#stormarwen — Public Fediverse posts

Back in 2022, after #StormArwen, I rolled up a section of the fence around my wood so that I could haul fallen timber out of the south end of my wood. There's still a lot of fallen timber there, but I think I have hauled out as much as I practically can. So today I decided to get the fence back up.

Of course, brambles had grown through the rolled up fence, so it was far beyond my strength to unroll it. But the Little Tractor That Can, could.

Well, this is quite intense. There are bad noises from the wood, although I've only for certain heard one tree come down; light things – branches, probably – are hitting the roof fairly regularly, but there's so far only been one impact that's shaken the house. But #StormEowyn has woken me, which #StormArwen didn't, and I think I'm going to get dressed in case I have to react to something.

Bother. I don't like having my sleep disrupted.

@JackTheCat
So long as she's not like this one.
#stormarwen

@oliphaunt ah, you mean #StormArwen? Yes, that was as close to suicide as I've ever been. And I'm going to say: I'm still not fully recovered from that. Nine tenths of my wood is still too full of fallen timber to walk through, and I'm close to the point where I'm not going to be able to extract any more usable timber, both because it's too hard and too dangerous to get out and because it's inevitably starting to rot.

https://www.journeyman.cc/blog/posts-output/2021-11-27-the-storm/

/Continued

It has to be said that my wee twelve year old Stihl 170 chainsaw has been an astonishingly reliable wee machine. It starts easily, runs reliably, and cuts well; and it's done more than 90% of the cleanup work we've done in the wood since #StormArwen three years ago.

These days I prefer Lucy's battery Makita because it's much quieter, but when I've a lot to do deep in the wood the little Stihl is the go-to tool.

#StormAshley is definitely here already, though fortunately not expected to hit 75 mph until 19:30 this evening. After the damage #StormArwen did here three years ago, I'm genuinely anxious.

@adrianfry it's a reciprocal roof #roundhouse we're building on my land with timber from trees which were blown down in #StormArwen, for an old friend who is one of the #ExtinctionRebellion / #InsulateBritain heroes and so can't really afford to own anything. It's about 7 metres diameter over the pillars, about 11 over the eves.

The night of #StormArwen, I went to sleep fully dressed, thinking I might have to abandon the house if things got too rough. And then slept through half the wood blowing down...

I'm going properly to bed tonight. #StormIsha doesn't frighten me ...

#FamousLastWorda

🙌 Want to hear how a visual timeline is created, but more importantly, why it's created?

Here's Head of Data Journalism Lesley-Anne Kelly to explain.

Link below to see the method of storytelling she discusses.

#StormArwen #data #datajournalism #Scotland #behindthescenes

https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/pj-investigations/5019853/storm-arwen-timeline/

Just seen #ThickTrunkTuesday and felt this was worthy. A champion tree sadly felled by Storm Arwen earlier this year along with 49 others at National Trust Bodnant Gardens. It was a Sequoia sempervirens (coastal Redwood) It stood over 50 metres tall.
#StormArwen
#SequoiaSempervirens
#BodnantGardens

#KRITIS Sektor #Energie
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RT @NorthEastWeathr
Still thousands of properties without power across the NE.

Many being on 3 days without power after #StormArwen
https://twitter.com/NorthEastWeathr/status/1465404942789890055

The morning after the night before. These snow showers, on this morning's walk, came inland and gave that quietening feeling for a section of our walk back home. Not nearly as fierce as they looked out to sea, fortunately.
We had 55mph gusts on our under-reading anemometer last night.
#StormArwen

Why do storms always sound louder as soon as it gets dark?
#StormArwen