Batten down the hatches winter storm chat 2011-12

[sonnetpete]

I was going to push it with a long pole rather than pull it towards me LOL.....it's the bit that reminds me of the 'Old Man of Hoy' that worries me....

 

[Channel Hopper]

Tuesday not looking good for many regions.

_http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/2635167

 

[Lazarus]

Tuesday not looking good for many regions.

_http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/2635167

Sooner now, it seems: 80mph winds across the country from this evening followed by monstrous rain late tonight and tomorrow, with snow in Scottish Borders (especially Galashiels).

 

[Albez]

Holy crap my dish must be taking a beating out there.. 6am here and the wind kept me awake half the night.. roll on summer!

 

[wod]

it is looking nasty outside, I did have my dish on 13e but moved it to 1west .

It has been fine so far in previous winds.

 

[Lazarus]

I am being treated to a cooked breakfast in bed and haven't yet dared to check out the dish farm.

Supposed to be doing a big food shop this morning - I guess we shall have to starve instead!

 

[sonnetpete]

Blowing a Howling Hooley here, no dish problems or collapsed walls (yet). Will have to venture out for supplies this afternoon myself, I think it's forecast to have abated to an ordinary hooley by then.

 

[rolfw]

A bit breezy here this morning, have to put all of the kit back on the van and then I've got an inside job this afternoon, so shouldn't be too bad.

 

[satelliteman]

Tad windy here as well. Not back installing until tomorrow though

 

[Ratchet]

This is worse than "Hurricane Bawbag" last month. On the way in this morning I saw downed trees, street signs, traffic lights, overturned lorries and runaway wheelie bins. The work's building is shaking like mad and the tide is higher than I've ever seen it in the city centre.

 

[Lazarus]

Well brekkie in bed was excellent.

Now completed dish farm rounds and all seems present and correct.

About to drive twenty miles to the Supermarket, so that'll be fun in this wind!

And, joking aside, it looks like Scottish Borders are in for the worst of it.

 

[sonnetpete]

......and the tide is higher than I've ever seen it in the city centre.

....must make it a tad inconvenient for shopping.

 

[Analoguesat]

Its certainly a wild old day out. However we are reasonably well sheltered by the trees around us More exposed areas are getting a beating though. I'll go out later on and see if there are any trees down.

 

[Channel Hopper]

A bit breezy here this morning, have to put all of the kit back on the van and then I've got an inside job this afternoon, so shouldn't be too bad.

Got your balaclava ?

Whilst the wind round here started at about 2am last night, it has now picked up considerably. Certainly no ladder work today, and I'm not even sure I want to drive anywhere.

There are rports that the Epsom racecourse grandstand is now a convertible.

 

[Analoguesat]

There are rports that the Epsom racecourse grandstand is now a convertible.

Just come through on the BBC News ticker.

 

[Channel Hopper]

It's the Duchess stand, less than three years old and some 30% over budget.

_http://capitasymonds.co.uk/news__events/news/new_epsom_duchesss_stand_offi.aspx

 

[Lazarus]

Well my shopping trip is now at an end - not verynice at all on the exposed reaches of the A1M near Boroughbridge.

As well as the typhoon, we are getting some really heavy rain storms followed by bright blue sky then more rain storms.

I still blame Sir Attenborough.






And Clarkson, obviously.

 

[smoggy07]

Well my shopping trip is now at an end - not verynice at all on the exposed reaches of the A1M near Boroughbridge.

As well as the typhoon, we are getting some really heavy rain storms followed by bright blue sky then more rain storms.

I still blame Sir Attenborough.






And Clarkson, obviously.

Ah but if Clarkson was PM he`d ban/outlaw the global warming myth lol

 

[Vipersan]

...keeping schtum...
My views are well known ...
..but ..why oh why can't there not be one directed gust aimed soley at my troublesome tree...
Gusts here must be excess of 80 90 mph amid constant westerlies of over 50...

 

[Topper]

Currently in Thornton Cleveleys went shopping to Sainsbury's had trouble standing up taking the shopping trolley across the car park to the car, I saw one couple lose one bag of goods, it took off and spread the contents across the car park.