We don't have a lot of strong winds here, but when we do, they often do some damage. We are into Day 2 of real howlers; I don't like it.
It has always been recommended to keep a chainsaw in the car after a night of strong wind, as you never know when you'll come across a blocked road.
I remember going shopping one morning after an overnight storm and finding quite a large Pine tree fallen across the road; blocking my route.
Luckily a man was already there with his big fat chainsaw, and was making light work of the task.
I moved each log to the side of the road as soon as he'd cut them, and within about 10 minutes the road was once again navigable.
We shook hands, gave each other a knowing look, and returned to our cars. It had simply been another 'everyday' event.
I hope the wind dies down a bit today!
P.S. I'm just back from early morning dog walking; and found this.
A whole section of this old Séchoir has been blown off. The door is looking perilous, and another section on the other side looks to have broken.
It just shows the power of the wind we're experiencing.
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I can think if the situation because myself also once got this situation after a strong wind.Take care.
It's still howling out there!
Same here.
Nasty, isn't it.
On windy days, and no matter how warmly you dress, the cold bites to the bones!
Greetings Maria x
Quite scary too ..... take care out there Cro.
How was your Christmas dinner ?!! Did it taste as good in February ?!!! XXXX
It's actually not cold this morning, but the wind certainly doesn't help.
I've just put-up another photo.
All will be revealed about Christmas No 2 tomorrow.
Beethoven complained of wind.
Put on some loud music! Drown the howl.
I'm pin-pointing areas of our interior walls that need filling with foam. So far I've found two.
I had to translate Séchoir, which I now think is a place for drying something.
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.
High winds always make me nervous. I hope we've still got a roof.
Ours is OK so far, so I expect you'll be all right. It IS very strong.
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.
No tiles off, but the wind is crazy. No let-up as yet.
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.
How strange; perhaps the wind is world-wide! It seems, if anything, to be getting worse.
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.
Stay warm and safe. X
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.
Sounds like it's universal. I've just heard that even more of the barn (above) has blown down. It's bad.
It was here too Jennifer. Now no-one smokes, so no-one grows. A sign of the times.
Lots of wind in the cottage here.......
That's probably the dogs.
It's a trump fart- HUGE and causes havoc all around.
Christmas dinner? must have missed something.
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.
Note to self; start collecting little branches for kindling next winter.
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!
Our washing line broke! I've been out collecting fallen branches too; one hit me on the head.
We've had no damage here; all our roofs are reasonably secure. I think the wind has now gone. Thank goodness.
Staf safe Cro.
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??
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