Today's flight was extended by an hour and a half to an alternate airport, as the wind came up, and the result was that my original destination airport, with one runway closed for construction, had a 17G26 knot direct crosswind on the remaining runway. I declined, and flew onward to the next airport, rather than try on the crosswind. I would not be able to explain to the boss why I tried it, if I groundlooped it! I may not know my limits, but I'm sure that exceeded them!