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| g-mack Member Since: 07 Jan 2014 Location: northumberland Posts: 1967  
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was gonna change my headlight bulbs today, but its just too windy!!! bonnet not safe headlight surround blowing all over place!! so instead im on sofa with coffee!
 gonna take mutt out for his walks shortly, should be interesting! think its time to retrieve the winter coat! My 109 thread
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21st Oct 2014 3:53pm |
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| ericvv Member Since: 02 Jun 2011 Location: Near the Jet d'Eau Posts: 5816  
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Been quiet, dry and very mild all day here.... But the tail end of Hurricane Gonzalo must have crossed the channel and guess is now over France, as wind is picking up here at this very moment, threatening skies, and the forecast is that we will get +100 km/hr gales overnight...
Have read that this storm killed one person in London, and it caused havoc with road, rail and air traffic in the UK. Taking public transport, and the SVX remains safely stored and all locked up in underground office parking. 
Eric You never actually own a Defender. You merely look after it for the next generation. http://youtu.be/yVRlSsJwD0o https://youtu.be/vmPr3oTHndg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_GtzTT9Pdl0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABqKPz28e6A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLZ49Jce_n0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvAsz_ilQYU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8tMHiX9lSw https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dxwjPuHIV7I https://vimeo.com/201482507 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZSixqL0iyHw Last edited by ericvv on 21st Oct 2014 4:06pm. Edited 1 time in total |
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21st Oct 2014 4:00pm |
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| 110MGD Member Since: 17 Oct 2013 Location: Wear Valley Posts: 153 
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Was bad going over by Wearhead earlier!
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21st Oct 2014 4:04pm |
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| gilarion Member Since: 05 Dec 2013 Location: Wales Posts: 5111  
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Just taken the dogs out and quite a few trees down, hopefully I can claim them for the log burner
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21st Oct 2014 4:40pm |
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| lambert.the.farmer Member Since: 11 Apr 2012 Location: harrogate Posts: 2006  
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At the moment we have survived with all our trees intact but it has been pretty wild. Rhubarb and custard let fly with their secret weapon.
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21st Oct 2014 4:54pm |
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| mrd1990 Member Since: 16 Aug 2012 Location: Wales Posts: 600 
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Following on from this advice: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNW-rOe1I9A
I decided not to wake up until 10am, I didn't notice strong winds at all and I'm in North West Wales, a bit gusty at ~2pm this afternoon but nothing worthy of being called a storm.. Had the bonnet up just after 1:30pm and managed to fix the water blockage in my heating air intake, I did experience a screwdriver rolling off the wing in a gust but... it wasn't exactly a storm and it definitely not "Extra tropical" as it was classed.  |
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21st Oct 2014 7:12pm |
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| ericvv Member Since: 02 Jun 2011 Location: Near the Jet d'Eau Posts: 5816
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^^Looks like he has been standing too many times in the eye of the storm. The wind even rearranged his teeth.
You never actually own a Defender. You merely look after it for the next generation.
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21st Oct 2014 7:32pm |
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| GUM97 Member Since: 05 Feb 2012 Location: Cheshire Posts: 3555 
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The M56 had a few crashed already on my commute this morning! (And this was at 06:30!) An engine to TDi for! "Land Rover- Proudly turning drivers into mechanics since 1948"  |
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21st Oct 2014 7:51pm |
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| VeeTee Member Since: 06 Mar 2011 Location: Somewhere Posts: 1512 
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Gale 9 Bft here at the moment, in the afternoon already a lot of trees came down, several cars were hit. One hour ago a lot of big hail stones came down here, will inspect the cars tomorrow at day light for damage
 . It is just decided that the Oosterscheldekering will be closed tonight, this exceptional.
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21st Oct 2014 8:05pm |
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| munch90 Member Since: 26 Oct 2013 Location: guildford Posts: 3558
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doesn't seem much here in Surrey , couple of rotten branches down and few leaves blowing about that's about it really
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21st Oct 2014 8:09pm |
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| Monmouth Member Since: 27 Nov 2013 Location: Gwynedd Posts: 45 
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Dreading the carnage when I get back home to north Wales. I left an army 12x12 tent in the garden, it's probably in the Irish Sea by now! 1990 Defender 300TDi
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21st Oct 2014 11:10pm |
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| Laurie Member Since: 22 Feb 2008 Location: Sussex, England Posts: 2897 
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Drove from Sussex to Belgium and back today,
Was a little draughty but nothing special. |
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21st Oct 2014 11:18pm |
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