cabbagepatch Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 Horrible here, just got in from work after grim drive home, trees down, floods, roads closed etc. The village looks very scarey, lived here for years and never seen such devestation. The front garden wall has collapsed and the back garden has no fences left at all. Completely flattened At the moment the main part of the garden boundary is holding up but I'm feeling quite anxious. The girls seem to be ok, really worried that one of the trees is going to come crashing down on them though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnieP Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 Heck! Aren't we all in the wars? Just realised my post about the chooks should have been here really... just off to move it..... Lesley! Weren't you lucky that no chooks were squashed under your ark?! And tree's falling on ballet dancers? Kate needing a canoe to reach the road.... Head teachers getting soaked to the skin (snigger snigger).... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnnieP Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 (edited) Got home tonight to chaos here.... the winds have been monstrous, and the Eglu run had kind of blown up where the extension joins. My three girls were AWOL. It was dark, and as most of you know, I lost one to a fox last year, so started to panic like crazy. They could have been anywhere (4 acres to check), but the only place I could think of was in Mr or Mrs. Fox' tummy..... I was starting to feel the tears rising as I was rectifying the run, when I spotted something white, about 200 metres away, under a tree. Went to investigate, and found all three girls huddled together.. PHEW!! They have never seemed so grateful for me to pick them up. All three practically jumped into my arms and I put them straight to bed. Anyway, the end to this story is not quite here... went to check on the donkeys next, to find them shut on the far field (as the gate had managed to shut itself) and poor old Boot's rug had come untucked from under his tail and the whole thing had flapped forward over his face.... he was unable to see a thing! Didn't stop him from eating though.... he was totally non plussed by the event! Now drinking a very large glass of something medicinal! Edit: Just moved this as I very self importantly started my own windy thread... didn't see the existing one... Sorry about deleting you Chelsea and Christian, but thanks fro replying xxx and yes Chelsea, I can hold three at once... long arms you see Edited January 11, 2007 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christian Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 You know it takes me ages to type Annie! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 Tut tut,.....well thats just great Annie....just delete us !!! hee hee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 Oh poor Boots - can't help laughing though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 I'm so relieved you found your chickens Annie. I would have been panicking too. And your poor donkeys shut in far away - they sound really funny but it must have been a bit unpleasant for them, especially poor Boots! Cabbagepatch, whereabouts in the country are you? Let's hope the winds die down a bit tonight. Are there any Omleteers in Appleby? (I think that's where the floods are - somewhere in Cumbria, but I'm ashamed to say it's all a bit Dutch to me! ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 Cor Lesley, how lucky were your hens, that their ark didn't squash one of them..... Glimmer of sunshine and blue sky here thas pm for half an hour. Back to heavy rain and blustery wind again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicola H Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 Annie glad you found the girls safe and sound................Sorry but I laughed out loud when I read about poor Boots, I can't believe he carried on eating, well I suppose thats what donkeys do best......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cabbagepatch Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 Cabbagepatch, whereabouts in the country are you? Let's hope the winds die down a bit tonight. South Gloucestershire. A windswept monsoon of a county today Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jools Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 I used to live near Appleby and can report that it regularly floods. The Eden flows right through the middle of the town and the powers that be just don't seem to have got their act together yet. So pleased everyone's chooks are safe after all the trauma. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Louise Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 The floods in Appleby have subsided according to the local news this morning but it is still raining and is likely to flood again this afternoon there was uproar yesterday as the alarm went off at 8am and the only place supplied with sandbags was the village bowling green Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 the alarm went off at 8am and the only place supplied with sandbags was the village bowling green Nice to see they got their priorities right...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 Not too bad here today, although still very blustery. The hens played out for 2 hours this afternoon....it is so lovely to see their frilly petticoats being lifted by the breeze. And all wearing clean knickers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popcorn Posted January 12, 2007 Share Posted January 12, 2007 the only place supplied with sandbags was the village bowling green That's because Kate has them all piled up outside her front door! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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