I haven’t been online a lot this week. Here in our little corner of the North East coast we have felt the full force of the weather that has hit Britain this week. We have had masses of snow and the boys school has been shut all week.
So I have taken the opportunity to spend some quality time with mini and maxi and we have crafted, baked, read, made up stories, put up the Christmas decorations and enjoyed each others company.
MadDad has been working from home and has also spent a lot of time clearing paths and making sure the house is as safe and secure as it can be. We have walked to the village and managed to keep us in supplies. We have seen accidents involving a lorry and cars and been thankful that no ones has been hurt.
So you can imagine my upset when we got up on Saturday morning ready to travel for a weekend with friends and a visit to Drayton Manor‘s magical Christmas at Thomas Land that we discovered that a huge snowfall had come off the roof of our house and then through the roof of the conservatory, which is our family room and most utilised room in the house.
What a nightmare, thankfully nobody was hurt. The boys had just come in to get dressed when it happened and would have been stood under where it fell. As it was only all the electrical got it (yep that would be the TV, wii, playstation, blu ray and video player). The weight of the snow that fell had been great enough to actually bend the metal frame of the conservatory. The irony of all this is that we had been clearing the roof of the conservatory after hearing of a skylight in a nearby village braking under the weight of the snow, we had also left the heating on.
So we made the decision to go and have our weekend away and leave all the worry behind (after speaking to the insurance company) and it was the right thing to do. We had a great time.
The insurance company will be out on Wednesday (first day they can get to us) and we will deal with everything then. Our only issue is finding the £200 for the excess, but it could have been so much worse.
I know it’s a complete nightmare but thank goodness none of you were in there. So pleased you decided to carry on with your weekend away.
I hope the insurance company get it sorted very quickly for you. x
How dreadful. Hope it gets fixed quickly. Hope it didn’t ruin your weekend away. Drayton Manor was too far for us to travel in this weather in the end. Shame we missed you xx
@Rosie Scribble: Once we got out of the village the roads were fine, it took our minds of things and we had a great time. The conservatory will remain door closed untill after it is all sorted, although the boys are not happy about losing the wii!
Nooooo, I don’t believe it. So glad nobody was hurt. You were right to go with your trip away too, no point in sitting at home staring at your conservatory and maybe getting upset:) Hope it gets sorted out quickly. Jen
OH NO! What a nightmare for you all…hopefully it will get sorted and you can get your family space back. BUT the Chocolate cupcakes look scrummy by the way 😉
Just relieved your family were all OK. Things can be replaced kids can’t very easily x
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I’m so glad no-one was hurt. It’s easy to under-estimate the force of nature XXX
Oh my gracious! I am so glad y’all are ok! And what a lot of snow. We’ve had flurries here but nothing like that – so far anyway! 🙂 I enjoyed your earlier Advent post as well! So many fun goings on – in spite of the snow. Here too. 🙂 Have a blessed and safe week!
I’m so glad no one got hurt! It’s a nightmare to lose your TV and everything but I’m glad you still enjoyed your weekend away. Hope the insurance company can get it sorted quickly.
I have a friend who lives in Buffalo, NY and they are very used to snow there. A couple of years ago they had a significantly higher snowfall than usual. The problem came when it melted. There was lots of flooding that then caused electrical fires. They were lucky not to have their house burn down. It’s easy to forget the “not so obvious” damage the snow can do. Bad timing to find an excess but hopefully it all gets sorted relatively quickly
So glad no one was hurt.
As I said on twitter what horrible rotten luck 🙁
At least everyone is okay though.
Must of been such a shock for you all.Glad no one was hurt and you enjoyed your weekend
What a shame and a bit of a nightmare to sort I should think. But as you say thankgoodnes no one was hurt. You were really sensible to just go away anyway. Good luck with it all. Juliex
As others have said thank heavens none of you were in there! But so sorry to hear this. Thought your decision to go to Drayton Manor excellent when bad things like this happen there is no point mithering about it or letting it stop you having fun with the family. Glad the insurance guys are on to it so quick!
Oh, I’m so glad to hear you’re OK after such a week!
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Oh my goodness! Thank God they weren’t standing underneath! I hope it all gets sorted quickly Jen. xxx
I couldn’t believe it when you tweeted about this happening. So glad that the boys weren’t standing underneath it. Hope you get it repaired in time for Christmas. x
The snow up here in Scotland is awful. I’m sure I’m snowed in in the office as we speak. Ahh the joys. I do still love it however. x
Hey hopefully I can leave comments now, you are coming up on my following list again after disappearing. Looks like you are definitely snowed in, but what a wonderful way to celebrate it, than by eating cake! 😉
Do you people have a facebook fan page? I looked for one on twitter but could not discover one, I would really like to become a fan!
@veterinary technician: Hi Yes we have one, http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=lf#!/muminthemadhouse