lisa33 Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 Glad you're safe Chelsea. Must have been quite scarey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kitbag Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 Wow!! I've never seen hail that bad before! Glad you are safe and sound at home! xxxxxxxxxxxxx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted October 30, 2008 Share Posted October 30, 2008 I'm glad you made it home safely - I saw it on the news and wondered about you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purplemaniacs Posted October 31, 2008 Share Posted October 31, 2008 Glad you got home safely Chelsea, the photos are amazing What is the weather like today? Chrissie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clur Posted October 31, 2008 Share Posted October 31, 2008 My grandparents live in a small village near Ottery St. Mary and were woken up by people banging on their door at 3am - they had about 3ft of water downstairs and everything is pretty much wrecked. They also had flood defences built a few years back as they were prone to flooding, so this has been particularly bad. Not only has it affected their whole house, the barn is also under water. Gutted for them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paola Posted October 31, 2008 Share Posted October 31, 2008 That is awful Clur I am so sorry to hear that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea Posted October 31, 2008 Author Share Posted October 31, 2008 im sorry too Clur, I can imagine what a state they must be in. Much better weather here today, dry and cold which will help with the clear up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen & co. Posted October 31, 2008 Share Posted October 31, 2008 So sorry to hear about your grandparents Clur I hope everyone affected gets help to sort everything out Karen x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abwsco Posted October 31, 2008 Share Posted October 31, 2008 Glad to read that you are OK Chelsea. Must have been a nightmare. Clur, I am so sorry to read about your grandparents too It must be devastating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted October 31, 2008 Share Posted October 31, 2008 Oh Clur, what awful news. As long as they are safe, that's the main thing. I think a barrage of Forum hugs are on their way - here's some from me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 Glad you are ok Chelsea, not a good way to start the day. Clur I hope that everyone is rallying round for your Grandparents, what a horrible situation for them. We were staying in a static caravan at Ladram Bay last week fortunately we didn't get the hail but we did get the wind and rain, the caravan wasn't chained down in any way and it rocked around a lot that night ED who was sleeping in the lounge area got hardly any sleep We had visited Otterton Mill at about 2.30pm that day to see them milling and we bought some lovely white bread flour which contrary to what I have said about British flour recently made great bread. It doesn't look like there will be any more for a while though because it is now closed due to severe flooding The staff on the park came round to everyone on Thursday morning to tell us that we we would not be able to leave the park that day because Otterton village was flooded. It must have been bad because when we came home on Friday we drove through the village and you could see debris on the bushes and trees to a height of three feet and the fences and fields were flattened. We kept checking various weather forecasts on the Wednesday evening and even then no one was acknowledging that there was even any rain in the area I will post some photos of the sea when I have downloaded them it was quite a sight and that was when the worst was over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 Here are a couple of photos of the sea the day after the storm And one on Friday lunchtime just before we left showing the great view from our caravan in good weather Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea Posted November 3, 2008 Author Share Posted November 3, 2008 wow, you had a super view from your caravan Otterton is a very pretty village when it isnt under water. Glad you had a nice holiday....come back to Devon soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
