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Subject Topic: Windy Night
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PersonJonjules
17/4/2013 at 10:47pm
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I dont envy anyone out there tonight, some very strong gusts here in the northwest.


Personnigel58464
17/4/2013 at 11:40pm
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Yep gusty here in the east mids. hear it blowing down the chimney. forecast say 25mph winds with gusts

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Personkevtore999
18/4/2013 at 12:34am
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I had to ride home from work in it on a motorbike, was a bit scary to tell the truth, getting side slapped by the wind aint much fun!!


Persondaveslisa
18/4/2013 at 6:34am
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Took my 3 man down about 8 pm last night night.....the kids reckoned it was like the beginning of The Wizard of Oz!!!!

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PersonHedgehugger
18/4/2013 at 8:25am
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Was out in the garden 2.30am rescuing my new water butt - not enough water in it to keep it in place, so it was rumbling off down the path - and the wildly flapping greenhouse guttering. New tap needed for water butt now - smashed. Also two outside doormats with ambitions to become magic carpets are now stowed in shed! Still, the fence stayed  up, which is more than i can say for the one across the road...

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Personminicamper2001
18/4/2013 at 8:33am
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My rotary washing line bent over, complete with 2loads of washing


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18/4/2013 at 9:02am
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Been really windy here in Fife last couple of days with heavy showers.
I was unable to open the side gate as wind was so strong and the gate is wooden slatted style with small gaps so like a solid sail!
Sunny at the moment but still strong winds, mind you we are right on the coast.

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Personmadz
18/4/2013 at 9:02am
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Quote: Originally posted by minicamper2001 on 18/4/2013
My rotary washing line bent over, complete with 2loads of washing


Wow that's really windy I thought here was bad enough.

Today is certainly not one of those days to be glad you live on top of a hill.


PersonTraceyD
18/4/2013 at 9:56am
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Took my daughter to work at 4.30am and driving back down the street was like an obstacle course because of wheelie bins left out on the street blowing into the road!

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Personmikegalagher
18/4/2013 at 10:04am
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We do live on a hill, and the westerlies hit us side on. Only just had that side fence re-fixed too. We live off West Lane, what does that tell us?

Got a raging sore throat, and with that and listening to the gale all night and worrying about the fence, hardly got a wink of sleep. Hate wind, hate it.

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PersonQuinny
18/4/2013 at 10:06am
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My amateur radio aerials have had a merry dance, but are still standing.

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Personraftguid1977
18/4/2013 at 10:35am
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Quote: Originally posted by Quinny on 18/4/2013
My amateur radio aerials have had a merry dance, but are still standing.


my bil aerials didnt fair to well he lives quite high up in runcorn. so more high ladder fun this weekend



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PersonWhatamess
18/4/2013 at 10:44am
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I put my bins and bags out behind the fence last night for this morning because I didn't realise it would get so bad.

My green food bin was 9 doors away (goodness knows where the food bag has gone that was inside it) and the lid was under a car, my plastic bottles box and my two sacks for plastic and cans have disappeared completely.

It stopped blowing at 5.30 but it's building up a bit again. I hate it too, there's no defence against it.

Nora


PersonCave Troll
18/4/2013 at 11:09am
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We had one of those reinforced plastic greenhouse from Asda and it has been shredded by the wind and the frame destroyed.
It was tied down securely.
We are open fields at the back so there was nothing to slow the wind before it hit the greenhouse.

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Personkimmie
18/4/2013 at 12:03pm
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Fences been rattling all night, still making a lot of noise.

Jack Russell keeps running out and barking at the fence panel.

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Persongailbonney
18/4/2013 at 4:34pm
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Oh had to put the roof back on shed this am!

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