Police advising to AVOID ALL TRAVEL in Central & Lothian & Borders areas from 2pm-9pm

nydryl · 8 Dec 2011 at 21:33

ash_scotland88 said:
URGENT – HURRICANE BAWBAG APPEAL

On December 8th 2011, a hurricane of biblical strength blasted across Glasgow
Victims can be seen wandering aimlessly muttering: "Ah wiz pure' masel big man so a wiz, ah need some jellies".
The hurricane decimated the area, causing approximately £30 worth of damage. Untold disruption and distress was caused...:

* Many were woken well before their giro arrived.
* Several priceless collections of mementos from the Balearics and Spanish costas were damaged.
* Three areas of historic and scientifically significant litter were disturbed.
* The cone fell off the head of the statue outside Glasgow’s Modern Art Gallery.
* Thousands are confused and bewildered, trying to come to terms with the fact that something interesting has happened in Scotland.
* One resident, Pocahontis McGlinchy, a 17 year old mother-of-three said "Ah wiz like ‘Whit’s that? Ah canny hear ma choonz innat man Wee Beyonce came running into my bedroom pure howlin so she wiz. My youngest two, Brooklyn an Blackpool slept through it. I was still pure rattlin when I was watching Jeremy Kyle the next morning."
* Apparently though, looting did carry on as normal.
* The British Red Cross have so far managed to ship 4000 crates of Buckfast to the area to help the stricken masses.
* Rescue workers are still searching through the rubble and have found large quantities of personal belongings including benefit books and jewellery from Elizabeth Duke at Argos

Oh dear.

ash_scotland88 · 8 Dec 2011 at 21:34

shroomz said:
Drove up it at 11ish this morning, no flying masonry but had some impromptu rally-like moments when a couple of traffic cones came rolling down the hill out of nowhere

ash, I recommend you fully star out your swearies or you'll get a holiday!

You drove UP cockburn street?
It's one way down the hill...

LeJosh · 8 Dec 2011 at 21:34

shroomz said:
Drove up it at 11ish this morning, no flying masonry but had some impromptu rally-like moments when a couple of traffic cones came rolling down the hill out of nowhere

It was closed after 2pm I believe.

A lot of places were closing early though, such as a jewellers on George Street. lol

kieranv · 8 Dec 2011 at 21:37

This storm gets a 6/10 from me.

Too hyped and not enough action. I'm 23 and have seen far worse in Scotland (late 90's).

shroomz · 8 Dec 2011 at 21:38

ash_scotland88 said:
You drove UP cockburn street?
It's one way down the hill...

Sorry, I meant Victoria St, I always get the names confused. The one next to the Museum

nydryl · 8 Dec 2011 at 21:38

kieranv said:
This storm gets a 6/10 from me.

Too hyped and not enough action. I'm 23 and have seen far worse in Scotland (late 90's).

Seconded.

(But 24)

shroomz · 8 Dec 2011 at 21:40

Tbh, if you've been to Peterhead, you've probably seen worse on any given day than we've had here

ash_scotland88 · 8 Dec 2011 at 21:40

shroomz said:
Sorry, I meant Victoria St, I always get the names confused. The one next to the Museum

It's aright, I started to think maybe I missed a convo about an other street and just jumped to conclusions.

LeJosh · 8 Dec 2011 at 21:42

shroomz said:
Sorry, I meant Victoria St, I always get the names confused. The one next to the Museum

lol

ianh · 8 Dec 2011 at 21:43

On the Harbour at Lossiemouth you can't stand up the wind's that strong (50mph steady gusting 85+) and it doesn't half make the rain sting too!!!

weescott · 8 Dec 2011 at 21:45

shroomz said:
Tbh, if you've been to Peterhead, you've probably seen worse on any given day than we've had here

Try Peterhead and Coatbridge!

BOOM!

Hedge · 8 Dec 2011 at 21:47

Im at Lossiemouth, Just a short distance from Elgin.

The wind is unbelievable, Its been years since Ive experienced anything like it. Running from workplace to Carpark was horrendous, All I can hear now Im back from work is a constant howling.

Gonna do some damage if this keeps up!

LeJosh · 8 Dec 2011 at 21:50

My uncle stays in Elgin and says it's chaotic.

Hedge · 8 Dec 2011 at 21:54

LeJosh said:
My uncle stays in Elgin and says it's chaotic.

Its wild, just a constant gale blowing. Wish I had a Kite

Feek · 8 Dec 2011 at 21:59

LeJosh said:
Watch as all us Scottish folks on OcUK post in here.

Edinburgh wasn't as bad as other areas but Cockburn street was closed due to masonry falling off.

A lot of my colleagues at HMV on Princes Street can't get home due to the busses being suspended too.

Taxi to Tranent... :\

I love the deli at the top of Cockburn street, the one that does haggis samosas. Om nom nom.

semi-pro waster · 8 Dec 2011 at 22:15

By the sounds of it the weather's got a bit blowy back at home but thankfully it doesn't seem to be quite as bad as was first feared, apparently the power has been out on Tiree all day though.

Muzza1875 · 8 Dec 2011 at 22:52

Seems to have quietened down here in west lothian

LeJosh · 8 Dec 2011 at 23:14

Feek said:
I love the deli at the top of Cockburn street, the one that does haggis samosas. Om nom nom.

PermaBanned · 8 Dec 2011 at 23:58

Since we're all so knowledgeable about wind turbines - when you say 'apply the brakes' do you mean it's like a mechanical friction device similar to what you'd find on a car or bike, or do they angle the blades relative to the plane of rotation so they're at 0 degrees, meaning that the wind won't turn them?

Biohazard · 9 Dec 2011 at 00:02

PermaBanned said:
Since we're all so knowledgeable about wind turbines - when you say 'apply the brakes' do you mean it's like a mechanical friction device similar to what you'd find on a car or bike, or do they angle the blades relative to the plane of rotation so they're at 0 degrees, meaning that the wind won't turn them?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wind_turbine_design#Other_controls