Darn wind!!

[Newbie]

The wind is crazy here too, it has blown the plastic garden chairs all around the decking & they landed upside down outside the kitchen window where Rosie (the dog) gave them a right telling off. Her hair was standing on end from nose to tail & she was barking & growling her head off (she very rarely barks normally, think i can count the number of times i've heard her on one hand!), so i opened the kitchen door so she could go & investigate & she was too scared to go near it! She did the same yesterday with a roadworks signs that had a sandbag sat on top of it - aren't dogs strange!

[smallblueplanet]

I can't help but think that the wind farms are super productive today...

Probably not.

Its probably too strong a wind, or the wrong sort. Its okay though there'll be a power station somewhere providing the 'missing' power.

[piskieinboots]

keep it clean we dont want to get carried away like yesterday

wot? wooottta? I meant for multitasking like what us girlies are masters at ....innit

[snake the squadie]

what ever you say

[piskieinboots]

you're not gonna believe this but 'they' are flying the 'copters today - in this gawd blimey!!

[piskieinboots]

just heard on the radio that a lorry driver has been killed in Cumbria due to lorry turning over in winds sure puts my Mary Poppins seedlings into perspective

[shirlthegirl43]

Gotta be a really scary job in these winds, wonder if the employers make them drive regardless of the conditions.

[snake the squadie]

yes they do. i do a bit of lorry driving in my spare time and all i got told was not to go over the humber bridge or things like that

[starwatcher]

I wouldn't wanna be in one of those piskie !! hope you aren't driving today snake, if you are take care

[Two_Sheds]

I'm on my bike, as usual, gale or not. It's like pedalling a sailboat today! OH was meant to go up in a Chopper today, but thankfully has been grounded - they didn't even attempt a takeoff.

[kentvegplot]

Just heard an ominous 'crack' from the garden somewhere - can't see any branches down, not going out to look until this subsides a bit. All the wooden chairs are on their sides and theres at least one tarp that looks like it might take off any minute (hope OH tied it down firmly)

[SarzWix]

Two of my fence panels have just gone over in the back garden

[veg4681]

Strong gale early this morning here too which blew my greenhouse (£20 B&Q) flat on it's side with no damage to it. Luckily only the contents of onion sets (placed on the staging) dispersed on the patio floor and rest were just strawberries in window boxes on the floor (all intact). Glad that it happend so that I know this in future. Don't think I'd feel safe with young plants although have tied the greenhouse to a hanging basket bracket.

[moggssue]

No damage here (so far). Hope none of you out there suffer anything too serious ... hang onto it, the wind is set to last a good few hours yet at least.

[Flummery]

Fierce here too. Woke in the night to the sound of a gale and couldn't remember if I'd closed the greenhouse door yesterday! Then remembered I hadn't.
Fortunately it had blown shut - Phew! Glass still intact but 2 plastic chairs in an unseemly heap on the patio.