Storm Eowyn.

[fossyant]

Beans for lunch?

I told him to lay off them !

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

A wind speed of 183kmh (114mph) brought by Storm Eowyn has been recorded in Ireland, the fastest since records began, Irish forecaster Met Eireann said.

Now awaiting Drago coming along and saying they had that every other Tuesday when he grew up!!!

 

[Ming the Merciless]

Now awaiting Drago coming along and saying they had that every other Tuesday when he grew up!!!

Johnny fart pants was based on @Drago ’s life as a child

 

[srj10]

Near miss, telephone lines taken down but missed the building

 

[ColinJ]

Well, the wind has done something useful here... The door to this room blew open again and I wondered where the air was going to. It turns out that a disused (and disconnected) gas fire still has an open flue. That means that I have spent 9 winters chucking heat up there. No wonder my feet get cold!

The chimney has a ventilated cap to stop rain getting in but that should hopefully stll let damp out if I block the flue down here? (I will search for advice on that now.)

 

[straas]

Well, the wind has done something useful here... The door to this room blew open again and I wondered where the air was going to. It turns out that a disused (and disconnected) gas fire still has an open flue. That means that I have spent 9 winters chucking heat up there. No wonder my feet get cold!

The chimney has a ventilated cap to stop rain getting in but that should hopefully stll let damp out if I block the flue down here? (I will search for advice on that now.)

I think the way to go was always to vent at the inlet to prevent condensation build up but the thinking on this may have changed.

 

[Badger_Boom]

Beans for lunch?

I'd say you've had enough.

 

[fritz katzenjammer]

I’m fitting the Dutch bike with a lateen rigged sail this morning, it’s the only way to get it over 20kph without tossing it off a cliff.

 

[ColinJ]

I think the way to go was always to vent at the inlet to prevent condensation build up but the thinking on this may have changed.

I have just been reading conflicting advice about that. I think I will remove the fire, board over the opening, and put a closable vent in the board. I will close the vent when the heating is on and open it to let air through the flue at night or any other time that the heating is off.

For now, I will block the flue temporarily to see what difference it makes.

 

[Marchrider]

Its arrived here now, there's a lot of fresh air to be had to day
i'm where the black X is

been out this morning sort of working, tree down on estate over road, lovely old Ash tree, quite sad.
never mind probably got a years worth of fire wood for helping cut it up
absolutely wild weather, don't think I have the energy for the bike now

 

[Marchrider]

Well, the wind has done something useful here... The door to this room blew open again and I wondered where the air was going to. It turns out that a disused (and disconnected) gas fire still has an open flue. That means that I have spent 9 winters chucking heat up there. No wonder my feet get cold!

The chimney has a ventilated cap to stop rain getting in but that should hopefully stll let damp out if I block the flue down here? (I will search for advice on that now.)

does it have an aluminium flue liner ? gas things usually do
would it matter if that got a bit damp on the inside - may be block it for the winter or when you use your heating and let the air flow other times

 

[DCLane]

Been quite windy here as I'm on the top of a hill. We've a fence panel that's disintegrated as a result. It was battered anyway but more expense/work to incur.

 

[numbnuts]

Down here on the south coast hasn't been too bad I'm glad to say

 

[ebikeerwidnes]

Things have calmed down a lot here

On the way to pick the grand kids up from school (a 30 minute journey) we had a major delay on the M57 because a tree had come down by the railway bridge and shattered all over the inner lanes

and then on some fields there were several tress block over or broken off at various points

sycamore tree at the back of our house look fine - unfortunately!

 

[Brandane]

Electricity restored now, might manage to come up with something more exciting than a cheese sandwich for the dinner now. Wind is s l o w l y easing, only about 60 mph gusts now. I can see 4 slates sitting in my gutter, so didn't get off Scot-free, but a lot of people are much worse off. So until next "storm in a generation", thank you, climate change .