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Let's go fly a slide
While we love to complain about the weather, it’s rarely about anything serious. Some drizzle here, or some mugginess there is about the extent of it. But last month, the locals of Lincolnshire contended with more dramatic conditions, as what was described as a ‘mini-tornado’ ripped its way through a children’s funfair.
The annual Friskney Village show was going well until freak winds and torrential rain hit. The icing on the cake was ‘a sudden gust’ lifting an inflatable slide 30 feet into the air and blowing it away. The owner assured the press that all the inflatables, including two bouncy castles, were securely fastened. Nonetheless it proved too much for the slide, which was filmed taking off, and was later found on a nearby road.
Luckily, no one was hurt in the incident. In fact, people were so committed to making the most of the funfair that they carried on once all the trouble blew over. (See what we did there?)
(Image credit: © Stephen Willmer / SNWS.com)
Published date: 29th July 2016
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