Storm Arwen Off Piste

[jinasc]

Well the back garden needs a make-over.

Needless to say, I took this from inside as the wind is still blowing.

Apologies for posting 🤔 off-piste.

[Seacat30]

Oh dear! Looks drastic!

[SheffieldJane]

Oh no! You’ll need to get a man in. We’re white over in Yorkshire, the wind was howling all night.

[jinasc in reply to SheffieldJane]

Neighbours have been in and cleared it and made it safe for me. They worked for 2 hours all four adults and three children and saved my new bird box made by the children.

I am so lucky with my neighbours. They are now clearing up their own damage - trees, and a trampoline which flew over the garden and hit a car. The trampoline was dug into the ground and secured firmly............this is the first time that a 92 mph.

Luckily no snow, must have all been blown down to Yorkshire - friend in Birmingham has 2 inches of the white stuff.

[SheffieldJane in reply to jinasc]

Oh lucky you, so good to hear.

[Nextoneplease in reply to jinasc]

Great you have such good neighbours jinasc 😊

[nuigini in reply to jinasc]

What wonderful neighbours! So happy they look after your safety and that you're garden is back in order!💕

[DorsetLady PMRGCAuk volunteer]

Oh dear...must admit did think about you when I woke up...not too bad down here - blustery and raining and a few trees blown down around village, so day indoors methinks!... and for you!

🐓🐓Ornamental chicken not looking too happy 😉

night on the tiles?

[jinasc in reply to DorsetLady]

Methinks 🤔 a bit of TLC called for (not pred).

My peacock bird water bowl - fine. The owl next door to it - upside down.

[DorsetLady PMRGCAuk volunteer in reply to jinasc]

Well I know what "your" TLC is!...but a hot toddy is probably just right for a cold, wet winter's day ..enjoy.

[jinasc in reply to DorsetLady]

Hot chocolate with a large dash of Bailey's right now on the desk .............

PS . I don't like Bailey's but in hot chocolate.......................

[2013mayo in reply to DorsetLady]

Sounds like a good idea🍷

[Constance13 in reply to jinasc]

🥃🥃🥃 Sorry! No brandy glasses to hand.Such neighbours are a rarity! 💥

[jinasc in reply to Constance13]

Hen's Teeth comes to mind. 👍😈

[Constance13 in reply to jinasc]

😂😂😂

[SheffieldJane in reply to DorsetLady]

My little Robin garden light is still standing. 🤷

[DorsetLady PMRGCAuk volunteer in reply to SheffieldJane]

My chicks are a bit unsteady at the best of times...think they are a bit top heavy...design fault! Fortunately, everything else seems unscathed.

[123-go]

What lovely, caring neighbours you have! We're fortunate to have a roof over our heads unlike others.I opened the door for a delivery earlier and I have all the neighbours' leaves to sweep up when the wind drops. They always end up in our front garden!🌱🌿🍁🍃🍂

[Smokygirl in reply to 123-go]

Me too! Everybody’s leaves plus their rubbish! 🤪

[PMRNewcomer in reply to Smokygirl]

Me too

[SheffieldJane in reply to 123-go]

My neighbour has a beautiful mature oak tree that dumps all its leaves in my garden. I don’t care, I enjoy it’s majestic beauty in all the seasons. My fear is that one day someone will chop it down.

[jinasc in reply to SheffieldJane]

My previous neighbour cut a 400 year old oak tree down. When my new neighbours moved in I discussed with the kids (age 6, 9 and 11) about Christmas presents and suggested an oak tree for a joint present. They loved the idea and I am amazed how much it has grown and the kids have a little notice board at the base '

' Our Christmas present in 2020 and we planted it.'

[SheffieldJane in reply to jinasc]

Lovely!

[bussell in reply to jinasc]

Well, you have lovely neighbours, but obviously you are a lovely neighbour to them too. Planting an oak was a wonderful idea.

[123-go in reply to SheffieldJane]

That would be sad. The leaves I object to are those that find their way to my front door like a snow drift. Every time someone opens the door they blow into the porch. Such a small irritation in the great scheme of things and where Pollyanna's glad game is relevant, i.e., I'm glad I have a front door to shut against the elements 😏.

[Smokygirl]

Yup, same here! Plus a load of rubbish from other peoples bins and pieces of branches. Sun’s out now though it’s bitterly cold. Xxxx

[jinasc]

After neighbours have cleaned up and made safe

Cleared up by my lovely neighbours.

[Hankb]

I'm glad you've had assistance in clearing up the damage.Our daughter's neighbour had a large tree blown over, thankfully no serious damage. Loved your heading, very apt under the circumstances. 😋

[Bcol]

Fantastic neighbours. We had a minor leak in the conservatory, which tripped out all the power around 03:30, until I realised what was happening and the BBq cover is no more. Howling gale, rain and snow though. Bitterly cold still. DIL and grandchildren, lost most of their roof and to rub it in most of it landed on their car. ❄️❄️🌨️🌨️🥶🥶

[DorsetLady PMRGCAuk volunteer in reply to Bcol]

Oh dear that is rubbing salt in the wound.

[Bcol in reply to DorsetLady]

Yey, they weren't very impressed with that, but they are all safe and well.

[DorsetLady PMRGCAuk volunteer in reply to Bcol]

Well that’s the main thing- roof and car can be repaired even though it’s a pain) - people can’t always!

[Bcol in reply to DorsetLady]

Indeed, spare body parts for us are not as simple

[DorsetLady PMRGCAuk volunteer in reply to Bcol]

They might be simple - but we aren’t!

[Telian in reply to Bcol]

That is something to complain about! Hope they’re all alright.

[HeronNS]

Oh no! But what wonderful neighbors you have. I wonder if this is the storm that blew through here a few days ago, accompanying an atmospheric river, which I hope had shed most of its moisture before reaching your side of the Pond.

[Telian]

Hope you’re okay Jinasc - strong winds are my worst fear. At least the garden can be repaired. Woke up to a light covering of snow but no more since. Cold and windy but not as bad as you seem to have had. Keep safe.

[DorsetLady PMRGCAuk volunteer]

🙄 nuff said!

[Purplecrow in reply to DorsetLady]

Agreed😐

[Bcol in reply to DorsetLady]

Just in case anyone is confused I deleted an earlier comment.

[Kendrew]

Pleased you're ok jinasc. Such lovely neighbours too.We're at our son's house in the Cotswolds. Beautiful, but heavy snow yesterday and made some roads impassable and others quite treacherous. No idea if everything is ok at home after the strong winds!! We'll find out today!

Everyone stay safe, warm and out of harms way till these weather conditions ease....I think we have enough to deal with without adding further accidents or injuries into the mix! 🙄

[Constance13 in reply to Kendrew]

Where in the Cotswolds Kendrew?

We used to have a house there.

[Kendrew in reply to Constance13]

My son lives in Bourton on the Water.

[Constance13 in reply to Kendrew]

Ah - lovely! Our house was on the edge of the Cotswold Water Park.

[DorsetLady PMRGCAuk volunteer in reply to Constance13]

Daughter used to take children there a lot when she lived in Calmsden (hamlet about 6 miles away from Cirencester) before they moved to NZ.

[Kendrew in reply to Constance13]

How lovely. It's such a beautiful part of the country that you can't help but feel uplifted and 'better' in every respect.

[York54 in reply to Kendrew]

Not far from me . Love that area.x

[York54]

We woke to this yesterday!

First snow of the year!

[2013mayo]

Oh poor you, Glad you’ve had help to clear it up.

Xx

[Coffeebeans]

Same here. This is going to be expensive! And it was tiring clearing it up too!

Photo taken of a downed fence at 9pm - storm arwen

[DorsetLady PMRGCAuk volunteer in reply to Coffeebeans]

😞

[jinasc in reply to Coffeebeans]

I hope you are having a good rest - insurance companies are going to be busy tomorrow. Although sometimes it is cheaper not to claim.

Pleased to see the trees are still standing, if that is any consolation to you.

[Coffeebeans in reply to jinasc]

I'm not going to claim, the fence is fairly old and it would feel unreasonable I think.

One of the trees did fall as well and then the whole lot disappeared under the snow 😂. Wet and cold and it was so heavy but done now.

[cycli]

Back online. No power as all mains lines are down across our land. The whole area is without power . I have a generator so all the freezers are secure. Log burner with back boiler. Water from spring frozen so hoping for the thaw soon. Snow and ice here so have to take feed for 200 sheep. Others at Mortham are also needing feed. I quite enjoy these periods perversley. They are challenging but always present one with interesting problems to overcome. Some slates off barn roof and one window blown in. Otherwise we are warm, dry and well supplied with food. Snow plough came through today. 90-100mph winds were seriously strong. all good fun.

[jinasc in reply to cycli]

Happy top see you pack on line. Did try your LL.

Mate in Borders still without power and charging her mobile in the car -can't get out of drive massive old tree right across it.

[Constance13 in reply to jinasc]

Wow! Very lucky it didn't fall nearer mate's house.🥺

[cycli in reply to jinasc]

our neighbours are also great if half mile away. Also without powe. Can't see it getting back for days. On the GCA side of things, still not fully suppressed from the flare but manageable. Getting there. It's a slow business.

[herdysheep]

Good neighbours are like gold dust. After some shockers, I have great neighbours either side. Seems an insult to have this much snow and so cold in November. After 36 hour power cut and longer before t'internet returned it has taken some time to get warmed through, but no major damage or injuries in the village, other than a summerhouse being completely repositioned across the road. Further south in the county people are without power, water and landline. Doesn't bear thinking about. I am glad I am a dinosaur and resisting all elec 'smart' everything as much as I can.

[DorsetLady PMRGCAuk volunteer in reply to herdysheep]

Agree about the ‘smart’……okay when life is running along smoothly, but not very smart when t’isn’t! Keep warm!