Blasted wind!

[Justin B]

It's been very windy here in Texas for the last few weeks and I've been very careful to make sure my hat stays atop my head when out and about.

So the wind took a different tact. I hang my hat on a brass standup rack by the back door of my office when I'm at work. So of course when the backdoor is opened, a blast of wind comes through, knocking the hatstand over...and punching a hole in the top of my Stetson...

I'm sick about it.

 

[red71veloce]

Ouch....that stinks. Was it vintage?

 

[Justin B]

Yep.

Here's the hat and the damage...

 

[hatophile]

OUCH, that's a nice hat, too.:eeek:

 

[zetwal]

That is painful ... :eusa_doh:

 

[Blackthorn]

Oh man, that's a heartbreaker!

 

[randooch]

Condolences. That's a cool hat, what with that triple-stitched brim. Maybe someone here has an idea or two on how to patch it and have the work be barely noticeable, if at all.

 

[Justin B]

Yeah, probably my favorite hat...I'm seriously searching the web for any possible way to rescue it.

 

[ScionPI2005]

Oh that's terrible! I'm sick and tired of the wind too. It's been doing nothing but blowing around dust and dirty here in New Mexico.

 

[Tomasso]

the backdoor is opened, a blast of wind comes through, knocking the hatstand over..

Oh, an inside job......

 

[jswindle2]

I feel you're pain sir(minus the hole in the top of my favorite Stetson). The wind here by the river is awful also. I've had to add more strips to the liner of my hats to insure they stay put a bit better. One question though dude, we've already had a few days around 90. Why aren't you wearing straw.

 

[RBH]

Oh man, that's a heartbreaker!

Man.. thats awful.. another reason I never take my hat off!

 

[Justin B]

Haven't got a straw, mainly because I haven't found one I like yet.

 

[suitedcboy]

I'm on the barren plains of west Denton county and the wind is ferocious here too.
I don't do straws in the wind, I do felts. I can keep a felt on in the wind. Straws flap and ratchet themselves off your noggin.
Secure and stable sized felt will hang in there.