Store cupboard - in case of emergency

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we just need to be sensible and make sure that things aren`t left loose in the garden. What a load of hype. we are expecting strong winds and gusts but so what, we have had them before. Don`t get swept up in the hurricane force 2+ malarky, I doubt we will even get to hurricane 1

I am putting baby plants under cover and lifting all planters down to ground level, behind a sheltering wall. Summer umbrellas are already tucked away. Having the store cupbpard, wind up everything is normal standard just-in-case proceedure in this house anyway

Ceridwen, it is a curved line going up from sw wales to approx durham, so scotland and northern areas worst. Below the line will be strong winds but no hurricane

mardatha

We do get bad gales up here but the last few years have been worse.

Red_Doe

We get regular gales up here too. When I lived on one of the north outer isles, we got clipped by Hurricane Carl some years back. We didn't realise it though, thought it was just a particularly bad gale!
No sense in panicking, but for those of us 'on the edges', especially near the coast, take sensible precautions. I've wedged my hen run where it will hopefully be safe, and today will be picking up any loose items in the garden and putting them away, plus finding a place to shelter my wheelie bins and lie them down flat, because every gale they always get blown over.
Re storecupboard stuff, we rely on a local subsidised taxi (no public transport here) to get to the small shop five miles away, in bad weather, the driver, who is nearing retirment age, doesn't run, so yes, it makes sense too to make sure you have the essentials in.
Looks like it might be starting early. I read the forecast as Monday, but today the winds have gotten up and it's raining heavily, and the sky looks thunderous.
Don't underestimate strong winds. Out here homes used to be built to withstand them (Scots being sensible folks on the whole, lol) out of stone, but with the welter of kit homes and holiday homes, I've seen a lot of wind damage over the years. Plus, have been outdoors when a slate from someone's roof missed my head by inches.

HariboJunkie

I have no doubt that we will have had much worse storms than this. We are just getting some advanced warning of this one for a change.
It is still making its way across the Atlantic so there it will be much weaker by the time it gets here. I haven't checked this morning but last night the main concern was for Northern Ireland and the West Coast of Scotland where we can expect high winds and flooding to coincide with the High tides. The rest of the country will probably just have gusts and heavy rain. Not pleasant but not too destructive either I wouldn't imagine. And if a tree is going to come down it's going to come down and there's not much we can do to prevent it other than the basic preparedness of having alternatives to electricity if a tree brings a power cable down.
Contrary to the comment about Scotland having no trees, it's actually very heavily forested and I never envy the Forestry Commission boys their job in clearing up after a storm up here in the West Highlands.

westcoastscot

Its pretty wild here too, and whilst I understand to some people it isn't a big deal when you face the teeth of the wind every day as a fisherman, and live by the sea, it can do untold damage, to body, home and livelihood. Doesn't matter what you call the wind - it can't read - a heavy wind will do damage.
My youngest missed two days at sea last week, weather related, pretty unheard of at this time of year around here. The weather is definitely changing
Hope you stay safe Haribo - we'll be bringing the boat into the dummy loch for a bit more protection, hope it's enough
WCS

HariboJunkie

westcoastscot wrote: »

My youngest missed two days at sea last week, weather related, pretty unheard of at this time of year around here. The weather is definitely changing
Hope you stay safe Haribo - we'll be bringing the boat into the dummy loch for a bit more protection, hope it's enough
WCS

Last week was awful wasn't it. I'm sorry your son missed work.

I don't for one second underestimate the power of the wind or the risk to sailors or fishermen but personally speaking I can't do any more than I have done to prep for a storm and other than be sensible about going out in it. OH has taken his boat in already as we won't use it again this year but there are alot of yachts still in the water here and the marina was badly hit last time.

mardatha

I find our weather getting very windy and wet these last few years. You get storms when you didnt used to and remember the lightning in the snow last winter ? I found that creepy. We had lightning here last night too. All we need now is the huge alien spacecraft...

Gigervamp

It's really grey here this morning and it's just started to rain, but theres a pretty strong breeze and it's a warm breeze! Really warm. It's very odd.

annie123

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Its likely to be a storm by time it hits the UK.
Fingers crossed and keep safe everyone.

Rummer

Not too concerned about Monday/Tuesday it tends to be the snow that affects us more here in the central belt. Just been through my kitchen cupboards clearing out anythings that have been in there for a while or that have gone past their use by dates.

Now I have the space to stock up for the winter, I already have a few bits and pieces in and I am trying to add a few bits to my shopping every week. So far as extras I have:

• Loo roll
• Washing up powder
• Milk
• Peanut butter
• Jam
• Animal food
• First aid kit
• Basic medicines
• Pasta/noodles/lentils

Been trying to think of things that can be made without cooking as we had a few power cuts, that has also made me reluctant to overstock the freezer although I do have things in there. I think tinned fruits and veg, corned beef, oatcakes and spreads means we can have meals without power.