Wind warning

Typically, a wind warning means that people in the affected areas need to be aware of dangerous weather conditions and prepare themselves accordingly in order to reduce damage and keep themselves safe.

For me, wind warning means GET THE HELL OUT OF MY WAY BECAUSE IT'S FREAKIN' WINDY AND I HATE IT WHEN IT'S WINDY AND I WILL CUT YOU.

So, pretty much the same. Prepare yourselves accordingly to reduce damage and keep yourself safe.

Today was windy. Really windy. It blew all day - from 8am until now, 8pm, and it hasn't really stopped - and it was gusting at 35 mph. Which is about 60km an hour. Which is about as fast as a greyhound can run. And when it blows like that, for 12 hours straight, I get crabby.

I took Boy Wonder and Princess P to the park today - Boy Wonder didn't want to hold the string on his kite because it was pulling too hard. Can't say I blame him. My hair and skin feel like sandpaper and are dried right out. The new perennials I planted yesterday have had the crap beaten out of them and now I will fret about their well being.

I just don't like it. It howls. It blows dust around. I feel grit in my teeth, on my skin, on my clothes. It takes Princess P's breath away and Boy Wonder is none too fond of it, either.

Sometimes I feel like I'm just being a baby, but check this out:

A Canadian Climate Centre study in 1981 found that migraines are most likely to happen on days with high humidity and high winds.

And also:

Wind affects the charge of ions in the atmosphere. Too many positive ions can throw your system out of whack - resulting in " various physical disorders, as well as mental disorders such as depression, anxiety, nervousness, irritability, emotional imbalance, listlessness and apathy" (taken from http://helpingpsychology.com/weather-rain-and-suns-influence-on-mood).

Makes sense to me. I feel owly, the kids are owly, and it is not supposed to end until sometime tomorrow night. Blah!