chillumpuffer Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 (edited) @Walter Thanks Chuck. Red weather warning (the highest) in place for the South West for tonight and us tomorrow. The Met bods reckon that coastal areas are going to get a right hammering as there are already high tides and that could lead to widespread flooding. Whist we are in the hills it wont stop the snow and winds pummelling us. Got plenty of Bud and Rioja so we will be OK . It's the roof I'm concerned about. Edited February 17, 2022 by chillumpuffer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walter Posted February 17, 2022 Share Posted February 17, 2022 (edited) Good lord, the storm is developing an eye! Hope your roof is up to the task!! Edited February 17, 2022 by Walter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebk Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 Good grief @chillumpuffer- you and Mrs. cp take care please!! Good thing you're stocked up on the essentials - fingers crossed your house holds up. All my best thoughts coming your way!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chillumpuffer Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 6 hours ago, ebk said: Good grief @chillumpuffer- you and Mrs. cp take care please!! Good thing you're stocked up on the essentials - fingers crossed your house holds up. All my best thoughts coming your way!! @Walter Thanks all. We live roughly around the word Kingdom is - maybe just below it. It's not too bad at the moment 07.30 am but it's about lunchtime when it is forecast to hit. Weird really because we don't get winds as high as this usually. Only time will tell folks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rm2551 Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 Batten down the hatches Chilli, best to you and the missus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
custard pie man Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 heavy rain and up to 60mph wind gust, 10 hours and going, still have power which is a miracle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chillumpuffer Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 She's arrived. It is wild outside. I am amazed we also still have electricity. 122mph wind recorded in The South West. Not sure if I have ever seen this type of thing since I was in a Typhoon in Thailand in the 90's. The sheep in the fields behind our house are not happy. Of course London is all the news is reporting because they have a bit of rain and a stiff breeze. Boo Hoo. Poor them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electrophile Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 Not bad. Could be a lot worse. Take care everyone in the path of the storm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chillumpuffer Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 (edited) Armageddon. House still standing as are the new structures in the garden - just. Major disruption across the whole country. Crazy Church spire falls to the ground after being hit by strong winds from Eunice (msn.com) Edited February 18, 2022 by chillumpuffer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTM Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 Wow, some wind Eunice has brought us, we just saw a flying wheelie bin. The Mrs needed to go to the Bank, as we were coming up to the village there's a sandstone wall about four feet high, a wheelie bin came flying up and over the wall, must have cleared the top by a good foot or so, it came crashing down onto the pavement (sidewalk) just in front of us. Turned the corner, a little further on the was a brand new fence that's only been up for about six weeks blown over, there was a tree down a little further on. Glad to be back home now with a nice steaming hot mug of PG. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTM Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 (edited) 2 hours ago, chillumpuffer said: She's arrived. It is wild outside. I am amazed we also still have electricity. 122mph wind recorded in The South West. Not sure if I have ever seen this type of thing since I was in a Typhoon in Thailand in the 90's. The sheep in the fields behind our house are not happy. Of course London is all the news is reporting because they have a bit of rain and a stiff breeze. Boo Hoo. Poor them. I see that down there in "that london", the wind has torn a hole in the milleneum dome roof, who knew it was constructed out of "paper" Edited February 18, 2022 by JTM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walter Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 Thanks for the update fellas from across the pond! JTM the bank is really open during that kind of weather? 122 mph wind is no joke - stay safe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chillumpuffer Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 34 minutes ago, JTM said: I see that down there in "that london", the wind has torn a hole in the milleneum dome roof, who knew it was constructed out of "paper" 21 Years to late? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chillumpuffer Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 18 minutes ago, Walter said: the bank is really open during that kind of weather? I'm surprised he could find one left open. Most of them closed years ago Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTM Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 43 minutes ago, Walter said: Thanks for the update fellas from across the pond! JTM the bank is really open during that kind of weather? 122 mph wind is no joke - stay safe. They were about to close early, my Mrs only just made it, just after 2pm. I wanted to go earlier, but then we would have missed the flying wheelie bin. Wish I'd had my dash cam on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTM Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 56 minutes ago, chillumpuffer said: I'm surprised he could find one left open. Most of them closed years ago Thankfully we still have two, mine Lloyds, hers Barclays, I don't ever want to have to go online banking, so I'm glad we still have them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul carruthers Posted February 18, 2022 Share Posted February 18, 2022 Raining heavily right now--haven't seen weather like this in awhile.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chillumpuffer Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 So Eunice exited the country. We got away with it in comparison to other parts. The South West/ Wales. Yes of course the papers are full of pictures from Londonstan. The odd tree down, 1mm of rain, usual shit from down there. The trains were cancelled . So what? That is regular up here. But hey anything to tell everyone how bad it was for them. The only thing they can learn from by reading the papers, is that they get to know that other parts of the country actually exist. A map to help them is always handy but still their eyes can't get past The Cotswolds. Ask most Southerners if they know where Newcastle is and the ain't got a fucking clue. Is it near Cardiff?? We were fine. It got a bit hairy in the afternoon. Roof still on and garden in tact. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul carruthers Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 Glad to hear everyone is doing well CP... I don't know if the cold weather is totally gone from Florida--the nights are still pretty chilly--but the afternoon temps are back in the 80s. Spring is upon us... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rm2551 Posted February 20, 2022 Share Posted February 20, 2022 18 hours ago, chillumpuffer said: So Eunice exited the country. We got away with it in comparison to other parts. The South West/ Wales. Yes of course the papers are full of pictures from Londonstan. The odd tree down, 1mm of rain, usual shit from down there. The trains were cancelled . So what? That is regular up here. But hey anything to tell everyone how bad it was for them. The only thing they can learn from by reading the papers, is that they get to know that other parts of the country actually exist. A map to help them is always handy but still their eyes can't get past The Cotswolds. Ask most Southerners if they know where Newcastle is and the ain't got a fucking clue. Is it near Cardiff?? We were fine. It got a bit hairy in the afternoon. Roof still on and garden in tact. Good stuff mate, glad you rode it out with no big dramas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walter Posted February 20, 2022 Share Posted February 20, 2022 On 2/19/2022 at 10:13 AM, chillumpuffer said: So Eunice exited the country. We got away with it in comparison to other parts. The South West/ Wales. Yes of course the papers are full of pictures from Londonstan. The odd tree down, 1mm of rain, usual shit from down there. The trains were cancelled . So what? That is regular up here. But hey anything to tell everyone how bad it was for them. The only thing they can learn from by reading the papers, is that they get to know that other parts of the country actually exist. A map to help them is always handy but still their eyes can't get past The Cotswolds. Ask most Southerners if they know where Newcastle is and the ain't got a fucking clue. Is it near Cardiff?? We were fine. It got a bit hairy in the afternoon. Roof still on and garden in tact. Great news! Glad the house is still intact and you are both safe. ✌🏼👊🏼 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebk Posted February 20, 2022 Share Posted February 20, 2022 On 2/19/2022 at 10:13 AM, chillumpuffer said: We were fine. It got a bit hairy in the afternoon. Roof still on and garden in tact The most important thing! Happy to see you made it through safely!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chillumpuffer Posted February 20, 2022 Share Posted February 20, 2022 3 minutes ago, ebk said: The most important thing! Happy to see you made it through safely!! 16 minutes ago, Walter said: Great news! Glad the house is still intact and you are both safe. ✌🏼👊🏼 Not out of the woods yet. We went out deep into the Peaks today and I have never seen so many flooded roads - ever. We've had another bad storm today and a few more forecast next week. It seriously is bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xolo1974 Posted February 20, 2022 Share Posted February 20, 2022 4 hours ago, chillumpuffer said: Not out of the woods yet. We went out deep into the Peaks today and I have never seen so many flooded roads - ever. We've had another bad storm today and a few more forecast next week. It seriously is bad. Good luck mate. I’m back from Oz on the 11th, so I hope it settles down Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chillumpuffer Posted February 21, 2022 Share Posted February 21, 2022 Incredible yesterday and last night. Never seen or heard anything like it. If this is what the future is like then count me out. Floods and destruction all around. When will ever end? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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