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On 26/05/2021 16:51, Fredxx wrote:
On 26/05/2021 16:11, Tim+ wrote:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-dorset-57253967

Would it be normal for the rafters to be tied into the brickwork to
resist
the gable potentially being €śblown out€ť?


That guy was lucky not to have been hit by a brick that could well have
'bounced' towards him.


He is so cool about it. How did he manage that? He just waited a second
until bits stopped dropping, then carried on as if nothing had happened.