Last night's storm

• howard mcsweeney1

  • Location: Dover
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  15 January 2015     10:22277068
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  Chaos everywhere, heard that the town was gridlocked earlier.
  
  
  
  http://www.dover-express.co.uk/WEATHER-CHAOS-Trees-fallen-causing-travel/story-25861954-detail/story.html
• Brian Dixon

  • Location: Dover
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  15 January 2015     10:34277070
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  millitry hill open as normal,bus went that way to avoid queing traffif along the a20. [0915 this morning,]
• Karlos

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  15 January 2015     12:10277072
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  Last night on the way home from work traffic was backed up all the way up Crabble Hill onto Whitfield Hill.
  Tried to nip through River but Lower Road was shut, temporary traffic lights in Temple Ewell on Lower Road and London Road. Got home by going back up Whitfield Hill and down Melbourne Avenue!
  
  Are there roadworks on Crabble Hill as there's been queues all week?
• howard mcsweeney1

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  15 January 2015     12:22277073
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  Lower Road is shut because of a sinkhole, don't know about any roadworks on Crabble hill.
  
  Waiting for the rain to stop so I can tidy up the bomb site in my garden, wind took the roof off the shed leaving a lawn mower, 2 strimmers and assorted electrical bits and pieces useless, contents of rubbish bag strewn everywhere.
• Judith Roberts

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  15 January 2015     14:05277076
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  Sorry to hear about your shed and contents Howard.
• Guest 649

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  15 January 2015     15:07277078
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  All roads works are on going,
• Andy B

  • Location: dover
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  15 January 2015     19:14277084
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  Glad i took the fence panels down the day before.10 minutes work but well worth it.
• Reginald Barrington

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  15 January 2015     19:25277085
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  Howard don't give up on the strimmers/mowers, the motors can cope with a bit of a soaking and if you strip the switches and plugs down and dry them off they should be absolutely fine.
  Arte et Marte
• Andy B

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  15 January 2015     20:23277087
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  I once had a electric hedge cutter that took a bit of a soaking.I left it in the spare room for a week and it dried out no prob and worked fine.I know its not elf n safety approved but it worked for me.
• Guest 977

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  15 January 2015     20:33277089
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  Strip them down as much as you can then seal them in bin-liner for a few weeks with an open bag of rice - worked for my camera.
• howard mcsweeney1

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  15 January 2015     21:22277093
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  Thanks for the advice everybody, much appreciated.
• Andy B

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  15 January 2015     22:11277099
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  The garden items should be well dried out by the time you next need to use them.
• Guest 1103

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  16 January 2015     20:24277145
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  just wanted to say the same Andy lol just need a nice dry place in the house and just leave it there. As long you dont need it in a hurry ;)
  Try to be a rainbow in someone's cloud. Maya Angelou ☺🌈🌄🌌🌏🌍🌎
• Guest 1103

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  16 January 2015     20:24277146
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  just wanted to say the same Andy lol just need a nice dry place in the house and just leave it there. As long you dont need it in a hurry ;)
  Try to be a rainbow in someone's cloud. Maya Angelou ☺🌈🌄🌌🌏🌍🌎