Charlottechicken Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 Well, warming up now after a power cut for the past three hours, courtesy of hurricane Doris. House is being well and truly battered, curtains are blowing upstairs even though the windows are shut Western Power have just unloaded a busful of workers in the village so I imagine there's more cuts to come. I understand from the news though that a lady in Wolverhampton has lost her life due to some falling debris Hope everyone else is sitting tight with hatches well and truly battened! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandmashazzie Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 Yes we too are battered,but safe. Our electric just back after 7 hours.It is nice to look out at the rough sea and glad I am warm inside. We have woodburner so house toasty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapdragon Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 A bit blowy in Oxfordshire too! The person who put their recycling bin out this morning (a day early) is now regretting it as are the residents of the rest of the village!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlottechicken Posted February 23, 2017 Author Share Posted February 23, 2017 Oh no, recycling everywhere! How embarrassing for them! It's bin day here and our binmen are being very good with putting bins back in sheltered places Wish we had a woodburner, it's on the list. At least we could've had warmth and boiled some water! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 It's pretty interesting here today too - OH had a power outage for a couple of hours, Rosie and I had an eventful journey into Oxford this afternoon. All safe and sound though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alis girls Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 Basil our part Bengal cat put his head out the door this morning and got a faceful of wind. He looked like he had had a bad facelift ( wind tunnel look) he reversed back inside in disgust. Had to smile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapdragon Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 Sensible Basil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvachicken Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 Extremely windy here today. It's scary for me watching the trees in neighbouring gardens being blown around and bits flying off. It's quieter now. I hope "Ooops, word censored!"ody else gets hurt and that houses are safe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 I was sat in a meeting today and you could hear the office roof rippling in the gales. The overhead projector was vibrating Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjp Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 not quite the windiest I've know around here but it comes pretty close nearly had the rear door wrenched of the van this morning wind then was blowing more or less West to East which for here means that there's no higher point between the Atlantic/Irish sea and the north sea other the Us also means I have a right game keeping the fire burning but Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackrocksrock Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 So far all we have had is some snow and not a lot really just about an inch which melted and we had showers all day - no wind at all. FYI - we drilled a hole in the side of the bin - there is a wing bit - each side and threaded bungy cord through and over the top and it keeps the lid closed on the recycling bins - if they fall over they dont spill all the stuff thankfully - we are at the top of a hill so usually get blasted. The bin men just pull it off fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minnie&Moose Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 Unfortunately our fence is now in the neighbour's garden Fortunately it happened shortly after the estate agent came to value the property Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 Seems to have abated a bit here and the sky is clear now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackrocksrock Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 Stay safe everyone! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Princess Leia Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 No damage, but one of the girls laid the same egg three times... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 Oh Doris, Doris, Doris, you bad, bad girl Doris! So sad a poor lady died by masonry falling. A little breezy here - with mucho interest on that!!! Some of our oak smaller branches fell but not many - she's a sturdy old thing (plus we have a tree man that trims her up regularly and she gets all the dead stuff taken off to healthier wood before they drop) but she was rocking almost head banging with the best of them - oh here we are and here we are and here we go . . . ! The extra plastic cover on the cube kept blowing up but thankfully it was quite well tethered - closing the door last night and the offending flap was pegged in. Next door's lime tree always loses branches in the wind - he had people in recently but they didn't take off the dead branches - I could see them quite clearly and expected them to come down. Thankfully the bigger ones landed on his lawn and I had to clear our driveway of rather large but smaller branches so many times! Lots of fences down and only a couple of smaller trees that had come down but cleared in our travels. Seemed to fare lightly here. A lot of ash debris along the road from smaller bits that were mushed into the tarmac. Heard about the loss of power in Oxfordshire on the radio this morning - they didn't mention elsewhere but I wasn't surprised because Doris was such a mare! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluekarin Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 She blew quite a hoolie here yesterday. I took the dog for a walk on the local field as our usual one is through a park with lots of trees. She nearly got blown over during one strong gust! It was bin day here yesterday, and the empties were trying to fly away. Next doors was slowly making it way to our front door. We put our bins out at our old house - I just hope they were emptied by the bin men, and didn't get blown over and emptied themselves all over the road I took the dog to the park for her evening walk, and there were quite a lot of branches on the ground. A small avenue of huge fir trees was cordoned off with tape and cones as well, though I couldnt see any limbs that had or were about to fall. Maybe just a precaution. It was so sad someone died during it yesterday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sil-El Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 Much calmer today - it's been a long time since I've seen wind like we had yesterday. Pretty scary stuff! Discovered this morning that we've lost 5 fence panels so have just spent time outside trying to patch it up before we join the long queue of people wanting new fences Yesterday we heard a crash from outside and found a couple of roof tiles smashed on the patio, but not from our roof - they're the wrong colour. No idea where they've come from as the neighbour's roofs all seem fine. And the bird table has been smashed to pieces too. But the lights stayed on fortunately so we didn't have that to deal with unlike some other folk, and the house is still in one piece and the ladies are all fine too. So a lot to be thankful for really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvachicken Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 So sad a poor lady died by masonry falling. A very sad story. She was only in her 20's and was hit by some wood the size of a coffee table flying threw the air, whilst sitting outside a coffee shop. I saw the piece of wood on the news last night and the poor girl didn't stand a chance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapdragon Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 Thats tragic....very much a case of wrong place at the wrong time. Sometimes theres no justice in this world. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 Trust the news I listened to to get it wrong! They said she was seeking shelter! Must have knocked her for 6 and then some. That's terrible. Poor girl - and her poor family. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sil-El Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 It is awful isn't it? Just sitting there, minding your own business and something like that happens. A complete freak accident, no rhyme or reason. Terrible Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 We lost 6 fence panels, a tree came down and the corrugated roof blew off half the walk in run! Luckily noone hurt and the animals are all safe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapdragon Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 Goodness, Lewis! Hope its all straightforward to put right. Can you claim on insurance for storm damage? Bet it gave the girls a fright! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 I'm not sure to be honest, I think that's a job for the weekend! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...