Zelandeth Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 12 minutes ago, Angrydicky said: @Zelandeth welder and oil in the sitting room I see! Living the dream! This room is sort of a second lounge, and being a dead end at the very back of the house it tends to inevitably be the room where all miscellanea accumulates. It's a bloody tip to be honest and needs clearing from top to bottom. It also contains a comfy chair and my stereo which as far as I'm concerned are the important things! Stevebrookman and beko1987 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 Is there a catering service whilst you're trapped in there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meggersdog Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 Bin collection day is Tuesday but the noisy twats nextdoor have left their green bin out. It was on it's side in the middle of the road half an hour ago. Most of the their rubbish has been recycled in to my front garden............Twats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trigger Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 My neighbours wheelie bins gone over now and all their rubbish is now on my door step. ?? Brodders, stonedagain, blakey79 and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickvw72 Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 Busy weekend here smashing up a Bora for parts. Anyone need anything? It’s off to be a coffee table on Saturday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floatylight Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 Busy weekend here smashing up a Bora for parts. Anyone need anything? It’s off to be a coffee table on Saturday.Ooohhh! Have you got the stereo/CD player and code?Sent from my SM-A505FN using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dean36014 Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 And then there was two! Original plans have changed as it's definitely not a breaker. Drove great down the flooded roads getting battered by the high winds. The roof rack sang nicely. A very quick inspection reveals solid floors and sills. Although something has definitely died in there judging by the smell. While searching for temporary insurance I found a great app called Cuvva. 3 hours insurance for nine quid! vulgalour, mercedade, egg and 18 others 21 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 1 hour ago, brownnova said: Bugger... a bit blew off!! Have you found it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 8 minutes ago, dean36014 said: And then there was two! Original plans have changed as it's definitely not a breaker. Drove great down the flooded roads getting battered by the high winds. The roof rack sang nicely. A very quick inspection reveals solid floors and sills. Although something has definitely died in there judging by the smell. While searching for temporary insurance I found a great app called Cuvva. 3 hours insurance for nine quid! Congratulations, it’s twins! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
egg Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 10 minutes ago, dean36014 said: I found a great app called Cuvva Always tells me my cars (or prospective cars) are too old...! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandeth Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 Gotta love a C15. They're such charming (and bloody useful) things. Just found a bit of further damage. The flashing on the return above the front door has been peeled like a can of ham. The rot in the ends of the beam (the weight is thankfully fully supported a couple of feet further up and the rot is relatively localised - and mainly because the previous owners never bloody maintained anything). Will need to get up there once the wind drops to bash it back into shape. Oh...and clear the drain again judging from the greenery. I emptied that damned drain just before Halloween! Edit: Oh...and the RCD just tripped. Yay! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dean36014 Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 2 minutes ago, egg said: Always tells me my cars (or prospective cars) are too old...! Yep twenty year old age limit. egg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jumpingjehovahs Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 Walking out the flat today to brave Storm Ciara to go up the Aldi, I noticed one of these in the car park. I know they have a bit of a fussy design, but I think in brown it looks great! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Skizzer, Aston Martin, brownnova and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xtriple Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 windy and wet here but it's Torquay so no change! Just God has turned the volume up a bit. Chester has only just gone out, he really doesn't like the rain and when its flying straight at him, he likes it even less! To be fair, he's not alone. I'm not a fan of flying wheely bins and bits of tree/fence trying to take my head off while walking the dog! richardmorris 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 Who’d have thought a £160,000 Maserati was no good in water? High Jetter, Ghosty, BeEP and 11 others 3 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M'coli Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 ^^^^ A couple of brave* lads make it through flood water in North Yorkshire in a Peugeot 106: *"turbo-nutter", "reckless", and "mental" are all suitable synonyms, butthey do it with panache, so "gallus" is the best one! https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=2716191095167070&id=306728236113380 Aston Martin, richardmorris, catsinthewelder and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 Local to me M'coli 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fumbler Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 Now that the storms have passed its now the turn of the rain. I have never seen everything so drenched outside! Had to unblock every drain, the road is pouring into the culvert outside. The garden is now a river and even the greenhouse at the top of the garden is flooding! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiC Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 Neighbours fence blew down, thankfully falling their side into their conservatory! I much prefer that than blowing and falling onto my Dolomite. Driving along the M5 when the worst hit at 2pm. Quite an interesting experience driving over the Avonmouth M5 bridge with such strong winds... The Michelin CrossClimates paid themselves off though. Driving along with a lot of surface water without too much issue. Only sketchy bit was hitting big puddles at 50mph. Still carried along, just a bit of a steering wheel battle to keep it straight. M'coli 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightBulbFun Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 1 hour ago, Zelandeth said: Didn't know you had an Escort @Zelandeth do tell of its specifications Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandeth Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 29 minutes ago, LightBulbFun said: Didn't know you had an Escort @Zelandeth do tell of its specifications Original to the house. Nothing exciting really just a bog standard 2x8W switch-start. Used to be one over the garage too though it was replaced between 1983 and 1986 with the Wedge that's still there that five and a half years on I still haven't made a replacement bowl for... Last weather related annoyance for the day (hopefully!)...Despite me bungeeing it to the (concrete) fence post, the wind had managed to knock over our garden waste bin. Which was full to bursting of grass clippings...which are now distributing themselves over the entire neighborhood. I'll be popular in the morning. I sadly the wind was stronger than the bungees. LightBulbFun 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angrydicky Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 3 hours ago, Zelandeth said: Gotta love a C15. They're such charming (and bloody useful) things. Just found a bit of further damage. The flashing on the return above the front door has been peeled like a can of ham. The rot in the ends of the beam (the weight is thankfully fully supported a couple of feet further up and the rot is relatively localised - and mainly because the previous owners never bloody maintained anything). Will need to get up there once the wind drops to bash it back into shape. Oh...and clear the drain again judging from the greenery. I emptied that damned drain just before Halloween! Edit: Oh...and the RCD just tripped. Yay! That’s a very unusual and interesting looking house you’ve got there. Looks more like a church from that angle! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Broadsword Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 I saw a Defender on the side of the M18 yesterday broken down with a trailer. It looked very much like the Landie had snapped in half. Saw it 2 hours later from the other side of the motorway still stuck there with the nose very much pointing in the air. I knew chassis rot was a massive thing on them, but can they literally break their back like that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Sterling Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 5 hours ago, trigger said: My brown wheelie bin has gone over, it's a disaster! #WEWILLREBUILD trigger and egg 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New POD Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 Some of this water is on the inside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skizzer Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 4 hours ago, egg said: Always tells me my cars (or prospective cars) are too old...! Dayinsure does old cars, I often use it for collections etc. egg and mitsisigma01 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandeth Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 24 minutes ago, New POD said: Some of this water is on the inside. Snap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuvvum Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 Touch wood, damage here appears to be limited to my wheelie bins falling over - although there are quite a few downed branches littering the back roads of Norfolk. I made the mistake of going to Wroxham earlier, to pick up some bits from Roys thereof, and got caught in what is probably the worst rain I've ever experienced whilst driving, with a bit of hail mixed in for good measure. Even with both front and rear wipers on flat out I couldn't see a bloody thing. Got to Roys, managed to find a parking space about 20 feet from the door. I must have been out of the car for, what, all of 8 seconds, and in that time I was soaked to the skin. Hopefully it'll've calmed down a bit by the time I have to cycle to work tomorrow... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownnova Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 4 hours ago, richardmorris said: Have you found it? Sadly not... could be anywhere!! We’re it sure if it blew off whilst at home or on the move... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelandeth Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 2 hours ago, Angrydicky said: That’s a very unusual and interesting looking house you’ve got there. Looks more like a church from that angle! It is...unique. Essentially it's two "starter" homes butted together in an L shape with a double height atrium filling in the L. It was commissioned by the BBC for a study for the Money Programme looking into what technologies etc we should expect to see from eco homes in the future. The thermal insulation levels etc are well above what's normal even today 40 years on from when it was built. It's a lovely unique building and is generally well made...It's a gigantic pain in the ass from a maintenance perspective however. A lot of it's more "commercial building" than house...so a lot of normal tradesmen won't touch it. However because we're not commercial customers the commercial contractors won't touch us. I've just given up trying to get someone in to properly service the heating after five years and done it myself. egg, Skizzer, Ghosty and 15 others 18 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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