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This weather is pretty grim!
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03/01/2012 15:01
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Scotland's pictures of some of the damage; the house roof is impressive! bearing in mind Scottish roofs have to be built to a higher standard than English ones! It's been pretty grim here too with the A66 closed to high siders although they are ignoring the signs and falling over..... Anyone else suffering?
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Re: This weather is pretty grim!
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03/01/2012 15:11
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Look at this one Or is that slightly lazy reporting, hhmmm lets find a picture of a police car and talk about the weather!! To add, its been raining all day down here, proper big rain too but us londoners are good for it - ah gawd blimey, apples and pears, knees up muvver bran!!
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Re: This weather is pretty grim!
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03/01/2012 16:37
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My parents lost a chunk of roof on Skye - if anyone sees it blowing past, they'd like it back please!
They're OK, though, at least when I last spoke to them, in October. Corrected, Neil.
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Re: This weather is pretty grim!
[Re: stan]
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03/01/2012 17:22
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Part of the roof blew off the Royal infirmary onto the M8 and I think a lorry blew over closing the Kingston bridge. Glasgow & the west been hit quite bad! 2400 blocked timeslots in Glasgow alone!
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Re: This weather is pretty grim!
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03/01/2012 21:33
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Today's however had moments when it was approaching the Jan '68 hurricane - don't suppose anyone remembers that? Bizarrely that is exactly what I mentioned to Mrs Stan when looking at the pictures; so reminiscent of 68 it is spooky!
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Re: This weather is pretty grim!
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03/01/2012 21:59
03/01/2012 21:59
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I woke up to find water slowly running down my bedroom wall (inside) and dripping in on my kitchen window sill.
On inspection, the pointing isn't clever above the kitchen window (so when its dry I'll sort that) and as for my bedroom.... well, turns out my roof's felt is brittle and extremely weak. The tiles are holding (for now) but the felt underneath is pretty poor and this is letting rain thats driven in by the wind, into my roof space and then down through a curved ceiling onto my bedroom wall.
Nice.
So I'm hoping for some rain free days so I can attempt to patch up the roof from the inside and re do some pointing. Just as well I booked some extra time off for xmas!
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Re: This weather is pretty grim!
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03/01/2012 22:05
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Today's however had moments when it was approaching the Jan '68 hurricane - don't suppose anyone remembers that? Not that one, but I do remember going through Hurricane Flora in the mid Carribean, from Aruba to Port au Prince, Haiti then leaving hours before it struck, going on to the Bahamas leaving Nassau just before it hit then running before it for four days up the N Atlantic en route to Rotterdam. The strange thing is that once the winds get above about force 12 in deep water, the sea actually flattens somewhat as the top of the waves are blown off. The whole surface turns white and visibility is much reduced and there is usually torrential rain as well. For almost 2 days it was not possible to move between the midships and after superstructures as the entire hull was virtually underwater apart from the masts and the accommodation. Far to dangerous to go out on deck apart from the bridge wings. That was in a tanker 550 feet long and 23000 tons deadweight, small by todays standards. Not something you forget.
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Re: This weather is pretty grim!
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04/01/2012 02:55
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Today's however had moments when it was approaching the Jan '68 hurricane - don't suppose anyone remembers that?
Bizarrely that is exactly what I mentioned to Mrs Stan when looking at the pictures; so reminiscent of 68 it is spooky I was 15 alone in the house; Pa Edinburgh must have been working abroad and Ma Edinburgh was working backshift in Glasgow uni on the ancient and vast KDF9 computer ....quick get smelling salts for Barnacle someone and whichever route home she tried [we were in a small village 25 miles north] trees kept blocking the roads. It was pretty rough and I couldn't go to bed with all the racket, loading more coal on the fire in order to sit it out until she eventually showed up about 10 next morning having sheltered in the Kirkhouse Inn, Strathblane. We were lucky though, around nine people lost their lives in Glasgow that night, Maryhill getting gusts of 120 mph..... Not that one, but I do remember going through Hurricane Flora in the mid Carribean, from Aruba to Port au Prince, Haiti then leaving hours before it struck, going on to the Bahamas leaving Nassau just before it hit then running before it for four days up the N Atlantic en route to Rotterdam. The strange thing is that once the winds get above about force 12 in deep water, the sea actually flattens somewhat as the top of the waves are blown off. The whole surface turns white and visibility is much reduced and there is usually torrential rain as well. For almost 2 days it was not possible to move between the midships and after superstructures as the entire hull was virtually underwater apart from the masts and the accommodation. Far to dangerous to go out on deck apart from the bridge wings. That was in a tanker 550 feet long and 23000 tons deadweight, small by todays standards. Not something you forget. You were lucky too Pete, poor old Cuba had it for four days. It's a regular curse for them as if they don't have enough concerns. It's amazing how people in these areas are so resilient to the forces of nature that seem hell-bent on destroying them.
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Re: This weather is pretty grim!
[Re: stan]
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04/01/2012 23:36
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Just as well I'm not cycling this weekend.... ... oh bugger Not too windy here but heavy rain has melted the snow with obvious consequences. Mud bath anybody?
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Re: This weather is pretty grim!
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04/01/2012 23:43
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I'd rather be sitting in my lounge here listening to the wind howl around the house than sat in a shite hotel room in Azerbaijan when the sun is shining. Love it!
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Re: This weather is pretty grim!
[Re: stan]
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05/01/2012 01:25
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I've spent the entire daylight hours redoing the felt on the shed after it was ripped to pieces and ran out of roofing tacks - had to use 3 drawing pins for the last bits Early up tomorrow to get more and fingers crossed the whole bleeding lot doesn't fly off tonight. Stan keep your wind to yourself man
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