Wind

[winchman]

I have never known it so windy

[M19 ROO]

already been out this mornin puttin fence pannels back on  :shock:

[sleeplessparadise]

Just been looking out the bedroom window and seen my neighbours porch ridge tiles being ripped off :shock: The porch was only put on last year............. hope I arent going to wake to tiles etc. missing from our roof, had a security light ripped down a week or two ago :(

[Range Rover Blues]

It's starting to scare the dogs here.

[Bush Tucker Man]

I've been told by the father-in-law that Arriva (he's a Vehicle Inspector for them) are very being very careful where they route Double-Deckers at the moment.

He also said that;
The A1 is closed between the new intersection with the M62 to Bramham (A64 junction)& at Wentbridge
M1 didn't say which stretch
M62 30 & 32, than also 2 lanes closed at Hartshead Moor Services & also at Brighouse

All to high-sided vehicles, as there's multiple turn overs on them already


Going to be a busy & chaotic evening.................

Glad I'm not at work :roll:

[Lord Shagg-Pyle]

I've known a few bad gales when I lived up in Norfolk, but they usually brought snow with them from The Steppes.
Don't like the wind down here. Too warm for January.

[murph]

Windy down here as well, been out several times today..

M11 closed north and south, the M25 closed around J30..

Now I'm off to work and all my trunkers come down the M11 from Newark so it looks like long night for me

[kizz81]

its windy in mansfield couple of our roof tiles blown off and next doors garage has blown inwards
madness

[paul and sam]

just seen a woman walking her dog on a extender lead and a gust sent the poor pouch off up the road like a kite!! :(biglaugh):  on another note a good friend of mine driveing to work this morning found that a falling tree and a 4x4 dont mix its totaled the car and how the hell he got out of it i dont know the n/s roof is on to the dash poped the back window out but not busted ! all the lucky sod got was a branch stuck on to his throat and not even a cut or a bruse .. we are all getting him tins of wiskers ... because he must have nine lives lol :(biglaugh):

[V8MoneyPit]

Yep, Norfolk has been a tad blustery this afternoon. There were power lines down just down the road I understand and some large trees are down in the next village.

I'm off out now so I'll take a look around.

With the rain as well, I'm sure there will be a few floods too.

[chris.hunt22]

've been told by the father-in-law that Arriva (he's a Vehicle Inspector for them) are very being very careful where they route Double-Deckers at the moment.  (Bush Tucker Man) We do a lot of the repair work for Arriva Wakefield and Yorkshire, could be a busy few weeks coming then!!

I have been Blackburn - Speke (liverpool) - Blackburn today with one of our lads taking a double decker bus back, the wind was blowing it all over the place, got there and the wind had blown a canopy off his depot, you could hardly stand up in it.  On the way back we were in Maccy D's and a shop sign and part of the traffic lights blew past the windows, I saw a van driver with a piece of one of those advert boards at the side of the m/way in his screen, a 7.5 tonner at the end of the M57 sat on a rover estate and an artic on its side on the M6 which appeared to have taken a 7.5 tonner out with it, glad I wasn't driving an unladen truck today or in a hurry to get anywere, only hope everyone involved was OK, just watched news, 5 dead up to now in North West![/list]

[Sharpshooter]

Very windy here too. At work (Dungeness Power Station) we have had windows blowing out. I had to go aroung the site and tie things down, and barrier most of it off. Cladding sheets 20' square flying off like kites. :(

[bezzabsa]

glad i was local today
M6 -M5 - M40 - M42 _ M1 A14 A1 M60 M62 all have either closures or wagons on their sides, and theyre just the ones I heard on radio 2!!

[sleeplessparadise]

Well finally got my power and internet back........ power was out for nearly 3 hours ........... and my children were sent home just after lunch. The school had to be closed as the roof on one of the buildings had become unstable :shock:  Dont know if they are meant to go in tomorrow or not and my eldest should be doing her final resit tomorrow :(

[laser_jock99]

Certainly was horrendous traffic here in the Midlands tonight. I think all the local motorways (M1/M6/M42/M40) have been shut at one point or another. All traffic re-directed onto local roads leading to chaos. Went past a 6 mile (at least) traffic jam on the Fosseway - luckily my direction was clear. Then I took to the lanes just to keep clear of it all! Luckily no trees down.

[blueboar]

Down here on the suffolk coast, we recorded 72mph winds.

One or two buildings damaged and some of the beach went out to sea, and, has'nt come back yet :shock:

[Steven]

Said on news 7 died sorry to say that loads roads near me closed of, youv all prob listened to the news.

[spy]

Chaos here 2, thelwall viaduct was shut when i was on the M6 this morning, gable end off a house up the road from me and the big stone cross came down from the church roof opposite me!  

http://www.southportforums.com/forums/showthread.php?threadid=50369687

Southport got a real beating, some cracking photos on that site!

[casey12]

I was stuck a winwick for hours. Which church spy?
Now i know why i haven't seen the landy in St Helens.

[simdeb]

its blown several of my mums fence panels down, while she was wahing the pots a roof tile from next door blew off straight into the kitchen window, luckily its double glazed as it smashed the outer glass! then its blown 2 of step dads green house glass panels out!

it's broke our 'new' dusbin lid

debbie

[Boggert]

In Lincolnshire we had speeds of 90-100mph :shock:
Lorries on their sides and trees down. I heard of 3 homes that lost their roofs and a cottage who's gable end collapsed!

Its been a manic day at work!

[spy]

I was stuck a winwick for hours. Which church spy?
Now i know why i haven't seen the landy in St Helens.

I used to live in dentons green but moved up here end of last year!  Catholic church on common road newton...

Do still work in st helens so its about a bit, gimme a wave if your passing.  Miserable bunch of landy owners round here, hardly ever get a wave... :D

[**em**]

its been madness all day trees down everywhere..i havent dared take the sj out been in the corsa all day and even that nearly went over and iv been chased by loads of wheely bins lol

[chris.hunt22]

Is your avatar picture from the other weekend spy?  Mines not driven right since then, get a wobble on about 65!!

[spy]

Not from that trip but it is from briercliffe.  To be honest, mine has hardly moved since then.  Handbrake binding on a touch and radiator knackered but they were both like that before i went.  Will be buying a rad in the next few weeks and sorting handbrake but then I think I might flog it.  Fancy a range rover classic.  

Unless I can find someone to swap I suppose! ;)

[Doobreydog]

AOvertaken by a pair of wheelie bins......I was doing about 50 and 2 passed me at the same time one either side, and carried on up the road without hitting anything until they were out of sight. Dunno where they were off :D

Also many trees & fences down, roof collapsed at lads school (nobody hurt) most of the shopping centers and town centers shut.

[casey12]

Hi spy, your right they dont wave much around here?  I do, green 110 with winch and roof lights, unfortunatley i am in the other car for work, but i usually forget and wave anyway :D

[V8MoneyPit]

AOvertaken by a pair of wheelie bins......I was doing about 50 and 2 passed me at the same time one either side, and carried on up the road without hitting anything until they were out of sight. Dunno where they were off :D

And there's never a Policeman around with a speed camera when you need one  :lol:


The Audi dealership in Norwich lost it's roof yesterday. The building has only been there for a short time!

The local fords were brimming again last night. Had the headlights of the Zuke completely under water. Exciting, not being able to see where you are going while battling with fast flowing water  :shock:  About 3 feet or so without the bow wave.

[gtomo2]

battled the winds in south wales yesterday now the m4 was fun around port talbot. I was fully loaded wighting 44 tons and it still blow me around. then up and over brecon across to hereford was a river never seen or been through so meny floods glad i was in the truck and not a car as the water in some was about 2 foot deep