Ka Ora!

Well it's turning in to a funny weekend well one to remember Yesterday the Storm today loverly Sunny day Today Now the car is vanishing under snow. Touch wood for the Minute we still have Electric. I haven't seen the snow fall this much since I was in Canada.

onlyonebrenda

You know what happens to the birth rate nine months after electricity cuts with all these early nights.....

onlyonebrenda

Ah poor Cleri. Hope all's ok. President Sarkosy has called out the army to deal with all the damage - you'll have to flutter your eye lashes. We all know he likes a pretty face.

dmu

I'm retired!!!!!!

fionamw

Your point being???

Flora

Anyone in the La Reole, Monsegur, Marmande, Langon area? I am worried about friends that I can't get in touch with and our house which is pretty close to the river. Appreciate any news. Thanks

dmu

I'm past child-bearing age:

Ka Ora!

I would not be surprised if the area is also suffering from power outages as well, There were issues on the other side as Emergency plans were action 'ed at a nuclear power plant by the Gironde River near Bordeaux. You could try phoning the Marie for your commune for some idea of issues in the area.

G-J-B

A crisp packet lightly fluttered down the road here.

I don't really mean to make light of it! I heard about your spell of bad weather on the news, and it sounded horrendous - made me glad I wasn't down in that neck of the woods. Hope you're all keeping safe.

onlyonebrenda

Well the river flooded here and came within five yards of the house on Saturday before getting back within its banks on Sunday - big relief and hats off to all the utilities etc who've managed to keep going without a blip, although fortunately it was quite mild otherwise we might have had problems. A friend in St Pardoux la Rivière had her porch blown off but obviously things were considerably worse elsewhere. People seem to have been more prepared this time round after the floods here in June 2007. Fortunately being down in a valley by the river we don't experience the wind as much as areas even quite a short distance away. Now I'm off to help my OH with the damage at his place. He went up on the veranda roof when it was bad, lashed two ladders in place across the roof and also put two 50 liter containers of pebbles on top and still the roof blew off bringing one of the containers of pebbles with it. His supply of firewood has also got soaked with the flooding.
If you haven't heard from friends and loved ones it will be because utilities are still 'en panne'. Chances are they're all safe and sound.

tracy1

Sounds like you had quite a weekend of it, it made UK breakfast news this morning, guess they got bored of saying 'quite cold today, high chance of rain' so decided to report someone else's weather!!
Is it true you get searing summer temperatures to make up for it though???

Ka Ora!

Can do, The hotest it's been since we moved here is 48 degrees, It's the only time the Cat did not want to leave the house This end although the Summers are pretty warm being so close to the mountains the weather is changeable. And very localized.

Collioure_Bee

Did I sleep through it all?

Le Chant

Highest temperature we've had was 45degrees in the summer of 05!

tracy1

45 and 48 degrees, that's pretty warm!!!!
We reached the sweltering heights of 18 degrees in the UK last summer, just for a day or two, I think that little heatwave sliced at least £1-45 off my heating bill!!!