dirtybeacher 1,014 Posted May 4, 2018 Share Posted May 4, 2018 She's pretty fuckin gnarly out there. Cue the power outages. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
02sled 731 Posted May 4, 2018 Share Posted May 4, 2018 Been a couple of momentary off and back on with the power here in Toronto. There's a good sized tree that had a big chunk of it come off down the street from us. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
revrnd 276 Posted May 4, 2018 Share Posted May 4, 2018 Getting some big o pipe @ the lumberyard here about an hour ago a a big spruce broke off & landed in a backyard down the street. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
1trailmaker 1,733 Posted May 4, 2018 Share Posted May 4, 2018 lost a bunch of shingles - not impressed with the fiberglass ones Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Poncho 919 Posted May 4, 2018 Share Posted May 4, 2018 A portion of my fence blew down and the pool heater and filter pump fence snapped off at the base.......I will re-evaluate tomorrow. Nothing money can’t fix. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ArcticCrusher 5,703 Posted May 4, 2018 Share Posted May 4, 2018 17 minutes ago, 1trailmaker said: lost a bunch of shingles - not impressed with the fiberglass ones Ones you installed? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ArcticCrusher 5,703 Posted May 4, 2018 Share Posted May 4, 2018 Blowing pretty good. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
1trailmaker 1,733 Posted May 4, 2018 Share Posted May 4, 2018 18 minutes ago, ArcticCrusher said: Ones you installed? no I had the roof shingles done - they bend and snap, never buy this type again 120 km/hr winds can cause damage lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Blackstar 3,802 Posted May 4, 2018 Share Posted May 4, 2018 54 minutes ago, 1trailmaker said: no I had the roof shingles done - they bend and snap, never buy this type again 120 km/hr winds can cause damage lol I have Fiberglas shingles. Currently about 18 years old. Still look great. I was in a new neighbourhood when the wind hit (houses are all less than 6 years old). The street was literally littered with shingles. Large patches missing off many roofs including the property I was working at. I was walking between the houses when a 3 shingle slab came thumping to the ground 5 feet away from me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
1trailmaker 1,733 Posted May 4, 2018 Share Posted May 4, 2018 3 minutes ago, Blackstar said: I have Fiberglas shingles. Currently about 18 years old. Still look great. I was in a new neighbourhood when the wind hit (houses are all less than 6 years old). The street was literally littered with shingles. Large patches missing off many roofs including the property I was working at. I was walking between the houses when a 3 shingle slab came thumping to the ground 5 feet away from me. they look great here too,, fucking things don't seem to be sticking the the overlapped shingle and bend up (in this wind) an hour tomorrow I should have it all fixed up - not going up until the wind dies down Quote Link to post Share on other sites
revrnd 276 Posted May 5, 2018 Share Posted May 5, 2018 Power went out @ 8:30 & fired up the genny. We've had it & the Gen R Link for about 3 years but have never had to use it, so it's practice to set it up & getting it running. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
smokin george 2,522 Posted May 5, 2018 Share Posted May 5, 2018 Major outage around here. No hydro from the Ultramar in Fenelon all the way up here. Trees are down everywhere Quote Link to post Share on other sites
soupkid 29 Posted May 5, 2018 Share Posted May 5, 2018 All good in sudbury Quote Link to post Share on other sites
revrnd 276 Posted May 5, 2018 Share Posted May 5, 2018 11 minutes ago, smokin george said: Major outage around here. No hydro from the Ultramar in Fenelon all the way up here. Trees are down everywhere Hydro 1 says just over 6000 customers affected in our area & estimated restoration tomorrow @ 4 PM Quote Link to post Share on other sites
1trailmaker 1,733 Posted May 5, 2018 Share Posted May 5, 2018 More hydro workers just made the 100k club Quote Link to post Share on other sites
revrnd 276 Posted May 5, 2018 Share Posted May 5, 2018 Power back on around 10 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sksman 339 Posted May 5, 2018 Share Posted May 5, 2018 Tree crew worker was killed today while clearing hydro lines outside Milton. A second worker is in critical condition. News said tree fell on them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
revrnd 276 Posted May 5, 2018 Share Posted May 5, 2018 32 minutes ago, Sksman said: Tree crew worker was killed today while clearing hydro lines outside Milton. A second worker is in critical condition. News said tree fell on them. Some guy electrocuted in Hamilton after trying to move a live wire from a street. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
smokin george 2,522 Posted May 5, 2018 Share Posted May 5, 2018 9 hours ago, revrnd said: Power back on around 10 We might be without hydro in the area till sometime Sunday. I was heading up the dirt road to get into our place and saw cars coming the other way which is rare. A lady stops and says the road is closed. Good thing didn't have to go all the way to turn around Quote Link to post Share on other sites
2strokemerc 2,755 Posted May 5, 2018 Share Posted May 5, 2018 Our power was out for approx. four hours. I thought oh well and went to bed. Then suddenly realized the sump pump has been running because of the rain from last night. Had to get up and start the generator to clear out the sump hole. Twenty minutes later the power comes back on. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Glenn in Caledon 131 Posted May 5, 2018 Share Posted May 5, 2018 Barn roof folded over at grandparents old barn next door. Will probably see an excavator now. Be 10 grand to fix a building that doesn't make any money on future development land. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
2strokemerc 2,755 Posted May 5, 2018 Share Posted May 5, 2018 16 hours ago, dirtybeacher said: She's pretty fuckin gnarly out there. Cue the power outages. Nice pic. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
smokin george 2,522 Posted May 5, 2018 Share Posted May 5, 2018 43 minutes ago, 2strokemerc said: Our power was out for approx. four hours. I thought oh well and went to bed. Then suddenly realized the sump pump has been running because of the rain from last night. Had to get up and start the generator to clear out the sump hole. Twenty minutes later the power comes back on. With the rain/meltdown our sump has been working overtime. The ground is completely saturated and we need some hot dry days. Without the standby genny the basement would be flooded 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Puzzleboy 603 Posted May 5, 2018 Share Posted May 5, 2018 A fence blew down from the wind? Maybe you'd better hire a pro next time..... 17 hours ago, Poncho said: A portion of my fence blew down and the pool heater and filter pump fence snapped off at the base.......I will re-evaluate tomorrow. Nothing money can’t fix. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
1trailmaker 1,733 Posted May 5, 2018 Share Posted May 5, 2018 17 hours ago, 1trailmaker said: they look great here too,, fucking things don't seem to be sticking the the overlapped shingle and bend up (in this wind) an hour tomorrow I should have it all fixed up - not going up until the wind dies down roof done - hot as fuck up there torn 3 shingles from a shed I have to repair/enlarge, couple tubes of tar and all set. found at least 30 shingles with leading edge flapping - other than that roof looks mint again next high job is getting the birds out of the soffit - hate those big black birds Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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