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Old 19-11-2015, 06:17 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
Christina Websell Christina Websell is offline
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"divingbrit" wrote in message
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On Tue, 17 Nov 2015 23:24:53 -0000, "Christina Websell"
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Feeling the full force of it where I live in the East Mids as we speak.


Would agree its a tad brezzy here in Lincolnshire


Btw, who had the idea of naming them? Somehow it makes them seem worse.


They were named after a public comp. We get a male and then a female
name alternatively. It was said on radio 4 this week that the female
ones have proved worse (that is the ones named in USA which has been
naming theirs for years) but that comment did come from a man!


It's a coincidence..


Only one tree suffered, a lilac now leaning at 30 degrees over the path.
All fruit trees are Ok but let's just say I have enough kindling to last me
over the winter.