Preparing for winter IV

LoveaDove

Kittie- is there more bad weather on it's way this weekend? I live in the South East you see, and after Piers Corbyn's storm we are short of 7 fence panels

Fruball

The wind has really picked up here. Gusts of over 30mph I was going to head up to Home Bargains in Reading but looking at the trees swaying, I decided to stay at home.

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LoveaDove wrote: »

Kittie- is there more bad weather on it's way this weekend? I live in the South East you see, and after Piers Corbyn's storm we are short of 7 fence panels

yes, make sure you have stores in for next week too. Really bad now, worse than that storm. 1/4 million had long power cuts so be prepared, including matches

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wind map
http://www.xcweather.co.uk/

Thriftkitten

kittie wrote: »

very very windy here in somerset, as much as the st jude (or should i say piers corbyn) storm. Weather is bang on target, you know what I mean

I just love the way the office website has no warnings, they really love to play things down!

pollys

Really bad storm in West Yorkshire at the moment, thunder, lightning, high winds and torrential rain.

Pollys

slm6002

Think i may have missed something - are we expecting bad weather at the end of this week coming? I am due to have teeth out under ga friday and dont really want it cancelled due to bad weather

Quasar

Well it's turning chilly here in West London. Cold-ish wind this evening, but heating still off and comfortable. Good while it lasts, but I have all at hand now, including flanelette sheets, warm fleece blankets and jackets, and two pairs of snuggly socks for indoor wear.

I also have a large bag of salt ready, as outside of the front door there's always an icy patch in very cold weather, which you step on as you leave the house. The other flats' occupants aren't bothered, but I nearly slipped once (and if you fall hard with your coccyx on the doorstep you could do be out of action for months), so as soon as I see a hint of ice I put down a good dusting of salt. I also pour some down the various drains when it's really cold to keep the pipes from freezing.

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slm6002 wrote: »

Think i may have missed something - are we expecting bad weather at the end of this week coming? I am due to have teeth out under ga friday and dont really want it cancelled due to bad weather

depends where you are, friday is the day I have my fingers crossed for

something good has come from the wind. Dh as usual has a major problem in getting me something that I would really like for christmas and it doesn`t help that I am a contented soul who really needs nothing. We were discussing the wind gusts just now and both wondering what the speed was, christmas problem solved at a stroke. We are getting a joint present ie a very good weather station with an anemometer. We have the ideal situation for it ie a fence that is around our garden, 3m higher than the house ground floor, in the open, bordering a grassy field and facing south

re weather and people`s interest. There really are quite a few hints on https://www.weatheraction.com
click on the top comments area and scroll right down to the public comments. The stuff in between is interesting but a challenge to read

Vala-Mal-Doran

Baileys_Babe wrote: »

Extra curtains should work a treat. I use fleece as it is cheap and light weight, but if I had suitable curtains I would use them back to back. The external doors from our kitchen, directly opposite each other - can cause a terrific draft, are covered by a pair of heavy weight double sided blanket lined curtains which we bought in a cs, I would change the pattern of the fabric in a flash but only if they were as insulating.

:rotfl:

The curtains I found have a somewhat questionable colour/design as well as being mismatched but I figured they were going behind my current curtains so its only the neighbours that would have to see them! :rotfl:

I also made that stupid mistake of not tying a knot in the threads that you pull at the top to make them shorter (sorry I cant think what its called) It left me with a half crinkled/half smooth curtain and me shaking my head at myself!