I finally had a boom go rogue on a job in downtown Austin last month

Was lifting HVAC units for a 12-story building and the wind caught the load so bad it spun me like a top. Anyone else ever fight a sudden gust on a tight city site?

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taragrant4mo ago

Downtown Austin is brutal for that, I had a buddy lose a whole skid of sheet metal off a 7th floor last year on Congress Avenue. The weird thing nobody talks about is how the buildings themselves create these wind tunnels that can change direction in seconds. I've started using a portable wind meter on site and checking the forecast for gusts over 25mph before I even hook up. Makes a huge difference when you can call a delay instead of fighting it blind.

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the_brooke4mo ago

Same thing happened to my buddy down in San Antonio last spring. He was setting up on a 12th floor and a sudden gust caught his tarp like a sail, nearly pulled him off the edge.

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