[mushroom]

The flipping wind! 55mph (here)

even worse elsewhere:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7219155.stm

[Selkie]

We had it pretty bad last night - everything is blown onto the front lawn :roll: or over the road :?

[WG.]

Which direction?  Could it have been wighty's JAs?

[Selkie]

Strong south westerlies and it's bitter cold here too

Wighty is off the hook

[gobs]

Strong south westerlies and it's bitter cold here too

Wighty is off the hook

Very strong winds then.    

[GrannieAnnie]

I just went out to fill the girls water buckets up outside, and heard a banging noise and the roof of the brooder shed where we keep the pecked girls til they recover was nearly blowing off.  I had to get Brian out quick and held on to it while he went to get hammer and nails to get it back on.

The window was open a bit and created a vortex inside, and the galvanised feeder which is hanging on the roof by a hook had come down straightening the hook!  Luckily the girls are okay, shaken but not flattened!

[Aunt Sally]

WOW...  That sounds WINDY Grannie :shock:

[EzLou]

Oh I didn't see this thread - I posted a windy one on the off topic section. Sorry
I'll copy my post here.

"Nasty out there isnt it!
Sitting here with my mug of coffee and pate on toast and watching the wind and rain batter the little birdies trying to feed on our table.

Not going riding todsay I thjink - mare would NOT be happy!"

That was worth waiting for wasn't it..!

Luckily no damage here - even the bird table still upright. But the cat is going mental - bouncing around the house cos she wants to go outside but shes too much of a princess!

[David.]

Storm alarm sounded at approx 7:00, so checked TV forecast, got up and got jobs done at plot before it hit.

[moggy]

we just had a complete whiteout in stokesley for about 10mins now its sunny again

[flowergirl]

Freezing cold, raining and bl***y windy all day. i havent warmed up since waiting for the bus to work this morning :cry: i hate cold weather (except snow)thats me cold now till about May :cry:

[mushroom]

it's uncanny - I take a week off work, it coincides with the worst weather week of the winter. aaaaagh!!!  :evil:

aint the first time either [grumpy mode=ON]  :x  :x  :x

[Selkie]

it's uncanny - I take a week off work, it coincides with the worst weather week of the winter. aaaaagh!!!  :evil:

aint the first time either [grumpy mode=ON]  :x  :x  :x

Oh Mushroom, please turn the ''grumpy'' off and the ''geek'' back on

[clarebear]

It's really wild here. i went to tesco earlier with ds, it was dry and a little windy on the way there, when it came to walking back, a normally 5 minute walk took us 15 minutes, i didn't know whether to stand on the windy side of ds to protect him from the hail stones or on the road side of him to stop him blowing onto the road. we were soaked to the bone by the time we got home.

poor thing had a hot water bottle and a nice cup of hot chocolate. now he's sleeping soundly. i'm not looking forward to tomorow mornings school run. i need to learn to drive, this waiting for buses malarky in wild winds is getting to much for my old bones.

[Selkie]

this waiting for buses malarky in wild winds is getting to much for my old bones.

Clare, wait til you're in your 30's -- now THAT'S old