Saturday, 15 February 2014

Windy!!!

The windows rattled, the fence blew down and the garage door blew off! Our local bridge across the harbour flooded and loads of local roads were closed. There was talk of shutting the second bridge and the main road that is the only way into where we live as the other road is closed due to the roadworks thankfully that didn't happen.
This picture was taken literally the other side of the bridge where our local rowing club is.
The man over the road had his neighbours garage roof end up on his car. It wasn't pretty, I couldn't settle until everyone was in, the road that was going to be closed was the only road Malc could come home on, it's right next to the bay and it's notorious for accidents when it's windy, as big as our bus is, it gets blown and you have to fight the steering wheel. They got in at 9-30 pm just before high tide which was at 10pm.
Malc slept downstairs with the boys as Cody was very worried. Soloman slept in with me and we all got to sleep about one o'clock. I don't think I've ever been as worried about our safety as I was last night. It was nowhere near what we've seen on the TV, I honestly don't know how those people are coping, it must be soul destroying!
Onto other news, the puppies went for their checkup this morning, all is well. A daughter was picked up, brought back home, fed and taken into town to meet friends. She's on another sleepover tonight, we pick her up again tomorrow dinnertime.
Malc has bought a new hasp for the garage to keep the doors together, unfortunately he couldn't fit it as he needs his electric drill and it's raining. We're hoping we can fix the fence  panel as it came off pretty whole. We usually wait for the landlord to do it but last time it took six weeks and was very stressful as our neighbours have dogs so we have to check they're not in the garden when we go out, they are Russian Terriers and are the smallest things, they really wouldn't even be a mouthful for our dogs!
I have also sewn this up

I've got to get some buttons, I have some lovely green ones but when I looked them out I only had five and I need six!
I've started on this one for the other lad who has a birthday in March,
The wool is a lovely pale blue brushed chunky. I do love chunky wool, it grows so quickly.
I think we'll all be having an early night tonight as everyone (me included) is very grumpy today. Hope everyone kept safe, I'm just off to read round some blogs to see how everybody fared.


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  1. Pam15 February 2014 at 16:45

    I am so glad that you are all safe, I got up and paced for an hour when the storm was at its worst. We have been so lucky, my heart goes out to those who have suffered so much at the hands of the elements.

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    1. Bridget15 February 2014 at 18:36

      I don't mind admitting that I was really scared, even the storm we had in '87 wasn't as bad as this. Just horrible!

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  2. Sue in Suffolk15 February 2014 at 16:48

    Like you, not a lot of sleep last night. Never known it so blowy. And OH JOY we now have more rain.
    Hope the floods stay away from you and the wind drops before tonight.

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    1. Bridget15 February 2014 at 18:37

      Thanks, wind has dropped but still raining!

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  3. Unknown15 February 2014 at 17:33

    Glad you are all okay .. it is scary.. I'm afraid I have just been hibernating ... work tomorrow .. hopefully its a better day.
    x

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    1. Bridget15 February 2014 at 18:38

      Hibernating is a great idea. Hope your journey to work and back goes OK x

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  4. Jo15 February 2014 at 18:09

    So scary. We've been so lucky where we are, my heart goes out to everyone in worse situations. Glad to hear the pups are doing well, and well done with the cardi, it's lovely.

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    1. Bridget15 February 2014 at 18:39

      Thanks Jo. Knitting certainly helped me keep my mind off things last night! Being flooded out just doesn't bear thinking about x

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  5. Frugal in Derbyshire 15 February 2014 at 19:10

    Up here in Derbyshire it has been very windy and we have had a lot of rain. But nowhere near as bad as in the south. I've been catching up on he mending and also sowing some seeds in pots.
    I think the worst is over for now
    Gill

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    1. Bridget15 February 2014 at 20:15

      I certainly hope so Gill. The wind was really frightening

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  6. Em Parkinson15 February 2014 at 19:46

    We're SO lucky being up here. We might suffer as much rain but it all drains away thank goodness. Keep safe Bridget! x

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  7. Bridget15 February 2014 at 20:17

    Thanks Em x The water had subsided to almost nothing this morning, thank goodness! x

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  8. Karen15 February 2014 at 20:29

    Glad you are all safe, i think i can cope with the rain but the wind is quite scary at times. My son lives near the Tamar bridge which was closed last night due to the high winds, they stopped the ferry too due to high tides. We are very lucky here in Yorkshire, nothing like you are having on the south coast. Take care, I hope you have a peaceful night. Xx

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  9. dreamer15 February 2014 at 20:41

    So glad you are all safe and sound, hope you get a better night's sleep tonight x

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    1. Bridget15 February 2014 at 20:49

      Thank you. Definitely having an early night ! X

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  10. Bridget15 February 2014 at 20:51

    Thanks Karen. My BIL lives in Plymouth and said he had a really hairy journey driving home from work x

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  11. Heleng15 February 2014 at 21:18

    Poor you; you must have been so worried. I'm glad everybody got home safely but how scary. We had really high winds and lots and lots of rain but no damage, thank God. It's worrying how high the river is that flows beneath our road just a hundred yards or so from us; it generally just a trickle but is nearly up to the footpath now and flowing so fast. DH is still hoping to get down to Wales to see his mum but might experience delays as there's weather-related signal issues on the line he'll have to travel. Fingers crossed for a couple of days of better weather for a bit of respite from the awfulness.

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    1. Bridget17 February 2014 at 11:14

      The forecast is for rain but very little wind, which is what does then damage here! Hope DH's travel plans go OK x

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  12. knitty17 February 2014 at 15:04

    The weather has been pretty grim here too, but in your part of the uk it looks really awful :(

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  13. Bridget17 February 2014 at 15:57

    It was pretty bad but thankfully it"s a lot calmer now

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