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You should ingest plenty of fluids inside Bank Tavern, this positive internal pressure will help keep the wind out.
It's suddenly gone very still and quiet a couple of hours ago. After all the noise and bluster for most of the day, it feels quite strange.
At least I'm no longer chasing the bin down the road.
At least I'm no longer chasing the bin down the road.
More wind and rain, Amber weather warning for rain, expecting a couple of inches or more over 24hr.....
I de-silted the stream and cleaned the trash grate this morning in expectation. Took over 350 shovels of silt/fine gravel out..... the pile is growing..... so I regraded it and made sure its well away from the drop pool wall. Got to be at least half a tonne of material so far, probably more.
GC
I de-silted the stream and cleaned the trash grate this morning in expectation. Took over 350 shovels of silt/fine gravel out..... the pile is growing..... so I regraded it and made sure its well away from the drop pool wall. Got to be at least half a tonne of material so far, probably more.
GC
That's a lot of work, but it sounds like satisfying work. You get the job done, and you're ending up with useful product too 
We've been wet, even for us we've had it wet. The burn alongside my garden is heaving down and I'm rather glad that it's 5m down in it's bed.
We've been wet, even for us we've had it wet. The burn alongside my garden is heaving down and I'm rather glad that it's 5m down in it's bed.
The storm last night/this morning dropped more rain than we had for years. The local NRW gauging station shows the last time the river was higher was back in 2002- this storm broke the previous "recent highest" from 2019. The catch pool which is normally 6 inches deep was about 5 feet deep, there's a log landed on top of the trash grate and at one point the stream system was overtopped and flowed down the courtyard through the barn. That only lasted for about 5 minutes, but still......
I expect to be shovelling another pile of gravel/silt out tomorrow. Perhaps a 500 shovel storm....?
GC
I expect to be shovelling another pile of gravel/silt out tomorrow. Perhaps a 500 shovel storm....?
GC
On a red warning tonight. Seems many a bit further down the sw peninsula are already in power cut mode, so have been prepping this evening to be out of power when I wake up.
Candles and lanterns strategically placed, batteries checked and renewed if nessasary in the lanterns, torches and fairy lights.
Kindling, logs and
Coal bucket is full in case I need to light the multifuel stove.
Camping stove out on the counter, ready for the morning cuppa. Berky filled to the brim with filtered water.
Extra eggs, milk, beans, cheese and and tins of soup purchased this afternoon. Rice pudding made in the slow cooker, which can be reheated on the camp stove if wanted. A couple of new books, and the knitting is out, and I'm in wooly hat mode.
Think I'm ready for it. I can hear the wind outside, which means it's blowing somewhat more than normal, I've just popped my head out the door before locking up, it's pretty rough out there, with sleety snow beginning to fall.
We've already had one short power cut this afternoon. So I charged all my power banks up just in case.
Just before sunset, the outside went a realy strange bright greeny yellow, despite being totaly overcast with no sun showing, that was a good clue something was coming a bit out of the ordinary.
Anyway, all set and prepared. Fingers crossed we will hopefully miss the worst of it in this fairly sheltered valley.
Candles and lanterns strategically placed, batteries checked and renewed if nessasary in the lanterns, torches and fairy lights.
Kindling, logs and
Coal bucket is full in case I need to light the multifuel stove.
Camping stove out on the counter, ready for the morning cuppa. Berky filled to the brim with filtered water.
Extra eggs, milk, beans, cheese and and tins of soup purchased this afternoon. Rice pudding made in the slow cooker, which can be reheated on the camp stove if wanted. A couple of new books, and the knitting is out, and I'm in wooly hat mode.
Think I'm ready for it. I can hear the wind outside, which means it's blowing somewhat more than normal, I've just popped my head out the door before locking up, it's pretty rough out there, with sleety snow beginning to fall.
We've already had one short power cut this afternoon. So I charged all my power banks up just in case.
Just before sunset, the outside went a realy strange bright greeny yellow, despite being totaly overcast with no sun showing, that was a good clue something was coming a bit out of the ordinary.
Anyway, all set and prepared. Fingers crossed we will hopefully miss the worst of it in this fairly sheltered valley.
Well, I know many have had problems with the weather, storm garretti overnight. I took all the warnings seriously but with calm preparedness, and slept through it all. So far as I can tell this morning, all is well here, and a tad disappointing, as regards drama. Bins are still in place, and no powercuts.
This morning is grey, calm and a normal winter morning.
Has anyone suffered any problems with this storm?
I'm lucky to live in a pretty sheltered valley, but listening to the weather forcast, I certainly expected to suffer some problems. So far, nothing worse than normal winter weather.
This morning is grey, calm and a normal winter morning.
Has anyone suffered any problems with this storm?
I'm lucky to live in a pretty sheltered valley, but listening to the weather forcast, I certainly expected to suffer some problems. So far, nothing worse than normal winter weather.
It has been relatively mild here, none of the doom and power cuts predicted by the newspaper. There was a fall of snow yesterday evening that did not last long, no high winds and it all looks calm and cold out there, which is just as well as I have to get myself to the GP surgery in a bit.
Windy last night, but recycling bin stayed upright so can't have been too bad. Lots of rain seems to have thawed the ground out by this morning, just enough at least for my dog to cover my jeans in fine mud droplets as he cannoned past on his walk this morning.
All the snow has melted, but "storm Goretti" has been a problem.
It seems to me that basic trigonometry has not been taught in France for a loooooooong time.
You have a railway line... For any tree along that line, the distance from the tree to the line must be greater than the height of the tree... so that if that tree falls, it doesn't fall on the line.
Simples, eek.
But no, the flipwits don't deal with it.
Four hours to get home last night, two and a half to get to work this morning.
It seems to me that basic trigonometry has not been taught in France for a loooooooong time.
You have a railway line... For any tree along that line, the distance from the tree to the line must be greater than the height of the tree... so that if that tree falls, it doesn't fall on the line.
Simples, eek.
But no, the flipwits don't deal with it.
Four hours to get home last night, two and a half to get to work this morning.
It's very wet and windy again. The path into town had giant puddles, which doesn't happen often.
I can hear the river from the house, which is about half a mile away, I havnt been down to look, but that usualy means that a couple of miles further down the road there is flooding.
Was meant to go into tivvy town for a big shop, with my friend today, but they don't want to risk the roads. So I'm stuck in the house once again.
Everything is totaly sodden, and the lights keep flickering. Lost Internet several times since last evening.
it's so dismal, even a soggy walk to the cafe for lunch didn't lift the mood.
So I went charity shop hunting, came home empty handed, so even retail therapy was a disaster!
I wish it would just snow heavily, or stop raining. Either would be a welcome change!
I can hear the river from the house, which is about half a mile away, I havnt been down to look, but that usualy means that a couple of miles further down the road there is flooding.
Was meant to go into tivvy town for a big shop, with my friend today, but they don't want to risk the roads. So I'm stuck in the house once again.
Everything is totaly sodden, and the lights keep flickering. Lost Internet several times since last evening.
it's so dismal, even a soggy walk to the cafe for lunch didn't lift the mood.
So I went charity shop hunting, came home empty handed, so even retail therapy was a disaster!
I wish it would just snow heavily, or stop raining. Either would be a welcome change!
@Woody girl : sounds like you have the weather we had in November. Everything sodden, load of rain and over a 10-day period I ended up clearing about a tonne (literally) of silt/gravel out of the stream catch-pond (before it goes through the trash grate into the culvert under the property). All the local roads were awash too, I was using my truck for trips as it has much better capability when there's big puddles on the roads. The roads have been left with quite a lot of damage.
Been much less rain here the past couple of days, but it's blowing a hooley. Devon is clearly being badly impacted as they have cancelled all trains along the sea wall at Dawlish from 22:000 yesterday until about 16:00 today. The moon is new, so the tides will be big too.
For a dismal day hobby, I can recommend (latchhook) rug hooking. Doesn't need too much bright light, can sit in a chair by the fire and do it, and it packs away without taking up too much space. Oh, and you end up with something very useful. I bet you'd get some good wool or other interesting fibre in those charity shops, and if you ned rug canvas and/or a latch hook, let GC know and I will organise something...... or there's rag rugs.....
GC
Been much less rain here the past couple of days, but it's blowing a hooley. Devon is clearly being badly impacted as they have cancelled all trains along the sea wall at Dawlish from 22:000 yesterday until about 16:00 today. The moon is new, so the tides will be big too.
For a dismal day hobby, I can recommend (latchhook) rug hooking. Doesn't need too much bright light, can sit in a chair by the fire and do it, and it packs away without taking up too much space. Oh, and you end up with something very useful. I bet you'd get some good wool or other interesting fibre in those charity shops, and if you ned rug canvas and/or a latch hook, let GC know and I will organise something...... or there's rag rugs.....
GC
Over here near Wiveliscombe, we’re sharing much of the weather with WG. It’s been hoofing down for days, and the forecast isn’t much better. The wind/rain combo brought a tree down onto a high voltage power line yesterday evening, resulting in our entire village going off the mains. We popped round to check on our neighbours who, like us, were fortunately prepared and fine. However my missus managed to trip in a neighbour’s house and has evidently now broken her toe and sprained the other ankle. It never rains but it pours eh?
The upside of the horrid weather though is that my Hoggs of Fife Field Pro jackets have proven to be really waterproof! In particular my Struther Smock field jacket kept me dry through a long, cold, wet and windy last day’s beating.
The upside of the horrid weather though is that my Hoggs of Fife Field Pro jackets have proven to be really waterproof! In particular my Struther Smock field jacket kept me dry through a long, cold, wet and windy last day’s beating.
Aye well it's clearly exceptional, I see the Dawlish sea wall has been breached again (although perhaps not as badly as last time- clearly the reinfircement work has helped at least to an extent).
GC
GC
Just popped into the shed for the first time in about a week and it seems it's sprung a leak in the roof. Mould on lots of things and a big puddle on one of my shelves.
How frustrating. Had to spray some clothing/items down with white vinegar to let them soak and then put them in the washing machine. Tarp jerry-rigged up over the roof until I can get it properly repaired. Think I'll have to empty it out and get a heater in there for a bit to get it all dried and then treat the inside of the timber with some anti-mould of some kind.
I think I caught it before actual damage was done, it just seems to be surface layer mould rather than being deeply embedded in anything.
How frustrating. Had to spray some clothing/items down with white vinegar to let them soak and then put them in the washing machine. Tarp jerry-rigged up over the roof until I can get it properly repaired. Think I'll have to empty it out and get a heater in there for a bit to get it all dried and then treat the inside of the timber with some anti-mould of some kind.
I think I caught it before actual damage was done, it just seems to be surface layer mould rather than being deeply embedded in anything.
Looks like we are on another red warning with 50- 80mm of rain expected in the next 24 hrs over exmoor.
A lot of it will exit via our valley. We are already sodden and soaked to the brim. Could be rather interesting this weekend.
Rather glad I got my new wellies a few weeks ago Though I think an ark might be a better option.!
A lot of it will exit via our valley. We are already sodden and soaked to the brim. Could be rather interesting this weekend.
Rather glad I got my new wellies a few weeks ago Though I think an ark might be a better option.!
I've got an inflatable canoe...Much more and we’ll need a speedboat to get to the pub
Bit slower, but could prove useful.
If the river overtops in town, our pub will be underwater.
I'll go take a look at the river tomorrow, see what's what. If a fallen tree from upstream blocks the bridge into town, as occasionally happens we got trouble!
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