sidcow Posted February 19, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted February 19, 2022 3 minutes ago, HanoiVillan said: You're right, that was an unsupportable hot take! But they are better in a number of ways, and often the ways they are better make them better for middle America, which is why they use it. Wood is cheaper, more plentiful, and more flexible; carpenters are widely available; and wooden house construction crucially requires less cement (cement manufacturing being both a big source of pollution and really hard to make environmentally-friendly). I have to take 'in every way' back though! I was just wondering actually about the insulation properties of wood. It's surely got to be way ahead of brick. Maybe the UK needs to look more at that, it's not a common material here but surely should be worthy of more consideration. And as you say would be much more environmentaly friendly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted February 19, 2022 Moderator Share Posted February 19, 2022 2 hours ago, Xann said: The trapped inverted dustbin lid was acting like a phonograph over tarmac Hold on a minute, amidst all the excellent punning, has no one asked what century you are in with your dustbin lid. And did you drive a DeLorean to get there? When did dustbins still have detachable lids? Are Kylie and Jason in the charts in your timeline? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xann Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 1 hour ago, bickster said: Hold on a minute, amidst all the excellent punning, has no one asked what century you are in with your dustbin lid. And did you drive a DeLorean to get there? When did dustbins still have detachable lids? Are Kylie and Jason in the charts in your timeline? We provide our own bins here, though I've just wandered through wheelie bin Merton. Like cows, they're all lying down in the rain 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted February 19, 2022 Share Posted February 19, 2022 2 hours ago, sidcow said: I was just wondering actually about the insulation properties of wood. It's surely got to be way ahead of brick. Maybe the UK needs to look more at that, it's not a common material here but surely should be worthy of more consideration. And as you say would be much more environmentaly friendly. AIUI you *can* make brick houses that are as well-insulated as wood ones, but that it's really expensive in comparison. I have to admit I'm a bit biased about this because I'm right now dealing with cracks in the brickwork to the house I'm living in which a variety of experts have been paid to take a look at and not one can explain to me, and it's pissing me off no end. And also I go to Canada a lot, and in Canada most houses are wooden, and they are all much warmer and better-insulated than the vast majority of brick houses in this country, but I guess I don't know exactly what proportion of that is down to the materials versus the age of the properties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted February 19, 2022 Moderator Share Posted February 19, 2022 1 hour ago, Xann said: We provide our own bins here, though I've just wandered through wheelie bin Merton. Like cows, they're all lying down in the rain Wondered why my daughter just throws it in the front garden in bags 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted February 20, 2022 Moderator Share Posted February 20, 2022 I see Storm Franklyn isn’t getting much media attention. Well for us in the North West it’s forecast to be much higher wind speeds than Eunice was on Friday Wind speeds of up to 75mph forecast whereas on Friday the speeds were only forecast to be 60 mph Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted February 20, 2022 Share Posted February 20, 2022 12 minutes ago, bickster said: I see Storm Franklyn isn’t getting much media attention. Well for us in the North West it’s forecast to be much higher wind speeds than Eunice was on Friday Wind speeds of up to 75mph forecast whereas on Friday the speeds were only forecast to be 60 mph The wind here today is howling again, but this time its got rain as well. Two houses across from me are having their roofs repaired today, by a few guys just armed with some long ladders and a van full of slates. Crazy being up there today trying to brace yourself against the wind and repair a roof with no sort of safety harness or anything. Mine can stay as it is until everything is a bit calmer, the damage is worse than I’d estimated now I’ve had time for a proper look, but I don’t want people up there in this wind. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted February 20, 2022 Moderator Share Posted February 20, 2022 1 minute ago, chrisp65 said: The wind here today is howling again, but this time its got rain as well. Two houses across from me are having their roofs repaired today, by a few guys just armed with some long ladders and a van full of slates. Crazy being up there today trying to brace yourself against the wind and repair a roof with no sort of safety harness or anything. Mine can stay as it is until everything is a bit calmer, the damage is worse than I’d estimated now I’ve had time for a proper look, but I don’t want people up there in this wind. Yep, I'm expecting to be chasing the other half of next doors plastic flashing around the garden in a bit. There's no way it'll survive 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted February 20, 2022 Share Posted February 20, 2022 It’s fascinating to see what randomly gets damaged and what gets left untouched. We have a greenhouse with plastic sides, not touched. Next door has a trampoline with high side nets, didn’t move. But four houses directly across from me have had slates and flashings just disappeared, me and the neighbour have lost slates front and rear. On the plus side, I appear to have gained three new bird feeders, nobody local recognises them. Driving around town earlier and here and there its spectacular damage, the Pizza Hut has been stripped of all its signage, lots of road signage has been bent down to the ground and there’s a house that used to have solar panels that now doesn’t. The local covid testing centre was a collection of heras fencing and rental cabins in a leisure centre car park, looks like someone has used the cabins for bowling practise, they’re scattered with a few the wrong way up. The pub across the road from that has lost all the outdoor cabins, party booths that became the pub craze of 2021. At no point did we lose electric, gas, or internet, so modern life continues at Ty Chrispy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xela Posted February 20, 2022 Share Posted February 20, 2022 Just had a mad 5 mins of biblical rain and wind. Set my car alarm off! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genie Posted February 20, 2022 Share Posted February 20, 2022 Weather is worse today that Friday. Wind, Heavy rain and hailstones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post rjw63 Posted February 20, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted February 20, 2022 1 minute ago, Genie said: Weather is worse today that Friday. Wind, Heavy rain and hailstones. Same here in CV 9, trees are bent over more than the villa defence 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seat68 Posted February 20, 2022 Share Posted February 20, 2022 Way worse here in the beautiful county town of Stafford. Lasted about 10 minutes but it was bad. Was considering sending the wife out to see what was left of the greenhouse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisp65 Posted February 20, 2022 Share Posted February 20, 2022 I would have to say that overall I’m getting really **** bored of this perpetual 3 day storm. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanoiVillan Posted February 20, 2022 Share Posted February 20, 2022 7 minutes ago, chrisp65 said: I would have to say that overall I’m getting really **** bored of this perpetual 3 day storm. Would love to be able to take the dog out for a piss without being blown sideways into the shed, but alas. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Posted February 20, 2022 Share Posted February 20, 2022 A bit grim here in Macclesfield too. Worse than Friday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjmooney Posted February 20, 2022 VT Supporter Share Posted February 20, 2022 Not sure if this FB link will work, but somebody's back garden is no more. Not too far from me. Riddlesen sinkhole 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Posted February 20, 2022 Share Posted February 20, 2022 6 minutes ago, mjmooney said: Not sure if this FB link will work, but somebody's back garden is no more. Not too far from me. Riddlesen sinkhole Blimey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreveryoung Posted February 20, 2022 Share Posted February 20, 2022 Was at a pals house today, there was a huge tree in the middle of the road. It's not busy at all but the council were called at 1330 and the chain saw gang were there by 1400 cutting it up and shifting it. in the pouring rain. Wish all the other trades worked like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCU Posted February 20, 2022 Share Posted February 20, 2022 They were too busy worrying about Friday... it's been way worse today! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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