Blackswanwood
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Looks like we have another storm arriving - I hope you guys in Ireland and the west side of the UK are all safe. Please tire it out before it gets over the Pennines!
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treeturner123
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Well at least we'll be able to generate a little wind energy rather than having to rely on oil & gas these last few days!
Please take note Mr Miliband.
Please take note Mr Miliband.
Chris152
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We'll be tying stuff down in the garden later today, before it arrives. Sounds pretty grim.
Richard_C
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I would hurry up with that. Your own personal forecast is for force 8 soon rising to force 10 later. Some will get up to force 11, hurricane 12 even,but I don't think Irish Sea or Malin are members of this forum......
Done, although to be honest I've wanted rid of the thing for a while, 'donating' it somewhere down the street or across the shire would be fine by me.
Richard_C
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My "get on with it" comment was misplaced, I now realise you are in Aberdeen. I thought you might be between Trafalgar and Sole, so getting the wind much sooner
Yes with less sun and more intermittent wind, we should be OK...on and off.
I’m in Sligo visiting the outlaws, the wind is very “spirited” to say the least 
MorrisWoodman12
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Oh no, of course not. The wind will be far tooooooooo strong so the wind generators will have to be feathered so they're not damaged. What a joke.
So, Northern Ireland is getting battered, 100mph winds, 500,000 homes without power, and YOU expect wind generators to carry on as normal? I'm thinking I'm seeing the joke here.Oh no, of course not. The wind will be far tooooooooo strong so the wind generators will have to be feathered so they're not damaged. What a joke.
Stigmorgan
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Had some pretty strong winds yesterday afternoon and over night in Surrey, bent my washing line pole in half, haven't checked the trees at the back of the field yet.
MorrisWoodman12
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No not ME. See
Is it just me, or since they've started naming these blasted(!) storms, are there more of them?
The people reporting on the arrival of this latest festival of rapid air movement for TV looked extremely pleased with themselves the other day.
(In a plaintive voice)
Is January over yet?
ETA Internet's been on and off whilst trying to post this important message!)
The people reporting on the arrival of this latest festival of rapid air movement for TV looked extremely pleased with themselves the other day.
(In a plaintive voice)
Is January over yet?
ETA Internet's been on and off whilst trying to post this important message!)
artie
Sawdust manufacturer.
When I was a boy, when it was windy we would go out and climb the large tree at the bottom of the garden and whoop and yell and bounce up and down on the branches.
We enjoyed a storm. Of course someone or two somewhere lost their life and that was tragic.
It was reported on the news without the hype and hysteria of today.
Next morning we would go out , upright the chicken coop and tidy up.
Maybe a neighbour would mention something about it but that would be all.
I suffered a wooden fence blown partially over. It has been tacked up with one screw after the last storm, and my leccy was off for almost 20 mins on Sunday.
I got off lighter than many.
Does anyone know if lightning can make an RCD trip , don't mean a strike just a thunderstorm had mine trip and no reason every MCB was in the on position just the RCD tripped and hasn't done it again since
As I said to a friend of mine who lives up in the North West. Fence panels can be considered to be "consumables"
Little damage here, but we've been lucky.
As you say, it used to just be "windy" not the hysterical "Danger! Danger! Condition Taupe!" warnings of today.
Little damage here, but we've been lucky.
As you say, it used to just be "windy" not the hysterical "Danger! Danger! Condition Taupe!" warnings of today.
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