Monday 10 March 2008

Hold on tight polytunnel!

Today had Jo cowering under a duvet on the sofa trying to hide from the wind. Frankly it was just too scary to go up to the farm first thing this morning, we were convinced that the polytunnel wouldn't have survived what the weather forecasters were calling "the worst storm of the winter." Thankfully, it seemed intact, although I noticed that one of the corners of the frame seemed to have lifted by about 6 inches. Sure enough, further investigation revealed that one of the screws holding the frame together has sheared off under the pressure from the overnight battering. It's still too windy to do any repairs so we are just going to have to hope that it holds out for the next 48 hours until the storm passes. I'm not that hopeful though.