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Storm Damage Forum.

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good96 · 07/12/2024 22:56

What a storm over the last 24 hours! Anyone had much major damage to their property?

just the fence in back garden is damaged but I feel like we’ve had a bit of a lucky escape compared to others nearby - we live near the sea! Other houses / businesses have had roof damage, windows blow out and debris damage! Power cables came down in one street!

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gamerchick · 09/12/2024 14:15

Shezlong · 09/12/2024 14:09

We're still without power, about 55 hours now. Have given up on being able to salvage any of the freezer food so will bin it all when I get back from work later. Probably not worth claiming on insurance once the excess is taken into account.

Definitely recommend an inverter and leasure/ car battery to run the fridge. They're not mega expensive but worth having in.

ObliviousCoalmine · 09/12/2024 14:42

Shezlong · 09/12/2024 14:09

We're still without power, about 55 hours now. Have given up on being able to salvage any of the freezer food so will bin it all when I get back from work later. Probably not worth claiming on insurance once the excess is taken into account.

www.nationalgrid.co.uk/customers-and-community/standards-of-performance

You can claim some money back from the National Grid.

travellinglighter · 11/12/2024 22:45

It’s 5 days in, this is the first time I’ve been home before 11:30. Helicopter pilot was great, flew 8 different circuits in a day and got six of them back on. Back my normal job in storms. I’m up early tomorrow to get some of our more rural customers back on. I reckon there are two more days left to go.

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