Kip Powick Posted May 14, 2005 Share Posted May 14, 2005 See the movie "The Mummy"??? This is real. The storm was moving at 60 mph, I have about 6 photos of it and the last is a guy outside, one minute after it hit and it is black as midnight !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kip Powick Posted May 14, 2005 Author Share Posted May 14, 2005 Closer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pratt Posted May 14, 2005 Share Posted May 14, 2005 Pretty wild pics, I think I can do without experiencing the real thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
handyman Posted May 14, 2005 Share Posted May 14, 2005 I can't understand why those guys are not running to the nearest building? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sky High Posted May 14, 2005 Share Posted May 14, 2005 Thats the best excuse I've seen in ages to spend the day indoors relaxing with a brew and watching a movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Check Pilot Posted May 14, 2005 Share Posted May 14, 2005 Run. RUN. RUN LIKE YOUR LIFE DEPENDED ON IT. Don't look back or you will be turned into a pillar of salt - RUN. NOW!!!!! RUN RUn Run run ru r..... :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Curious 2 Posted May 14, 2005 Share Posted May 14, 2005 Watching experienced hands and their gear, it's pretty entertaining to watch them pull out all their stuff in ziplocks and pelican cases... Until a day like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AME Posted May 16, 2005 Share Posted May 16, 2005 A few years back I used some vacation time to do a short term contract for Zimex in Hassi Messaoud, Algeria, where I had the pleasure of experiencing a sand storm up close and personal, although it wasn't travelling at 60mph it looked exactly like the photos. As sand storm rolled in and we had just enough time to don goggles and bandanas, then it was a mad rush getting the aircraft tied down and as many plugs in as we could, not something I'd want to do in shorts and a tee shirt again, after the storm blew over, we spent the next few days cleaning sand out of everything. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAT3DUAL Posted May 16, 2005 Share Posted May 16, 2005 Same thing for myself in Kuwait, sand storm came through signaling the changing of the seasons from winter to spring. Except it lasted for about three days as I recall, I must of coughred up dust for weeks afterwards. Something you only want to experience once. They had the old Herky bird button up pretty good, but dust still gets into every nook and cranny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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