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storm damage
#99456
Author: "Tom Atkinson"
Date: Sat, 08 Jan 2005 15:13
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Wondering how everyone fared with the storms sweeping UK. We are in
N.Ireland
and the very high winds uprooted a eucalyptus
and it fell on my favourite Euphorbia that had
buds on every stem. In addition we had missing tiles and broken aerial.

Tom Atkinson


Re: storm damage
#99459
Author: "Phil L"
Date: Sat, 08 Jan 2005 16:34
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Tom Atkinson wrote:
:: Wondering how everyone fared with the storms sweeping UK. We are in
:: N.Ireland
:: and the very high winds uprooted a eucalyptus
:: and it fell on my favourite Euphorbia that had
:: buds on every stem. In addition we had missing tiles and broken
:: aerial.

Lancs:

Three panels from fence disappeared, two panes of glass from greenhouse roof
AWOL....various tubs, planters and boxes swirling around like dead leaves.


--

http://www.blueyonder256k.myby.co.uk/


Re: storm damage
#99467
Author: Martin Brown
Date: Sat, 08 Jan 2005 17:22
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Tom Atkinson wrote:

> Wondering how everyone fared with the storms sweeping UK. We are in
> N.Ireland

North Yorkshire in a fairly windy spot - gusts to 90mph. Woke up this
morning to loud noises and lots of very gusty wind. The power was
erratic and looking out showed why. A neighbour's large beech tree was
down across the road, held up in part by the new 3 phase mains cable.
The cable support poles were all bent like bananas! Mine is one of the
few fixed line phone connections still working.

All roads from the village blocked by fallen trees. Spent most of the
day helping clear roads. Garden shed totally annihilated - became a sort
of bent and twisted semi-flat pack. Otherwise we only lost a few roof
tiles and are praying nothing more serious hits us tonight. Repairs are
needed and the weather is still too active for compfort.

A couple of villagers lost serious chunks of roof tiles, the village
hall suffered roof damage and its old weather vane flew off.

Compared to the floods in Carlisle it seems we got off lightly.

Regards,
Martin Brown
Re: storm damage
#99486
Author: "Franz Heymann"
Date: Sat, 08 Jan 2005 19:42
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"Martin Brown" <|||newspam|||@nezumi.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
news:crp4t5$6o2$1@newsg2.svr.pol.co.uk...
> Tom Atkinson wrote:
>
> > Wondering how everyone fared with the storms sweeping UK. We are
in
> > N.Ireland
>
> North Yorkshire in a fairly windy spot - gusts to 90mph. Woke up
this
> morning to loud noises and lots of very gusty wind. The power was
> erratic and looking out showed why. A neighbour's large beech tree
was
> down across the road, held up in part by the new 3 phase mains
cable.
> The cable support poles were all bent like bananas! Mine is one of
the
> few fixed line phone connections still working.
>
> All roads from the village blocked by fallen trees. Spent most of
the
> day helping clear roads. Garden shed totally annihilated - became a
sort
> of bent and twisted semi-flat pack. Otherwise we only lost a few
roof
> tiles and are praying nothing more serious hits us tonight. Repairs
are
> needed and the weather is still too active for compfort.
>
> A couple of villagers lost serious chunks of roof tiles, the village
> hall suffered roof damage and its old weather vane flew off.
>
> Compared to the floods in Carlisle it seems we got off lightly.

At the top end of Wensleydale we got off comparatively lightly.  There
was a howling wind, rain and sleet all through the night,and early
morning. There is a fair amount of flooding around and about in the
fields, but the town does not seem to have suffered any damage worth
talking about.  One 15 inch diameter sycamore fell over just on the
other side of the river, causing no serious damage.

Franz


Re: storm damage
#99496
Author: nmm1@cus.cam.ac.
Date: Sat, 08 Jan 2005 20:54
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In article <crotar$16q$1@newsg1.svr.pol.co.uk>,
Tom Atkinson <thomas@thomasatkinson.wanadoo.co.uk> wrote:
>Wondering how everyone fared with the storms sweeping UK. We are in
>N.Ireland
>and the very high winds uprooted a eucalyptus
>and it fell on my favourite Euphorbia that had
>buds on every stem. In addition we had missing tiles and broken aerial.

Nothing here (Cambridge).  Strong winds predicted, but only very
moderate ones occurred.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.
Re: storm damage
#99502
Author: "ex WGS Hamm"
Date: Sat, 08 Jan 2005 21:28
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"Nick Maclaren" <nmm1@cus.cam.ac.uk> wrote in message
news:crphal$ha5$1@gemini.csx.cam.ac.uk...
> In article <crotar$16q$1@newsg1.svr.pol.co.uk>,
> Tom Atkinson <thomas@thomasatkinson.wanadoo.co.uk> wrote:
> >Wondering how everyone fared with the storms sweeping UK. We are in
> >N.Ireland
> >and the very high winds uprooted a eucalyptus
> >and it fell on my favourite Euphorbia that had
> >buds on every stem. In addition we had missing tiles and broken aerial.
>
> Nothing here (Cambridge).  Strong winds predicted, but only very
> moderate ones occurred.
 Here in Wisbech there were very strong winds. I lost a dead  tree. but
otherwise suffered no damage however all around branches off, trees down
etc.


Re: storm damage
#99525
Author: Janet Baraclough
Date: Sat, 08 Jan 2005 23:42
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 Isle of Arran...very wild winds last night (woke us up by slamming the
bedroom windows shut) and heavy rain. More heavy rain and hail today,
snow on the mountains. No wind-damage to us or neighbours that we can
see.

  Janet.
Re: storm damage
#99519
Author: martin@privacy.n
Date: Sat, 08 Jan 2005 23:50
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On Sat, 08 Jan 2005 21:28:28 GMT, "ex WGS Hamm"
<alpha.bitchREMOVETHIS@virgin.net> wrote:


> Here in Wisbech there were very strong winds. I lost a dead  tree. but
>otherwise suffered no damage however all around branches off, trees down
>etc.

FISHER GERMAN BIGHT
WEST OR NORTHWEST STORM 10 TO HURRICANE 12 GRADUALLY BACKING
SOUTHWEST 6 TO GALE 8. SHOWERS. MODERATE OR GOOD

--
Martin
Re: storm damage
#99528
Author: "andrewpreece"
Date: Sun, 09 Jan 2005 01:36
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Devon: plenty of wind blowing windows and doors shut and dustbins around,
but no visible damage. We weren't in the forecast hotspots though.

Andy.


Re: storm damage
#99531
Author: Alan Gould
Date: Sun, 09 Jan 2005 06:15
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Strong wind and heavy rain in North Lincs. A very large and very old
hawthorn tree came down onto a sleeper built compost box and uprooted
part of a dyke. No crisis, but lots of repair and clearing work to do.
--
Alan & Joan Gould - North Lincs.
Re: storm damage
#99560
Author: Sacha
Date: Sun, 09 Jan 2005 12:29
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On 9/1/05 1:36, in article 41e08a40@212.67.96.135, "andrewpreece"
<andrewpreece@onetel.net.uk> wrote:

> Devon: plenty of wind blowing windows and doors shut and dustbins around,
> but no visible damage. We weren't in the forecast hotspots though.
>
> Andy.
>
>
Same in this bit of Devon - one or two slates off the house and some pots
blown over, though not broken, thank goodness.  But I noticed that the River
Dart at Staverton bridge was very high yesterday so I think Dartmoor must
have seen a lot more rain than we have here.
--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
(remove the weeds to email me)

Re: storm damage
#99598
Author: Rod
Date: Sun, 09 Jan 2005 18:20
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On Sat, 8 Jan 2005 15:13:48 -0000, "Tom Atkinson"
<thomas@thomasatkinson.wanadoo.co.uk> wrote:

>Wondering how everyone fared with the storms sweeping UK. We are in
>N.Ireland
>and the very high winds uprooted a eucalyptus
>and it fell on my favourite Euphorbia that had
>buds on every stem. In addition we had missing tiles and broken aerial.
>
>Tom Atkinson
>
Just dead branches and twigs down here on the N. Wales coast, inland
serious flooding in Llanrwst and some low lying fields flooded in the
Vale of Clwyd. Whilst out yesterday afternoon in the Clwydians I saw
cleared remains of sizable trees by the roadside in several places.
The winds during the week got our bonfires going like good uns in the
area we're clearing for replanting.

=================================================

Rod

Weed my email address to reply.
http://website.lineone.net/~rodcraddock/index.html
Re: storm damage
#99605
Author: "David Cleland"
Date: Sun, 09 Jan 2005 18:59
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What part of NI are you in ?

I had two bay trees blown over and the pots smashed - I also had a bush 
basically wrecked by the wind- virtually nothing but the base left.

David


"Rod" <rodcraddockbittercress@lineone.net> wrote in message 
news:s5t2u0pfv8adgje60gh96t6icfuo0b25sb@4ax.com...
> On Sat, 8 Jan 2005 15:13:48 -0000, "Tom Atkinson"
> <thomas@thomasatkinson.wanadoo.co.uk> wrote:
>
>>Wondering how everyone fared with the storms sweeping UK. We are in
>>N.Ireland
>>and the very high winds uprooted a eucalyptus
>>and it fell on my favourite Euphorbia that had
>>buds on every stem. In addition we had missing tiles and broken aerial.
>>
>>Tom Atkinson
>>
> Just dead branches and twigs down here on the N. Wales coast, inland
> serious flooding in Llanrwst and some low lying fields flooded in the
> Vale of Clwyd. Whilst out yesterday afternoon in the Clwydians I saw
> cleared remains of sizable trees by the roadside in several places.
> The winds during the week got our bonfires going like good uns in the
> area we're clearing for replanting.
>
> =================================================
>
> Rod
>
> Weed my email address to reply.
> http://website.lineone.net/~rodcraddock/index.html 


Re: storm damage
#99628
Author: Janet Baraclough
Date: Sun, 09 Jan 2005 20:48
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The message <1105297199.6758.0@nnrp-t71-02.news.clara.net>
from "David Cleland" <davidcleland@hotmail.com> contains these words:

(posting order restored)


> "Rod" <rodcraddockbittercress@lineone.net> wrote in message
> news:s5t2u0pfv8adgje60gh96t6icfuo0b25sb@4ax.com...
> > On Sat, 8 Jan 2005 15:13:48 -0000, "Tom Atkinson"
> > <thomas@thomasatkinson.wanadoo.co.uk> wrote:
> >
> >>Wondering how everyone fared with the storms sweeping UK. We are in
> >>N.Ireland
> >>and the very high winds uprooted a eucalyptus
> >>and it fell on my favourite Euphorbia that had
> >>buds on every stem. In addition we had missing tiles and broken aerial.
> >>
> >>Tom Atkinson
> >>
> > Just dead branches and twigs down here on the N. Wales coast, inland
> > serious flooding in Llanrwst and some low lying fields flooded in the
> > Vale of Clwyd. Whilst out yesterday afternoon in the Clwydians I saw
> > cleared remains of sizable trees by the roadside in several places.
> > The winds during the week got our bonfires going like good uns in the
> > area we're clearing for replanting.
> >


> What part of NI are you in ?

> I had two bay trees blown over and the pots smashed - I also had a bush
> basically wrecked by the wind- virtually nothing but the base left.

> David

   Rod, whose post you replied to,  is in N Wales; Tom is in NI. If you
would please stop top  posting  and edit your replies, we would all find
it easier to make sense of threads and know who said what. There's a
handy guide in the weekly post called "abc for newcomers ".

  Janet.
Re: storm damage
#99644
Author: "Tom Atkinson"
Date: Sun, 09 Jan 2005 22:27
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I live in tandragee, co Armagh . Apparently Tandragee means backside to the
wind!!
Tom Atkinson
"David Cleland" <davidcleland@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:1105297199.6758.0@nnrp-t71-02.news.clara.net...
> What part of NI are you in ?
>
> I had two bay trees blown over and the pots smashed - I also had a bush
> basically wrecked by the wind- virtually nothing but the base left.
>
> David
>
>
> "Rod" <rodcraddockbittercress@lineone.net> wrote in message
> news:s5t2u0pfv8adgje60gh96t6icfuo0b25sb@4ax.com...
> > On Sat, 8 Jan 2005 15:13:48 -0000, "Tom Atkinson"
> > <thomas@thomasatkinson.wanadoo.co.uk> wrote:
> >
> >>Wondering how everyone fared with the storms sweeping UK. We are in
> >>N.Ireland
> >>and the very high winds uprooted a eucalyptus
> >>and it fell on my favourite Euphorbia that had
> >>buds on every stem. In addition we had missing tiles and broken aerial.
> >>
> >>Tom Atkinson
> >>
> > Just dead branches and twigs down here on the N. Wales coast, inland
> > serious flooding in Llanrwst and some low lying fields flooded in the
> > Vale of Clwyd. Whilst out yesterday afternoon in the Clwydians I saw
> > cleared remains of sizable trees by the roadside in several places.
> > The winds during the week got our bonfires going like good uns in the
> > area we're clearing for replanting.
> >
> > =================================================
> >
> > Rod
> >
> > Weed my email address to reply.
> > http://website.lineone.net/~rodcraddock/index.html
>
>


Re: storm damage
#99657
Author: "David Cleland"
Date: Sun, 09 Jan 2005 23:11
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>I live in tandragee, co Armagh . Apparently Tandragee means backside to the
> wind!!

i live at the maze which is the backside of nowhere :) and it is wild stormy
again tonight - I know a few folk from down there work with a teacher from
there too.

David


Re: storm damage
#99677
Author: martin@privacy.n
Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2005 10:42
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On Sun, 9 Jan 2005 20:48:48 GMT, Janet Baraclough
<janet.and.john@zetnet.co.uk> wrote:


>> David
>
>   Rod, whose post you replied to,  is in N Wales; Tom is in NI. If you
>would please stop top  posting  and edit your replies, we would all find
>it easier to make sense of threads and know who said what. There's a
>handy guide in the weekly post called "abc for newcomers ".

Which hides from Pam.  :-)
--
Martin
Re: storm damage
#99683
Author: "Franz Heymann"
Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2005 11:07
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"David Cleland" <davidcleland@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:1105312325.8565.0@lotis.uk.clara.net...
> >I live in tandragee, co Armagh . Apparently Tandragee means
backside to the
> > wind!!
>
> i live at the maze which is the backside of nowhere :) and it is
wild stormy
> again tonight - I know a few folk from down there work with a
teacher from
> there too.

David, please leave the headers, otherwise we don't know whom you are
speaking to.

Franz



Re: storm damage
#99684
Author: "Franz Heymann"
Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2005 11:07
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"Tom Atkinson" <thomas@thomasatkinson.wanadoo.co.uk> wrote in message
news:crsb3i$p13$1@newsg2.svr.pol.co.uk...
> "David Cleland" <davidcleland@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1105297199.6758.0@nnrp-t71-02.news.clara.net...
> > What part of NI are you in ?

> I live in tandragee, co Armagh . Apparently Tandragee means backside
to the
> wind!!
> Tom Atkinson

I took the liberty of indicating to you where your reply should have
been placed.

Franz

> > I had two bay trees blown over and the pots smashed - I also had a
bush
> > basically wrecked by the wind- virtually nothing but the base
left.
> >
> > David
> >
> >
> > "Rod" <rodcraddockbittercress@lineone.net> wrote in message
> > news:s5t2u0pfv8adgje60gh96t6icfuo0b25sb@4ax.com...
> > > On Sat, 8 Jan 2005 15:13:48 -0000, "Tom Atkinson"
> > > <thomas@thomasatkinson.wanadoo.co.uk> wrote:
> > >
> > >>Wondering how everyone fared with the storms sweeping UK. We are
in
> > >>N.Ireland
> > >>and the very high winds uprooted a eucalyptus
> > >>and it fell on my favourite Euphorbia that had
> > >>buds on every stem. In addition we had missing tiles and broken
aerial.
> > >>
> > >>Tom Atkinson
> > >>
> > > Just dead branches and twigs down here on the N. Wales coast,
inland
> > > serious flooding in Llanrwst and some low lying fields flooded
in the
> > > Vale of Clwyd. Whilst out yesterday afternoon in the Clwydians I
saw
> > > cleared remains of sizable trees by the roadside in several
places.
> > > The winds during the week got our bonfires going like good uns
in the
> > > area we're clearing for replanting.



Re: storm damage
#99711
Author: "David Cleland"
Date: Mon, 10 Jan 2005 17:36
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"Franz Heymann" <notfranz.heymann@btopenworld.com> wrote in message
news:crtnkr$dj2$9@titan.btinternet.com...
>
> "Tom Atkinson" <thomas@thomasatkinson.wanadoo.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:crsb3i$p13$1@newsg2.svr.pol.co.uk...
>> "David Cleland" <davidcleland@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:1105297199.6758.0@nnrp-t71-02.news.clara.net...
>> > What part of NI are you in ?
>
>> I live in tandragee, co Armagh . Apparently Tandragee means backside
> to the
>> wind!!
>> Tom Atkinson
>
> I took the liberty of indicating to you where your reply should have
> been placed.
>


Thanks all for the education,

David


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