When the Wind Blew

[stevegreen]

Exactly 10 years ago today, the heart of Birmingham was hit by the fiercest tornado on British soil in nearly three decades, causing damage totaling around £40m in just four minutes.
Fortunately, there was no repeat of the single fatality recorded during the 1931 Birmingham tornado, when a female resident was killed by a collapsing wall. My great-

Comments

[athenais]

Awesome. Wouldn't have guessed you were related, though. Maybe you need a sharp hat.

[stevegreen]

I used to sport a fedora back in the early 1980s, to accompany my trenchcoat.

I'm the first member of my family since Jack to wear a beard or 'tache, too.