Christian Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 70% chance of severe gales Shona, 70-80mph winds.......Take care up there won't you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xraylady Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 So it was super-windy here Saturday morning. A storm blew in from California, fortunately, so fast that it was in-and-out without too much accumulation here, and dumped most of the snow on Colorado (heh, heh ) Maybe it just kept going across the Atlantic?! Anyway, funny story: I was up early Saturday morning when I heard the trash truck coming up the other side of the street. By habit, I checked out the window to see if I had remembered to set the garbage can out. I had, but. . . . . .every trash can down the street was blown over and garbage was flying around, stuck in trees, plastered to the blacktop, rolling around on snowdrifts So here am I, in the dark, a gale blowing snow & trash in my face, in my nightie, chicken coat & boots, yellow rubber gloves, wading through puddles of slush & ice, uprighting cans furiously before the truck returns. It was so dark that I had to keep going back in my yard, to retrieve more trash that I missed the first time. Angry, and suburbanly-embarrassed, I even caught myself shaking my fist & cursing uselessly at the sky, when a trash-laden tree branch ungratefully snatched my soggy hat from my head I kept checking over my shoulder, hoping no-one else was out to see what a spectacle the crazy-chicken-lady was making of herself But as I was peeling my neighbors half-eaten pizza off the road, I realised that they would probably be mortified to know that I now knew all their 'garbage secrets'! And all of a sudden the ridiculousness of my position struck me. When the trash truck rolled up, the driver found me, sitting on the cable box at the side of the road, laughing hysterically, holding onto my hat with one hand & waving a collection of escaped plastic bags like a flag in the other, as the blizzard whirled around me! I can only imagine the conversation in the break room back at the sanitation works Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feemcg Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 - maybe that'll be me in the morning, Sarah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 Oh, Sarah, that is priceless - I nearly cried when I read that - it would make a good comedy sketch. I hope that your neighbours appreciated your concern for their rubbish! Thank you for lightening my afternoon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muppet81 Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 Yikes! I have just been out to put my girls to bed and could I hardly stand up. We are 1000 feet up and pretty exposed but it seems pretty extreme even for up here. Baton down the hatches all! I think I will be out checking for wind damage as soon as it is light tomorrow. PS I'm still giggling after reading your post Sarah. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Man Banned Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 It's not been at all bad here until this evening Everything is getting blown about here too with strong gusts. One of the patio chairs was half way across the lawn earlier Take care everyone A xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlottechicken Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 Similar here, Andrew. It was fine when I came home from work early (about 3.45pm) then suddenly wind came from nowhere Now it is really gusty. Take care those of you further north, I hear your forecast is gale force winds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 I can just picture you Sarah It's gathering speed here as well - most things are safe I think. My nephew and niece's big trampoline blew over the fence on Sunday and ended up on the edge of the main road on some particularly tricky bends. My son had a frantic phone call to go and help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feemcg Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 My goodness - it's wild out there, and the worst is to be around midnight , you should hear it just now. I just went out to check this evening's sleeping arrangements and the big chicks are in the the purple eglu with the Buffs and Marans (who give them a 'doin' during the day!) and the ducks are running around like headless chickens . I think they're frightened of the noise - the runs are great 'cos they're dry and sheltered but the metal roof with wind and rain is deafening. I picked them up and put them in the pink eglu, poor things Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craftyhunnypie Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 It's a horrid night. What's amking it worse is that all the recycling bins are still out along the road & for some reason the rubbish hasn't been collected as it should have been today. So it's all blown over the road...it was dodge the plastic milk bottle in my car earlier!!!! We shall be going bed with a Tia Maria Coffee & cuddling up close tonight!!! Emma.x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 It's raining stair-rods here, and the wheelie bin has been blown over. Not really looking forward to the walk to school in the morning! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bellekatz Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 Well we had torrential rain. howling wind and thunder and lightning about an hour ago - things seem to have eased off now - presumably its off east somewhere Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 just seen the weather forecast. 30cm of snow for the grampian region of scotland tomorrow!! anyone fancy a trip up north?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 I read somewhere that Aviemore was having it's best season for 15 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 I looked on their webcam today and not a flake in sight! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 Just goes to show....you can't believe anything you read in the papers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 I'll check again tomorrow. maybe it was pointing the wrong way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronze Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 Horrendous rain here too. Its been setting off car alarms. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One Man Banned Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 its died off here now A xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted January 8, 2008 Share Posted January 8, 2008 Horrendous rain here too. Its been setting off car alarms. You're sure it's not just a shower of car thieves? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 We had an amazing hail storm during the night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 We had that hail about 8pm then about 10 mins of heavy snow, it's gone now though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 We've had howling, gale force winds and driving rain all night (I had to get up in the night to batten down the rain cover on the run - that was fun ). Then I dreamt that our car got stolen, our gate blew off and smashed next door neighbours car in and the eglu got blown over and the girlies got out and had to go in the garage And to cap it all, the boiler's broken down. Can't get it to relight and Scottish Gas can't come till tomorrow . Remind me why I pay them vast sums of money for a maintenance/repair contract . Glad we're all out today - at least we'll be warm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 We've had howling, gale force winds and driving rain all night (I had to get up in the night to batten down the rain cover on the run - that was fun ). I had to do that this week I used B&Q bargain (2 for £1!) bungee cords. 2 looped together across the top, twice on each eglu. So far so good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ain't Nobody Here Posted January 9, 2008 Share Posted January 9, 2008 I've got about 5 bungee cords on mine but it got loose at one end and was flapping so much I thought it would rip off . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
