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Phyl · Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2008 6:33 am Post subject: kiwi weather

Hi Len ,
Wow did we have some high winds today,our power was off for ages this afternoon and much of our Canterrbury Province suffered damage trees down ,power posts over and power lines all over the place. And would you believe it I was just putting in my password for here and bingo .....no power. They were Nor west winds so it was very warm. The wind has now dropped so the weather will be cold tonight and much cooler tomorrow.
Hope you don't get winds like this over there. Rolling Eyes

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Kind regards,
Phyl

Len · Posted: Sat Oct 04, 2008 3:23 pm Post subject:

That sounds exciting Phyl and I hope everyone�s ok. No doubt the insurance companies will be cringing. Where I�m located we don�t get too many gale force winds etc but do get some rather strong winds from time to time which could �at a push� cause light structural damage, mainly, removing/ dislodging slates from terrist houses etc. In more exposed areas high sided vehicles have been known to have been blown over.

We haven�t had any power cuts here for quite some time now, well prolonged power cuts and I have to say, that when it does happen, it can be quite fun. .i.e. sitting by the gas fire with lighted candles etc Smile

Phyl, I�ve found a couple of news links regarding the strong winds your having. The second link has video, so you'll probably need broadband to veiw it.

http://www.weatherwatch.co.nz/content/severe-gales-blast-lower-ni

http://www.scoop.co.nz/multimedia/tv/national/13828.html

Smile