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January 18th, 2007

A great and perilous gale

This is possibly the most boring photograph I have posted on this weblog for many weeks, but in light of the circumstances I feel it is appropriate.

fence falling over a bit

A fierce and most perilous gale is blowing across these parts and I have been in the garden wrestling with our fence which is in the process of falling over. The picture shows it leaning at an angle it is not supposed to lean at and some string I have used to hold the different bits together. It is partly our fault for having old and rotting wooden fenceposts rather than the up to date concrete kind, though some neighbours with concrete fenceposts have lost theirs (for the second time in a week). Another neighbour’s house has tiles coming off it – again for the second time in a week.

It looks like it is chaos on the roads too – Go easy if you are in the UK and travelling. In fact go easy where ever you are and what ever you are doing. Go easy everyone.

Right, back to work, though it is not easy to work when I keep hearing the sound of fences breathing their last.

By the way, thanks for all the positive procrastination comments. One reader sent me this link about why we procrastinate, which I thought was quite interesting.

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  1. Miffy says:

    Great minds think alike. I was considering trying the same with the fence in our now defunct rose garden. Defunct as in willfully neglected in the interests of complying with the now lifted hosepipe ban. The fence is lying flat on its face and I think we will leave it there until the winds have passed rather than tie it up with string and have it flattening the dog when he goes out to do his business at dead of night.

    Right – procrastination…

    January 18th, 2007 at 4:45 pm
  2. Charlotte says:

    Hurricane Charley did that to my palisade fence (we call them that in the US) in 2004. Sink the posts 2 feet deep in concrete ready-mix, and it will help. Good luck with your storm damage!

    January 18th, 2007 at 5:48 pm
  3. Philip of Samaria says:

    This is judgement for our national procratination and racism on big brother..

    January 18th, 2007 at 8:17 pm
  4. Karola says:

    I love your site – it’s so funny! And I love the string photo and the mistake squiggle. I have a similar, tho much more basic site, http://www.gospeltoons.co.uk It’s very new and yours is much more advanced! Well done, it’s v inspiring.

    January 18th, 2007 at 11:18 pm
  5. Dave says:

    Philip, Is it really? Good heavens. You sound a bit like a prophet so perhaps you are right.

    Miffy, I am sorry to hear about your fence. Thanks Charlotte – I may have to take your advice.

    Karola: welcome – see my e-mail

    January 18th, 2007 at 11:39 pm
  6. Philip of Samaria says:

    Just having my locusts and wild honey now Dave…

    January 19th, 2007 at 7:04 am
  7. St says:

    Lost a fence panel also. The gale left the posts in place and simply ripped the panelling out from between them. It’s trashed. Matchwood. Expect next door’s rabbits will be invading soon. They wander freely in the garden to keep the lawn down. They could have been blown into the Bristol Channel though. Any sightings of random waterborn rabbits?

    January 19th, 2007 at 8:27 am
  8. Neil says:

    I saw three umbrellas blow inside out. Man, what a day.

    January 19th, 2007 at 9:40 am
  9. James Mackay says:

    I’ve only ever seen string theory explained in science documentaries. Voilà! There it is in the midst of gale force winds. Who’d have thought?!

    James.

    January 19th, 2007 at 12:17 pm
  10. Sally says:

    A friend was on a train near Reading, going from Bristol to Paddington (50 mph whole journey).
    They passed a stationary train in opposite direction, and all cheered the driver of that train attcking a tree fallen across his line, with a small axe.
    Good old blighty spirit!

    January 19th, 2007 at 6:10 pm
  11. Nefertiki says:

    I’d have thought that piece of string was too thin and flimsy for fence repair, but there it stands, albeit at an angle. It sort of reminds me of the boy who held back a flood by sticking a finger (his own) in a dike.

    January 20th, 2007 at 10:56 pm