So yesterday was fun.
By 11am the clouds were starting to get pretty dark. Not long after that, a serious thunderstorm rolled in - the rain was almost horizontal. Six of us were standing under one of the canopies in the VJMC swap meet location. We had lowered it to try to reduce the amount of wind getting under it, so the roof/top supports were at shoulder height. We all held on to a portion of the frame; I was on the windward half, and there were times we really needed to lean into the wind to keep the canopy from taking off. (We were all aware that we were holding on to an aluminum frame during an impressive lightning show.)
The funny thing was that the temperature went from 80-something to 63 while the wind and rain continued: we were outside in late July and we were all soaked and cold.
A lot of vendors dismantled their stands before the storm hit and we saw some of them leaving for good. The rain had more or less stopped by about 2:00 but I think the damage had been done.
Even with the not-unusual-for-Mid-Ohio weather, I'm looking forward to next year. I met some nice people and had some good conversations about bikes, history, friends, etc. I also picked up more Craftsman sockets and wrenches from the same vendor along with some VJMC swag.