Storm Isha

[Daniel cain 49,374]

13 hours ago, Blackmag said:

money in the bank hopefully plenty of fences down round me winds picking up now 

[kanny 21,753]

I think we got off lightly,  it's howling but not much damage. 

[jigsaw 11,902]

[WILF 50,972]

Was without power for about 30 hours, lucky as some won’t have power restored until Thursday.

Out came the petrol cooker and went full prepper ! Lol 

Another one blowing in off the Atlantic today by all accounts but hopefully not as bad.

[Francie, 2,869]

1 hour ago, WILF said:

Was without power for about 30 hours, lucky as some won’t have power restored until Thursday.

Out came the petrol cooker and went full prepper ! Lol 

Another one blowing in off the Atlantic today by all accounts but hopefully not as bad.

Did you have the candles lit wilf lol

I think we should prepare for "lights out" in the future,ye never know whats going to happen.

[WILF 50,972]

14 minutes ago, Francie, said:

Did you have the candles lit wilf lol

I think we should prepare for "lights out" in the future,ye never know whats going to happen.

I did mate, bit nostalgic really because I used to live in a caravan when I was little and that only had gas lights at the time !…..bored the arse off my oldest boy regaling him with story’s about it ! Lol 

[dogmandont 10,060]

5 hours ago, WILF said:

Was without power for about 30 hours, lucky as some won’t have power restored until Thursday.

Out came the petrol cooker and went full prepper ! Lol 

Another one blowing in off the Atlantic today by all accounts but hopefully not as bad.

Was thinking it would of got a bit rough down your way wilf, are you far inland? 

[WILF 50,972]

48 minutes ago, dogmandont said:

Was thinking it would of got a bit rough down your way wilf, are you far inland? 

Yeah, a fair way mate….about 40 minutes.

Lucky here because I’m pretty sheltered in big blocks of trees

[Greyman 32,294]

Just a bit windy really no need to name it and try to frighten everyone again, I was born in 63 now that was some bad weather and I spent over 11 hours driving 50 miles across Salisbury in 87? When we had a proper storm 

 

nothing new we just got on with it before the Fanny’s took charge 

[Bakerboy 4,740]

That 87 storm was a belter

[WILF 50,972]

43 minutes ago, Bakerboy said:

That 87 storm was a belter

Remember it very well, walking about the next day was a sight mate.

The roof off the dairy buried in the front upstairs windows of peoples houses and rows and rows of trees just flattened. 
Blew a window in on our house, old type single glazed sash. 
 

Carnage mate 

[dogmandont 10,060]

56 minutes ago, Greyman said:

Just a bit windy really no need to name it and try to frighten everyone again, I was born in 63 now that was some bad weather and I spent over 11 hours driving 50 miles across Salisbury in 87? When we had a proper storm 

 

nothing new we just got on with it before the Fanny’s took charge 

I agree with you about naming storms, seems every time it gets a bit blustery it's given a name but Sunday was different well over here anyway, I was on the road yesterday and today and I've never seen as many trees down, farm out buildings with roofs blown off, it was a bit more than the usual gusty evening. 

Edited January 23, 2024 by dogmandont

[dogmandont 10,060]

3 hours ago, WILF said:

Yeah, a fair way mate….about 40 minutes.

Lucky here because I’m pretty sheltered in big blocks of trees

It would of been a bit gusty along the coast wilf, the last time I remember winds like we had here on Sunday night was 99 the only reason I remember is because it blew ridge tiles and slates of our roof and the bastrud things landed on the roof off my car. Lol. 

[WILF 50,972]

2 minutes ago, dogmandont said:

It would of been a bit gusty along the coast wilf, the last time I remember winds like we had here on Sunday night was 99 the only reason I remember is because it blew ridge tiles and slates of our roof and the bastrud things landed on the roof off my car. Lol. 

My daughter lives in Belfast and she said it was just a bit windy where she was but that’s with the shelter of the city I suppose.

Apparently it got really wild along the coast in Sligo and Donegal !……I bet those poor sods were shitting bricks mate. 

Edited January 23, 2024 by WILF

[dogmandont 10,060]

15 minutes ago, WILF said:

My daughter lives in Belfast and she said it was just a bit windy where she was but that’s with the shelter of the city I suppose.

Apparently it got really wild along the coast in Sligo and Donegal !……I bet those poor sods were shitting bricks mate. 

Yeah definitely, used to love the wind when a youngster but the responsibility of being a home owner came along and f****d that up.