tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post3410120499379362098..comments2024-03-29T01:32:11.509+00:00Comments on Magnon's Meanderings: Wind.Cro Magnonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-74778642576527074222017-02-14T16:58:42.898+00:002017-02-14T16:58:42.898+00:00Well of course that should have read 'stay'...Well of course that should have read 'stay'..and in hindsight it was a silly thing to type - who wouldn't try to stay safe?? libbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05552884005601003691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-49255003605180672152017-02-14T16:57:47.737+00:002017-02-14T16:57:47.737+00:00Staf safe Cro.Staf safe Cro.libbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05552884005601003691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-32281550583793688892017-02-14T04:41:42.233+00:002017-02-14T04:41:42.233+00:00We've had no damage here; all our roofs are re...We've had no damage here; all our roofs are reasonably secure. I think the wind has now gone. Thank goodness. Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-21746814186176038282017-02-14T04:39:41.684+00:002017-02-14T04:39:41.684+00:00Our washing line broke! I've been out collecti...Our washing line broke! I've been out collecting fallen branches too; one hit me on the head.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-15705066012892981342017-02-13T23:08:29.978+00:002017-02-13T23:08:29.978+00:00We lost some barn roof tiles, and the garden furni...We lost some barn roof tiles, and the garden furniture went flying - I knew we were a bit premature setting it out last week. It's a warm wind though, rather strange. My neighbour calls it 'vent d'autun' and is said to drive people bonkers, so look out!Vintage Maisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00929038050028476580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-53319118159696334162017-02-13T21:02:55.277+00:002017-02-13T21:02:55.277+00:00I double pegged the washing and just let it flap. ...I double pegged the washing and just let it flap. Everything was dry in a couple of hours. Nearly lost some while taking it off the line. It's the huge gusts.<br /><br />Note to self; start collecting little branches for kindling next winter.susanBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08961967900403859783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-88807814091468820002017-02-13T19:09:30.288+00:002017-02-13T19:09:30.288+00:00Christmas dinner? must have missed something.
Christmas dinner? must have missed something.<br />Susan Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14400003572211042194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-67449670540497934952017-02-13T19:08:22.180+00:002017-02-13T19:08:22.180+00:00It's a trump fart- HUGE and causes havoc all a...It's a trump fart- HUGE and causes havoc all around.Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-23499605182274927512017-02-13T17:13:07.495+00:002017-02-13T17:13:07.495+00:00That's probably the dogs.That's probably the dogs.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-69858894101566075962017-02-13T15:37:32.846+00:002017-02-13T15:37:32.846+00:00Lots of wind in the cottage here.......Lots of wind in the cottage here.......John Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-47465478591687283182017-02-13T13:51:17.736+00:002017-02-13T13:51:17.736+00:00It was here too Jennifer. Now no-one smokes, so no...It was here too Jennifer. Now no-one smokes, so no-one grows. A sign of the times.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-45849497465009497042017-02-13T13:50:31.603+00:002017-02-13T13:50:31.603+00:00Sounds like it's universal. I've just hear...Sounds like it's universal. I've just heard that even more of the barn (above) has blown down. It's bad.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-13804493315698138082017-02-13T12:38:43.635+00:002017-02-13T12:38:43.635+00:00Huh. A tobacco barn in France. Who would have thou...Huh. A tobacco barn in France. Who would have thought? This whole area is full of old abandoned barns just like that...tobacco used to be a major cash crop.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12512800812290518552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-9018171647059618972017-02-13T12:31:17.688+00:002017-02-13T12:31:17.688+00:00It's very windy here too. I had to dodge plent...It's very windy here too. I had to dodge plenty of quite large branches on my morning run. I have decided against hanging out the washing today. <br />Stay warm and safe. XJuleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03837629817375132149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-20352352856450972892017-02-13T12:28:33.686+00:002017-02-13T12:28:33.686+00:00How strange; perhaps the wind is world-wide! It se...How strange; perhaps the wind is world-wide! It seems, if anything, to be getting worse.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-64424945294144931002017-02-13T10:47:13.641+00:002017-02-13T10:47:13.641+00:00From across the ocean, we are having the same weat...From across the ocean, we are having the same weather. I have been up all night because the winds have been howling very loud. The news people say they are hurricane strength and I am almost afraid of what I may see out the window when dawn arrives. I imagine that there will be a lot of debris and I am hoping that my trees are are still standing. Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-2131202021172349322017-02-13T09:47:24.143+00:002017-02-13T09:47:24.143+00:00No tiles off, but the wind is crazy. No let-up as ...No tiles off, but the wind is crazy. No let-up as yet.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-15070960982909901082017-02-13T09:32:20.442+00:002017-02-13T09:32:20.442+00:00The last strong winds shifted ridge tiles so I'...The last strong winds shifted ridge tiles so I've been looking up at the roof. BTW when chainsawing that fallen tree I can imagine it being cut into boot sized pieces.pottyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06834163803780455512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-86475753600720795682017-02-13T08:35:12.922+00:002017-02-13T08:35:12.922+00:00Ours is OK so far, so I expect you'll be all r...Ours is OK so far, so I expect you'll be all right. It IS very strong.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-4673816950045998822017-02-13T08:31:57.084+00:002017-02-13T08:31:57.084+00:00High winds always make me nervous. I hope we'v...High winds always make me nervous. I hope we've still got a roof.Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10787732343048847565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-12061041410349539722017-02-13T08:28:02.727+00:002017-02-13T08:28:02.727+00:00Tobacco, Andrew. It's not grown here any more,...Tobacco, Andrew. It's not grown here any more, hence the number of old empty barns around. We have one that we made into a house.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-61656130044995264022017-02-13T08:17:51.097+00:002017-02-13T08:17:51.097+00:00I had to translate Séchoir, which I now think is a...I had to translate Séchoir, which I now think is a place for drying something. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-64430002901019656872017-02-13T08:02:59.658+00:002017-02-13T08:02:59.658+00:00I'm pin-pointing areas of our interior walls t...I'm pin-pointing areas of our interior walls that need filling with foam. So far I've found two.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-54708410966240098592017-02-13T07:48:26.168+00:002017-02-13T07:48:26.168+00:00Beethoven complained of wind.
Put on some loud m...Beethoven complained of wind. <br /><br />Put on some loud music! Drown the howl. Gwil Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03305768121713053837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-55580733161371951222017-02-13T07:42:20.522+00:002017-02-13T07:42:20.522+00:00I've just put-up another photo.
All will be r...I've just put-up another photo.<br /><br />All will be revealed about Christmas No 2 tomorrow.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.com