Dagnabbed Doors!

@porwest (97361)
United States
March 14, 2025 4:51pm CST
It's a beautiful day, don't get me wrong, and I am not complaining one bit. The past week has been sunny and warm in the 80s, the furnace hasn't run a lick and the windows are open even if we have to close them at night when it cools back down and MAYBE throw on a space heater. But the wind today is just NUTS. We're getting gusts of 30-45 miles per hour here right now. I have stuff in my yard that belongs to neighbors—and of course none of its worth a damn. But it's the DOORS. One by one throughout the rooms of the house. SLAM! SLAM! SLAM! I keep having to put heavy things in front of them to keep them from slamming shut. Besides the fact that it's kind of abrupt and when it happens it scares the living bejesus out of me! Oh well. I guess it is what it is. We're supposed to get some severe storms tonight with winds pushing into the 60-70 mile per hour range. The doors slamming might just be the tip of the iceberg.
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@1creekgirl (42882)
• United States
14 Mar
I sure hope slamming doors are your only problem tonight.
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@porwest (97361)
• United States
15 Mar
It got a bit ugly later on with tornadoes, hail and thunderstorms. We had some touchdowns get rather close and had a tornado headed in our direction, but luckily it fizzled out before it got to our area.
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@1creekgirl (42882)
• United States
15 Mar
@porwest Wow, scary, huh?
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@porwest (97361)
• United States
15 Mar
@1creekgirl It can be. I've never actually experienced a tornado personally, and I am not sure I ever want to. The ONLY comforting thing about them is how random they are in what they destroy when they do hit. You still KIND of have odds in your favor.
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@LindaOHio (184500)
• United States
15 Mar
There was just a thunderclap that shook the house!!! Have a good weekend and stay safe.
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@LindaOHio (184500)
• United States
5h
@porwest There was a lot of thunder and heavy rain. Everything is OK now.
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@porwest (97361)
• United States
2h
@LindaOHio Glad to hear it.
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@porwest (97361)
• United States
15 Mar
That takes you back a bit. Hopefully it's not a serious storm on the way.
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@BarBaraPrz (48867)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
15 Mar
When a door slams shut in your house, does a window open elsewhere?
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@porwest (97361)
• United States
2h
Maybe. Who knows? lol
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@kaylachan (76049)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
15 Mar
It annoyes me when that happens for sure.
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@porwest (97361)
• United States
15 Mar
It's VERY annoying. Why I wait until the door slams for the third time to block it is beyond me. lol
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@id_peace (15236)
• Singapore
15 Mar
I do have door stoppers so the doors do not usually slam. I hope that the strong wind was just a temporarily thing.
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@porwest (97361)
• United States
15 Mar
I should probably get a few of those. I can get a 2-pack at Dollar Tree for $1.25. lol
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@id_peace (15236)
• Singapore
15h
@porwest Yes, they are really cheap and useful if you do not want your door to be replaced fast
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@porwest (97361)
• United States
2h
@id_peace Or have a heart attack when the door slams. lol
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@moffittjc (123134)
• Gainesville, Florida
17h
I love those few brief periods of time in Florida where it's actually cool enough for us to open our windows and let the fresh air in, but inevitably--just like you experienced--we'll get the ever-startling bang of a door inside the house swing shut from the breeze.
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@porwest (97361)
• United States
4h
It's the one thing about weather that irks me, and that's having to shutter the house. It's so stuffy. I very badly want the fresh air, but of course, weather rarely permits that.
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@kareng (70523)
• United States
52m
This is such a big system and still happening! Those slamming doors are annoying!!
14 Mar
Sometimes We complain at extremes of weather
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@porwest (97361)
• United States
15 Mar
It is what it is. lol
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