Saul Posted Friday at 17:08 Share Posted Friday at 17:08 Bloody 120 mph wind gust wrecking havoc all over the Duchy. Trees down everywhere, RTA’s, roads closed. Lifeboats, coastguards and all the other services on the go all night. 53,000 homes blacked out. Worst of all for me pealed the roof off my bike she which was new this year. Tore the doors off my big shed and blew the sides out of my recycling bag store. At one point we had a tin can twister flying around the garden . Managed to trigg it up today hopefully good enough for overnight so I can get on with fixing it properly tomorrow. Guess the Triumph Carb rebuild is on hold until the shed is secured. Bikes all untouched I couldn’t get to much today as Shadow had a hospital appointment and I had to take the Mr’s down to RCHT Hospital in Truro to see her 94 year mum who is in with. Flu I have everything crossed she comes out again, my Mother in Law is a gem. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckster Posted Friday at 17:33 Share Posted Friday at 17:33 It’s quite cold here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busabeast Posted Friday at 18:42 Share Posted Friday at 18:42 Im now down just by Taunton deane services ready for the emergency patch for tonight's job then straight drive back to the yard... 4hr20 to get here, probably 20 mins to do the job and then the same drive back... its not on till about half 10 tonight either but didnt want to fucked about with traffic so left early Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busabeast Posted Friday at 18:43 Share Posted Friday at 18:43 Is the g storm meant to carry over the weekend? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KAYZ1 Posted Friday at 21:37 Share Posted Friday at 21:37 We had about 3" of snow last night and the winds got up to 90mph according to my Davis weather machine...Yanky but good kit, i have had it since i used to fly...as a young un with money, then shit happens Anyway, snow gone by 11am as we had rain from 0630-ish...but glad it's over.. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boboneleg Posted Friday at 21:43 Share Posted Friday at 21:43 That's pretty shit @Saul , we must have been in a weird pocket of weather here . There was snow all around us but all we got was rain all day and no wind. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nute Posted Friday at 21:50 Share Posted Friday at 21:50 It was v windy here, no damage thankfully, tree branches all over the place a week after I'd cleared up the last lot. Water seems to have got into two security lights as they are now stuck on. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckster Posted Friday at 22:02 Share Posted Friday at 22:02 24 minutes ago, KAYZ1 said: We had about 3" of snow last night and the winds got up to 90mph according to my Davis weather machine...Yanky but good kit, i have had it since i used to fly...as a young un with money, then shit happens Anyway, snow gone by 11am as we had rain from 0630-ish...but glad it's over.. You only got 3" last night? You should speak to @Vamana Gupta, he always gets at least 12". 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saul Posted Friday at 22:06 Author Share Posted Friday at 22:06 3 hours ago, busabeast said: Is the g storm meant to carry over the weekend? No don’t think so Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saul Posted yesterday at 15:41 Author Share Posted yesterday at 15:41 First time it years the doors are lockable on my big shed where the Hornet lives. Spent all morning repairing and re hanging the doors that Gerotti broke. To be honest I enjoy a bit of wood work or wood butchering in this case. The best bit is that it never cost a penny. Coat of red stain on the next dry day and all will be good. The roof on the bike shed is next. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boboneleg Posted 17 hours ago Share Posted 17 hours ago Proper old Tenon saw 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saul Posted 10 hours ago Author Share Posted 10 hours ago 6 hours ago, boboneleg said: Proper old Tenon saw Yeah it was my Father in laws, who was a pretty well known wooden boat builder in Cornwall. It has a pretty aggressive set on it for a tenon saw which took a while to get used to. He set it and sharpened it that way for a reason. It’s so you can use it like a jack saw in confined spaces. If you met him he looked like a giant tramp but he was a very clever and interesting guy. I have always said if I met my Mrs when I was younger I would have ended being a boat builder he was a character for sure. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catteeclan Posted 7 hours ago Share Posted 7 hours ago That'll keep it going. Them hinges look tiny. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saul Posted 7 hours ago Author Share Posted 7 hours ago 17 minutes ago, Catteeclan said: That'll keep it going. Them hinges look tiny. They are the originals that came with the shed in 2000, I added to extra hinges in the middle to stop the doors flexing years ago. I could always get some new ones if need be but they work well enough and the doors haven't dropped because of them yet. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vamana Gupta Posted 5 hours ago Share Posted 5 hours ago On 09/01/2026 at 18:02, Buckster said: You only got 3" last night? You should speak to @Vamana Gupta, he always gets at least 12". 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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