alandalus11
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Looks like one casualty at Levington.
Windy, isn't it
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Hydrozoan
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Take care out there: I thought it seemed relatively calm here in South Oxfordshire, but this afternoon a woman was airlifted to the JR in Oxford with serious injuries from falling roof debris.
Stork_III
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Since then 75.18 (86.5mph) @ 16.20h
Poignard
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Thanks, I will be careful.
I waited for a lull before running out to the shed to get tarpaulins to lay in the attic. Some of the pieces that fell off were large enough to kill anyone they fell on.
Lightwave395
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fifer
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You need to buy that 8 inches of gutter a pint
Poignard
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I hope you are insured.
My house is insured but the problem is that the roof was completely re-tiled less than 5 years ago and is still under guarantee.
If the insurer sends someone to repair it that can count as "3rd party interference" and the original contractor, who is not responding to messages, might try and claim that invalidates his guarantee.
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Major_Clanger
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I was supposed to be bringing a boat back from A Coruna to Lymington, leaving last week. It's not that often I'll postpone due to weather, but I'm very glad I did this time.
We live in a time where over-dramatisation has become the norm but it really is windy out there! Wind peaked at 63kts here today (near Framlingham) and we were without power for several hours. I think the National Grid crews deserve a pint or two - I wouldn't want to be going up telegraph poles in this weather.
We live in a time where over-dramatisation has become the norm but it really is windy out there! Wind peaked at 63kts here today (near Framlingham) and we were without power for several hours. I think the National Grid crews deserve a pint or two - I wouldn't want to be going up telegraph poles in this weather.
Juan Twothree
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The expression "being blown off one's feet" tends to be overused, but yesterday on the beach I was literally blown off my feet. Fortunately not seawards.
Never experienced anything quite like that.
I obviously need to eat more cake, so I'll weigh more.
Never experienced anything quite like that.
I obviously need to eat more cake, so I'll weigh more.
Stork_III
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Bigplumbs
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Why were you on the Beach. Did you not hear the many warnings that were issued
Rappey
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We usually lose a few tiles in violent winds but didn't this time around. Damage usually occurs around our valleys or behind chimneys leading me to believe they are getting sucked off.
westhinder
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That was Nieuwpoort just before I had to leave the boat to go to work, 2 hours before the peak of the storm. Highest gust recorded in Oostende was 133 km/h
PilotWolf
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Bigplumbs
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oh I see
LONG_KEELER
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Was this you ?
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LONG_KEELER
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Hope my favourite cafe near Batemans T is ok. I particularly like the rugs.
Daydream believer
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Looks like we will have to put a reef in the headboard for the windward leg skipper.
tillergirl
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We took off from Heathrow at 5pm on Friday. A little bumpy but not unpleasant. the Captain announced that he thought we would get to Mauritius perhaps two hours before the Cat 2 cyclone hit. He was right. Now cat 3 sliding past from the North. Typically 40-50 gusts with flying palm tree branches passing by. 30 degrees though with humidity of 93%.
On Friday morning we could see landings on 27L. BA were brilliant. Had an obvious lower, flatter flight path and most landed very calmly without bumps. One larger BA jet did the go-around twice before getting in. Aer Lingus was about to land, did a jig and slammed it down in an impressive cloud of blue smoke. TAP twice almost touched down and at last moment did a go-around in what looked up like not very comfortable. We never saw it again! Emirate 380 bailed out a few miles away but eventually touched down. It was paying for £20 extra for the room with a view. We thought Heathrow was only closed for a couple of hours. Planes queued for take off for quite a long time obviously waiting for a break.
On Friday morning we could see landings on 27L. BA were brilliant. Had an obvious lower, flatter flight path and most landed very calmly without bumps. One larger BA jet did the go-around twice before getting in. Aer Lingus was about to land, did a jig and slammed it down in an impressive cloud of blue smoke. TAP twice almost touched down and at last moment did a go-around in what looked up like not very comfortable. We never saw it again! Emirate 380 bailed out a few miles away but eventually touched down. It was paying for £20 extra for the room with a view. We thought Heathrow was only closed for a couple of hours. Planes queued for take off for quite a long time obviously waiting for a break.