Construction Channel Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 does anyone remember that i had made a big tent on the end of my barn to lay bricks under that managed to survive the last 3 storms perfectly fine? Well it didn't this time, Smashed a decent sized hole in the asbestos barn next to it and snapped a bunch of the legs holding it up. it was great fun trying to dismantle it when i got home from work, while Doris was still trying her hardest to piss me off, in twilight.... Oh and a bunch of my felt is now flapping in the wind, Its too dark to do anything about now and I'm leaving for the airport tomorrow at 04:00 I think its safe to say I will not be naming any of my children Doris!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Declan52 Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 Ripped the felt of my shed roof. Rattled the back gate that much it opened and swung taking chunks out of the post and bent the hinges right back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProDave Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 Eerie calm day up here. A light dusting of snow this morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 I was recording gusts of 95kph earlier, mind you I was 89m above sea level. Doing IR & continuity testing whilst dodging the showers! I Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roundtuit Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 Just stood the site portaloo back on it's feet. It had been blown forwards with its weight on the door, so it would have proper spoilt someone's day if they'd been dropping the kids off at the pool at the time. Thankfully it was dark, so I'm spared the 'fall-out' 'til the morning... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Construction Channel Posted February 23, 2017 Author Share Posted February 23, 2017 47 minutes ago, Roundtuit said: Just stood the site portaloo back on it's feet ours at work went over as well. The apprentice wasn't happy about cleaning that one up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simplysimon Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 storm, which storm? not too unpleasant day here simon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteamyTea Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 Was a pretty calm day down here, wind got up a bit this morning, so popped over to North Coast to have a look. Nothing exceptional, Mount's Bay was very calm and the sun was out. 1 hour ago, Construction Channel said: I think its safe to say I will not be naming any of my children Doris!! Not even the Boy. My daddy left home when I was three And he didn't leave much to ma and me Just this old guitar and an empty bottle of booze. Now, I don't blame him cause he run and hid But the meanest thing that he ever did Was before he left, he went and named me "Sue." Well, he must o' thought that is quite a joke And it got a lot of laughs from a' lots of folk, It seems I had to fight my whole life through. Some gal would giggle and I'd get red And some guy'd laugh and I'd bust his head, I tell ya, life ain't easy for a boy named "Sue." Well, I grew up quick and I grew up mean, My fist got hard and my wits got keen, I'd roam from town to town to hide my shame. But I made a vow to the moon and stars That I'd search the honky-tonks and bars And kill that man who gave me that awful name. Well, it was Gatlinburg in mid-July And I just hit town and my throat was dry, I thought I'd stop and have myself a brew. At an old saloon on a street of mud, There at a table, dealing stud, Sat the dirty, mangy dog that named me "Sue." Well, I knew that snake was my own sweet dad From a worn-out picture that my mother'd had, And I knew that scar on his cheek and his evil eye. He was big and bent and gray and old, And I looked at him and my blood ran cold And I said: "My name is 'Sue!' How do you do! Now your gonna die!!" Well, I hit him hard right between the eyes And he went down, but to my surprise, He come up with a knife and cut off a piece of my ear. But I busted a chair right across his teeth And we crashed through the wall and into the street Kicking and a' gouging in the mud and the blood and the beer. I tell ya, I've fought tougher men But I really can't remember when, He kicked like a mule and he bit like a crocodile. I heard him laugh and then I heard him cuss, He went for his gun and I pulled mine first, He stood there lookin' at me and I saw him smile. And he said: "Son, this world is rough And if a man's gonna make it, he's gotta be tough And I knew I wouldn't be there to help ya along. So I give ya that name and I said goodbye I knew you'd have to get tough or die And it's the name that helped to make you strong." He said: "Now you just fought one hell of a fight And I know you hate me, and you got the right To kill me now, and I wouldn't blame you if you do. But ya ought to thank me, before I die, For the gravel in ya guts and the spit in ya eye Cause I'm the son-of-a-bitch that named you "Sue.'" I got all choked up and I threw down my gun And I called him my pa, and he called me his son, And I came away with a different point of view. And I think about him, now and then, Every time I try and every time I win, And if I ever have a son, I think I'm gonna name him Bill or George! Anything but Sue! I still hate that name! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Construction Channel Posted February 23, 2017 Author Share Posted February 23, 2017 I was sure your name was Nick.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jack Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 Tipped over a huge trampoline we only bought last year and bent several of the poles that hold up the net. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterW Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 Just the one fence panel apparently but the station up the road recorded 97kmh wind ..! looks like the Derwent Dam was a bit blowy too today..! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barney12 Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 My usual route to the office was somewhat hampered by this....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogman Posted February 23, 2017 Share Posted February 23, 2017 lost a tree and not the one i wanted. it did move a really heavy steel framed field shelter that the tractor struggles to move 2m across the paddock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crofter Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 9 hours ago, Barney12 said: My usual route to the office was somewhat hampered by this....... Looks like the excuse you've been waiting for to buy a low slung sports car... As Dave said, all quiet up here. When we do get big storms they don't tend to do that much damage, as everything that can blow has already blown away... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToughButterCup Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 The second time the HERAS blew over I ended up parking my Land Rover against it, and securing it with really thick zip ties. I knew roll cages were useful for something.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeremy Harris Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 Where we are is deep in a very sheltered valley, so I was a bit surprised at how strong some of the wind gusts were. Anyone that's visited us will know how sheltered a spot it is, but yesterday morning it was a struggle to get out of the car in the drive without the door getting blown off, so it must have been blowing hard up on the exposed Plain. The wind we had was not enough to do any damage, but did reveal a flaw in our wall-mounted mail box - the lid bangs up and down and makes a colossal row in a strong wind. I ended up taping the thing shut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gone West Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 It was a bit breezy yesterday evening but during the day it was 11C dry and sunny spells. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jfb Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 Compost loo went over! Luckily not too messy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogman Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 lost a few trees in the woods but this is the one we did't want to loose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triassic Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 I'd stand it back up and see if it survives. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triassic Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 To be honest it was fairly normal Cumbria weather for us. At midday it was still, the sun was out and not a cloud in the sky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogman Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 Tractor will by trying later. It is bigger than it looks when you get close Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bitpipe Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 No damage here but a few gusts caused the 4.4m sliding doors to whistle and rattle which was fun. Was half expecting to see the caravan make an exit (still trying to shift it ) and some scrap EPS got redistributed around the garden. However I was glad we're shot of all our old security fencing - we had Heras-like panels that I ziplocked privacy screens to and no matter how much I tried to weigh them down, they always ended up in the road (every weld is now broken so they're just scrap). The solid panels we had erected while digging the basement were even worse and made a racket or flew over when there was even a fart of wind - I had to go out one windy night with my spanner and torch to dismantle the whole lot so we could get some kip... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferdinand Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 (edited) Here is what happened to our neighbour's fence. Half a dozen panels disturbed. I would say the culprit was attaching 1.8m panels rigidly to 3x3 posts. One panel was blown right across the garden. A neighbour down the road had a plastic shed blown away. Ferdinand Edited February 24, 2017 by Ferdinand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProDave Posted February 24, 2017 Share Posted February 24, 2017 14 hours ago, Barney12 said: My usual route to the office was somewhat hampered by this....... A tree up here came down a bit like that a few years ago. I cut off all the smaller branches that were hanging down and then people with small cars were driving underneath it, until someone with a bigger chain saw than me came along. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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