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18 January 2007, 02:18 PM
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Thelwall viaduct and runcorn bridge are shut up here... Girlfriends school (shes a teacher not a pupil) have had a window blown in. Our office is losing roof tiles faster than I'm losing my marbles. Trees down all over the place...Not good...
Went out for a smoke before... Invigourating
Went out for a smoke before... Invigourating
18 January 2007, 02:18 PM
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A big container ship has sunk down this way.
Rumours are circulating that some of the containers housed new helicopters...
BBC NEWS | England | Cornwall | Rescue as ship sinks off Lizard
Rumours are circulating that some of the containers housed new helicopters...
BBC NEWS | England | Cornwall | Rescue as ship sinks off Lizard
18 January 2007, 02:27 PM
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I been out on my lunch in Liverpool and someone has been knocked over after being blown into oncomming traffic, some things outside M&S crashed into the windows and smashed them, people hanging onto lamp posts to stop being blow away. My office is right on the river though so its all open and windy as hell here!
18 January 2007, 02:32 PM
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A big container ship has sunk down this way.
Rumours are circulating that some of the containers housed new helicopters...
BBC NEWS | England | Cornwall | Rescue as ship sinks off Lizard
Rumours are circulating that some of the containers housed new helicopters...
BBC NEWS | England | Cornwall | Rescue as ship sinks off Lizard
Who want to come out with me and get it!!
If we get it back i know MSC would pay a lot! to buy it back!!
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18 January 2007, 02:38 PM
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We've had the storms up here (Scotland) for the last 3 weeks....
Pretty scary at times....thankfully our only damage was losing our garden fence and shed....others however, not so lucky.
Take care
Pretty scary at times....thankfully our only damage was losing our garden fence and shed....others however, not so lucky.
Take care
18 January 2007, 02:43 PM
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Sorry mate it is indeed - I work almost next to it, can see the standing traffic on the M6 from my window...
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18 January 2007, 02:45 PM
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I been out on my lunch in Liverpool and someone has been knocked over after being blown into oncomming traffic, some things outside M&S crashed into the windows and smashed them, people hanging onto lamp posts to stop being blow away. My office is right on the river though so its all open and windy as hell here!
18 January 2007, 02:49 PM
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Watching aircraft trying to land at LHR on my system. 9 go-arounds so far today ( normally 15-18 a month ) Hats off to the pilots, they're earning their money today. 
Those departing are going up like rockets, we've has gusts over 70mph so far.
Those departing are going up like rockets, we've has gusts over 70mph so far.
18 January 2007, 02:56 PM
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that must be interesting! i wouldn't like to land in this! get out and think your still in the air!!
18 January 2007, 02:59 PM
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I blame climate change ..... sorry, I mean Tony Blair .... I mean ..... oh sorry, it's just the WEATHER.
But yes, blowing the old Passat estate all over the road earlier. Glad I'm not out on the motorbike today ..!!
Dave - from windy Berkshire ....
But yes, blowing the old Passat estate all over the road earlier. Glad I'm not out on the motorbike today ..!!
Dave - from windy Berkshire ....
18 January 2007, 03:01 PM
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Has a plane ever crashed on landing due solely to the wind?
Are all pilots trained to the highest level to cope with these sorts of conditions?
18 January 2007, 03:15 PM
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BBC NEWS | UK | Four dead as UK struck by storms
Be carefull out there guys.
Glad i`m stuck at home with a bad knee. Dont fancy being out in the wind
Be carefull out there guys.
Glad i`m stuck at home with a bad knee. Dont fancy being out in the wind
18 January 2007, 03:17 PM
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Sorry mate it is indeed - I work almost next to it, can see the standing traffic on the M6 from my window...
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i take it all the zeros on the map are closed???
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18 January 2007, 03:23 PM
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Fearnhead Warrington - next to where the M6 north's slip road for the M62 to Liverpool starts...
I travel the on the back roads to work from St Helens every day and today am leaving even earlier than normal (20mins) to try and avoid the worst of it.
Streets in Tellins are shut due to debris including one of the main routes through (college street)...
I travel the on the back roads to work from St Helens every day and today am leaving even earlier than normal (20mins) to try and avoid the worst of it.
Streets in Tellins are shut due to debris including one of the main routes through (college street)...
18 January 2007, 03:29 PM
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And a 747 leavign the runway this morning complained of "skidding round the taxiway" When Airfield Ops took a look the taxiway was clean, and they decided it was the wind blowing him around!
18 January 2007, 03:35 PM
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IIRC there is a particularly nasty form of gust that can (and has) literally forced an airliner into the ground. I don't recall what its called, but runways like LHR have sensors to detect it.
LHR controller: Flight 275, some nasty winds blowing today how's that final approach coming along?
Flight 275.........*silence*
LHR controller: Well, I hope they enjoyed in in flight movie!!
18 January 2007, 03:46 PM
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You can bet that the passengers aboard the planes at the moment are praying they have been.
IIRC there is a particularly nasty form of gust that can (and has) literally forced an airliner into the ground. I don't recall what its called, but runways like LHR have sensors to detect it.
LHR controller: Flight 275, some nasty winds blowing today how's that final approach coming along?
Flight 275.........*silence*
LHR controller: Well, I hope they enjoyed in in flight movie!!
IIRC there is a particularly nasty form of gust that can (and has) literally forced an airliner into the ground. I don't recall what its called, but runways like LHR have sensors to detect it.
LHR controller: Flight 275, some nasty winds blowing today how's that final approach coming along?
Flight 275.........*silence*
LHR controller: Well, I hope they enjoyed in in flight movie!!
18 January 2007, 03:49 PM
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same here at ema nottingham.. we had planes land and been unable to offload baggage due to the wind taking the cargo doors so it delays time
18 January 2007, 03:53 PM
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Coming in from lunch before, seen the bootlid of a Laguna estate which the wind caught when the owner was going into the boot, and it had been bent right round slammed into the roof, rear screen smashed, the bootlid was actually bent
18 January 2007, 03:54 PM
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18 January 2007, 03:55 PM
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i know of people that have freight on that boat
oopsss
all the motorways are knoackered her in manchester
and lads in the office who live far away are making hotel reservations in man
room party in the offing
oopsss
all the motorways are knoackered her in manchester
and lads in the office who live far away are making hotel reservations in man
room party in the offing