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zilspeed

posted on 20/8/08 at 11:57 AM Reply With Quote
Devastated - storm damage.

I don't see us ever recovering from this to be honest.


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worX

posted on 20/8/08 at 11:59 AM Reply With Quote
OMG - Force 11? 12?

Is everyone in the shed ok?






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dhutch

posted on 20/8/08 at 12:00 PM Reply With Quote
Shit, that is worse than it was expecting!

I hope you make a full recovery, keep us posted.


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owelly

posted on 20/8/08 at 12:01 PM Reply With Quote
This forum is an excellent resource for such occasions. There is no way we'll sit back and let this devastation rest solely on your shoulders.
I have some soil here so if anyone has a spare plant or a pot, we'll soon have your life back on track.....





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iank

posted on 20/8/08 at 12:03 PM Reply With Quote
It'll polish out...





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zilspeed

posted on 20/8/08 at 12:06 PM Reply With Quote
I've since calmed down a bit.

I think the pot can be repaired by cutting off one of the headlight nacelles from the Sylva.

So it's really a win win situation.

If anyone has a broken pot, I have a spare headlight nacelle here.

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TimC

posted on 20/8/08 at 12:07 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by owelly
This forum is an excellent resource for such occasions. There is no way we'll sit back and let this devastation rest solely on your shoulders.
I have some soil here so if anyone has a spare plant or a pot, we'll soon have your life back on track.....


What about the worm that was potentially crushed while going about its normal business as the plant pot fell? Those poor souls!

It just makes me so angry when Mother Nature strikes the innocent with such vengeance!






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owelly

posted on 20/8/08 at 12:18 PM Reply With Quote
OK. So we need a new worm.





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Cubby

posted on 20/8/08 at 12:26 PM Reply With Quote
Hope the worm got crushed before it encountered your PC !!!
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TGR-ECOSSE

posted on 20/8/08 at 01:00 PM Reply With Quote
I might be able to help you out. I have a load of spare pots going as i have just taken down my old shed and found them at the back. You are lucky to be getting them because if my garage hadn't been burnt down with the locosts in it i wouldn't have been building a new shed.
I was supposed to be helping put a new engine in the autograss car tonight but as its an emergency i will drop them off for you.
Cheers
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myke pocock

posted on 20/8/08 at 02:35 PM Reply With Quote
Havnt you all missed the point here? In the midst of adversity, turn it to your advantage. Go for a carbon fibre plant pot, trim the roots down and then you can reduce the soil depth thereby saving even more weight. Finally, water once a day instead of twice, more weight saving. Jobs a goodun'.
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GeorgeM

posted on 20/8/08 at 03:57 PM Reply With Quote
can you claim compensation?
There may be a no win no fee option

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indykid

posted on 20/8/08 at 05:07 PM Reply With Quote
can't you get some big cable ties or gaffer tape round it?

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dave1888

posted on 20/8/08 at 05:45 PM Reply With Quote
Im in the same pickle myself, this is the damage from last week thinking of swapping the car for a boat.

wet
wet


one of our nieghbours had to have 10,000 gallons of the wet stuff pump from his house this morning. we also had a water board truck in this afternoon pumping 5000 gallons from the rear garden and it ain't made any difference.
No broken pots though

[Edited on 20/8/2008 by dave1888]






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DarrenW

posted on 21/8/08 at 08:54 AM Reply With Quote
FEAR NOT - DONT PANIC


Pot can be repaired. Grind the crack to a Vee. fix it on the inside so it is held together. Then fill the crack, sand, high build primer, sand, sand some more. Polish finish etc. Then make a mould. With the mould you can then make several of the same design. You can even be inventive over colours etc. Job will be a good one.

I really hope you recover from this terrible fate.

Ref the worm - perhaps if someone in Cornwall has a spare we can arrange a relay type courier service FOC to get it up to you.

Do you need any soil?


You see - a problem shared is a problem........ well.......errrrr...... blown out of proportion i guess






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zilspeed

posted on 21/8/08 at 06:23 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by dave1888
Im in the same pickle myself, this is the damage from last week thinking of swapping the car for a boat.



one of our nieghbours had to have 10,000 gallons of the wet stuff pump from his house this morning. we also had a water board truck in this afternoon pumping 5000 gallons from the rear garden and it ain't made any difference.
No broken pots though

[Edited on 20/8/2008 by dave1888]


Dave.
Sorry to make a joke of the situation, it's obvious that your area has had a bit of rain then.

Hope your hoose disnae sink.

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MKMike

posted on 22/8/08 at 08:36 AM Reply With Quote
Flood
Flood


This was my front door a couple of weeks ago, both our cars were also written off was a 6 week old mondeo & 1 year old mini cooper.

[Edited on 22/8/08 by MKMike]

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Peteff

posted on 22/8/08 at 08:43 AM Reply With Quote
This is heartwarming.

We live on top of a hill so luckily never see floods but the wind can be devastating. I emptied the contents of our compost bin recently and found millions of worms, you will have to collect but are welcome to as many as you want.

P.S. be quick as the Robin is finding them very tasty.





yours, Pete

I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.

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Alez

posted on 22/8/08 at 08:55 AM Reply With Quote

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owelly

posted on 22/8/08 at 09:20 PM Reply With Quote
Every cloud, as they say.....
quote:

also written off was a 6 week old mondeo & 1 year old mini cooper.







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