a mini-tornado just as I was about to start a ceremony at Balmain. Yes, a Mipro PA on a stand can blow over and the force ripped open the PA!

I was able to put it back together and it still worked! Thanks to the quality of Mipro.

Meanwhile, I got the bride back to the car and suggested we delay the start until the worst of the weather event had passed. It did, and we had a wonderful ceremony!

Thank goodness for hairspray, a screwdriver kit in the glovebox, and a crisis management background.

DID YOU KNOW? A mini-tornado usually refers to a dust devil. This is a small column of rotating air that forms due to temperature changes with rapidly heating air above sun-warmed earth or pavement. They can form on clear days and usually only travel a short distance before dissipating.