so how are we all coping?

[Jax]

With the wind that is. Its been horrendous here, but apparently not as bad as other places, apparently we were 75mph last night and 60mph predicted tonight. The gardens taken a battering and there is one of my plastic greenhouses shredding itself on the fence but other than that we havent done too badly just a matter of tidying up. So how is everyone else coping?

[binley100]

After a pretty quiet and dry day I think we're in for a wild and windy night here

[Glutton4...]

Any dead trees in the hedgerows have been blown out and strewn across the roads and fields. We were flooded for a while at the stables yesterday, with a river running down the middle of the yard, and most the local ponds are now full again. I think we've been very lucky compared to other regions.

[Mikey]

Well it was strong enough to rip the roof of my chicken run and carry it 2 storeys over my house into the front garden. Where is the cold weather to kill the slugs?

[Helgalush]

After a pretty quiet and dry day I think we're in for a wild and windy night here

Oh no really? I was hoping the worst of it had passed - havent seen the weather forecast today yet. I lay awake most of Monday night worrying about my outdoor rabbits and my small pot plants.

Next doors gazebo went clean over our garden and into our next door neighbour's on the other side on Sunday, she was quite bemused to say the least - went indoors to have a cuppa, came back to the window and there was a big tent in her garden!

[veggiechicken]

Mostly dry and calm, and just when you think its safe to go out - wet and very gusty. Just some small branches off the trees. Have lit the fire, drawn the curtains and retired for the evening! (Coastal Carmarthenshire)

[Ananke]

We were hit pretty bad, i've not been to the plot yet to see the damage but i'm not very hopeful to be honest.

[Shadylane]

It's giving me insomnia. All I can hear are the blowaways flapping about against the fence all night. The extra wide one we got last year fell over AGAIN this morning. I've reattached it, weighed it down, but if it falls again it's coming down. The tomato growhouse cover has ripped. I stupidly didn't buy one of the reinforced ones and after one year it's a right off. The one with a wilko 4 squid reinforced cover is standing firm though. Their days are numbered. One more year and we're investing in a 6x4 stay put.

[ladylottie]

It has been quite wild here the last few days - one lady who lives just down below me had her metal shed blown right off its base and it narrowly missed going through a window
I've been lucky up to now with no damage - not even the pots blowing about. Haven't had chance to go up the lottie yesterday or today so hope my glass shed is still in one piece! It's still very windy now as I type this and pouring with rain. I need some dry and calm weather - please!

[rustylady]

Lost 2 fence panels the night before last. Replaced them yesterday afternoon with the help of my wonderful son. I think we've been much luckier here in East Anglia than further north.

[OverWyreGrower]

Our front fence (that keeps the dogs in) is being held up/together by 2x4 and large stones at the base of each concrete post. The Gate is nailed shut, and has loads of stuff piled in front of it as well...

We've just laid all the wheelie bins down, as they keep blowing over, no matter where they are put!

Lost part of the garage roof felt, and one house roof tile....

(very coastal lancashire)

[horticultural_hobbit]

Wendy house cover blown off, frame not too bad. A bit crumpled, just needs a couple of rods slotting together. Had it not been for the wooden stakes that Grandad mike had driven into the clay to act as guy rope; it would have been Goodnight Vienna. Only real casualties, were some spring hero seedlings. Guess it wasn't in their kismet to grow.

[chris]

I lost a few panes from the greenhouse - none broken though. Duly put back in, glad my chickens weren't skewered though!

[pauco]

Very wet here, & verrryyy wind swept


paul.

[salome2001]

no damage so far, though my broad beans are horizontal. I am definitely holding off putting up the shed though!!!