People in Scotland Warned Not to Travel Unless Absolutely Necessary
08 December 2011, 04:19 PM
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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
Remember it well and it was scary...
http://www.landforms.eu/shetland/wind%20extremes.htm
08 December 2011, 04:20 PM
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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
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08 December 2011, 04:22 PM
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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.
08 December 2011, 04:24 PM
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Try being on an FPSO (Floating production storage and offload) basically a tanker converted for production anchored in the same place by massive chains.
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
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
I spent fifteen years as a fisherman don't tell me about boats which move!
08 December 2011, 04:26 PM
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08 December 2011, 04:37 PM
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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
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
08 December 2011, 04:57 PM
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08 December 2011, 05:03 PM
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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
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
08 December 2011, 05:36 PM
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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.
08 December 2011, 05:39 PM
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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 !
Ever seen Scots on a train, all Tennents Super and "See you", might make a good film.
Only Joking Sweaty Socks, love you really !
08 December 2011, 06:42 PM
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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
http://entertainment.stv.tv/opinion/...top-reactions/
Superb
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08 December 2011, 07:32 PM
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News story here ... http://news.stv.tv/scotland/west-cen...-hit-scotland/ ... obviously the wrong sort of wind ... 
FFS, they are WIND turbines .... 
Dave
"There are around 13 or 15 wind turbines in the farm above Ardrossan. They were all off today because of the high winds, so something has obviously shorted out and gone on fire.
Dave
08 December 2011, 07:48 PM
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08 December 2011, 08:27 PM
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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.
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.
09 December 2011, 12:15 AM
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09 December 2011, 07:05 AM
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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’.”
One post read: “Hurricane Bawbag Update: A plant pot has fallen over in Airdrie. An eye witness retold the horror: ‘It pure went sideways’.”
09 December 2011, 07:51 AM
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Only rated to around 550!!Some tailwind! No hot drinks or food served due to how bumpy it was!!
09 December 2011, 04:03 PM
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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/