Soldato
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Police advising to AVOID ALL TRAVEL in Central & Lothian & Borders areas from 2pm-9pm
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Wahay! This thread just got upgraded to serion s
Man of Honour
From midday:
Soldato
Tried to take vids earlier coming home but sleet and grit in the face and wind was too much just kept going. Was pretty surreal this afternoon, been poor up until a very heavy hail storm that seemed to appear instantaneously lasted for ten minutes then sun broke and it looked lovely for a minute.. then dulled right back down again back to rain etc. Winds raging the whole time. At this point people started to be a bit more fastidious about getting home.
Doesn't seem so bad outside now. Edit, in fact no. Walking outside where there are no walls double glazing TV and music... it's pretty mental still. Kitchen and bathroom extractor fans sound like they are going to blow up. Wonder what temps I'd get sticking the PC out of the window..
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Soldato
Yes, but it's impossible to have a hurricane this far east, hurricane force windstorm yes.
Btw, the real meteorological name for this storm is Friedhelm
Technically it can't be, being negative pressure, it gives the same end result broadly I suppose.
Anyway yeah I would guess it's the one, yeah.
Soldato
Ah whoops I see why you are confused! Picked it up wrong and being a ****, did hear or read something earlier about how it wasn't a hurricane though.
Associate
No kilts today in Scotland....
Sent into the BBC. Whoops. No one hurt.
Information
Scotland's storm winds in numbers....
Strongest gust - Cairngorm hit 165 mph (UK record 173 mph)
Strongest low level gust - Tiree hit 91 mph
Central belt - up to 80mph
Homes without power - 12,000
Schools which did not open at all or closed in the afternoon - about 70% of the 2,800 total
Weather incidents dealt with by Strathclyde Police - 450
Soldato
Ahh fairs, the names are based the geographic location, storm, hurricane, cyclone, typhoon - all the same thing, an intense low pressure where wind from the higher pressure surrounding it rushes in to fill the low - When that's done it's finished
Landslide on the Kyle line at Strathcarron http://twitpic.com/7q9qqw
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Man of Honour
This is looking like the great storm of 1987.
Soldato
And the Atlantic is very mobile atm, so this won't be the last, more to come next week
When asked Biohazard commented that he was expecting an immediate statement from the SNP expressing that it is indeed a wee bit windy and that the Scottish Parliament deplores this clearly Westminster originated weather being imposed on the Scottish people without consultation.
When pressed he mentioned "that David Cameron down south has a lot to answer for!"
A follow up statement will be issued in due course detailing that post independence the Scottish people will have the power of self determination when it comes to the weather and allowed a referendum at an as yet undecided time in the future, to decide if they wish to retain typical "unionist" British weather conditions, or adopt the traditional Scots "It's a dreich day!" all year round.
We now return you to the studio.... Brian...
Soldato
I left work in Aberdeen an hour early. Out the door, laptop goes weeeeeee.
Glad you enjoyed it, love the thought that you might consider someone else "a bit obsessed".Do you know what, that almost shows some talent there!
**Edit** Actually I should add although an opportunity for a chuckle, I'm sure we all hope that any damage, injury and god forbid loss of life due to the atrocious weather conditions is minimal.
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Glad you enjoyed it, love the thought that you might consider someone else "a bit obsessed".
I meant to infer a personal obsession but never mind..
