We had a power cut for a couple of hours this afternoon (fortunately it came back on just before it was completely dark, but I'd already got the candles out). I can't see any damage in the immediate area and it hasn't snowed (just a bit of sleet in the rain).
Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
All white here near Cheltenham, really heavy snow for November but at least the wind has dropped for a bit. I’ve had to move chairs tables etc from patio area as they were getting thrown around and I really didn’t want the lounge windows put in ! Also have pots and watering cans down the garden. But at least the power is still on here ... hope those without power are doing ok
I'm guessing you are on higher ground in Cheltenham. All we had here (Cheltenham side of Gloucester) was snow for about an hour which didn't settle and blustery winds.
My area, Scottish Borders, has been badly affected.
We got up at 7am this morning to find that one of the large oaks at the edge of our garden had been completely uprooted. It had landed on our neighbours car.
All of our neighbours pitched in with various chainsaws and have been tremendous in helping us to clear it. Eventually, it was possible to get the car out. It has been seriously "sculptured" and may be a write-off. But, thankfully, nobody was hurt. This afternoon we went to check on our bee hives. All OK, but we had to make some lengthy detours as there are many large trees blocking the roads. It will take weeks to clear it all.
I will miss that tree ... there was no sign of any disease .. just caught by a gust I guess.
Stay safe everyone.
Bee x
Gardener and beekeeper in beautiful Scottish Borders
A single bee creates just one twelfth of a teaspoon of honey in her lifetime
Glad you've got the power back on @pansyface, and as you say, thank heaven for log fires. We've not needed ours - yet - but there is reassurance in having kept an open fireplace and a log store just in case. I've also just ordered some brushed cotton bed linen to snuggle into on cold nights.
@Bee witched, so glad no-one was hurt, must have been an alarming experience. We have a very tall, old birch tree just outside our back door porch which was swaying quite a lot this morning. The Council are refusing to take it down.
All sounds horrid, but thankfully damage seems to have restricted mainly to property rather than than people. All calm in East Devon this afternoon, although flipping cold. I’m rather glad that I didn’t feel up to raking the leaves off the lawn this week, they are all gone! Hopefully the wind won’t change direction and blow them all back! I’ve righted the bin, and the two pots that had gone over, and put the watering can back in its proper place. Power has been fine, but I hope I don’t slightly regret swapping out the gas cooker for an induction hob. At least we could always make a cuppa on the stove. Maybe I’d better invest in a camping stove.
The winds weren't too bad here, although the wind is always fairly bad here so no worse than a normal November. I took the dog for a walk earlier and it nearly knocked me off my feet a couple of times. This November snow means that we've only had 5 months of this year without snow since it snowed into mid May.
If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
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I'm guessing you are on higher ground in Cheltenham. All we had here (Cheltenham side of Gloucester) was snow for about an hour which didn't settle and blustery winds.
My area, Scottish Borders, has been badly affected.
We got up at 7am this morning to find that one of the large oaks at the edge of our garden had been completely uprooted.
It had landed on our neighbours car.
All of our neighbours pitched in with various chainsaws and have been tremendous in helping us to clear it. Eventually, it was possible to get the car out.
It has been seriously "sculptured" and may be a write-off.
But, thankfully, nobody was hurt.
This afternoon we went to check on our bee hives.
All OK, but we had to make some lengthy detours as there are many large trees blocking the roads. It will take weeks to clear it all.
I will miss that tree ... there was no sign of any disease .. just caught by a gust I guess.
Stay safe everyone.
Bee x
A single bee creates just one twelfth of a teaspoon of honey in her lifetime
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
@Bee witched, so glad no-one was hurt, must have been an alarming experience. We have a very tall, old birch tree just outside our back door porch which was swaying quite a lot this morning. The Council are refusing to take it down.
All calm in East Devon this afternoon, although flipping cold. I’m rather glad that I didn’t feel up to raking the leaves off the lawn this week, they are all gone! Hopefully the wind won’t change direction and blow them all back! I’ve righted the bin, and the two pots that had gone over, and put the watering can back in its proper place.
Power has been fine, but I hope I don’t slightly regret swapping out the gas cooker for an induction hob. At least we could always make a cuppa on the stove. Maybe I’d better invest in a camping stove.
I was awake at 2, up at 3, back to bed at 4, up again at 6 to visit Hubby.
Just having a cuppa now.