When heavy winds barraged Northern Colorado at the end of last year, a seemingly innocuous irritation befell John Lainson.
The Berthoud man was walking with his wife in Estes Park when his hat, a gray-white western style Resistol, was blown from his head. Given the speed of the winds, which made national headlines for their strength, the hat was taken in an instant far outside Lainson’s reach, and all he could do was reclaim the hatband, snagged on a nearby bush, and watch his headwear soar toward Lake Estes.
A minor inconvenience, perhaps. It was a nice hat after all, not cheap to replace. (Prices run from $100 to over $1,000 online.)…