A video of a man enjoying a beer outside a Kalgoorlie pub during a storm that uprooted trees and damaged homes has gone viral, with social media users admitting they are mesmerized by his “fair dinkum” Aussie spirit.
The video, posted to TikTok by user vzmith, shows a man sitting outside The Rec Hotel in Boulder with a pint of beer appearing unphased as extreme winds batter the front of the premises.
Debris is seen flying through the air, chairs topple over and another man is seen trying to shield himself from the wind.
But even as a tree branch falls onto a parked car, the brave man, equipped in yellow high-vis, braces for a sip of beer during the weather chaos.
The footage — captioned “Aint no 125kmh winds stopping this trooper from enjoying a frothy and a durry” — has been viewed more than 600,000 times and gained more than 75,000 likes.
One user commented on the video saying: “And that’s a good Aussie guy, never give in to weather 😁”.
“Only (a) little bit windy, she’ll be right mate” and “That man earnt the beer, ain’t gonna let a little bit of wind stop him,” another said.
The video caption ended with “#kalgoorlie” and “#frothies” as several people chimed in on the man’s dedication to braving the winds.
The large storm battered WA from around midnight Tuesday, with the Goldfields region recording wind gusts of 94km/h.
The SES received more than 40 calls from members of the public, while the Department of Fire and Emergency Services received more than 260 calls.
By Thursday, 10,000 homes were out of power around the State — the bulk of those in the Goldfields.
“I’m from Kal (Kalgoorlie) we lost power for 24 hours after this light breeze,” said one user.
Around the State, coastal locations were the worst hit by strong winds, with Rottnest Island smashed by gusts of 128km/h — the second highest recorded on the island in more than a decade.