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    Mother Nature vs. Detail Fest

    As many of you know we shut down Detail Fest a couple hours early yesterday. Sometimes
    you have to make decisions you really don't want to make, but you have to for the safety of
    all concerned. Max made a great call getting everyone out safe!

    We had some 25 MPH winds yesterday and some gusts that got double of that!

    Here are some photos of what it looked like when we arrive back today.....

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    The other tent by the road




    Thought I would share with you some of the day after clean up time photos...










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    Sucks to here. Looks like you guys had fun before the wind though. You guys should relocate in the west


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    Re: Mother Nature vs. Detail Fest

    The wind on Sunday was quite intense at times. When we were eating lunch there were a couple uneasy moments where it seemed certain that the tent was going down!
    Thankfully all was good and the high winds were a better compromise than rain, so ultimately all worked out for the best.
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    Re: Mother Nature vs. Detail Fest

    Quote Originally Posted by Audi X2 View Post
    The wind on Sunday was quite intense at times. When we were eating lunch there were a couple uneasy moments where it seemed certain that the tent was going down!
    Thankfully all was good and the high winds were a better compromise than rain, so ultimately all worked out for the best.
    Very true, I came over to that food tent and knew we needed to shut this baby down a bit early. That tent started to lift!

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    Re: Mother Nature vs. Detail Fest

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    Sucks to here. Looks like you guys had fun before the wind though. You guys should relocate in the west
    Eh, there's no escape really, is there? If it's not hurricanes, etc., it's earthquakes, mudslides, and brush fires, if you avoid all of them you're in tornado alley...it's really a pick-your-poison, eh?

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    Re: Mother Nature vs. Detail Fest

    It was just not in Florida. The wind was intense Sunday and today driving up I-95.
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    We drove from the Chicago area south to the bottom of Illinois through that winter storm yesterday. Saw 100+ cars off the road, 15" of snow in some areas , high winds. Bad weather everywhere yesterday.
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    Re: Mother Nature vs. Detail Fest

    Wise decision. They also had to shut down the Arnold Palmer Tournament in Orlando due to lightning, rain and high winds.

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    That sucks guys!

    I remember my 1st time driving into FLA about 4 yrs ago and seeing a sign on I-75 that read HURRICANE EVACUATION ROUTE. I know our weather sucks here, but to close both sides of a freeway to get as many people out....holy hell!

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    Re: Mother Nature vs. Detail Fest

    Heading back south to Broward we noted a car that flipped off the side of the highway and the Turnpike was backed up for miles. We hope it had nothing to due with the crazy winds, and that none of our friends from Detailfest were involved.


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