Groovychook Posted February 11, 2014 Author Share Posted February 11, 2014 Oh how lovely... a nice brown sludgy mush in the morning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eggasperated Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 Spoke too soon about the sun. Took the dog for a walk and got caught in a blizzard like snowstorm; then there was one almighty great crack of thunder, now it's just snowing. Dog is as happy as Larry, he has been rushing round trying to catch all the snow flakes before they land on the ground . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 We had lashing rain this morning until 11 ish then sunshine then hail and sleety snow briefly before rain at dusk, lots of weather in one day. Cold tonight too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 Cold, clear and blowy... for the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groovychook Posted February 12, 2014 Author Share Posted February 12, 2014 No sign of any slushy snow this morning but VERY windy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 Oh, it's started then just heard on the radio that today is 'Wild Wednesday' after the gales we're getting later today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groovychook Posted February 12, 2014 Author Share Posted February 12, 2014 It's awful and getting worse, heavy rain and so windy. Going to put my flood defences up again just in case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 Yesterday turned out nice. Today back to dull grey and drizzle today. Meh! Whichever editor of the newspaper that said we are going to have this till May needs to be throttled for bringing us that glorious doom and gloom forecast. Grrrrrrr! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redbug Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 Big fir tree fallen down across my road and lots of others toppled and laying on others stopping them falling. Road closed now a 3 mile trek to the main road until it can get moved and trees made safe Very wet and windy. Never had any trees fallen before here..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lillybettybabs Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 (edited) A very large branch flew into my car on the way back from a dog walk with DM, there was a loud thud against the car but no damage . I got home and found the drainage men checking our drains and warning us of overflow which may go towards our house. I have had to bring my old chicken indoors as she is 5 and struggling with the cold, She is tucked up in a warm room with some warm mash. poor old girl. It never rains but it pours. Edited February 12, 2014 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LolaLayla Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 That sounds really scary - keep safe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 Sorry to hear that LBB, hope you don't get any floods - can you sandbag across the driveway? That walk was something - torrential rain and gales - we were soaked, then the sun came out at the end! The roads around here are very bad, with floods in some areas. I can hear the wind bashing and howling out there now, but it must be blowing along the terrace as it's not as bad as it might be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapdragon Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 Mad winds here - just grim! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lillybettybabs Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 Drains bubbling up at the other end of the village as i walked the pups down tonight, I will try not to have nightmares about waking up and a foot of water. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 The sister of a friend of mine runs a hotel on the front in Blackpool and she is due to give birth in less than a week. The hotel is falling apart around their ears and they can't get out of the front and at the back there are gates and roof tiles flying around. Sounds terrible I hope that everyone stays safe overnight without major damage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 It was very windy last night, but not as bad as expected TBH. I had the window closed for a change and wasn't disturbed by it. Off out in a minute to check for damage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 The wind was horrendous here last night, I have never seen (can you see wind?) winds that high ever. Too dark to see the damage so will go out for an inspection later, there must be some damage in this area. Good luck everyone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dancing cloud Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 Wild Wednesday certainly lived up to its name here. No real damage to our place that I could see in the dark when I left this morning, but the wind definitely wuthered in the heights. Left work early and got home just about in daylight, but my car was being buffeted across the motorway lanes and some of the lorries were really struggling. On the up-side, everyone was driving a lot more sensibly than usual - even me! Wind really got up after dark and even my deaf dad could hear it screaming outside . Lots of branches and bins in the road this morning, but cubes where I left them and chooks still talking to me when I opened their doors (much too dark for them to be coming out) Hope everyone else is ok too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 No damage to our gardens at all, I am amazed. I really thought the WIR roof would finally give up the ghost last night but it is fine plus no rain in the run. Te devil looks after his own I guess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groovychook Posted February 13, 2014 Author Share Posted February 13, 2014 It calmed down a bit by late afternoon, thank goodness. Hope everyone stayed safe... more due tomorrow We're meant to be having a 'calm' day here today but it's hammering it down at the moment with a mix of hail and rain, and the sky is an ominous colour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickencam Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 We have weird sky here too. We had a brief thunder storm at 11pm last night I have never heard thunder so loud Sleety rain here, the temperature has gone down from 3.3 to 2 since 7am. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lillybettybabs Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 no flooding so far . i must pop out and collect the fallen branches for the woodburner, lots about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 It wasn't nice yesterday and then it brightened up only to come back when OH was on his way home from work. He said it was a horrible journey. But it did ease off - windy but not too bad. It was nice to get up and see the ground was all drying and only a teeny puddle in the road. It was murky and we did have a few drops of rain but the sky is quite blue and the clouds are going away - sun not appeared above just yet, but they are on the horizon so it shouldn't be too long now. MIL is now 6 inches away from the water in her house - it has lapped over her steps! No more sandbags - but they said that the council have been really good by going round to try and help right from the start and keep coming to check that they are OK. So that is Staines. Different council in Wraysbury I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 no flooding so far . i must pop out and collect the fallen branches for the woodburner, lots about. There are trees down along Clark's Lane in Farthinghoe, but you will need to let them season for a year as they were alive. Quite a few trees down hereabouts, my place is fine, but trees down on the estate at work. Massive accident on the M40 this morning, so it's closed northbound at Banbury, causing massive tailbacks through the town, and at J10 where they are bringing the traffic off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eggasperated Posted February 13, 2014 Share Posted February 13, 2014 Once again we have escaped the worst of it. Windy and wet over night but just a glimpse of sun coming through now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...