April - Remembering the thunderstorm @ the Docks

I recall the grey weather the first time we all went out to the driving range at the docks. Typical of April weather, which is often accompanied by rain, the sky was grey, with some hint of potential rain, with temperature still somewhat chilly. However, Canadian weather forcast is usually off by quite a bit, we all went out expecting drizzle in the worst case. The docks is great in such drizzing weather, since the range has cover and heater system.

The afternoon started with the group of us: Grace, Ryan, Jason, Vivian, Aliza, Kelvin, Alex and myself. We got few buckets toghther and settled over few spots on the main floor mat. As the afternoon progressed, our muscles became lighter and our hits were improving.

Then unexpectedly, the thunderstorm with crazy strong wind started. The wind was literally blowing the rain drops horizontally, hitting us in the face, in the body, and ripping off the tarps that were covering the back of the mat from the rain. Few tarps got torn off the posts, and started flapping in the storm, and sending chunks of collected water at us. Few of us got the courage to run through the open flaps, risking getting wet, to get to the other side, where the tarps were tied strong, and holding together and covering the mats well, providng drier santuary. At some point, our golf bags were getting drenched in horizontally hitting rain, the plastic chairs were blown out onto the range, and the few standing golf bags were blown and fell to the floor.

The storm didn't last very long, probably about half an hour. All of us were drenched by the end of the storm. What a day it was! And imagine continuing to hit the golf balls through the storms as some of us were crazy to continue doing this.

Here's a photo of the rolling patio chair. This photo doesn't do justice to what was actually happending, but is only a hint of thousand other things that were blowing and getting drenched (including us).