antony1969 Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 Mondays promised storm has started here a day early . Absolutely trashing it down and windy too . Keep safe and remember I offer a superb storm damage roofing service , nationwide coverage up to the Huddersfield border Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Had Enough Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 And it's vital that you buy a good camera to photograph the damage, so that your insurance company can't argue. It's also vital that you photograph the roofer as well as most of them are skiving bar stewards who'll sit up there smoking a drinking whilst they're charging you for their time. You'll need a good DSLR and a long zoom lens, the kind of stuff that you can only get from a high class photographic dealer. The problem is that 'high class' rules out Yorkshire but I know an excellent firm with branches in Lancashire, Cumbria, Merseyside, Cheshire and Greater Manchester. I've met the boss and nicer chap you'll seldom come across. Full details by PM of course! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malc d Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 Now is the time to buy shares in roofing companies and tree surgeons. But you'll have to be quick. ;-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliveH Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 I wouldn't waste my money - just use your mobile phone and txt the pics straight to the assessor. Gives you the perfect audit trail. *-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antony1969 Posted October 27, 2013 Author Share Posted October 27, 2013 Had Enough - 2013-10-27 8:05 AM And it's vital that you buy a good camera to photograph the damage, so that your insurance company can't argue. It's also vital that you photograph the roofer as well as most of them are skiving bar stewards who'll sit up there smoking a drinking whilst they're charging you for their time. You'll need a good DSLR and a long zoom lens, the kind of stuff that you can only get from a high class photographic dealer. The problem is that 'high class' rules out Yorkshire but I know an excellent firm with branches in Lancashire, Cumbria, Merseyside, Cheshire and Greater Manchester. I've met the boss and nicer chap you'll seldom come across. Full details by PM of course! Shame on you frank , that is the most blatant self advertisement ever posted on here . I would never mention we carry out domestic and industrial roofing , pointing , Velux windows and property renovations all at competitive prices , shame on you ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob b Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 I, too am in the happy position of being able to offer forum members an exclusive service. In anticipation of widespread damage from falling trees, I am about to nip down to the garage to service my chain saws for operational readiness.Work carried out comes complete with my A1 - 24 Carat - No Quibble - Money Back - (Verbal) guarantee. Elderly persons living alone are a particular speciality of mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Symbol Owner Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 I can offer a full trauma counselling service -- post storm -- but only up to the Wiltshire boundary. Extra fee charged for skype consultation. Full legal advice given for those elderly customers 'ripped -off' by bogus salesmen! Colin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracker Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 Symbol Owner - 2013-10-27 12:10 PM I can offer a full trauma counselling service -- post storm -- but only up to the Wiltshire boundary. ! Colin. Trapped in by that wretched fence again eh Colin - never mind perhaps a kindly tree will fall onto it and allow you and Roger Rabbit to escape to the real world! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malc d Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 Not a lot you can do about such storms, but as the usual outcome is power lines coming down seems a good idea to me to have candles or torches handy. :-| p.s. but have you got any matches ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracker Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 Portable gas heater, portable gas cooker, gas lamps, oil lamps, torches, candles, matches, batteries, battery chargers, spare gas, paraffin, gas mantles, jet pricker, chain saw, open fire - we have it all - except a generator and if it gets bad I'll get one of they too! We used to live in Cornwall where storms were real storms at any time of the year and power outs were the norm not the unexpected and you learn to cope or be cold and hungry very quickly! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malc d Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 ................ and, if you've got a greenhouse, make sure the door is shut ! Many years ago when a severe storm hit us, during the night, a neighbour had left his greenhouse door open ( facing into the wind ). When one particularly strong gust struck, the greenhouse literally exploded, sending shards of glass across our garden some sixty feet or more. We even found bits of glass embedded in our fence the day after. :-| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donna miller Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 Tracker - 2013-10-27 12:42 PM Portable gas heater, portable gas cooker, gas lamps, oil lamps, torches, candles, matches, batteries, battery chargers, spare gas, paraffin, gas mantles, jet pricker, chain saw, open fire - we have it all - except a generator and if it gets bad I'll get one of they too! Whereas the sensible ones amongst us would just go out to the motorhome we had paid a small fortune for, sit down,cook dinner and watch TV. *-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest pelmetman Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 Tracker - 2013-10-27 12:42 PM Portable gas heater, portable gas cooker, gas lamps, oil lamps, torches, candles, matches, batteries, battery chargers, spare gas, paraffin, gas mantles, jet pricker, chain saw, open fire - we have it all - except a generator and if it gets bad I'll get one of they too! We used to live in Cornwall where storms were real storms at any time of the year and power outs were the norm not the unexpected and you learn to cope or be cold and hungry very quickly! Wot need that lot for? :-S.................You've got a camper on the drive ;-) As Donna has just pointed out too :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nowtelse2do Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 What a let down, I thought the thread title was another spat between Frank and everyone else, :D :D Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliveH Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 No Dave - that thread would have been "Storm in a Tea-cup" (lol) (lol) (lol) (lol) (lol) (lol) (lol) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracker Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 All of the kit we have we have had for many years and was purchased - mainly secondhand - at a time when sitting out in the van with small children during a storm was not a realistic option. It still isn't! Everything is fine indoors, you're warm and snug, the wind is howling outside and the rain is hissing down, and then the lights go out? So what do you do? Stay indoors and swing the plan for light and heat into action - or fight your way out to a cold, damp van carrying whatever bits you think you might need to last until you get fed up or until the lights come back on. Come on folks - be realistic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donna miller Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 It's supposed to be lighthearted Rich, why the need to go into defense or justification mode? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nowtelse2do Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 donna miller - 2013-10-27 3:41 PM It's supposed to be lighthearted Rich, why the need to go into defense or justification mode? Donna, he's a historian. :D Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracker Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 donna miller - 2013-10-27 3:41 PM It's supposed to be lighthearted Rich, why the need to go into defense or justification mode? Just shows how easy it is to misinterpret forum postings does it not, and that is something we have all done from time to time, is it not? Not a defense or a justification - just an explanation and a clarification - just in case anyone was daft enough to choose to be out in a motorhome in a hurricane! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Had Enough Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 Give the man a break, half of his roof has just crashed through the top of his motorhome so he's going to need all his survival gear after all. Didn't think about that did they Richard? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest pelmetman Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 donna miller - 2013-10-27 3:41 PM It's supposed to be lighthearted Rich, why the need to go into defense or justification mode? I think he mistook you for Frank 8-).....................should've gone to Specsavers :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracker Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 pelmetman - 2013-10-27 4:12 PM donna miller - 2013-10-27 3:41 PM It's supposed to be lighthearted Rich, why the need to go into defense or justification mode? I think he mistook you for Frank An easy mistake to make to be fair!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest pelmetman Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 Tracker - 2013-10-27 4:15 PM pelmetman - 2013-10-27 4:12 PM donna miller - 2013-10-27 3:41 PM It's supposed to be lighthearted Rich, why the need to go into defense or justification mode? I think he mistook you for Frank An easy mistake to make to be fair!! Well you've known him longer than most (lol) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracker Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 pelmetman - 2013-10-27 4:21 PM Well you've known him longer than most Oh gosh - lucky me - or something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
antony1969 Posted October 27, 2013 Author Share Posted October 27, 2013 Had Enough - 2013-10-27 4:11 PM Give the man a break, half of his roof has just crashed through the top of his motorhome so he's going to need all his survival gear after all. Didn't think about that did they Richard? Problem with ya roof Rich ? call 555666 and ask for Antony 1969 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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