High Winds In The Uk

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I am not sure what the weather is like with you, assuming you live in the UK but the winds here in Berkshire are quite frightening at times. I have just been down our lane to help move some small tree's that have blown over. I took Barney who is not sure what to make of it all. The noise is deafening when the gusts get up. There are broken branches everywhere and I found a perfectly formed birdsnest on the road. :(

The gusts must be about 65-70mph so the walk was a fairly short one, as there are too many trees around here to be safe to walk my normal 2-3 miles.

What's the wind situation like where you are? I couldn't believe they were even contemplating racing at Ludlow and Wolverhampton today. Both meetings were cancelled pretty late on.
 
Blowing gales up here near Haydock, if they do race on Saturday I get the feeling they'll have to fetch the fences from the M6.
 
Very windy in Faringdon, so windy infact I've had to wear jeans for the first time in two years! I was in fear of my skirt blowing up on the way to school flashing my drawers to the locals.
 
Originally posted by Griffin@Jan 18 2007, 02:34 PM
I was in fear of my skirt blowing up on the way to school ..
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:blink: Do you normally carry a bomb in your knickers then, Griffin?
 
:lol: Is billowing the word I'm looking for? Oh I don't know, I'm too tired to think straight after another 4am start with the devil child :blink:
 
It was wild enough around 10.30 but it's a pussycat now. Very pale blue patches in the sky, which is nice, and of course it's very mild - no need to put on a jacket, really, if you're moving about. I've got the windows open in the flat as I have had through all of this winter, it's so pleasant. And the positive thing about no live racing is that while I've got the re-runs on, I'm clearing 18 months' backlog of filing and paperwork! I contemplated cancelling RUK as I just NEVER get on with work when there are two channels showing everything. Addicted - moi? :lol:
 
Have just ventured out to the office in Wellington and noted that a very large tree had come done on the road but had obviously ben promptly cut up and pullled to the side of the road - glad I wasn't under that one!

Was very worried early this morning at around 5.30 as it was really howling outside and I could hear some crashing of bins etc. Told Rosie not to come in, so set to on the yard thinking I wouldn't put the mares out. Halfway through, there was a definite lull and they seemed OK to go out, so I kicked them out and finished the yard. Felt a leetle bit guilty about an hour later when it revved up again with a vengeance. Still high winds here but its dry and so they're staying out til normal pulling in time!

The nice thought is that Rosie will be in tomorrow (normally one of my days) !
 
Well im sick of them now. I;ve just heard another pain of glass go on the green house, and at this rate it'll just be a frame.

Although its not so much the glass breaking that bothers me, its the sweeping up aspect that gets on my tits.
 
Originally posted by Homer J@Jan 18 2007, 03:15 PM
I AM SCARED
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Me too, got a driving lesson in forty minutes!

The winds seem to be getting even stronger round here (Manchester)
 
Just arrived back at work after a quick trip home to clear up what was left of my greenhouse, and to nail some fence panels back into place. I came back to work as I thought the winds were dying down but now they seem stronger than ever.
 
Griffin Posted on Jan 18 2007, 02:40 PM
Is billowing the word I'm looking for?

I prefer the "blowing up" expression, personally Griffin. :D


THE FARINGDON TIMES

HIGH STREET CLOSED WHEN SKIRT BLOWN UP ON WAY TO SCHOOL

A young lady, walking to collect her children from the local school in Faringdon on Thursday had her skirt blown up on Thursday afternoon outside the butchers shop. Luckily, no one was hurt in the incident. The High Street had to be closed whilst bomb disposal searched the surrounding area in case there was any terrorist involvement. The young lady, who did not want to be named only suffered minor shock but lots of embarrassment said that in future she would be wearing trousers as she felt that having your skirt blown up on the way to school was really something she could do without. :blink: Although the police were called to the incident they were happy that no terrorists were involved.

The butcher who had been arranging his pigs trotter's in the shop window when the incident took place and a passing motorist were also treated for shock at the scene.
 
Just taken the train 3 hours to do a one hour journey between Manchester and Yorks - fortunately the new trains had a place to plug in the laptop so i was able to get some work done - scary though . The winds had damaged the signalling , and then some points electrics failed A young woman was nearly blown over in Manchester in front of me as i was walking to get the train .
 
Over four years I've been in the gardening business and I've never worked in such high winds, with things flying through the air.

Got a real drenching and narrowly missed by a five foot branch at one point.
 
The landlord at my house put a brand new wooden fence up 3 weeks ago, it is now in 4 pieces in the bacl garden and the remaining 2 panels still standing are wobbling dangerously
 
I hear on the radio that, on this windiest of days, many wind turbines, supposed saviours of the planet, have been turned off.

I presume it must be the wrong sort of wind.
 
Have just come in from doing yard. We've several of those ordinary galvanised gates around the yard and have also just put up some extra Yorkshire boarding large top 'gates' (which are all welded steel and braced - 15' x 6'). These form top infils for the 15' bays on the new clearspan barn and are useful because when the weather's good as they can be opened up for additional ventilation (not a problem today!). Anyway, the most weird and spooky noises I've heard to date in the yard were in play tonight as the wind got funnelled into the open ends of the steel box tubes. The BBC's sound department would have a field day!
 
Over four years I've been in the gardening business and I've never worked in such high winds, with things flying through the air.

Got a real drenching and narrowly missed by a five foot branch at one point.
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Out of pure interest, what is your job exactly, Venusian?
 
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