Very High Winds In Kent

[Guest MATT jr]

wind has been bad in chester.

 

unfortunately my galaxy was hit by a tree early this morning/last night -- was more of a near miss - and only the rear part of the roof is damaged (mainly paint work) - i think the bloke who owns the field/tree is insured for it - so will see if chips away can sort summet.

 

as for everything else - personally i considered it too dangerous to go out, but i had to go into uni to demonstrate my excel project (which went unusually well!) then i had go 11 miles, to post a voucher lol, was like a disaster zone!

 

2 Lorry's overturned - one on the A55 blocking it (i drove past this one on the other side of the carriage way)

Trees EVERWHERE

Rubbish bags flying around

Dust bins

super nanny went flying past

roof tiles falling off roofs

someones fence panel nearly hit me, as it was ripped from its posts

everywhere is a complete mess.

 

and not only are roads closed due to lorrys/trees, but some are also closed because of gas works -- so it took me 1 hour and 50 mins to do a 10 min drive! complete standstill.

 

but everyone i know is ok, and thats all that matters

 

MJR

[tiny]

Up in Carlisle its a lovely quiet night. Not even a breeze!

[Ivor_E_Tower]

fingers crossed..

last Thursday the gales were bad enough - I had to drive with a colleague from Hampshire to Leeds and back for a meeting. Passed 2 lorries with their roofs peeled open by the wind, like sardine cans. Suspect if it had been today, we wouldn't have made it.

 

So far, fence down at back of house (it belongs to neighbours), too dark to see if any damage has been sustained by the house, so fingers crossed.....

[Andrew T]

26 Hours noe without power, but I have to say it's not too bad. With a log burning stove, battery Radio, torches and candles we managed pretty well. We did use our residual tankfull of hot water for a communal bath though, so no bath for the Kids tonight (they're gutted about that........).

Took me an hour an half to do the usual half hours journey home. I plotted a route entirely on lanes but was turned back again and again by fallen trees and flood water. I can't remeber a journey like it. But at least the house is still standing. We've retrieved pieces of the Garden furniture from the field but one of the bins is still AWOL.

[familyman]

:) don't know what all the fuss was about ! we had virtually nothing here in newcastle ! got a bit breezy about 10.30 am but that was about it ! some people had "for sale" signs blown over but that was about it !

[Guest gooner52]

well 12 people died yesterday

 

one being a 2 year old boy,from north london

 

yet sky news had more news,about the rubbish going on ..in big brother

 

[adrianf.]

Dony even mention Big Bruv.

In the 7 years its been going i have tried and tried to get into it , but every time i come to the same conclusion.

I think Jade is just an act cos i cant see how anyone can be that thick in real life.

Ok shes made a mint out of being thick, so lets just hope this will be the end of her.

Sorry a bit of topic

[familyman]

How do trees know exactly when to fall on a car , sods law or what ?

[gregers]

andrew t if youve no power how the bloody hell is ur comp working(steam ?) :lol:

well eastbourne made it into the sun newspaper over a couple of cars being flattened.

[Bigjeeze]

Well it's been fairly windy down here in not so sunny Bournemouth - Mind you On Wednesday I was sitting in my office when I felt/heard a huge thud/bang - jumped up thinking the tree had finally fallen on my Gal but after a quick tour of the estate I couldn't see any damage. Then on the news they explained that the Army had just exploded a WWII bomb in Studland Bay - around 15miles as the crow flies! WOuldn't wanna be near one of them!!.

 

Wind yesterday has taken the bins for a ride - I've lost 8 sheets of glass from the greenhouse but otherwise all OK. I went down the bottom of the road and I could've sworn the Isle of Wight had been blown closer in!!! :lol:

[Guest Cepheus]

Nothing going on here in Wolves .... got a bit windy early hours of Thursday morning in work, but apart from that nowt!

 

Back home on the Wirral things were a bit worse at the coastal areas, nothing that hasn't been seen there before though.

 

Hope everyone manages to sort out their damage/power issues. Wonder if there will be a baby boom in October ??? There usually is 9 months after power cuts!!!

[mumof4]

Wonder if there will be a baby boom in October ??? There usually is 9 months after power cuts!!!

 

 

How do you think i got 4 kids..lmao :lol:

[AndeeeH]

Wonder if there will be a baby boom in October ??? There usually is 9 months after power cuts!!!

 

 

How do you think i got 4 kids..lmao :)

 

.........you kept pulling the plug out!!!! :) :lol: Andy.

[NikpV]

pulling what out

 

[Andrew T]

How do I work a computer without power?......easy I go to work. I can also have a shower and a hot breakfast here, and it's warm. Think I might move in. Having thought we'd got away with no damage water started pouring in through the spare room ceiling because the roof had gone.

[Guest Cepheus]

How do I work a computer without power?......easy I go to work. I can also have a shower and a hot breakfast here, and it's warm. Think I might move in. Having thought we'd got away with no damage water started pouring in through the spare room ceiling because the roof had gone.

[Andrew T]

I'm told the master cylinder is a dealer only part (does anyone know otherwise? GSF don't seem to do it) the price an almost reasonable