Re: RE: Yet another hurricane story

Not sure this applies. However. When comparing solid vs mesh satelite
dishes, we were told that after wind reaches a certain speed, the turbulance
around the mesh causes the moving air to affect it as if it were solid.
Maybe that's what caused the chain link fence to blow over?
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From: <gardenqueen@academicplanet.com>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Tuesday, August 24, 2004 7:45 PM
Subject: Re: RE: [CHAT] Yet another hurricane story


> With the flooding from the storm, it could have picked up enough leaves,
> branches and assorted trash to fill in most of those spaces to cause it
> to topple over. Once down, the flotsam & jetsam would wash away and
> you'd never know. I've seen how the leaves and such pile up at my chain
> link gate during a deluge.
>
>
> Pam Evans
> Kemp, TX
> zone 8A
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Donna
> Sent: 8/24/2004 8:54:51 PM
> To: gardenchat@hort.net
> Subject: RE: [CHAT] Yet another hurricane story
>
> > Wondered if they had those .... yipes what do you call them-- strips to
> > make them more private laced between the chain links.
> >
> > Donna
> >
> > >
> > > That is something to ponder.  Beyond the posts and rails, it's mostly
> > > airspace between wire.  WOW!  Now that's powerful, Jim!
> > >
> > > Bonnie (SW OH - zone 5)
> > >
> > > One of our crew chiefs told me today that he saw where a 4-foot chain
> > > link fence, not near any trees or large bushes, had been blown over by
> > > Charley. He said: "How much resistance can a chain link fence
> > provide?"
> > >
> > > Island Jim
> >
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