Storm-proofing your shite.

[Partridge]

It will probably end in a light breeze Micheal Fish but if OMG GLOBAL WARMING STORMCHAOS!!!?!!! does come and try and kill us, what, if anything can we do to protect our shite?

I'm putting the Citroen in the garage (lets hope the garage dosen't fall down), but the other two will have to chance it I'm afraid.

 

Just remember, if the storm does come and a tree ends up on a Talbot Samba, that will be the real tragedy in all this.

[Sigmund Fraud]

I am actually looking forward to stormy weather ; It's as close to a wash as my shitters ever get !

[beko1987]

I may need to silicone my sunroof shut if it rains anymore, dont think the keypad will stay waterproof for much longer, and I miss not having any interior lights in the front (had to remove it al as the water sat in the unit and dripped when going round corners fast)

 

Got some new tyres in my bookmarks, need to see on payday if I can afford them though

 

Apart from that the half full can of de-icer, ice scraper and gloves are sat in the boot from last year (although were in the ZX boot last year). I'm prepared

[cms206]

I have three Volvos. I am prepared.

[Mr Livered]

I have a Saab with the driver's window stuck wide open - one fewer to demist. I am prepared.

 

Or failing that, I have a stock of wood and coal, and no need to go out. That sounds like a better idea.

[Lacquer Peel]

Coat it in spunking cocks.

[vulgalour]

To make sure the car sits level and water doesn't pool in the passenger footwells due to leaks I may have, I've parked the burst-sphere side of the HL on the pavement.

[Junkman]

I have a Rover P6. I'll survive a nuclear blast if need be.

[Partridge]

I may need to silicone my sunroof shut if it rains anymore, dont think the keypad will stay waterproof for much longer,

can't you use a drip bucket?

[Shep Shepherd]

I have three Volvos. I am prepared.

 

Having two Volvos, I am likewise prepared

[chaseracer]

I may need to silicone my sunroof shut if it rains anymore, dont think the keypad will stay waterproof for much longer, and I miss not having any interior lights in the front (had to remove it al as the water sat in the unit and dripped when going round corners fast)

Check around the aerial before you shovel bog into the sunroof - that's where the H2O got into both my XMs.

[beko1987]

can't you use a drip bucket?

Possibly, although it would have to sit on a slope, then I would have to move it to get to the keypad, and it couldnt be in situ whilst driving as it would fall over and make me more wet than if I'd not have bothered!

 

*MAY* take the headlining down, sunroof motor out then see if I can see where its leaking from, then spunk as much silicone up there as I can rather than kill the sunroof. Although I never use it, it's nice to have the option to open it slightly, then close it again as it makes too much noise. On the ther hand, siliconing it shut may kill the wind noise when its closed.

 

Or I'll just do fuck all and keep an old rag under the drips, wringing it out occasionally...

 

Also contemplating winter tyres. Got choices of:

 

4 new nokian tyres for £280 delivered, plus fitting and a track/balance which it needs anyway

4 part worn fuck knows what from my local tyre pikeys 

4 steelies and 4 part worns

fuck it and see what happens on my rapidly balding tyres as I did in the ZX last year

 

All depends on how much the taxman cunt takes from my pay check on thursday, swear I;m on the wrong code for my salery

[Partridge]

I've got an empty ice cream box you can have. Although you know your car is truly shite when it has a drip bucket.

[Vince70]

I've got the audi cabriolet tucked away in my garage for winter but with the state of the garage roof it won't be too well protected.

But at least if the roof does disappear overnight it will be doing me a big favor as it would cost quite a bit to get rid of the crumbling asbestos roof and the house insurance should cover a new one.

 

As for my winter shed A4 it will be stuck on the seafront during the bad weather as I work nights next to the beach and every morning its covered in salt water but is still rust free and the paint is still in good nick but I do normally give the old girl a good coat of wax every 4/6 months so maybe that helps.

[beko1987]

Check around the aerial before you shovel bog into the sunroof - that's where the H2O got into both my XMs.

 

It's not leaking from there sadly, that would be too easy! All I can see is water dripping from an electrical connector on the motor, so its coming in from elsewhere. Need to sit in it with it all removed and a hose turned on and hope its blatent.

 

Wonder how siccessful suspending an ice cream tub with cableties from the light cluster would be? Fuck doing an emergency stop with it full though

[Partridge]

Wonder how siccessful suspending an ice cream tub with cableties from the light cluster would be? Fuck doing an emergency stop with it full though

Put those water retaining crystals in it you can buy from garden centres...imagine what you'd do without my words of advice?

[Station]

 

 

It's always over soon, I live in an area that never really gets much heavy wind.

[rml2345]

I've only got one Volvo. Is that prepared enough?

[Partridge]

You need at least two. Fact.

[Micrashed]

Ha! Im ready - bring it on.

[PhilA]

Yeah, y'all are on the wrong side of what's left of the cyclone. Enjoy.

 

From the 1965 board in the hallway here:

 

Before the storm...

LISTEN to the latest Weather Bureau warnings and advisories on radio or television. Pay no attention to rumors.

LEAVE low-lying beaches or other areas that may be swept by high tides or storm waves. Remember that streams or rivers may flood after heavy rains. Don't risk being marooned.

PLAN to stay at home during the hurricane if your house is out of danger from high tides and is well built.

BOARD UP windows or protect them with storm shutters or tape. Danger to small windows is mainly from flying debris. Larger windows may be broken by wind pressure if they are not protected.

SECURE anything that might be blown away or torn loose. Garbage cans, garden tools, toys, signs, porch furniture, awnings and other objects become weapons of destruction in hurricane winds. Store them all inside, if possible.

STORE drinking water in clean bathtubs, jugs, bottled and cooking utensils. Water service may be interrupted during the hurricane.

BUY food that needs little cooking or refrigeration. Electric power may go off.

CHECK your battery-powered radio, emergency cooking facilities, emergency lights and flashlights. Be sure they are in working order.

MAKE CERTAIN you have gasoline in your car. Filling stations may not be able to operate their pumps for several days if electric power is off.

 

During the storm...

STAY INDOORS. Do not try to travel during the hurricane.

LISTEN to your radio or television for official Weather Bureau information. If the center or "EYE" OF THE HURRICANE passes directly over you, there will be a lull in the wind lasting for a few minutes to half an hour or more. STAY IN A SAFE PLACE. Make emergency repairs during the lull if you must, but remember that the wind will return suddenly- perhaps with greater force- from the opposite direction.

 

After the storm...

SEEK MEDICAL CARE - at Red Cross disaster stations or hospitals- for persons injured during the storm.

STAY AWAY from disaster areas. You might hamper first-aid or rescue work.

DRIVE WITH CARE. Debris-filled streets are dangerous. Soil may be washed from beneath roads in coastal areas, and the weight of a car may cause such roads to collapse.

AVOID loose or dangling wires. Report them to the power company or to the nearest policeman.

REPORT broken sewer or water mains to the water department.

PREVENT fires. Lowered water pressure may make fire-fighting difficult.

CHECK food that requires refrigeration. It may be spoiled if power has been off for some time.

UNBOARD windows and save the lumber for future use.

 

 

 

Prevention of OMGSTORMKAOS is simples

 

--Phil

[Junkman]

Don't forget: Duck and cover.

[Micrashed]

Jesus wept, its a spot of wind & rain for fucks sake.

 

Anyone would think its never rained before in this country. Worst case scenario, couple of lost fence panels. All this OMG armageddon Kaos is totally un British and you should all be ashamed of yourselves.

 

Wear a Macintosh and some sort of hat if going outside.

[PhilA]

Don't forget: Duck and cover.

 

That's the for the tornadoes that come int he wake of the storm. They're usually more destructive than the storm itself.

 

(Another "SO EXTREME WEATHER" fallacy from the UK, the weather there is akin to nuns and kittens, here it's a Corsa B on chopped springs)

[beko1987]

I dont like rain. It forces me to drive through puddles really fast and fuck water everywhere!

[Junkman]

Wear [...] some sort of hat if going outside.

 

Oh yes, it's about time it makes a return to British men's fashion.

 

[meggersdog]

 

Wear a Macintosh and some sort of hat if going outside.

^^this^^

When I used to walk the dog inclement weather and others would moan,my reply was always "there's nothing wrong with the weather you're just wearing the wrong clothes"

 

Oh and I've a diesel series LandRover so I'm prepared.

[John F]

I checked the Met Office website.

 

Winds gusting up to 41 mph in my area.

 

So... meh.

[jonny69]

Should be fine - I've cut all my trees down and burned them.

[rml2345]

Oh that's fine then. I've got a hat AND a Volvo. Fuck you hurricane, bring it on!