Preparedness for when

mardatha

Horizontal snow up here Bob. Pits lol

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It's sunny out there at the moment but difficult to stay upright as the wind is so strong. It's the gusts in it that are causing problems though my neighbour just brought back the corrugated roofing from one of the woodstores which had gone over the fence some time last night and we almost had a tragedy across the solent in Fawley when the wind actually flipped over a small tug boat. One of the two men inside was in the water and managed to get to shore but the other was missing until a refiinery worker saw an arm through the window of the upturned boat and jumped in and smashed the window and got the man out, just before the boat sank, lucky escape of the year or what? Whoever the refinery man was deserves an award for heroism I think!!!

Karmacat

Definitely heroic! My great grandfather died like that - he was the engineer on a tugboat when the tow-rope snapped, the ship turned turtle and sank, all hands lost

GreyQueen

I saw that thing about the tug boat capsize on the newspaper website and thought of you, MrsLW. Thank gawd the second man was rescued.

Well, we have had mostly dry weather but the windspeeds have been crazy. You didn't know wheelie bins could fly, did you?! They're flying today, empty or full, people could do with some of those special docking brackets they had in the Outer Hebrides to hold them in situ and keep the lids down.

Lost a fair few trees overnight and daytime today. Mixture of highways trees, park trees and private trees in gardens. I was ringing yet another one across to the arbori-wotsit and remarked that it was really bad considering the leaves aren't even out yet, and he agreed that this blustery weather in two months time would take an even worse toll.

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We currently have howling winds and hailstones.

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BTW. Going back to house fires, how many of you have a fire extinguisher, and if so, where do you keep it?

Karmacat

I have a fire blanket, that I keep by the hob.

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No offence, but that won't be much use, on anything but a pan/stove fire.

daz378

i have an extinguisher ... though it looks like more of a beefed up aerosol can called tundra and a fireblanket in kitchen ..on top of fridge.....living 50 metres high did not get much sleep last night .... landing doors banging and windows rattling...... been to see dad gave me my weekly tin of salmon and ham and a few barmcakes....... you all take care

lobbyludd

I have a small one that is upstairs in my room and one downstairs in the lounge both are situated in order to get me to a child and get them out (I have 2 rooms downstairs with three doors and 2 windows to escape from, upstairs there are 4 rooms , 2 easy exists and 2 requiring a little lowering a la GQ's description) if we are downstairs and together we leave, ditto upstairs. very much of the get out/get fite brigade out/stay out credo