thegreatape - I assume you're near Corran/FW. Are you gonna be affected by the planned closure for roadworks? I was reading that there's some pressure to get the ferry made free for the duration?
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With all these closures and people off work, did we lose more today in the economy or on the day of the recent strike?
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Sainburies Garthdee (Aberdeen), roof of foyer collapsed - opps! To everybody saying it's just a regular blow, and bearing in mind I'm passing judgment from inside, it sounds louder than last years little blow.
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Must say was very windy in Fort William, probably the strongest winds I can remember, been here 40 years!
I think nevis range recorded 130mph!Posted 5 months ago # -
Hopefully it won't affect us, but as you know, there's no practical alternative route if disaster strikes.
Hadn't heard about the ferry being free, but it's a good idea. I think it's running something like 6am-midnight over the weekend though?
EDIT - Close, 0630-2400 Sat and Sun.
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Uneventful cycle to work and back in Livingston today. Very windy, but I've cycled in far worse conditions that never merited the "Windageddon" warnings that were being broadcast today. Seemed a bit of an over reaction to me; it was bad in some places, but it obviously was not a showstopper everywhere. However, that's the way of the world nowadays; the Police and other authorities have to play safe and tell everyone to stay at home, and the media automatically turn any vaguely unusual weather into a major news story.
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Glad everyone's OK!
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Very windy, but I've cycled in far worse conditions that never merited the "Windageddon" warnings that were being broadcast today
Things were a little different in the west where the strongest winds were predicted though
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Do - damned
Don't - damnedPosted 5 months ago # -
There's been worse(quite recently too). Canny really believe the nonsese I've heard today. Still got sent home early, so who's complaining!
It was a bit blawy as my maw would say!
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speaking to my mate in oban earlier. corran bridge was shut. esplanade was also shut - first time either of us can remember that happening. he left work when bits started blowing off his roof.
where i am it was much worse back in april/may
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The rain and melt water running down the road in Strathpeffer when heading in the Contin direction was wild. I drove towards Contin earlier and it was like a burn flowing down the main road.Even driving up the fairly steep road the water was deep enough to make the car nearly cut out.As the car got blown with gusts of wind as i crawled up through these streams.. i thought that this was the worst ive seen the weather.Quite jaw dropping heading up through the village! So glad the car didnt flood and die.
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Weathermen around the country have spoken about the destructive force of hurricane bawbag hitting Scotland but our own Sean Batty has issued an appeal for calm saying "I've felt the full force of the bawbag but didn't panic, I just took it on the chin"
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cinnamon_girl - Member
Is there anyone from the Highlands area?
Northern Highlands.Went to head out on the bike (I like a bit of weather) but there were tree branches and bigger flying around so I chickened out and went back home.
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"I've felt the full force of the bawbag but didn't panic, I just took it on the chin"
Brilliant
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"I've felt the full force of the bawbag but didn't panic, I just took it on the chin"
Brilliant. I want the T-shirt!
Once I stop shaking of course!
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Still wild on the moray firth coast. Two large trees down on 18 mile route home. Was heading along usual seafront road and ran over lots of seaweed and medium sized pebbles (fist sized) thrown a good 20 feet by the waves. A friggin starfish hit my windscreen... Not kidding, had to windscreen wipe it off! No octopodes though.
House being battered by wind so loud I'm failing to get to sleep just now. Salt spray heavy enough to be tasted in the air on the onshore side of the house. Front of house is probably 400m from sea with a high, disused harbour wall supposedly sheltering us. Worst storm I've seen here in the 8 yrs I've lived here.Posted 5 months ago # -
Complete over reaction by most of my colleagues again. Genuine shock and anger (!!) at me wanting to bike home in it, but once I got going it was easy enough, only about 15 mins extra on my commute time but I was in no rush.
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<laughing out loud at jo with her starfish swiping story. Maybe you hit a cyclist.Was it a marmite starfish?!
EDIT: You need some motrax earplugs for motorbiking. I sleep with them in most nights and sleep really well.I can still hear the alarm clock fine enough with them.
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Bawbag nicked my fence
If anybody sees it; it is about 2.4m x 5m in two sections....
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Well it was scary at times. Opened the door of my metal shed and it nearly took off! (Not small either) Lots of trees down over the roads but quickly cleared. TBH probably a good decision to close schools - you wouldn't want Johnny walking home in that but closing shops/businesses WTF?
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No midges yesterday then?
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