tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1711173746782839483.post3606020345843222571..comments2023-09-13T22:50:53.945+13:00Comments on 4kiwiwannabes: I'm TiredJoannehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10806914269096266121noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1711173746782839483.post-71209052372412949042008-10-08T20:19:00.000+13:002008-10-08T20:19:00.000+13:00One of my coworkers was relating a story about 185...One of my coworkers was relating a story about 185kmh winds during a winter storm a few years ago - I can't imagine! Just when I think I've seen the windiest Wellington has to offer, they're pulling someone's trampoline off a rooftop.Jacobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05743763886288703556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1711173746782839483.post-62047160083465239402008-10-08T00:56:00.000+13:002008-10-08T00:56:00.000+13:00Everyone knows those gales are only in "exposed pl...Everyone knows those gales are only in "exposed places" :-).<BR/>They can be distinguished from cyclones - which NZ does get - which are hurricanes by another name (though they are sometimes difficult to tell apart from the general windy/rainy weather here in Wellington). Cyclones generally hit Auckland/Northland/BOP, they have to be pretty darn big to really be noticeable in Wellington. One of the biggest cyclones ever was Cyclone Bola in 1988.<BR/>The North Island from about Taranaki north gets the odd tornado too...and the whole country gets earthquakes of course... <BR/>But we don't have poisonous animals or insects, so I guess that makes everything alright really ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1711173746782839483.post-30438463458520959012008-10-07T20:56:00.000+13:002008-10-07T20:56:00.000+13:00I love the way gale-force winds are just considere...I love the way gale-force winds are just considered "breezy" here...honestly, how fast does it have to be blowing out there for anyone around here to admit it feels like a hurricane? <BR/><BR/>Hope you get some rest tonight :)<BR/><BR/>LisaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com