More storms

I have just been connected back onto the internet, we have been "off" since Thursday night. I still have no mobile signal. We have had very little electricity, just enough to keep the freezers alright.
It has been horrendous, the winds in Stornoway reached 113m an hour, hurricane force. There is quite a lot of damage, roofs especially badly hit. we have been lucky, only 2 ridge tiles off but damage on all the other tiles on the way down, just missing the car. There are still no ferries and tomorrows is doubtful which means the shops running out off fresh produce. the awful thing is even though the wind isn't as bad as it was, its still blowing a gale which is set to continue for a few more days making the places already damaged in greater danger.

Winds have always scared me, especially after losing our garage roof in the 87 storm.

113 mph? I find 30mph bad enough.

My tin 'shed' where I keep logs and bins took off down the side path on Thursday and again on Friday. I haven't looked today, it will just have to stay where it is until the storms are over. Christmas tree is now at the top of the garden along with the barbeque and the wheelbarrow, the plastic cover for the outside furniture is now in the bin having ripped off, not to mention a cowl off the chimney - not sure if it's mine or my neighbours. I just saw a very fat pigeon being blown off the wall - luckily he got his wings flapping just in the nick of . At least the swirling snow yesterday just kept on swirling and didn't lie. Roll on Sydney!

My dd and family are due back from Cape Town tomorrow. They won't know what's hit them. I told them on the phone to wear warm clothes for their arrival here but apparently they don't even have jackets with them! Young people today etc!

Marmight, I read your post wrongly and thought a cow had fallen off your chimney ! Really windy again tonight...the barn door in the farmyard across the road is rattling and rumbling. I can just about hear it over DH's snoring...... .