View Full Version : Power cut in Rotherham


Don_Kiddick
31-08-2005, 18:49
Missus has just rung me, all lights out. Tesco express at end of road too!

Wonder if the power thingy was hit by lightning after that big bang?

bertie749
31-08-2005, 19:11
Well it reached as far as Laughton but only for a split second thou.....

Last time this type of weather happened I ended up looking out my front window in the pitch black for an hour waiting for the Peacock and Pea hen to get off the neighbours roof opposite so I could see them fly..... did not know they could!

OOOhh wonder if they are there now............

sugarnspice
31-08-2005, 19:13
Wow bertie749, I think your avatar just hypnotised me.
:o

bertie749
31-08-2005, 19:18
Its fantastic isn't it..... had me for ages in work..... Hypnotised me into thinking I had actually done something today instead of being on the SF all day

sugarnspice
31-08-2005, 19:33
Lol! That could be really useful! It's fab & I love it!

:clap:

nearenuff
31-08-2005, 19:33
just been on the phone to mate in newcastle said they have just had the storm from hell,said its the worst he has seen in 30 years,power off,flooding ect.he said watch out its coming our way(whats happend to roverum forum iv'e lost it kivomiller)

mistyraven
31-08-2005, 21:30
Is there going to be more thunder? I hate it

Tony45
31-08-2005, 22:34
Didn't realise that Rovrum had got electricty yet, or does the rain putting the candles out count as a powercut?

pickety-witch
31-08-2005, 23:57
all the lights went out here too for nearlly 3 hours was soooooooooo boring not really nice actually especially for people who have babies and stuff who need to warm bottles and me is scared of the dark lol

Don_Kiddick
01-09-2005, 08:39
Originally posted by Tony45
Didn't realise that Rovrum had got electricty yet, or does the rain putting the candles out count as a powercut?

Candles? Luxury!

All our glow worms have drowned - thats our power cut mate! :hihi:

Don_Kiddick
01-09-2005, 08:40
Originally posted by nearenuff
just been on the phone to mate in newcastle said they have just had the storm from hell,said its the worst he has seen in 30 years,power off,flooding ect.he said watch out its coming our way(whats happend to roverum forum iv'e lost it kivomiller)
Servers down for upgrading mate. there's a 'standby' rovvrem forum Ken has set up, I'll pm you the details if you want?

tgigreeny
01-09-2005, 10:51
NEDL/YEDL say 98,000 homes in the NE and Yorkshire were off last night, though all but 2,500 are now back on the grid. In theirwn words 'its a hell of a lot of people'.

saxon51
01-09-2005, 11:14
Went to Mablethorpe yesterday (yes, I know, sad) and on the way home about 8.15-9.30pm it was horrendous.

The rain was a solid sheet of water with hail stones in, all the country roads between Louth and Caenby Corner were flooded (like driving up the Amazon), the lightening was continuous and so bright that it was like daylight most of the time. The fastest I was able to safely drive was 40, and nobody else appeared to be going any faster.

A hell of a drive back!!! The passengers were going "Wow!!" and 'Cor!!' whilst I was thinking, 'We're all going to die cos I can't see a bloody thing!!':( :(

I have seen tropical storms first hand, but never seen anything as bad as it was yesterday.