Thought it might be amusing to hear what others are using as their wind indicator.

I have a tree in the next street that I monitor. By looking at that tree I can determine what size sail and board to throw in the car.

Another one, is when my letter box flap starts flapping I know it is 20k+.

Oh yeah, one other, when the water in the toilet bowl is moving (without any assistance from my bodily fluids) I know it is honking.

Small garden windmill on sw corner of backyard. When the frame starts rocking the van gets going

I don't have a tree I carry all my gear When at the beach, I select a wind dummy, look at their gear, guess their weight... and watch and see what they do

If they get pounded, I rig small

If they sink, I rig big

I once said to someone.....if you have to think about it, its not windy enough,works for me!You know when its there....you cannot concentrate.
we have a guy on the gold coast has a special tree,uses seabreezes,phones the seaway tower,has a hand held gaget to measure the wind,licks his finger and holds it up,checks if the cows are standing up or sitting down,Red sky at night, has some lipmus paper and still does his own thing!

You know when its time, you know.............

I use to have a tree behind the shed but the cops took it

my wind tree is looking out the window at the bay. if i see white caps. i go.

other than that i just go anytime. formula make a good anticyclone defence.

When I get given a list of jobs that need doing I Know that the wind will be up without having to look at trees.

ha ha nbr can relate to that.....

i'm driving round at 3.30pm like a man possesd trying to finish my jobs off, the trees are blowing, sms's are arriving, i'm nearly there then beep beep beep beep beeeeeep, 'job comes through taking me inland ...... quick punch to the steering wheel, followed by several swearwords, followed by the lamest excuse in history to why i have to bail, then a phonecall from my wife reminding me we have to go and look at kitchen stuff after work......

repeat x1000

Being rostered on to work in the Harbour Control Tower and watching the wind indicator going ballistic and feeling the tower swaying in the wind at the same time as identifying my mates out on the water with their rarely used small sails really gets me a bit toey.All the while I'm ringing around franticly trying to organise a shift swap with someone.