Wind gust caught my load on a site in Denver last month

I was setting a steel beam on a new apartment building when a sudden 40 mph gust hit the side of the load, swinging it toward the crew below. I hit the emergency stop and used the trolley to pull it back over the pad, but my heart was pounding for an hour. What's your go-to move when the weather turns that fast?

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finley_wells661mo ago

Holy crap, 40 mph out of nowhere? That's terrifying.

jamie7941mo ago

Remember that storm last week?

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ben4861mo ago

Wait, did anyone else's power actually hold up? My block was fine but my buddy three streets over lost it for like six hours. That wind came out of nowhere and knocked over a bunch of trash bins in my alley. I saw a full trampoline just rolling down the road, no joke. Makes you wonder how much worse it could have been if it lasted longer, right?