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Originally posted by oddoneout View PostYes thank you ff. My front patch is quite thick gravel rather than concrete so a "soft" landing from relatively low angle as I was just getting vertical from moving things around, and the bin only travelled a few inches to end up alongside me. No damage done but very disconcerting, it all happened so quickly and I felt completely powerless. I've had that sensation of a gust of wind suddenly stopping me in my tracks but never been pushed over like that, as if someone had cannoned into me.
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I hadn't realised when I circumambulated the garden in the dark last night that just to my right was lying prone the largest, at about 60 feet high, of our three Leylandii. Sadly it knocked one of the three main branches off a little apple tree which was put in about ten years ago. As our feudal overseer, the Dulwich College Estates regard all trees within their precinct as theirs, and lengthy procedures have to be gone through as to how they are to be looked after, how frequently pruned, and the tree surgeons to be employed for the purpose. We now have to consult with our property management company, who intercede with DC on these matters, and presumably with the insurance people. The three conifers formed a predominent feature on that side of the garden, so this is all very sad.
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The forecast has changed overnight and not for the better, the basic wind speeds having increased and so too the gusts - up to 50mph during the evening, possibly slightly more on Monday morning. It's supposed to be bin day then but that'll presumably be a guessing game as to whether it'll happen at all and on my part at what stage do I get it upright and take the bungee strap off. It's the general waste which is bagged so less off an issue if it comes out, and a better designed bin on which the lid is much less inclined to flip open in the first place.
There are snatches of sun and blue sky currently, it's mild and the rain due to hold off until early afternoon so a bit of a walk should be possible before lunch.
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Originally posted by oddoneout View PostThe forecast has changed overnight and not for the better, the basic wind speeds having increased and so too the gusts - up to 50mph during the evening, possibly slightly more on Monday morning. It's supposed to be bin day then but that'll presumably be a guessing game as to whether it'll happen at all and on my part at what stage do I get it upright and take the bungee strap off. It's the general waste which is bagged so less off an issue if it comes out, and a better designed bin on which the lid is much less inclined to flip open in the first place.
There are snatches of sun and blue sky currently, it's mild and the rain due to hold off until early afternoon so a bit of a walk should be possible before lunch.Don’t cry for me
I go where music was born
J S Bach 1685-1750
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Originally posted by Old Grumpy View Post??
All yellow today with a small area of amber on NI tomorrow
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It's been blowing hard almost all day, and our fallen conifer is going nowhere! I'm bracing myself just now for the onset of the cold front/line squall, as it's being reported. Someone's sent in a tweet from Manchester showing what looks like a hurricane in progress: trees thrashing in all directions and a near visibility wipe-out, and lightning has been registered in Kings Lynn and Cambridge.
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Originally posted by Serial_Apologist View PostIt's been blowing hard almost all day, and our fallen conifer is going nowhere! I'm bracing myself just now for the onset of the cold front/line squall, as it's being reported. Someone's sent in a tweet from Manchester showing what looks like a hurricane in progress: trees thrashing in all directions and a near visibility wipe-out, and lightning has been registered in Kings Lynn and Cambridge.Don’t cry for me
I go where music was born
J S Bach 1685-1750
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