Dimron Posted February 20, 2022 Posted February 20, 2022 Blowing up again here, More worried about the BIG conifer at the bottom of the garden as it seems more blustery than on Friday. Managed to put a few tiles back on an old girls porch this morning before the gypoes come around and take her life savings off her. My fee was a cup of tea, digestive biscuit and a chat. Quote
Youri McAnespie Posted February 20, 2022 Posted February 20, 2022 3 minutes ago, athywhite1958 said: Saw it, bag it, sell it Got a load of old rotting shit already meant for a stove that didn't get installed. 300 it cost and my cartilage kneeling it up the stairs Quote
Dimron Posted February 20, 2022 Posted February 20, 2022 1 hour ago, Tonge moor green jacket said: Spent another few hours on this bastard. 4 of our wrestling with several tonnes of sycamore. Wet through, covered in mud and nowhere near finished. I hate sycamores Quote
Tonge moor green jacket Posted February 20, 2022 Posted February 20, 2022 Just now, Dimron said: Blowing up again here, More worried about the BIG conifer at the bottom of the garden as it seems more blustery than on Friday. Managed to put a few tiles back on an old girls porch this morning before the gypoes come around and take her life savings off her. My fee was a cup of tea, digestive biscuit and a chat. Neighbourly of you. Did you not try and shag her mam? Quote
Tonge moor green jacket Posted February 20, 2022 Posted February 20, 2022 Just now, Dimron said: I hate sycamores Burn well. I've a chopping board that I bought in Wales made from sycamore. It's excellent so I might make a few. Quote
Dimron Posted February 20, 2022 Posted February 20, 2022 1 minute ago, Tonge moor green jacket said: Neighbourly of you. Did you not try and shag her mam? I have my moments... Too young for me 🙂 Quote
athywhite1958 Posted February 20, 2022 Posted February 20, 2022 I got rid of my wood burner when I cut half a finger off with the chop saw Quote
Dimron Posted February 20, 2022 Posted February 20, 2022 Just now, athywhite1958 said: I got rid of my wood burner when I cut half a finger off with the chop saw Nice barbecue smell in the house that night? Quote
Tonge moor green jacket Posted February 20, 2022 Posted February 20, 2022 1 minute ago, athywhite1958 said: I got rid of my wood burner when I cut half a finger off with the chop saw Urgghhhh. Made sure my chain was nice and sharp- makes cutting easier and safer. Biggest danger is with the trunks and large boughs being under huge tension because of the way they rest on other trees. Massive power unleashed as you cut them. Quote
Dimron Posted February 20, 2022 Posted February 20, 2022 2 minutes ago, Tonge moor green jacket said: Burn well. I've a chopping board that I bought in Wales made from sycamore. It's excellent so I might make a few. I once did a development where the neighbours got a tree preservation order on some self seeded sycamores in order to thwart my plans... it must have cost me thousands, named the end product "Sycamore Close" Quote
Dimron Posted February 20, 2022 Posted February 20, 2022 2 minutes ago, Tonge moor green jacket said: Urgghhhh. Made sure my chain was nice and sharp- makes cutting easier and safer. Biggest danger is with the trunks and large boughs being under huge tension because of the way they rest on other trees. Massive power unleashed as you cut them. Wife got me to split some seasoned logs yesterday with my hydraulic splitter... they don't half go off with a bang Quote
athywhite1958 Posted February 20, 2022 Posted February 20, 2022 I gave the chop saw away, I felt like it was laughing at me every time I went near it, I kept my chain saw and table saw Quote
stevieb Posted February 20, 2022 Posted February 20, 2022 3 hours ago, Tonge moor green jacket said: It's far bigger than appears. That's the lie I tell the Mrs. Quote
Tonge moor green jacket Posted February 20, 2022 Posted February 20, 2022 2 hours ago, Dimron said: I once did a development where the neighbours got a tree preservation order on some self seeded sycamores in order to thwart my plans... it must have cost me thousands, named the end product "Sycamore Close" How big were they? Reason I ask, is that I would imagine all sycamores are self seeded, as indeed will be the majority of older, mature trees that have preservation orders on them. Quite often they were there well before developments are even considered and deserve protecting. More so now.than ever. Quote
Youri McAnespie Posted February 21, 2022 Posted February 21, 2022 1 hour ago, L/H White said: Moody tonight Fucking tornado Is it Midwest America? And it fucking snowed. Quote
bolton_blondie Posted February 21, 2022 Posted February 21, 2022 Fucking wild this morning. Needs piss off. Ive washed my hair. Quote
Not in Crawley Posted February 21, 2022 Posted February 21, 2022 7 hours ago, Youri McAnespie said: Fucking tornado Is it Midwest America? And it fucking snowed. England has more tornados per year per area than the US. They're just tiny so we don't notice them. Quote
jmjhb Posted February 21, 2022 Posted February 21, 2022 (edited) How this isn't worthy of an Amber warning when it's longer and worse than Eunice, I'll never know Oh wait, it's primarily hitting the North. There we go Edited February 21, 2022 by jmjhb Quote
Not in Crawley Posted February 21, 2022 Posted February 21, 2022 31 minutes ago, jmjhb said: How this isn't worthy of an Amber warning when it's longer and worse than Eunice, I'll never know Oh wait, it's primarily hitting the North. There we go Paranoid much? Perhaps just listen to the news, they explain it all pretty clearly. Or rather they did five minutes ago on Today. Quote
Rudy Posted February 21, 2022 Posted February 21, 2022 32 minutes ago, Not in Crawley said: England has more tornados per year per area than the US. They're just tiny so we don't notice them. Watched a programme on the mad bastards who chase them. I thought they were scientists, some just do it for a hobbie Quote
jmjhb Posted February 21, 2022 Posted February 21, 2022 5 minutes ago, Not in Crawley said: Paranoid much? Perhaps just listen to the news, they explain it all pretty clearly. Or rather they did five minutes ago on Today. Nah, their models said it would be sustained winds at rush-hour, should be an automatic Amber Quote
Not in Crawley Posted February 21, 2022 Posted February 21, 2022 33 minutes ago, jmjhb said: Nah, their models said it would be sustained winds at rush-hour, should be an automatic Amber So the Met office are sat in Exeter going, "fuck it, its only the North?" Quote
Guest Posted February 21, 2022 Posted February 21, 2022 53 minutes ago, Not in Crawley said: Paranoid much? Perhaps just listen to the news, they explain it all pretty clearly. Or rather they did five minutes ago on Today. It is much worse than Eunice up here; stronger winds for much longer. we were amber for Eunice Quote
Tonge moor green jacket Posted February 21, 2022 Posted February 21, 2022 26 minutes ago, boltondiver said: It is much worse than Eunice up here; stronger winds for much longer. we were amber for Eunice We were, but perhaps they were hedging their bets- still not an exact science and generally the warnings tend to be on the higher side. I think the worst of eunice stayed south, yet I've had this big tree down, and another round the corner too. Previous comments on here over the years suggest folk think the warnings are overplayed. For us, this is definitely longer in duration, and is seems worse for sure. I've got tiles rattling which I didn't notice with Eunice. Northern Ireland had an amber warning, which has gone down to yellow now, and they're quite far north. We've got a number of high level flood warnings too- highest in Manchester. Quote
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