About 18 months ago I met this woman in one of the worst storms we've had here since I've lived here. It was so windy at the seafront where I live, that me and everyone else was struggling soooo much to walk into the wind! I would have looked so funny seeing us all trying to fight it and walk without blowing over. It was chucking it down with rain too and I loved it. There was this woman sneakily videoing people like me with her phone, and somehow I got the nerve to ask her if she was filming people! Hehehe. I wasn't having a go or anything but just wanted to have a laugh with her about it. She said she wasn't filming but I told her I saw her. She didn't deny it but I think was just embarrassed. She seemed nice so I asked if I could take her photo and she said yes! I really liked her but was too shy to speak to her longer. I wish I had though. I'm very rarely that forward and brave, but that's one reason I love weather like that because it's something different that everyone in sharing together, and it somehow makes people want to talk about it to others.

Yea you'll be able to walk into the wind again some day. Please don't give up hope of that happening.

I understand about staying anonymous. I would tell anyone whatever they wanted to know in private but wouldn't give too much away in public, like in the forums.

I only had a short walk today, and got some photos of swan cygnets.