Anyone enjoy that racket last night?

Man, Mother Nature went for it last night, I went to bed at about 3 and didn't realize just how bad it was until I looked out the front door and saw the long grass and trees at 45 degree angles in the wind!

More than ever before I was convinced the roof was going to be torn off Wizard of Oz style.

This morning there's a piece of plastic of what I assume is someone's guttering or something in my flowerbed. At work practically every rail line has either got a flood warning, actual flood, landslide or fallen tree.

Everyone ok?

[Bluepete]

I was up at five pooing it! Our house is at the end of two lines of houses, back to back. The wind funnels between those houses and hits the back of ours, right onto our bedroom window.

My SV was damaged years ago when a slate came loose, so every noise had me checking outside. The greenhouse undressed itself and I've only just found all the panels of plastic...

Just back in again, one roof panel just gone who knows where!

Bloomin wind.

Pete

http://news.sky.com/home/politics/article/16141135

it only seems to be getting worse!! bikes away for a few days i think

My neighbour in Scotland has one of these electronic weather stations, which mounts on the roof and a cable runs back to a digital display in the kitchen. It has one of these thingys attached



Like an SV speedo, I suspect it needs some calibration , but it recorded a top speed of 112mph!

Actual calibrated weather stations in Edinburgh recorded 102 mph, that's not far off sea level, and and my house is at about 900ft, so I can believe the wind speed was higher.

my streets a disaster, every house is missing tiles, house 2 down from mine has lost most of front roof, massive trees down everywhere. Currently at my dads as i've no elec again

I'm reluctant to put my recycling bin (full to the top with festive bottles and cans) out tonight, especially after seeing a similarly full one overturned on the way in to work today.

Wondering where the heck that piece of plastic guttering came from too.

[carelesschucca]

I've not been out to check the house yet but I'm planning on putting a brick through the neighbours car window ever time its windy its alarm go's off this time it was about 5 in the morning!!!

Most annoying part is the bl00dy car never moves, he doesn't use it!!!

[DarrenSV650S]

We lost a couple more fence panels which I'm getting the blame for because I was meant to take them down after the last wind blast

[Bluepete]

I'd love to have been to the Singing Ringing Tree

Pete

It's times like these you become very thankful for garages where bikes can be stored safely. The wind was so strong on the way to work the SV was struggling to maintain speed when hitting it head on! Felt like it anyway.