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Came back over the Cat and Fiddle last night from Buxton after a meal at about 10 pm. A constant stream of cars leading from Macclesfield going onto the top. All lanes blocked, car parks etc, total chaos. You know that scene in every invasion by alien forces movie when the film's hero returns to his hometown to rescue his family and he passes long streams of traffic fleeing in the other direction? That's what it was like. Extraordinary stupidity.
popeyewhite said:
Came back over the Cat and Fiddle last night from Buxton after a meal at about 10 pm. A constant stream of cars leading from Macclesfield going onto the top. All lanes blocked, car parks etc, total chaos. You know that scene in every invasion by alien forces movie when the film's hero returns to his hometown to rescue his family and he passes long streams of traffic fleeing in the other direction? That's what it was like. Extraordinary stupidity.
Most of the nearby seaside towns had traffic gridlock and people being angry and fumin' about the lack of aurora. One wag pointed out that there was no point complaining about the the traffic chaos, because your were the traffic chaos!
We arrived at the car park for our local North-facing hill at around 11pm on Saturday night. There was only one space left in the car park, the busiest I've ever seen it, albeit daytime only in the past.
I suggested to my girlfriend that I should have put on a hi-viz waistcoat, stood at the entrance and asked each subsequent arrival, "Northern Lights or dogging?". Then directed each car in the opposite direction to the previous one.
I suggested to my girlfriend that I should have put on a hi-viz waistcoat, stood at the entrance and asked each subsequent arrival, "Northern Lights or dogging?". Then directed each car in the opposite direction to the previous one.
Edited by GliderRider on Monday 13th May 12:50
GliderRider said:
We arrived at the car park for our locla North-facing hill at around 11pm on Saturday night. There was only one space left in the car park, the busiest I've ever seen it, albeit daytime only in the past.
I suggested to my girlfriend that I should have put on a hi-viz waistcoat, stood at the entrance and asked each subsequent arrival, "Northern Lights or dogging?". Then directed each car in the opposite direction to the previous one.
I suggested to my girlfriend that I should have put on a hi-viz waistcoat, stood at the entrance and asked each subsequent arrival, "Northern Lights or dogging?". Then directed each car in the opposite direction to the previous one.
Rich Boy Spanner said:
The pictures of places full of cars with their headlights on was hilarious. You need a good dark place to see them well. Even in Iceland on a good night they look weak in Reykjavik and you really need to get out of town into a national park or other empty area for a good view.
These are people who record videos of fireworks in portrait on their phones, or try and take pictures of a full moon on full digital zoom with the flash on. I don't think their minds can comprehend using common sense and logic. WarrenB said:
Rich Boy Spanner said:
The pictures of places full of cars with their headlights on was hilarious. You need a good dark place to see them well. Even in Iceland on a good night they look weak in Reykjavik and you really need to get out of town into a national park or other empty area for a good view.
These are people who record videos of fireworks in portrait on their phones, or try and take pictures of a full moon on full digital zoom with the flash on. I don't think their minds can comprehend using common sense and logic. 
k, do not open that ever. Gopping. 
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