds are clocking at 71mph, I have had enough. I really think that we all are in for more severe weather conditions all over the country. |
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Post by traveler on Apr 4, 2010 1:03:39 GMT -5
can you see the picture I posted above? I can see it. The only way I can seem to post a picture is to start a new thread.
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Post by davejs on Apr 4, 2010 1:11:14 GMT -5
can you see the picture I posted above? I can see it. The only way I can seem to post a picture is to start a new thread. Okay. I saw it. Wow. Thanks. Something weird here. I usually view the 50 most recent posts and the picture wasn't showing up. I then clicked on the entire thread and found the picture. Anybody else encounter this? I have to investigate if other pictures are not showing up in the '50 recent posts'. But then again, not too many pictures have been posted in the forum. |
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Post by traveler on Apr 4, 2010 1:28:40 GMT -5
I tried to load a picture of the flooding at Tyson wells the year beore, and there was no way to do it. It just kept showing me 2 brackets [] with "jpg" in between. Unless I wanted to open a new thread.
I just showed my husband the pictures and he too was sick!
I think I recognize a couple of your neighbors from the year before. I bought socks and stuff from them.
Even in 2009 we had bad 2-3 days of rain and a windy day. Though I don't know if AVI or Yuma is any better, but ALOT Of venders have started migrating there instead. The wind, dust, fees, expenses of food, boondocking theiving desert rats, and crooked politics are driving people to find other locations.
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Post by davejs on Apr 4, 2010 2:51:56 GMT -5
I tried to load a picture of the flooding at Tyson wells the year beore, and there was no way to do it. It just kept showing me 2 brackets [] with "jpg" in between. Unless I wanted to open a new thread. I just showed my husband the pictures and he too was sick! I think I recognize a couple of your neighbors from the year before. I bought socks and stuff from them. Even in 2009 we had bad 2-3 days of rain and a windy day. Though I don't know if AVI or Yuma is any better, but ALOT Of venders have started migrating there instead. The wind, dust, fees, expenses of food, boondocking theiving desert rats, and crooked politics are driving people to find other locations. The 'sock guy' was located in space Y-19, directly behind me. Nice guy, but his sock business has been going downhill the past couple year's from declining sales. He had a 10x30 canopy. As my canopies were crumbling to the ground, I watched his go up in the air about 10-15 feet and flip over and land on top of mine and also was dangling on top of the room of a 5th wheel two spaces from mine. A few seconds later, it went airborne again an came crashing down. We were very fortunate that it did not head 'north' and fly through the electrical wires in the middle aisle. Amazing. While we all were out there salvaging our stuff afterward, they were over there trying to dismantle their tangled canopy. Their socks were still on their tables and I guess had gotten quite wet. I do believe that their tables were pretty much intact; just the canopy flipping over. He said that he will not be back. Never could have I have imagined all this actually happening. We had weather reports of 50mph winds coming up and we really couldn't do very much to prepare..... just batten down the hatches, that's about it. I wanted to remove more items from my canopy during the day/night before, but you can't do very much with the on again/off again rain and when you have 3/4 of your 12x26 space covered with 6 inches of water. There was a lady selling hats that had three canopies completely devoured by he wind. Her hats flew all over the place and she lost over $15000 worth of them - either damaged or blew away. Terrible. I had a friend that was selling clothing next to her and he had left the day before the storm because of slow sales. 'Suktexas' of our board, was located about 5 space farther down and her canopy was damaged. There were people who were sitting in their vehicles in the parking lot behind row 'Z' and they gave stories about all the canopies in those 4-5 rows going airborne. They said it was an amazing sight. There were people there whose canopies actually blew away and they were never to be seen again. |
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Post by traveler on Apr 6, 2010 0:58:23 GMT -5
OOOH!! Sock guy... Yes. Super nice man!!! He was my kitty corner "neighbor" for the first show, (I think I was P-12) and then he moved to Y row and I moved to R-17 (I think it was) at the center aisle crossroads 1 row up from the red double decker bus. Then I had to move back to almost the same space I just moved from. (Q-14) & was asked to scoot over after the last show, so sinch up the row. I was pooped out by this time. My 1st neighbor sold the prettiest Southwestern tee shirts, and had to move back towards the back row near the sock guy last year. She was comming back. Wonder if she was hit too.....
I believe a guy selling Army Surplus stuff used to be at row Z in 2009. I do remember that "home made camper" guy from last year too. I didn't get to wander a whole lot during the big show.
SSSOOO many old time vendors ONLY came in for the big show. When I asked why, they were really honest. They used to stay, but it was not profitable, and they can't just sit around for a free camp space. It costs too much money for them. They have to go where the money is.
Myself? well, ND was faced with the 5th worst winter in recorded history, flooding and pretty bad weather the whole way. I had NO WHERE else to go. I was scheduled to go to the Wisconsin Auto Show and ND winter show, and couldn't even get up there, so I was grateful to have a place to stay parked until it blew over.
I should have asked FIRST, but there was no injury or death from this horiffic storm? No ones windshield taken out, or dented damage to rigs?
From the time I was little, I've watched the wind shut down venues FASTER than any other thing imaginable. It is destructive, unpredictable, shocking, and dangerous beyond words. I've seen cash boxes fall over and a funnel of cash goes up in the sky. Cement weights, attached to the bottom of awning legs go flying across aisles like a 20 pound flying sledge hammer, my dads 30 foot awning lift up, catch, and plaster itself to the side of the 28 ft truck truck like a sail, bending the legs over the top like a "U".
I can still vividly hear it. First the gasps, hollers, "OH NO's" panic and noise from the distance, awnings poles clanging on the ground, glass breaking, and looking down the aisles while a funnel would lift up everything in it's path and head our way. We'd all run to a front "leg" and hold on for dear life. (the whole back being secured to the truck.) Sometimes we'd almost hang on it to keep it from lifting. Thogh it was a touch down, not consistant 71 MPH wind. At tha point, all you can do is try to stay alive! <<<<<SHUDDER!!!!>>>>
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