typhoon aka big wind

so i've been here for three months and i've been lucky enough to go through two typhoons here in lovely hong kong.

GREAT

both times they were level 8 (their highest) and both times i was stuck at home...with nothing to do. i dont know why they make it such a big deal. its like, minor winds to me when i walk outside. can these people really be that scared of wind?!

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it really isn't funny to laugh at other people's misfortunes ... but its funny. in light of yesterday's typhoon, i wanted to point out just a couple of things.

1. if you know that its going to be high winds with rain, don't bring an umbrella. the umbrellas not going to help you if winds are high, because you're just going to be struggling to keep the umbrella upright.
2. don't wear skirts. unless you want to reenact a marilyn monroe all the way down the full stretch of the hong kong island.
3. don't put your laundry out for drying. granted that small winds are good to dry your clothes faster--but be smart and pull them back in when the winds get higher because i'm almost positive that fellow typhoon bravers [that's not a word] on the street will not appreciate it when your socks, or better yet your under wear, get caught in their face.

i find this last picture needlessly amusing...

what you SHOULD do is -- wear a helmet!