A Blowy Night

[jacey]

Ever since we had new U-PVC windows installed, some 12 or 15 years ago our bedroom sings in the wind. We didn't pay extra, but somehow we got the free upgrade to Aeolian Windows or more likely Aeolian Frames. I guess somewhere there's a tiny gap in the mastic and the whole window resonates like a bass flute. When it's really windy - like last night - both windows go for it in harmony.

So there we were, trying to get to sleep and stay asleep with the whole bedroom howing like ghosts in a bad Victorian melodrama, when BB gives up and goes for some LILO time (liquid in - liqid out, i.e. a cup of tea and a pee) and as he's brailling his way back round the bed in the dark he sees flickering lights outside to go with the woo-woo ghostie noises.

This morning we find that next door's posh garden shed, which backs on to our five foot high, Yorkshire stone, 200 year old garden wall has its toof tied on with rope and two of the coping stones where the roof obviously crashed down on its way north have been dislodged. And the end fence-post for our dog fence (the tensioner for the main support wire) has been knocked two feet out of skew.

Great!

And the weather forecast says it's going to get windy tonight.

Comments

[watervole.livejournal.com]

See if the neighbours insurance will cover the damage - it's worth asking. He may be putting in a claim anyway for the roof, so could be over his excess already.

[http://users.livejournal.com/la_marquise_de_/]

Oh my goodness. Stay safe.

[heleninwales.livejournal.com]

I suspect you're getting the wind more than us, though we had a blowy night with a minor power cut and then a much longer power cut this morning. This was not good because I need to work and G had to sit in the conservatory (the lightest room) huddled up in his warmest coat, so he could do some marking.

Anyway, I hope nothing else blows over and that the window are quieter tonight.

[endlessrarities.livejournal.com]

Yeow! It's been a pretty intense couple of days. Hope you're out of the worst soon!!

[birdsedge.livejournal.com]

Contrary to weather forecasts last night was much less blowy than the night before, but we still have to check the loft for leaks. We had some work done on the roof in January but left the buckets in place just in case.