Gales tonight, heads up

[Scarlet]

Yes, it's howling in West Wilts. I'm hoping my GH survives...I've not long fitted it with some new panes. I think I need to stick them in with something.

[chefgage]

I wasn't going to bother but I decided to bring in my tomato hanging baskets and a few other things. Winds picked up a bit but nothing like the wind a couple of months ago. I looked out in the early hours and saw part of our fence swaying in the wind. Next morning it's swaying days were over and it lying on the floor.

[Penellype]

Waiting for the wind to calm down a bit before I go to bed. Hate it, especially ever since it blew down my (brick) garage. Go away mr Jet Stream - you are not welcome in summer!

[cilla]

Just come back from playing bridge and it is November outside. Really windy the car was feeling it. Raining but not heavily. The thermometer is reading 9.1C.

[1Bee]

7C here, but the high winds and torrential rain packed in here at about 8.45pm. Just.... stopped. Hoping we have a quiet night.

[Penellype]

7C here, but the high winds and torrential rain packed in here at about 8.45pm. Just.... stopped. Hoping we have a quiet night.

That's what I am waiting for - quite a sharp dividing line between the wet and windy and the drier, calmer centre of the low. The squall line between the 2 is the bit I don't like, as it often carries vicious gusts as the wind changes direction.

[Knight of Albion]

Really windy here. Could be quite damaging.

I had the presence of mind to put in a few extra supports for my lines of canes!

[Hazel at the Hill]

Over the past few months Birmingham City Council has been going through the change over from black bags to wheely bins, and it is now our ward's turn. Over the past month or so they have been delivered, street by street and the information packs have allocated the VERY FIRST COLLECTION for our road as ....... tomorrow morning.

By 9pm this evening it looked like wheely bin Armageddon as the darn things were all over the road, on their sides etc etc. Oh, and there are the numpties who have (a) put out the bin on the wrong day, (b) put bags out instead of bins, (c) put bags out as well as bins, (d) put the recycling wheely bin out as well, even though these are for next week. Not a great start!

Mind you, wind's dropped now. But we're due for another rock n roll weather session from lunchtime tomorrow for a few hours, apparently.

[chefgage]

I am amazed people still put black bags out. Around here we have had wheely bins for over 25 years. But I agree on really windy nights you can see them rolling around the streets!!

[noviceveggrower]

Lost my lean to greenhouse roof last night but I have found it. Have forecast strong wind again here tonight. No trees down here but a lot of branches down in the roads etc.
Will need to check the allotment to make sure everything is ok as I have a big tree on the plot and to make sure my beans are ok.

[muddled]

My garden at home has survived the storm remarkably well so far!

I had a flare up yesterday and had to take meds so was not in a fit state to drive, move plants inside or 'batten down the hatches' but I've checked this morning and everythig seems fine.

Not been to the allotment yet mind.
Can drive from about lunchtime so I'll see then how it's fared.

[Lumpy]

I hate to say this but the wind is starting to pick up again here - ho hum!

[Scoot]

My growhouse has a rip in it and the zip is knackered and I have nothing to cover the whole thing with. So I'm just praying.

Well, it seems to have survived! hahaha!

[ancee]

Was lovely lying in bed listening to it though everything seems to have survived though, tough ol Yorkshire crops here!

[fishpond]

Runner beans and climbing french beans are looking dead, might be prudent to sow some more.
Marrows are looking healthy but they are in a sheltered spot which is also well drained.
Other than that, everything seems o.k