Bit to go yet to beat the record, gusts in excess of 173 mph at sea level (not on the top of a mountain...)

Remember it well and it was scary...

http://www.landforms.eu/shetland/wind%20extremes.htm

 

Try being on an FPSO (Floating production storage and offload) basically a tanker converted for production anchored in the same place by massive chains.

http://www.offshore-technology.com/p...w/curlew2.html

20m heave is always fun especially when you get thrown out of the top bunk and break the screen of your telly with your head.

Thankfully I am still at home till Tue

Weather is a bit mad here a few trees down.

Christmas dinner tonight at my folks due to working christmas

 

Platforms swaying and juddering like a pi$$head walking home from the pub after a full on bender.

These things tend to move a fair bit in bad weather, we almost lost our Satellite(SP?) dish last week during the last high winds, wind ripped the bolts which holds the dish in place clean out of the deck.

Another thing that can be quite hairy is the chopper ride home, we've had two choppers here today but they aren't flying anymore now, think they have all been grounded for the time being.

 

Fanny!!

I spent fifteen years as a fisherman don't tell me about boats which move!

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwYuVM4QYgM



p.s. this thing is 240 metres in length....

 

Was up on the ladder yesterday evening putting up the lights,

The other half says....make sure thre fixed securley, there going to be gales today...

FFS its 3 strands of lights nailed every 14 inches

Mind you it was ferkin freezing... trying to hold the clips whilst starting them with the hammer was fun lol



Mart

 

Did she not tell you to be careful

 

The wind is horrendous here. Outskirts of Newcastle. I live on an old farm, down by the river, so no shelter from other properties. I'm amazed I still have a fence
Driving on the A19 yesterday was awful too. I was behind a high sided lorry, which was weaving all over the place. I left a very large gap between him and me
Of course the proverbial a$$hole was sitting on my tail

 

my boss shut the shop early because tiles fell off the roof so we went to the pub for a couple of pints on the way home

 

I flew back from US this morning and we had 150mph tail winds all the way - I've never been on such a short transatlantic flight. Didn't get a discount for all the fuel they must have saved though.

 

Scottish warned not to travel, is this due to the weather or the Scottish ?

Ever seen Scots on a train, all Tennents Super and "See you", might make a good film.

Only Joking Sweaty Socks, love you really !

 

Seen the picture of the wind turbine exploding?

Ardrossan apparantly

 

Now being known as Hurricane Bawbag, worth reading a selection of the best tweets as highlighted by STV news... Only in Scotland

http://entertainment.stv.tv/opinion/...top-reactions/

Superb

 

Hurricane Bawbag Update: Airdrie Library has been closed. This resident had this to say "we huv a library?

 

Now - someone might get my joke from earlier...

(or most likely not.... )

 

I don't think a bit of pleasure fishing on the Trent compares really.

 

Deep sea

 

I thought you meant that hence the smilie after my stupid post.

 

I left Glasgow at 14:45 today and drove down to Sheffield and TBH it was not as bad as the media have made out and I’m not dead. Yes it was a bit blowy and driving needed to be adjusted accordingly.

The only stretch that was a little hairy was the M74 J11 to J14. Here the winds were at their strongest and there was around 2” of snow on all three lanes and there was a blizzard so visibility was very poor. All that was required was a massive reduction in speed until the weather cleared, after Moffat the weather was fine, even the A66 was fine.

All in all a bit of an overreaction if you ask me, although on the plus side there was no traffic.

 

So much for renewables .

That bad boys even facing the wrong way round

 

Probably why it blew up - going backwards!

 

Glasgow, just make sure everything is tightly nailed down, locked up and hope for the best !


Now, what about this weather as well !

 

Weather bird on tv made me laugh... 70mph wins which might feel like 90mph.. WTF

 

All down to a mild breeze here now plenty road clsoed because of some trees down but that is about it.

 

Yeah, that's because it has moved down to my neck of the woods

 

Still laughing at some of the #hurricanebawbag tweets


One post read: “Hurricane Bawbag Update: A plant pot has fallen over in Airdrie. An eye witness retold the horror: ‘It pure went sideways’.”

 

Colleague came back from Washington last weekend. 5.5 hours. Pilot told the passengers to take a photo of the speed readout on the 777 he was on. 720mph Only rated to around 550!!

Some tailwind! No hot drinks or food served due to how bumpy it was!!

 

Good comment on the Beeb this morning. Apparently, the wind turbine failed because of the wind

 

Just found this on Facebook, this is a Norwegian platform not too far from us.

Just to put things into perspective a platforms deck is around 100ft above sea level.

http://www.dagbladet.no/2011/12/09/n.../ver/19347834/