I (and a lady walking near me) got blown over at Park Grange Road tram stop this morning.
I've never been blown over before, it was quite fun, but obviously it would have been less fun if I'd got blown under the tram.

I got woken up to wheelie bins blowing down the street this morning. Its certainly very windy up here at crookes, I have been waiting to see if monster santa down the road gets blown away :hihi:

me greenhouse is upsidedown infront of my back door! yea, it's plastic, just as well!

Yeah I can guarantee my roof tiles will have come flying off
:sad:

I was less than impressed when the wind caught the door and struck my leg. Bah! blasted wind.

I've just gone to work (office at bottom of my garden) to find a tree on the roof!!!

That's me busy for the day then...

Windy in Stannington also.

My door has been rattling all morning..............:(

Pardon me folks I had a curry last night :hihi:

Longley is'nt known for high winds, usually quite calm here when other areas are windy.
Bad here though today so it must be hell on top of the hills.

My Garden fence is nearly on its last legs there are just a few bricks around the base keeping it together!

Anyone know where i can get a good quality cheap fence from?

Wife just returned from Hillsborough says it's like the aftermath of a giant's wedding with newspapers flying around like confetti ....seems it's blue bin day down there, but most of the bins are empty when Onyx get to them :D

I've just been on the ''Big Wheel'' on Fargate and my carriage was rattling and bumping about in the wind when I got to the top. I was terrified!

My cat got his tail trapped when the door blew shut on it. Ouch. Luckily so sign of damage, so bad luck to the vet.

I've got a huge bruise, it's not so funny now, can I sue the council ?

walking the dog at 7am this morning saw quite a few wheelie bins in the middle of the road i dont really mind the wind its the cold what i dont like:( :( :(

Just think how much electricity we could produce today with a couple of wind turbines above the ski village.

Originally posted by nick2
I (and a lady walking near me) got blown over at Park Grange Road tram stop this morning.
I've never been blown over before, it was quite fun, but obviously it would have been less fun if I'd got blown under the tram.
I feel an opportunity to use the sentence 'blown by a puff' has been overlooked. :hihi: :hihi:

My Dog Max has been very restless he wont settle and keeps panting heavily. He's just rushed past me and ttried to get under my desk which has things under it to stop this tactic. Somehow he managed it though and has pulled cables out of my speakers and scanner, my mouse almost got yanked out of my hand and vanished over the back of the desk. Needless to say I'm not to amused and I've had to drag him out forcibly and he's now upstairs and by the sound of it ttrying to get under the bed.

Just got back from town on the bike,not recommended neraly got blown off a couple of times.

Still quicker and more fun than driving though :)

Suprised the wheel thing at fargate is still running.

it's madness out there! really howling a gale. we've been out to town and near the park grange tram stop we were almost blown over. had to fight our way back up the hill.
using the argos bag as some kind of wind surfing equipment is quite handy though:D
i have to go back out in it too!! aarrgghh!!!:o

Originally posted by kblade
it's madness out there! really howling a gale. we've been out to town and near the park grange tram stop we were almost blown over. had to fight our way back up the hill.
using the argos bag as some kind of wind surfing equipment is quite handy though:D
i have to go back out in it too!! aarrgghh!!!:o

I think that demolishing the tower blocks has allowed the wind to get much stronger at Park Grange, we should build some more quickly before someone gets hurt.

Originally posted by nick2
I think that demolishing the tower blocks has allowed the wind to get much stronger at Park Grange, we should build some more quickly before someone gets hurt.

I had no choice but to ride on the pavement coming home from work earlier :( . I tried the road but got blown in to the middle of Manor Lane. Then there's Park Grange Rd.
I'm suprised our houses are still standing!

One of the massive trees that line Whitworth Rd in Ranmoor, has been blown over across the road!!

Wasn't really sure what to do , so I called the Fire Brigade (hmmmm, lovely). They were here for ages making sure all the other trees were safe with massive chain saws.

Hurrah for the fire brigade!!

Mrs V lost her store card on the way to work so i have just had to go out looking for it in this wind!.

There are windows being blown out of the tower block on Park Grange Rd and bits of glass and putty are landing on the opposite side of the road!!!!

Anyone on Norfolk Park....Be advised :thumbsup:

I think we should ban wind in Sheffield, it's one of those southern fads that's creeping northwards, lets start a campaign!

I was in Hillsborough at lunchtime, and the fire brigade and police had been called to some scaffolding which looked like it was going to collapse.

Originally posted by nick2
I (and a lady walking near me) got blown over at Park Grange Road tram stop this morning.
I've never been blown over before, it was quite fun, but obviously it would have been less fun if I'd got blown under the tram.

It must be you who is mentioned in the Star then. It says two people got blown over at that tram stop.

Re- Bassman-x
How long will it be before the Health & Safety lot , ban people from going out once the wind reaches , say ,more than 60 m.p.h. ?
After Conkers , Snowballs......etc...... would it be a surprise ? The touble is what is a joke this month will most likely be law next month under Nanny.Wait for the "Recording Toilet Visits Law",coming on the Statute Book anytime soon.

It is with the utmost regret that I have to report that all my remaining pampas grass flowered stalks have blown down.

:) WINDYNESS!

i think its fun. kinda annoying but im often laughing to myself as i try to not get knocked into the road and run over.

the door got blown off the hinges where i work ;) haha.. they had to get some men out to come and fix it back on

I live on the edge of the valley with a window which has warped so doesn't close.

I got woken up to the sky falling and its like waiting for window to blow off...

Walked to Hillsborough from Walkley (and back) twice today & must say, I too found it fun (I don't usually walk much, but I've had no choice since the timing belt snapped yesterday morning)!!

we got up last night, to investigate a very loud crash, which woke us up...

the winds have wreaked havoc in my back garden.

My garden shed is toppled over, (the walls have been lifted clean off the base) and the shed roof is missing.

what Joy! (and Mr PT is so impressed; we are going to have to call the brother in law over to help deal with the mess/ repair)

And the gas meter cupboard door has been broken, too; the wind has wrenched it off its hinges. more joy! (it's going to be three weeks or so before the workman can come from the housing to repapir it. Apparently, it's not an emergency, that the meter is exposed.

PT

I've lost my bin :(

I lost my L-plates, they flew away from from the car! :o

Originally posted by jessycar
It must be you who is mentioned in the Star then. It says two people got blown over at that tram stop.

How did they know that, unless they read this forum ?

It sounds bad outside at the moment. I can hear things flying around. I wonder what destruction we will wake up to in the morning?

The wind makes me so tense... well maybe it's the car alarm that keeps going off somewhere out there. I think it's the wind triggering it. I don't think I'll sleep at all tonight. :(

Originally posted by genesiscouch
The wind makes me so tense... well maybe it's the car alarm that keeps going off somewhere out there. I think it's the wind triggering it. I don't think I'll sleep at all tonight. :(

This could possibly be related to the alarm your hearing genesiscouch. Hope you manage some sleep ;)

http://www.sheffieldforum.co.uk/showthread.php?s=&threadid=26748

Ah thanks vidster, that'll make me rest easy!!

Originally posted by unners
My Garden fence is nearly on its last legs there are just a few bricks around the base keeping it together!

Anyone know where i can get a good quality cheap fence from?



yep ,ones just flown down the rd (lol)

im still on the computer as i dont fancy trying to get to sleep in my loft bed room,
i can hear the roof shudering from down stairs,frightening,
JJ..

Originally posted by genesiscouch
Ah thanks vidster, that'll make me rest easy!!

Maybe a pillow over your heads......Just incase a crane comes through the roof :hihi: .

it seems to be trying to lift the window out of the roof next to me!

It's not blowing any worse than for many a while.
My tiles are still here.
The crane hasn't fallen down.

Dooownt Panic!

Originally posted by vidster
Maybe a pillow over your heads......Just incase a crane comes through the roof :hihi: .

Hmmm... good idea! :D I shall roll up in the blanket. Why is it that I'm always home alone when the wind picks up?!

Loads of tiles have blown off our roof and hit my mums car!..I can't sleep because its too noisey in my attic bedroom. Every gust of wind makes my room shake.

I appear to get draughts even with my windows shut.. A really loud whistling noise! Gets right on my ti.. :rant:

Well our garden fence and the house behind us facing our back garden their fence has gone also :o

My rooms just above our conservatory and I was sure that the roof was going to come off it last night!

Originally posted by IanMitchell
Well our garden fence and the house behind us facing our back garden their fence has gone also :o

Gawd they nick owt these days :roll:

When its as windy as it has been I keep half expecting to find my car at the bottom of my road :(

My nextdoor neighbours patio chair was in my pond this morning, the fish looked rather disturbed by the whole thing.

I've just cleared up the contents of 2 blue bins. Bloody paper everywhere, most of it outside my back door. Next doors christmas tree has also been flying around, so there is soil and pebbles all over too.

The amount of slates/roof tiles on the street is unbelievable. Thanks goodness ours is new roof!!

My wheely bin managed to get blown down my drive, somehow missing my car, and then got blown half-way down the road. I don't think it hit anything, luckily.

Originally posted by Deejay
I appear to get draughts even with my windows shut.. A really loud whistling noise! Gets right on my ti.. :rant:

wasn't anything to do with the boiled egg curry & cabbage soup for supper then, mate? :D

There was a MASSIVE billboard accross the pavement this morning outside the Helen of Troy Offices on Brightside Lane.
:wow: It's a good job nobdy was walking by it at the time
or they'd be like a kipper now!

I chickened-out this morning and walked into town rather than risk the embarasment of getting blown-over again at Park Grange tram stop, it's like a hurricane up there, I'm suprised they are allowing builders on the scaffolding on the new houses.

Originally posted by Don_Kiddick
wasn't anything to do with the boiled egg curry & cabbage soup for supper then, mate? :D

Not this time mate.. Besides which I wouldn't wish that kinda wind on anyone :hihi:

:rant: well I now have an open plan garden, not a fence panel in sight and just one post remaining :help:

Debris everywhere and still blowing about. Apart from that though not too bad. Not lost any fences or trees luckily.

On Valley Road, a lot of bins were on the ground, It was half 2 this morning when I came back from wherever, so I took all 5 fallen down bins and made a nice neet line of them against the wall. they didn't fall again.

Blimey, don't know about you but this wind took me by suprise.
Was it forcast, not seen the weather reports this week.
Its the strongest wind I have known for many years.
I live in a dip so it must be horrendous living on top of a hill or open space.
Sounded hurricane force to me.:wow:

It has also managed to rip the trellis of the back of the house together with the clematis and the wisteria that was growing up it.

To add insult to injury it looks like the brickwork behind the trellis needs re-pointing - *sigh*

Originally posted by Don_Kiddick
There was a MASSIVE billboard accross the pavement this morning outside the Helen of Troy Offices on Brightside Lane.
:wow: It's a good job nobdy was walking by it at the time
or they'd be like a kipper now!

I "walk" past (ok, ok, i 'Wheel' past!) Greens' Health Club, on Summerfield Street/Napier Street area, on my way to work of a morning, and thier huge advertising hoarding was all "crashed-and-smashed" to pieces, out onto the pavement of summerfield St.

I could not get my wheelchair past very easily, at all. it was scary that something so large and heavy could be damaged by the wind.

There was an almighty crash, that woke me up, coming from somewhere round my house, at about 4am, this thurdsay-morning and I went out to investigate, when it was light enough. I though it was slates. coming off my roof, but it turned out to be the next-door-but-one's massive six-foot fencing panels being blown away, and hitting the roof.

nick2.. sorry to hear about the damage to your plants and trellis... but maybe it was a blessing in disguise. look at it this way; the plants' coming away means that you can see, and rectify the pointing, so that the fabric of your home can be maintianed, keeping the weather out!

PT
Scary biscuitts!!!!!!!

The "rock"from the rockingham street - street sign was in the middle of the road this morning,it was mounted high up on a building :o