Discussion » CATASTROPHIC WEATHER!!1

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Posted by Saltation, around 10th March 2008:
 
we had a tree down
and it rained

also, the farm office had a power cut when the only cable running up the hill got falled on by an tree bit


yes, i speak of the weather cataclysm that has been smiting the south of engerland, to the eyerolling teethgnashing woe of the meeja.


any other awesome stories of brave brits struggling against all the odds today in the teeth of the awesome fury of mother nature at her worst?
Posted by Redmaiden, around 10th March 2008:
 
Just rained a bit here, nothing to get worked up about.
Posted by che, around 10th March 2008:
 
a tree bit :D
Posted by che, around 10th March 2008:
 
had to laugh at a tabloid headline I saw in a shop today
"Storm damage to cost £1 billion"

Tossers
Posted by WarHead, around 10th March 2008:
 
My hair got a little mussed up in the breeeze.
Posted by Saltation, 12th March 2008:
 
you should do like brock and keep it in a box under the sink
Posted by che, 12th March 2008:
 
I thought he stored it in the plughole.
Posted by Redmaiden, 13th March 2008:
 
The weather affected the trains as Network Rail imposed a speed of 50mph on all trains. So the usual travel chaos ensued.