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martinhutch - MemberWhere's that, DalesRider? It does seem a tad windy out and about in Skipton.
Embsay house faces South West looking out on Pendle Hill. I've turned the radio up wind doesn't sound as bad 🙂
It's front page news on the bbc website. What happened to the regional bias?
🙄
Getting worse in the Hope Valley, our office on teh first floor of the barn on the hump between Hope and Bradwell so the valley acts like a funnel.
Currently watching the photographer's chocolate Lab getting blown across the car park, hilarious!
Drove the kids to school and rode to my office from there wasn't too hairy in sheffield (well didnt actually get blown over!)
Didn't feel that bad on the ride into Manc city centre this morning, although Beetham Tower is doing it's tuning fork thing again so it must windier than I thought.
Its not as bad as that January 3rd gale here yet but its picking up.
When I was in Orkney my neighbour had an anemometer which recorded gusts of 105mph before it blew away.
When there is this much fuss about wind in the media, you have to wonder if activia is about to make a killing
is that a joke ? missing a vital componant - the humour.
Snowing here now 😀
*Lets air out of tyres*
A lucky escape for someone this morning..
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Yes - that's an HGV lying on the guard rail.
Here's a view of the bridge in sunnier weather
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Colleagues tried to land at Edinburgh ealier this morn... three times the pilot gave it ago and then abandon. The lads are now back at Heathrow .... lol
I'm giving it a go later on, but on a small plane flying out of City I doubt my chances.
It'll be shame to miss the Smoker (the annual xmas diner for what was once the scottish arm of the London Stock Exchange) and the piping in and addressing of ... the Haggis
Driver been killed in scotland a lgv fell over on them,
all train services cancelled in scotland,
glasgow central railway station shut due to damaged roof,
seriously bad flooding expected down south/ east anglia,
and just a mild breeze here on the wirral, strange.
Its calming down now in Glasgow.
Was a bit mental around 8:00am though. Sat behind a double decker watching it rock back and forth on its wheels was interesting.
I must say I did enjoy Police Scotland's warning around 8:50 this morning advising people not to travel when everyone was already on the roads.
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Waiting for this lot to blow off
Decidedly underwhelmed by the hype today, in Glasgow atleast, wind was obviously noticeable, but hardly extreme. cycling in this morning was much easier than expected.
snowing now in EK 🙂richmtb - Member
Its calming down now in Glasgow.Was a bit mental around 8:00am though. Sat behind a double decker watching it rock back and forth on its wheels was interesting.
I must say I did enjoy Police Scotland's warning around 8:50 this morning advising people not to travel when everyone was already on the roads.
I sat going nowhere around Hampden for 40 mins and came home - dunno what happended to the traffic getting over the river 🙁
Trying again at 11....
project - Member
Driver been killed in scotland a lgv fell over on them,all train services cancelled in scotland,
glasgow central railway station shut due to damaged roof,
seriously bad flooding expected down south/ east anglia,
and just a mild breeze here on the wirral, strange.
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Even the wind doesn't want to go to Liverpool!
We were heading that way today Scotroutes,turned back as Perth was gridlocked.
Day at home/in shed and posting [s]shite[/s] witty remarks and helpful info on here 😉
iainc - Membersnowing now in EK
What's new? 😀
It's nicely mental outside now in Skipton - waiting for power off or fence down.
6:00 AM West 57.4 km/h / - -
6:20 AM West 75.9 km/h / 21.1 m/s 111.1 km/h
6:50 AM WSW 66.7 km/h / 18.5 m/s 92.6 km/h
10.0 km WSW 63.0 km/h / 17.5 m/s 101.9 km/h
7:50 AM WSW 57.4 km/h / 15.9 m/s 85.2 km/h
8:20 AM WSW 55.6 km/h / 15.4 m/s 81.5 km/h
8:50 AM WSW 61.1 km/h / - -
9:20 AM WSW 55.6 km/h / 15.4 m/s 87.0 km/h
9:50 AM WSW 59.3 km/h / 16.5 m/s 88.9 km/h
10:20 AM WSW 57.4 km/h / 15.9 m/s 85.2 km/h
10:50 AM West 70.4 km/h / 19.5 m/s 100.0 km/h
Does seem to be picking up again, turns radio up even more 🙂
snowing quite heavily here now, wind abated (a little). Elgin.
time to chuck another log on the stove 🙂
Had to return metal cold frame to proper place in garden, had been blown right across it. Luckily no glass in it. Luckily as well no trampoline any more..
Nobeerinthefridge - Member[i]project - Member
Driver been killed in scotland a lgv fell over on them,all train services cancelled in scotland,
glasgow central railway station shut due to damaged roof,
seriously bad flooding expected down south/ east anglia,
and just a mild breeze here on the wirral, strange.[/i]
Even the wind doesn't want to go to Liverpool!
Stop it my sides are splitting,
1 hour ago we recorded 75mph in our yard and had to suspended wagon operations. Its easing down now though but our bulk outloading bay door is destroyed & various bits of roof are missing.
I'm on the top floor of a seven storey building and to be honest I am not really appreciating the way that it is shaking and wobbling. The sounds of tortured metal are causing me some concern as well....
*waves adieu*
Off to Argyll, a short [s]walk[/s] drive, I may be some time...
Sunny and snow out on the hills in Stirling now. Lovely. 8)
SNOW !!
Yay
The top bit of a lamp post nearly fell off outside our office. It was very exciting until it we realised that it was not going to fall off.
No snowing but because of the gusty wind it is a bit like being inside a snow globe. Nice.
Just had a blast of hail and a flurry of snow in Hope.
Wind is getting really scary - Peak First Aid are still outside their office running practice sessions, could be useful later!!
Power flickering like crazy, radio been on and off, sent everyone home and may bail out myself in a bit.
Blizzard 🙂
Just had to rescue next doors pet rabbit as their fence had gone and pushed the critters hutch over, and they are away!
Should this thread be re-titled "battening down the HUTCHES" 🙂
Aye some snow here in Glasgow now
My works Christmas do tonight and was hooing to save some cash by walking home instead of getting a taxi. Best take a canoe instead and paddle I reckon. East anglia
mightymule - MemberI'm on the top floor of a seven storey building and to be honest I am not really appreciating the way that it is shaking and wobbling.
It's the non-wobbly buildings you want to watch for, they're the ones that fall down without warning!
1 larch tree cleared
1 beech tree de-limbed and cleared
3 truck loads of firewood
1 battle damaged chain saw 😳
Plenty more to do tomorrow but I'll have to resort to the smaller husky 😡
Mcmoonter would be proud!
13mph winds predicted here.
Will I die?
I was doing my CBT today and it was aborted due to high winds. Quite hard to learn how to pootle around on a scooter when the wind keeps on side swiping. 🙁
The BBC now have a picture of Teesside on their UK news page - the end times must surely be upon us.
It must be pretty severe as Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue service have sent resources to Norfolk...
On the ferry back from Tiree, err it's fun! Ha
Overturned artics seem quite the thing around us. Never seen a dead one on its side before! Which greatly enlivened the 4 and a half hour journey from ramsbottom to Chorlton and back
My fence got BLOWN DOWN!!!!!!!
Sounds like a great haul Geoffj.
The winds missed us today I'm relieved to say.