the hitman Posted January 24 Report Share Posted January 24 14 minutes ago, TIGHTCHOKE said: Always drank in the top pub, all downhill from there. Mount Stewart - yes it’s nice in there. Crown is a tourist trap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agriv8 Posted January 24 Report Share Posted January 24 Stayed at the knowe with the wider family at least 3 times . Me and the dog were made to feel very at home in all the drinking establishments! Stopped In Breafield house last time that was excellent and owned by a local family ( lifeboat captain for a number of years iirc before he passed ) the crown was expensive so made sure it was the brother in laws round when we nipped in that one. stunning walks both ways on the cost the spanner spaniel was in her element! whe are of to wales this year but will get back to Portpatric as my parents love it up there ! Agriv8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
100milesaway Posted January 24 Report Share Posted January 24 6 hours ago, millrace said: This is the covid power over the people hangover, everywhere is shut in n.ireland, tescos sainsburys filling stations everything! My village shop is closed even tho the staff live in the village and walk 200yds to get to it!! We have constant alerts to our phones, its a ruddy storm we get it,but now this government has to tell you what you can and cannot do ( allowed) they have been very "crafty" they have announced it in such a way that your insurance providers are entitled to deny your policy if your driving today, we cant stop you but your not insured if you do! Shower of ####! But hey, im at work by the coast its blowing and peeing it down,why? Cause i work for myself dont do social media so no need to bow to peer pressure and nobody pays me to sit at home!!!! Oh and as a bonus my power is out at home but not where im working!!...lol I would make everyone in the country self employed.You would see an increased work ethic overnight. From Auntie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnphilip Posted January 24 Report Share Posted January 24 2 hours ago, the hitman said: Mount Stewart - yes it’s nice in there. Crown is a tourist trap The sea was washing the windows Of the Crown this .morning. was watching a Facebook video someone posted quite scary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve1066 Posted January 24 Report Share Posted January 24 6 hours ago, B686 said: Someone was watching over him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnphilip Posted January 24 Report Share Posted January 24 Not sure if this link will work as its Facebook but Portpatrick in the storm https://www.facebook.com/share/v/15k2Dh9LMc/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McSpredder Posted January 24 Report Share Posted January 24 7 hours ago, the hitman said: Here in North Northumberland it’s gusting with reports of roofs coming off and trees down. TV news shows old buildings that have lost a few tiles or slates, whereas complete roofs have been blown from more modern structures. Are wind speeds much higher than anticipated by authors of Building Regulations? Are construction companies failing to tie the roof structure to walls and frames? Are Building Control inspectors failing to check that tie-downs have been installed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted January 24 Author Report Share Posted January 24 20 minutes ago, McSpredder said: TV news shows old buildings that have lost a few tiles or slates, whereas complete roofs have been blown from more modern structures. Are wind speeds much higher than anticipated by authors of Building Regulations? Are construction companies failing to tie the roof structure to walls and frames? Are Building Control inspectors failing to check that tie-downs have been installed? Good questions. When we got plans for our Tradis/SIPS builds, snow and wind loadings were always considered and built into the design. Our straps were always excessive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted January 24 Report Share Posted January 24 Oh come on now, we've had the wrong snow and the wrong wind and the wet leaves and now we've got the WRONG TYPE OF WIND. Simples Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaun4860 Posted January 24 Report Share Posted January 24 I’ve been waiting all day for Michael Fish to start telling us that the reports are wrong and it will just be a little breezy 🫣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted January 25 Report Share Posted January 25 7 hours ago, shaun4860 said: I’ve been waiting all day for Michael Fish to start telling us that the reports are wrong and it will just be a little breezy 🫣 I can well remember hearing the greenhouse leaving the back garden about 11 o clock on that dreadful evening when Sevenoaks became Oneoak in 1987. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted January 25 Report Share Posted January 25 I see Storm Éowyn is now being termed a "Once in a GENERATION Storm" a change from the usual once in a hundred year event they used to use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted January 25 Author Report Share Posted January 25 OH has been in London since Wednesday. She’s just called to say her train is cancelled, which was probable. Nothing running North of Preston anyhow, so will be a bus from there, which means we’ll probably miss the shoot dinner tonight. I was having the steak medallions too! 🥲😂 Not a problem, could be worse. 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the hitman Posted January 25 Report Share Posted January 25 1 hour ago, TIGHTCHOKE said: I see Storm Éowyn is now being termed a "Once in a GENERATION Storm" a change from the usual once in a hundred year event they used to use. We had storm Arwen in November 2021- which was far more devastating than Eowyn. Kielder forest lost a million trees, a wood near my work place last 200 tree. Every tree in its path was down. It came from the North and hit south east Scotland and Northumberland so not widely reported nationally. A local cliff top caravan park was demolished with many caravans being pulled off their chains and ended up on the beach.Thankfully it was out of season and most caravans were empty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigbob Posted January 25 Report Share Posted January 25 I lost a bit of felt off one of the ferrets hutches which i consider myself lucky the guy next door lost the front to his gas metre a big plastic door must be 2 foot by 2 foot and one edging tile , next to him lost nearly all his edging tiles , But the old guy next to him his brick built garage collapsed round his audi he had 6 guys trying to lift the roof off to get it out but when the front fell on them they gave up , saw 2 guys back today but cant see whats happening for the roof Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted January 25 Report Share Posted January 25 Where's that Bob? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
39TDS Posted January 25 Report Share Posted January 25 Took the roof entirely off a local cheese factory. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/c62786949g6o I did hear it was only fitted in December, replacing damage caused by an earlier storm. It was windy here and a few bits of stuff blown about but no trees down, much to my surprise. Heavily dependant on the direction to how much damage is caused, I think if the wind was a bit more Northwest than it was I would have lost a good few trees. Also depends very much where in the country you are, the great hurricane of 1987 always gets mentioned but it didn't do a right lot here. There's definitely been plenty worse. Does seem like they are getting more frequent though and more intense. The ones just before Christmas were pretty bad here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigbob Posted January 25 Report Share Posted January 25 8 hours ago, TIGHTCHOKE said: Where's that Bob? Fife central Scotland 8 hours ago, Bigbob said: I lost a bit of felt off one of the ferrets hutches which i consider myself lucky the guy next door lost the front to his gas metre a big plastic door must be 2 foot by 2 foot and one edging tile , next to him lost nearly all his edging tiles , But the old guy next to him his brick built garage collapsed round his audi he had 6 guys trying to lift the roof off to get it out but when the front fell on them they gave up , saw 2 guys back today but cant see whats happening for the roof I dont know how he had a brick garage all the wimpy houses in the scheme have is it a marley sectional garage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krico woodcock Posted January 25 Report Share Posted January 25 Its the worst Ireland has seen, in , modern times anyway. Alot of the country no power. It has done serious widespread damage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islandgun Posted January 25 Report Share Posted January 25 8 hours ago, 39TDS said: Does seem like they are getting more frequent though and more intense. The ones just before Christmas were pretty bad here. We are getting less extreme gales, the last was about 15 yrs ago with winds in excess of 100 mph, thankfully nothing like that since, this storm brought winds of about 50 mph which are normal windy conditions in winter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnphilip Posted January 26 Report Share Posted January 26 11 hours ago, Krico woodcock said: Its the worst Ireland has seen, in , modern times anyway. Alot of the country no power. It has done serious widespread damage. I read something last night. That Ireland lost a lot of trees. Some quite. Scary figures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krico woodcock Posted January 26 Report Share Posted January 26 10 hours ago, johnphilip said: I read something last night. That Ireland lost a lot of trees. Some quite. Scary figures. Trees down everywhere, as well as forestry plantations flattened . Buildings, houses, sheds badly damaged,roofs destroyed ,ripped off, gable walls even collapsed .Still alot of people without power and water, some may have to wait till next weekend till restored, our power back on at around 11 this morning.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marsh man Posted January 26 Report Share Posted January 26 51 minutes ago, Krico woodcock said: Trees down everywhere, as well as forestry plantations flattened . Buildings, houses, sheds badly damaged,roofs destroyed ,ripped off, gable walls even collapsed .Still alot of people without power and water, some may have to wait till next weekend till restored, our power back on at around 11 this morning.. When we had the 87 gales it snapped the tops of every fir tree we had in a large wood , the Pheasants cleared out of the woods and it took ages for them to get back , the keepers even found dead Pheasants in the other woods that had release pens , what they died of I don't know but most of the woods were a no go area with so many trees down or leaning at a dangerous angle . MM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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