Gale force winds in Welly

**Omega1** · 22nd January 2008, 15:21

Hi Guys,

Just a heads up, the wind here in Wellington is pretty bad so if you
have your bike in town it might pay to check it hasn't been blown over.
I only mention this as I'm down at the Port and two bikes in the carpark have already hit the pavement, ride safe.

Cheers
O1

**pzkpfw** · 22nd January 2008, 15:23

Just came home over Paekok and Plimmerton. That was fun. Also much tree-blown slippery crap on apex of road (near lookout).

Wheelie bins all over Tawa.

**Str8 Jacket** · 22nd January 2008, 15:42

Oh goody! I left my broomstick at home today so I will just steal the companies umbrella and use that to fly to the train station tonight.....

**James Deuce** · 22nd January 2008, 15:44

Meh. Wind.

**FFS** · 22nd January 2008, 15:52

I rode in this morning; then took it home at lunch and got blown round a fair bit. Brought the cage back.
There are scooters strewn about Waring Taylor street thaat have been blown over. Yep shes pretty windy out there alright! Im gonna take my 2 metre power kite out when I get home for a bit of fun and make most of the conditions! The dogs love to chase it so they will get a good run.

**jrandom** · 22nd January 2008, 15:53

ZOMGLOL, it's windy in Wellington.

In other shocking news, a BMW tourer recently made it to the local dairy without requiring a top-end engine rebuild.

**Steam** · 22nd January 2008, 16:13

Now that I live back in Dunedin, I remember just what terrible weather Wellington has.
It didn't seem bad while I was living there but now my memory has magnified it. Don't miss it at all, frankly!

Originally Posted by Omega1

...I'm down at the Port...

Where do you work? I used to seagull at Port Otago, doing lines and lashing and stuff.

**Nasty** · 22nd January 2008, 17:27

Ok .. so I took the bike today ... I did not regret it as I got to come home early (hehe) ... left work at 3.30 so that I would not be stuck with traffic in the wind .. good choice ... I ended up going old hutt road then up gorge and off at j'vilel back roads through to porirua then motorway to plimmerton and then home ... lots of fun and yes very windy but the back roads were a great choice for today!!

**awayatc** · 22nd January 2008, 17:32

The days it doesn't blow its mamaries of in Wellington they have to close the airport...coz they can't see in the fog....

You want to send your kids on an overseas trip buy em a kite...

Hang on, hang in and hang tight!

**Maffoo** · 22nd January 2008, 18:32

napier was blowey as fuck today as well

**yungatart** · 22nd January 2008, 18:34

That, Maffoo, is naught but a gentle breeze.
Wait till spring!

**Maffoo** · 22nd January 2008, 18:38

ass ! i had to take the cover off my gazebo because the wind bent the bars holding it up !

**Steam** · 22nd January 2008, 18:45

Originally Posted by Maffoo

ass ! i had to take the cover off my gazebo because the wind bent the bars holding it up !

Bourgeois horror! Oh the humanity!

**Maffoo** · 22nd January 2008, 18:48

Originally Posted by Steam

Bourgeois horror! Oh the humanity!

id rather be bourgeoisie than proletariat

besides, that gazebo cost me nearly .... 80 bux!!

i just cant stand it

**twotyred** · 22nd January 2008, 18:50

Originally Posted by Steam

Now that I live back in Dunedin, I remember just what terrible weather Wellington has.
It didn't seem bad while I was living there but now my memory has magnified it. Don't miss it at all, frankly!

It's not actually "Wellington wind"... it's the remains of Cyclone Funa making it's way south...