Yo, Ho, Blow the man down...
Sep. 4th, 2002 05:24 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
tugrikOn the AEZ (Alternative Energy Zone, my home-village at BurningMan) mailing list, amidst the 'yes, it was a great year' posts, a note just went out about a post-event storm. I don't know how true the numbers are, as this is the usual friend-of-a-friend relay, but the way I heard it the sustained winds were 50-70mph, with gusts over 100mph, for over seven hours on Tuesday (yesterday). A plea was put out on the list for people who had the time to go back and help those who got ravaged by the storm. Much clean up and breakdown assistance needs to happen.
I know this is weird, but I find myself wishing I could have been there, just for that storm. I could have had everything in the van by then and been able to be out in those winds. Wandering around in milspec goggles and dust gear, like some kind of post-apocalyptic nomad, is just something I like to do when the conditions are right. I know what those winds feel like, having been on a motorbike at 137mph for sustained periods before... but I want to experience them while standing still. Three years ago I was there for 70mph bursts, but nothing stronger than that.
I feel concerned for those who got nailed by this big storm. The stories trickling out speak of items covered in anywhere from an inch to a foot of dust, like the Sahara covering the remains of long lost travellers. I have no way to get out of the next two days' work or I would be on my way there to help. I'll be keeping a watch on the lists until this weekend, and if help is still required I may motor on out there to see what I can do.
I know this is weird, but I find myself wishing I could have been there, just for that storm. I could have had everything in the van by then and been able to be out in those winds. Wandering around in milspec goggles and dust gear, like some kind of post-apocalyptic nomad, is just something I like to do when the conditions are right. I know what those winds feel like, having been on a motorbike at 137mph for sustained periods before... but I want to experience them while standing still. Three years ago I was there for 70mph bursts, but nothing stronger than that.
I feel concerned for those who got nailed by this big storm. The stories trickling out speak of items covered in anywhere from an inch to a foot of dust, like the Sahara covering the remains of long lost travellers. I have no way to get out of the next two days' work or I would be on my way there to help. I'll be keeping a watch on the lists until this weekend, and if help is still required I may motor on out there to see what I can do.
