I had an old 79 loaf with canoes and kayaks stacked on top of it that got
hit by 80mph straight line cross winds several years ago in Northern
Arkansas as we were coming home from a whitewater race.. Wife used the T
word and the kids instinctively did the duck and cover routine.  The wife
in the passenger seat thought I should sit in her lap to provide more
ballast for the windward side of the Bus.  Once the storm blew through, 2
miles down the road we saw a semi blown over on its side , fortunately
headed the other direction.  Yeah, it was a little scary.

dimwitted Moose and flying squirrel

At 09:54 AM 7/28/2003 -0400, Bill Marshall wrote:
>Not my van, but my '73 Ford Maverick a while back.  I drove through the
>tornado, oblivious to it.  Actually, the tornado was a little one, about a
>half a
>block from me.  Really affects your acceleration.  The other 'smarter' people
>were pulled over.  Sissies.
>
>Didn't know what it was until I got home.
>
>Bill Marshall
>85 GL Tiico "Pandora's Box"
>Aurora, IL