what doris did

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Um, please excuse my ignorance, but why have you parked your lorry there? I must admit that the blue police tape, fluttering in the breeze, is rather fetching, but I'm concerned as to just how you plan on getting in the cab and driving it away. You know, what with it being on its side in a ditch. There's a blue wheelie bin lying haphazardly in a field, and in the next field lies an uprooted tree, which must have had to travel to get there. For all her bluster and weather bombing, Doris left us quite unscathed. A wall came tumbling down onto two cars in my little town, and a rather big tree fell in a residential street nearby, but she allowed my {already damaged, really do need to get it fixed} guttering to stay in place and rattled my hanging basket, causing some faint crushing of flora. My wheelie bins were on their sides, but it's possible a friendly neighbour did this, simply so Doris couldn't. I have to be honest, I expected more damage. This is Flatland, with few trees and buildings to act as a buffer against the wind. But with my disappointment comes relief. I hate wind; the noise it makes, the creaks it causes, the way it tries to blow you off your feet as if you're nothing but a discarded sweet wrapper. Are cars supposed to have flames spurt out of their exhaust when they rev their engines? I only ask because I've just seen ChavBoy do it twice with his chavved up car. But back to the lovely Doris. Am I the only person who sees a lorry on its side and worries that it may have been passing a cyclist at the very moment the strongest of gusting wind blew it over? Nobody? Must just be my lorry phobia kicking in.