Rickent Posted January 18, 2018 Report Share Posted January 18, 2018 Well that was one wild night , managed to keep everything intact, hope everyone else out there faired ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athy Posted January 18, 2018 Report Share Posted January 18, 2018 (edited) Our weeping willow does not appear to have fared too well - has demolished part of next door's outhouses - on the phone to the insurance company now. Edited January 18, 2018 by Athy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac of Cygnet Posted January 18, 2018 Report Share Posted January 18, 2018 And I thought it was going to be a description of some debauchery....... But we seem to be having completely different weather from everyone else - has no-one else got snow? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WotEver Posted January 18, 2018 Report Share Posted January 18, 2018 6 minutes ago, Mac of Cygnet said: And I thought it was going to be a description of some debauchery....... But we seem to be having completely different weather from everyone else - has no-one else got snow? No snow here but I had to retrieve our wheelie bin from 2 doors down at 5am and pick up various items in the garden once it got light. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Payne Posted January 18, 2018 Report Share Posted January 18, 2018 Tree down on marston lane this morning... Another one on the way to work had took out a bus shelter, hopefully nobody was waiting for a bus! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tree monkey Posted January 18, 2018 Report Share Posted January 18, 2018 1 hour ago, Dave Payne said: Tree down on marston lane this morning... Another one on the way to work had took out a bus shelter, hopefully nobody was waiting for a bus! Tritiford road by any chance? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nbfiresprite Posted January 18, 2018 Report Share Posted January 18, 2018 Chimney's, Coolie Hats, Solar Panels plus other stuff all over the marina this morning. Found someones solar panel in my well deck this morning. Quite a few cratch covers ripped as well. Some people are going to make a few bob out of this storm. If you want to keep your chimney in place use a hose clamp around the base. 7 hours ago, Athy said: Our weeping willow does not appear to have fared too well - has demolished part of next door's outhouses - on the phone to the insurance company now. No indoor plumbing in Upwell? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Payne Posted January 18, 2018 Report Share Posted January 18, 2018 1 hour ago, tree monkey said: Tritiford road by any chance? No, towards Leicester. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athy Posted January 18, 2018 Report Share Posted January 18, 2018 28 minutes ago, nbfiresprite said: No indoor plumbing in Upwell? OUThouses I said! They are in fact stables, but luckily the one whose roof was demolished by our tree did not have a horse in it at the time, only poultry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nbfiresprite Posted January 18, 2018 Report Share Posted January 18, 2018 6 minutes ago, Athy said: OUThouses I said! They are in fact stables, but luckily the one whose roof was demolished by our tree did not have a horse in it at the time, only poultry. From my OED Outhouse. An outhouse, also known by many other names, is a small structure, separate from a main building, which covers one or more toilets. This is typically either a pit latrine (long drop) or a bucket toilet, but other forms of dry (non-flushing) toilets may be encountered. The term may also be used to denote the toilet itself. Chicken on the menu tonight? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athy Posted January 18, 2018 Report Share Posted January 18, 2018 1 minute ago, nbfiresprite said: From my OED Outhouse. An outhouse, also known by many other names, is a small structure, separate from a main building, which covers one or more toilets. This is typically either a pit latrine (long drop) or a bucket toilet, but other forms of dry (non-flushing) toilets may be encountered. The term may also be used to denote the toilet itself. Chicken on the menu tonight? Yes, it can be a euphemism for an outside latrine, but equally can mean any building on a property but not attached to the main dwelling. No, duck as it happens. The hens, I believe, all survived. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tree monkey Posted January 18, 2018 Report Share Posted January 18, 2018 7 hours ago, Athy said: Our weeping willow does not appear to have fared too well - has demolished part of next door's outhouses - on the phone to the insurance company now. I imagine it's only me but I am slightly disappointed by the lack of photos of the failure point of the tree Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athy Posted January 18, 2018 Report Share Posted January 18, 2018 6 minutes ago, tree monkey said: I imagine it's only me but I am slightly disappointed by the lack of photos of the failure point of the tree Not the whole tree - a large (30 foot?) bough broke off at least 20 feet above ground level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchcrawler Posted January 18, 2018 Report Share Posted January 18, 2018 24 minutes ago, Athy said: OUThouses I said! They are in fact stables, but luckily the one whose roof was demolished by our tree did not have a horse in it at the time, only poultry. Chicken for dinner then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athy Posted January 18, 2018 Report Share Posted January 18, 2018 (edited) 2 minutes ago, ditchcrawler said: Chicken for dinner then? Too late, Brian! See post no. 10. Edited January 18, 2018 by Athy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tree monkey Posted January 18, 2018 Report Share Posted January 18, 2018 3 minutes ago, Athy said: Not the whole tree - a large (30 foot?) bough broke off at least 20 feet above ground level. Doesn't matter, its all a learning experience, plus I do love a good failure Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athy Posted January 18, 2018 Report Share Posted January 18, 2018 1 minute ago, tree monkey said: Doesn't matter, its all a learning experience, plus I do love a good failure Thank you, dear boy. I have been called worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchcrawler Posted January 18, 2018 Report Share Posted January 18, 2018 1 minute ago, Athy said: Too late, Brian! See post no. 10. That is because I reply to posts as I read them, I don't read to the end and go back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Athy Posted January 18, 2018 Report Share Posted January 18, 2018 2 minutes ago, ditchcrawler said: That is because I reply to posts as I read them, I don't read to the end and go back. Er....yes, quite so. Eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tree monkey Posted January 18, 2018 Report Share Posted January 18, 2018 2 minutes ago, Athy said: Thank you, dear boy. I have been called worse. I am in full geek mode, that never even crossed my mind 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac of Cygnet Posted January 18, 2018 Report Share Posted January 18, 2018 12 minutes ago, tree monkey said: I imagine it's only me but I am slightly disappointed by the lack of photos of the failure point of the tree OK, TM. Here's our local tree failure point, after the car was retrieved from under it. Yes, there is evidence of rot at the point of failure. Oak. Waiting for the owner to come back from skiing in Italy to take the car away before I drag it down. (They didn't need to go to Italy - I had an excellent afternoon's skiing up in the forest here today.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tree monkey Posted January 18, 2018 Report Share Posted January 18, 2018 2 minutes ago, Mac of Cygnet said: OK, TM. Here's our local tree failure point, after the car was retrieved from under it. Yes, there is evidence of rot at the point of failure. Oak. Waiting for the owner to come back from skiing in Italy to take the car away before I drag it down. (They didn't need to go to Italy - I had an excellent afternoon's skiing up in the forest here today.) Thats an intresting combination of issues, extended lateral limb, snow loading and you say some fungi issue, plus I suspect some structural issue with the branch union. Plus an intriguing looking buttress Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac of Cygnet Posted January 18, 2018 Report Share Posted January 18, 2018 6 minutes ago, tree monkey said: Thats an intresting combination of issues, extended lateral limb, snow loading and you say some fungi issue, plus I suspect some structural issue with the branch union. Plus an intriguing looking buttress Buttress? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tree monkey Posted January 18, 2018 Report Share Posted January 18, 2018 1 minute ago, Mac of Cygnet said: Buttress? Yeah, unless its the photo thats not too clear the base of the stem looks very swollen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mac of Cygnet Posted January 18, 2018 Report Share Posted January 18, 2018 12 minutes ago, tree monkey said: Yeah, unless its the photo thats not too clear the base of the stem looks very swollen No, I think that's another tree at an angle. The kids used to have a swing on that tree thirty years ago, before that branch fell off as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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