Storm Eunice

[Whitey Grandad]

15 minutes ago, Plastic said:

They’ve all been told to shut by the LEA. Better safe than dead. 

Indeed

[Picard]

1 hour ago, Plastic said:

They’ve all been told to shut by the LEA. Better safe than dead. 

Depends what kids do instead of school.

[whelk]

Where the f**k is it? Fake news

[cloggy saint]

24 minutes ago, whelk said:

Where the f**k is it? Fake news

Trust me, it's here.

[Whitey Grandad]

52 minutes ago, Picard said:

Depends what kids do instead of school.

Tru dat.

Neither my wife nor 

I can ever remember our schools being closed on account of the weather. Can I ask any other members who grew up in the fifties and sixties if their experience is the same?

And yes, I know that it’s a different world today but none of us ever got taken to school by car.

[RedArmy]

 

Heartbreaking scenes in the city centre. Stay safe. 

[Matthew Le God]

21 hours ago, cloggy saint said:

Shit isn't it? I hate feeling so powerless, what happens, happens and you can't do a thing about it.

You should buy a back-up generator

[CB Fry]

Big Jet TV is quite an addictive watch for this lunchtime.

 

[Lighthouse]

That guy is enthusiastic, I'll give him that. Wind straight down the runway now, they should get a few more in.

[spyinthesky]

3 hours ago, Whitey Grandad said:

Tru dat.

Neither my wife nor 

I can ever remember our schools being closed on account of the weather. Can I ask any other members who grew up in the fifties and sixties if their experience is the same?

And yes, I know that it’s a different world today but none of us ever got taken to school by car.

I went to school (about 10 miles from home) in the very severe winter of 1963 and cant remember having a day off>

I do remember having free milk at school and the milk being frozen in the bottles with birds pecking through the top to get at the milk.

And we didnt have central heating in our house, we used a paraffin stove which didnt chuck out much head and used to smell!!

My parents didnt have a washing machine or any other modern benefits.

Our 14" Sobell B & W telly was rented from Radio Rentals and went off air at 11.00hrs when viewers were expected to stand for playing of the National Anthem!!!

Oh and our football boots had nailed in studs which occasionally went through the soles causing lacerations to the soles of our feet.

[Sheaf Saint]

 

 

 

[Winnersaint]

Just now, Sheaf Saint said:

Looks like a Hot Fuzz moment

 

 

 

 

[Sheaf Saint]

All part of God's plan though I expect.

[saint1977]

O2 arena severely damaged in London. Southampton seems to have escaped so far but here in Devon it is doing a lot of damage and bins flying down the street, ceramic pots, anything not tied down. Weekend will be spent repairing our garden. Work in Midlands and Hurricane Dudley brought down a lot of big trees and was dangerous to travel in on Weds, bringing some very intense and cold rain. The M42 was not fun in 70mph winds. Very sad to see the church in Wells spire blown off. 122mph wind speeds clocked on the IOW. Hopefully it eases up a bit this afternoon!

 

[buctootim]

9 minutes ago, Sheaf Saint said:

All part of God's plan though I expect.

You think God has insurance? 

[buctootim]

21 minutes ago, spyinthesky said:

I went to school (about 10 miles from home) in the very severe winter of 1963 and cant remember having a day off>

I do remember having free milk at school and the milk being frozen in the bottles with birds pecking through the top to get at the milk.

And we didnt have central heating in our house, we used a paraffin stove which didnt chuck out much head and used to smell!!

My parents didnt have a washing machine or any other modern benefits.

Our 14" Sobell B & W telly was rented from Radio Rentals and went off air at 11.00hrs when viewers were expected to stand for playing of the National Anthem!!!

Oh and our football boots had nailed in studs which occasionally went through the soles causing lacerations to the soles of our feet.

Sounds erm, great. Cant think why we moved on. 

[Sheaf Saint]

16 minutes ago, Winnersaint said:

Looks like a Hot Fuzz moment

[Sheaf Saint]

2 minutes ago, buctootim said:

You think God has insurance? 

Yeah but he's not covered for acts of himself.

[buctootim]

Just now, Sheaf Saint said:

Yeah but he's not covered for acts of himself.

Gotta be crazy to damage your own house.  

[Plastic]

neighbours lost some tiles, just saw a big birch tree come down behind them. Seems to be calming down a bit now. Don't think we have any damage, fingers crossed.

[moonraker]

4 hours ago, Whitey Grandad said:

Tru dat.

Neither my wife nor 

I can ever remember our schools being closed on account of the weather. Can I ask any other members who grew up in the fifties and sixties if their experience is the same?

And yes, I know that it’s a different world today but none of us ever got taken to school by car.

Started school in 62 and definitely had closures at the beginning of the 63 snow.  Mainly because it was village school and teachers could not get there and we had kids bussed in who also could not get there.  My secondary school also closed a couple of times due to inaccessibility caused by the weather. 

 

[Whitey Grandad]

51 minutes ago, buctootim said:

You think God has insurance? 

Of couse He does. If He has a problem he calls on me

[Whitey Grandad]

17 minutes ago, moonraker said:

Started school in 62 and definitely had closures at the beginning of the 63 snow.  Mainly because it was village school and teachers could not get there and we had kids bussed in who also could not get there.  My secondary school also closed a couple of times due to inaccessibility caused by the weather. 

 

I remember the winter of ‘63. At my school we played hockey, football and cricket in the three terms. In the middle term we didn’t play any football at all and there were piles of ice on the pavements and by the road. We lived near Harwich and large areas of the sea froze.

It was a bit different when we moved to Enfield and our temporary classrooms were so cold that the ink froze in the inkwells.

[Weston Super Saint]

Two fence panels down now.

It's always so tough to pop them back into the concrete fence posts once the wind dies down  

[Whitey Grandad]

I’ve got one fence post that’s come loose but luckily the shed has stopped it going to far. I thought the posts would have been secure but this one has broken its concrete spur. Just snapped it clean through.

[ecuk268]

6 hours ago, Whitey Grandad said:

Tru dat.

Neither my wife nor 

I can ever remember our schools being closed on account of the weather. Can I ask any other members who grew up in the fifties and sixties if their experience is the same?

And yes, I know that it’s a different world today but none of us ever got taken to school by car.

I can remember one day off due to snow at junior school in about 1960.

During the big freeze of 62-63 I was at grammar school and had to take a train and a bus to get there but never missed a day (and the trains kept running).

[cloggy saint]

2 hours ago, Whitey Grandad said:

It was a bit different when we moved to Enfield and our temporary classrooms were so cold that the ink froze in the inkwells.

I expect the feathers on your quill went all stiff too?

Seems to have died down here now, thankfully without too much damage.

[Whitey Grandad]

5 minutes ago, cloggy saint said:

I expect the feathers on your quill went all stiff too?

Seems to have died down here now, thankfully without too much damage.

That hasn’t happened for years.

[Sheaf Saint]

Lost three fence panels now. One of them looks salvageable but the other two were obviously rotten and needed replacing anyway.

[spyinthesky]

4 hours ago, Whitey Grandad said:

I remember the winter of ‘63. At my school we played hockey, football and cricket in the three terms. In the middle term we didn’t play any football at all and there were piles of ice on the pavements and by the road. We lived near Harwich and large areas of the sea froze.

It was a bit different when we moved to Enfield and our temporary classrooms were so cold that the ink froze in the inkwells.

So did we.
Football up until Xmas, Hockey until Easter then cricket.
However we all wanted to concentrate on football.
What school did you go to?

[badgerx16]

4 hours ago, Whitey Grandad said:

I remember the winter of ‘63. At my school we played hockey, football and cricket in the three terms. In the middle term we didn’t play any football at all and there were piles of ice on the pavements and by the road. We lived near Harwich and large areas of the sea froze.

It was a bit different when we moved to Enfield and our temporary classrooms were so cold that the ink froze in the inkwells.

 

2 minutes ago, spyinthesky said:

So did we.
Football up until Xmas, Hockey until Easter then cricket.
However we all wanted to concentrate on football.
What school did you go to?

When I started KES football was banned, not even allowed on the playground. Rugby and cross country in the autumn term, hockey in the middle term, cricket and atheltics in summer.

[Whitey Grandad]

12 minutes ago, spyinthesky said:

So did we.
Football up until Xmas, Hockey until Easter then cricket.
However we all wanted to concentrate on football.
What school did you go to?

Harwich County High School and then Enfield Grammar school. The three term system was at Harwich.

[Lighthouse]

https://metro.co.uk/2022/02/18/storm-eunice-man-in-20s-killed-by-falling-tree-in-alton-hampshire-16132764/

Young bloke in Hampshire killed apparently. Very sad.

[Warriorsaint]

Bit windy down there was it? I had to put a coat when I went out.

[Whitey Grandad]

49 minutes ago, Lighthouse said:

https://metro.co.uk/2022/02/18/storm-eunice-man-in-20s-killed-by-falling-tree-in-alton-hampshire-16132764/

Young bloke in Hampshire killed apparently. Very sad.

Very sad indeed.

[Sheaf Saint]

14 hours ago, Sheaf Saint said:

Lost three fence panels now. One of them looks salvageable but the other two were obviously rotten and needed replacing anyway.

Make that four 😣

[whelk]

Still missing a couple of balloons but fire brigade seem completely uninterested 

[egg]

1 hour ago, whelk said:

Still missing a couple of balloons but fire brigade seem completely uninterested 

Peasants. I'd stop paying my council tax in protest if I were you. That'll teach them. 

Edited 19 February, 2022 by egg

[egg]

2 hours ago, Sheaf Saint said:

Make that four 😣

Two panels for me, plus 3 dislodged posts on another fence. 

[Lighthouse]

Just the one panel for me, but it was on the way out anyway. Gazebo still fully intact, which proves I'm more manly than the amateurs who built the Millennium Dome. 😎

[trousers]

We've got some twigs in the front garden. Beat that.

 

[badgerx16]

3 fence posts broken to join the one that went in January, currently they have been righted and tied to trees, and one to a scrap motor bike, to keep them upright for now.

Another storm blowing in tomorrow afternoon and runnjng through to Monday morning.

[badgerx16]

27 minutes ago, trousers said:

We've got some twigs in the front garden. Beat that.

 

We have wood pigeons in our laurel tree who would view that as a nest.

[kyle04]

3 hours ago, whelk said:

Still missing a couple of balloons but fire brigade seem completely uninterested 

Please don't tell us you weren't insured ?

[Whitey Grandad]

1 hour ago, badgerx16 said:

We have wood pigeons in our laurel tree who would view that as a nest.

Let’s hope they don’t read this forum.

[Sheaf Saint]

We've taken another battering here in Sheffield. Been raining incessantly since the early hours and all the rivers in the city have burst their banks at various points. A slight respite at the moment but more heavy rain forecast overnight. 

Been bad in Leeds and Manchester as well so I gather. 

[badgerx16]

12 minutes ago, Sheaf Saint said:

We've taken another battering here in Sheffield. Been raining incessantly since the early hours and all the rivers in the city have burst their banks at various points. A slight respite at the moment but more heavy rain forecast overnight. 

Been bad in Leeds and Manchester as well so I gather. 

Goes through to at least 14:00 tomorrow.

[Turkish]

53 minutes ago, Sheaf Saint said:

We've taken another battering here in Sheffield. Been raining incessantly since the early hours and all the rivers in the city have burst their banks at various points. A slight respite at the moment but more heavy rain forecast overnight. 

Been bad in Leeds and Manchester as well so I gather. 

Yep bad here too. Wind and heavy rain all day. Aborted the trip to Bournemouth thankfully. This is my golf club today 1st, 18th green in the first picture 10th in the second 

[Sheaf Saint]

Playground near us earlier today

[Whitey Grandad]

My daughter’s holiday at Centerparcs Longleat has been cancelled because of the storm.

Three sites are closed,  Elveden, Longleat and Woburn.

Edited 20 February, 2022 by Whitey Grandad