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Post by Paul Chamberlain on Jan 18, 2007 17:42:31 GMT
Gadzooks! Part of my roof crashed onto my kitchen/conservertory this afternoon and completely destroyed the false ceiling underneath. How the conseratory roof withstood the impact is nothing short of a miracle. The frightening thing is my dear old Mum was underneath just a couple of minutes earlier!
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Post by nightprowler on Jan 18, 2007 17:53:50 GMT
Not good, not good at all. I have to walk around in this weather most of the night, the nature of my job unfortunately. I just spent the last few hours pulling down a telegraph pole that blew over in my mates garden, damn hard job that was i tell ya! Previous to that i was in the land of nod until my misses kicked me out of bed to do this deed...bugger it!!
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Post by Nick from Cheshire on Jan 18, 2007 18:10:22 GMT
You think you've got problems! Went onto one of our building sites today (having seen no less than 11 trucks lying down on the motorway en route). Parked car, watched 8ft metal compound fence unzip and whistle off down the site. Put boots on, watched car park fence go in the same direction. Put hard hat on, watched sales area timber fence head off in pursuit Phone rang - tree through conservatory at show house at another site. Phone rang again - roof gone AWOL from apartment block at yet another site. Phone rang again again - several roofs at a fourth site have left without asking. And there was no bloody coffee in the site office
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Post by Alison on Jan 18, 2007 18:18:41 GMT
Put hard hat on, And there was no bloody coffee in the site office I'd have wanted a suit of armour having read what was going on at the time LOL. I think we have got off quite lightly! (touchwood) One panel of "hit and miss" fencing blown over. A short section of post and rail fencing fallen into the "dip" or ravine at the back of our house. A wheelie bin that decided to go for a stroll down the drive all by itself. "Other half" gridlocked somewhere on the outskirts of Warrington ;D
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Post by Paul Chamberlain on Jan 18, 2007 18:46:58 GMT
I guess we're going to have to get used to this. What with the unseasonably mild temperatures here in Europe, Dolphins losing their way in New York and severe heat & brush fires in Australia and California, this is what the Met reckon's happening:
'So why are we seeing so much stormy weather? The position of the jet stream is crucial. This conveyor belt of very strong high-level winds steers areas of low pressure across the Atlantic and this winter the jet stream has been aimed directly at the UK. Storms that developed off the east coast of the USA have gained strength over the relatively warm waters of the mid-Atlantic before hitting our shores. The strength of the jet stream also determines the severity of the storms and this season jet speeds have been unusually high'.
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Post by Steve Price on Jan 18, 2007 20:27:41 GMT
Bloody hell!! Science lessons FOC at ARfm!
I won't even list the (small'ish) problems we had at the Southern Studio. They seem quite insignificant against Roof's coming off but I am surprised we managed to stay on air all day.
We did have 3 power cuts but, for once, all the Battery Backups kicked in and worked.
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Post by Nick from Cheshire on Jan 18, 2007 21:13:27 GMT
Yeah, it's grim up North
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Post by Richard & Amanda In Cornwall on Jan 18, 2007 22:29:46 GMT
It was blowy here too,for those of you who know where I work and what the building looks like the sails stayed on!!!(Alison you will know what I mean) Seriously though hope everyone is safe and well
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Post by Alison on Jan 18, 2007 23:31:59 GMT
It was blowy here too,for those of you who know where I work and what the building looks like the sails stayed on!!!(Alison you will know what I mean) Seriously though hope everyone is safe and well Good to hear that you didn't end up having a little excursion down the Plym Richard !! ;D
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Post by Richard & Amanda In Cornwall on Jan 19, 2007 17:53:40 GMT
Too right hun,bloody thing stinks when the tide is out!!!
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Post by Nick from Cheshire on Jan 19, 2007 18:31:12 GMT
Someone phoned our Customer Care department today to complain that their patio furniture had been stolen And then phoned back half an hour later, having found it two gardens down the road Another punter phoned cos his fence had blown down, and his neighbour wouldn't let him have it back, cos it had damaged his plants
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Post by alcopop on Jan 19, 2007 18:36:25 GMT
You think you've got problems! Went onto one of our building sites today (having seen no less than 11 trucks lying down on the motorway en route). Parked car, watched 8ft metal compound fence unzip and whistle off down the site. Put boots on, watched car park fence go in the same direction. Put hard hat on, watched sales area timber fence head off in pursuit Phone rang - tree through conservatory at show house at another site. Phone rang again - roof gone AWOL from apartment block at yet another site. Phone rang again again - several roofs at a fourth site have left without asking. And there was no bloody coffee in the site office That's nothing, Jackie and I were out for lunch today!! I had a steak sandwich, while Jackie had plaice. I had to wash it down with plenty of beer, it's a disgusting habit I know, but I've absolutely no intention of kicking it!! This combination also gave rise to a bad case of wind
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Post by Richard & Amanda In Cornwall on Jan 19, 2007 18:38:39 GMT
We normally have people claiming the trollies have blown into their car causing damage,but surprisingly none.By the way Nick did your good lady get her Jalfrezi OK today? or do I need to intervene!!!
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Post by Liz from Cheshire on Jan 19, 2007 18:50:05 GMT
By the way Nick did your good lady get her Jalfrezi OK today? or do I need to intervene!!! I never got the chance Richard..too busy today I`ll go tomorrow, honest... ;D
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Post by shaggy on Jan 19, 2007 19:02:50 GMT
we had gals of upto 80mph through Hull. I didnt think that curry was that effective cos it certainly didnt seem that hot a sauce
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