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A mate in northern ireland had part of sainsbury's roof land on his car this morning - we all know it could have been a child's face
Got kids Drac?
Yeah they should be home soon, wife went for them earlier.
iDave I doubt a child's face would have done much damage to his car.
I would've thought you would understand the importance of them not being out and about in weather like this. Unless whereever you are is calm.
Mountain out of a molehill as usual
Sorry Bob, gotta disagree. Took the wee yin out this morning to get some stuff for tea (Live in Prestwick) and it's absolutely mental. Signs and bins all over the place, and eventually had to carry her (she's nearly 5) As she was getting lifted off her feet. If she'd been at school, and something happened, then the authorities would have been blamed for not doing something, no win situation for them. Good call in my opinion.
As usual, folk will say namby pamby, elfin safety pish. Each to their own.
well xmas decorations were ripped down on union street - could have also been a childs face they landed on if they werent all tucked up in school here.
I would've thought you would understand the importance of them not being out and about in weather like this. Unless whereever you are is calm.
I'm not far over the border an it's blowing a hooly out there has been since the early hours. It's also about the 6th time in about 2 weeks it's been like this. Granted there's some risk but does it need to be all school closing and people being sent home from work. No I don't think so. Maybe it's because I'm use to going to work no matter what the weather and having to work outside in it or maybe because I don't listen to media hype and scare stories.
yeah.. right
drac - you are a couple of hundred miles from where it is worst. I have already lost a few bits off my roof and the centre is a fair way from here. Its due to get worse yet.
Sorry Bob, gotta disagree. Took the wee yin out this morning to get some stuff for tea (Live in Prestwick) and it's absolutely mental. Signs and bins all over the place, and eventually had to carry her (she's nearly 5) As she was getting lifted off her feet. If she'd been at school, and something happened, then the authorities would have been blamed for not doing something, no win situation for them. Good call in my opinion.As usual, folk will say namby pamby, elfin safety pish. Each to their own.
Still pretty calm here in the city. Few clouds overhead now but nothing like they're showing on the news. Bloody car alarm has been going off for the last 45 minutes though 👿
151mph gust on Cairngorm Summit apparently.
Granted TJ but we've all seen winds like this before though. I go with NoBeer thought they damned if they do and they damned if they don't.
151mph gust on Cairngorm Summit apparently.
Is the school still there? Was it open?
top of glencoe isnt it SBZ ? 131 at ski centre in fort bill
I don't listen to media hype and scare stories.
It's the police, not the media, who are advising people to avoid all travel and stay indoors.
So far, nothing out of the usual here. Seems like just another windy day. We're right on the western outskirts of Edinburgh (fields and trees next door) and at 200m altitude.
(SKI) School was closed, but it's still there.
It's a bit different where I am.
I was out on the bike between 9 and half 10 this morning. A bit blowy but nothing much. From about half 12 it's been getting steadily worse. 3 trampolines, including ours have been blown over. Luckily ours is chained to a fence. The others made it into others gardens. Neighbours wee fishing boat has blown off its support thingy. A caravan has also been getting closer and closer to the bottom of the hill which it was parked. Wheelie bins have taken the expected kicking aswell.
Definately not weather for anyone to be out and about in round here.
The chairlift at the Nevis Range has been blown off the towers 🙁
hahaha not sure if you'll be able to view this, should do it works logged out! 😀
BoardinBob: yep Nevis now saying they can't open this weekend as the lifts are damaged. Glencoe say they won't open tomorrow but will evaluate for the weekend. They've also got damage to the lifts apparently.
seosamh77: love it. Oh My God. Trampoline. Trampoline. 😀
Down in leith its the worst wind I have experienced for years. last time we had wind like this a 10'x20' piece of my roof ended up on the other side of the river. a few slates gone so far.
It's the police, not the media, who are advising people to avoid all travel and stay indoors.
I know that but it's the media who come out with stromageddon stories.
(SKI) School was closed, but it's still there.
Phew!
Ah! They're closed and that's it, maybe they were right maybe they were wrong but makes no odds now.
The Glencoe anemometer is currently dismantled, lying on the floor and weighted down by a rock, but it just recorded a gust of 69mph. The Glencoe carpark weather station is showing 100mph+. Cairngorm recorded 151mph. Record for CG and UK is 176mph.
Never mind TJ - you can get the council to come in and sort your roof out for you.
Druidh - Arrrggghhhhhhh! Nooooooooo!
About hurricaqne bawbag
Sensitive souls may want to look away now, but according to folklore it’s a vulgar Scottish term used for the scrotum, also derogatively against anybody who’s a bit of an idiot. (For example, Jeremy Clarkson may often be thought of as a complete bawbag. Matthew Wright was definitely a bawbag earlier in the week. And so on and so forth.)
TroutWrestler - do you work up there?
[i]"Hitting the peak. Cairngorm summit just recorded 165mph, only 8mph short of the all-time record."[/i] [url= https://twitter.com/#!/bbcweather/status/144794956232540160 ] - @bbcweather on twitter[/url]
@bbcweather BBC Weather
Hitting the peak. Cairngorm summit just recorded 165mph, only 8mph short of the all-time record. PG #ukstorm
No. Just read it on Winterhighland.info.
Ah I see.
Wife was sent home from work earlier. Just had a phonecall to say that the window next to her desk has blown in.
Never mind TJ - you can get the council to come in and sort your roof out for you.
😆
Stat Notice you say? I'm afraid that all of the council employees who were on 'gardening leave' have been blown out of their garden deckchairs and won't be returning to work.
Not usually a twitter fan but the [url= https://twitter.com/#!/search?q=%23hurricanebawbag ]#hurricanebawbag tweets[/url] are keeping me very amused. 😆
Love that the BBC are calling it #scotstorm along with, erm... nobody else.
Just been hit in the face by a piece of my workshop roof. If it had happened 30 years ago it would have been the child version of my face.
Just been hit in the face by a piece of my workshop roof. If it had happened 30 years ago it would have been the child version of my face.
ACTUAL LOL
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Wonder why it's failed to stall.
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/Edit: Bugger! Too slow.
Jeebus. What's caused that? Friction due to the speed of the wind rotating the blades?
Wonder why it's failed to stall.
If they could keep them running in these winds then Scotland would have enough power reserves to last for most of 2012. 🙂
They're meant to stall at 25-30mph - the others in the picture have done that.
I'm tempted to go out for a wander to see what all the fuss is about.
Sent home from work in a shipyard in the west end of glasgow and now sat in my flat on the 11th floor listening to the wind howling and hoping to fly south tonight. Not sure it's looking too promising..!
getting really bad now!
Anyone feeling like a bit of a w****er now for suggesting schools should have stayed open? 100 mile an hour winds do sounds marignally dangerous no?
Anybody seen my fence? 🙁
GrahamS - MemberOoops!
edit: Waay to slow...
Holy moly.