Weather In Scotland?

Weather In Scotland?

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Stang

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1,754 posts

208 months

Sunday 18th March 2007
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So how's god's country fairing up right now??

I'm sitting near the North Atlantic coast on a Semi Sub rig and we are getting knocked about a bit. Right now we are getting hit with 120mph winds. If I don't happen to be back on site over the weekend I am either swimming or sitting in a dark corner with a life jacket on chanting "there's no place like home" cry ...........


with a bucket by my side hurl

nicholas blair

4,096 posts

285 months

Sunday 18th March 2007
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Hi Stang

Pretty windy down East Lothian way and has been all night, and just started snowing.

Have fun!

pooh

3,692 posts

254 months

Sunday 18th March 2007
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I have just spent 3 and a bit weeks on a diving support vessel in the North Sea so I can sympathise with how you feel. It's been very windy here in NE Perthshire and we had a small amount of snow in the night but it's melting now.

northo

2,375 posts

220 months

Sunday 18th March 2007
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Plenty of snow here in West Calder

jamieboy

5,911 posts

230 months

Sunday 18th March 2007
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Very windy in Dunbar, but dry and bright - no sign of snow at all.

fatbutt

2,659 posts

265 months

Sunday 18th March 2007
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Windy in Aberdeen but clear. Was trying to snow earlier on!

GetCarter

29,407 posts

280 months

Sunday 18th March 2007
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Winter just arrived in the north west. 3 days before spring is due. rolleyes

rpa.janwell

1,653 posts

238 months

Sunday 18th March 2007
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Stang said:
So how's god's country fairing up right now??

I'm sitting near the North Atlantic coast on a Semi Sub rig and we are getting knocked about a bit. Right now we are getting hit with 120mph winds. If I don't happen to be back on site over the weekend I am either swimming or sitting in a dark corner with a life jacket on chanting "there's no place like home" cry ...........


with a bucket by my side hurl



Best cure - stand under a tree!!

Famous Graham

26,553 posts

226 months

Sunday 18th March 2007
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rpa.janwell said:
Stang said:
So how's god's country fairing up right now??

I'm sitting near the North Atlantic coast on a Semi Sub rig and we are getting knocked about a bit. Right now we are getting hit with 120mph winds. If I don't happen to be back on site over the weekend I am either swimming or sitting in a dark corner with a life jacket on chanting "there's no place like home" cry ...........


with a bucket by my side hurl



Best cure - stand under a tree!!


Trees are a bit hard to come by in the sea

As for Edinburgh - blowing a gale. Quite bright though.

jules_m

89 posts

211 months

Sunday 18th March 2007
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It's dry and bright just outside Glasgow - but it was blowing a gale earlier and we had hailstones too.

J

g4addicted

425 posts

219 months

Sunday 18th March 2007
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Just driven down from Aberdeen to Linlithgow - A90/M9. First snow I saw was on the Pentlands as I approached FRB. A few tries at some sleet en route but nothing too exciting.

Stang

Original Poster:

1,754 posts

208 months

Sunday 18th March 2007
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Oh well I managed to survive lol. 124mph was the max last night. Then cladding from the derrick started to come off so everyone was ordered inside (except me coz I have a office gggrrrr). &0mph is forcasted for tonight so that should be better lol.

Thanks for the advice Richard, you are the second person to say that . Unfortunately I backloaded BP's christmas tree a few trips ago so I had no chance of finding one lol. We are getting a bit of snow now and I have been told Inverness now has snow. The parents were without power most of the day. Supposed to be getting off tomorrow for 5 days so the flight should be fun.

deevlash

10,442 posts

238 months

Sunday 18th March 2007
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jules_m said:
It's dry and bright just outside Glasgow - but it was blowing a gale earlier and we had hailstones too.

J

It was snowing in my bit of glasgow about 4pm, quite calm now though. I love rough seas!

Kiltie

7,504 posts

247 months

Sunday 18th March 2007
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Very windy in Aberdeenshire today with a few flurries (SP?) of snow.

2°C on my way home this evening and the gritters are out.

Worse offshore though.

We have a rig disconnected and hunkered down and a DSV in Aberdeen probably not going to sail 'til Tuesday.

Cheers,

Eric

Tunku

7,703 posts

229 months

Sunday 18th March 2007
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Just started snowing here in Dunfermline. Wind seems to have dropped though.

alicrozier

549 posts

238 months

Monday 19th March 2007
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All this talk of snow and gales...

35 deg here as usual, spent yesterday at home by the pool. cool

Cheers,
Ali (not wishing to rub it in!)

joncastle

251 posts

226 months

Monday 19th March 2007
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Aye right. Don't forget to mention the three day sandstorm and thunder and lightning last night!

Jon

thinfourth

1,189 posts

222 months

Monday 19th March 2007
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alicrozier said:
All this talk of snow and gales...

35 deg here as usual, spent yesterday at home by the pool. cool

Cheers,
Ali (not wishing to rub it in!)


Hope you get sunburn you slaphead

Anyway i want snow lots of snow

rpa.janwell

1,653 posts

238 months

Monday 19th March 2007
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Drove down from ABZ to Glasgow/SECC for the Faithless gig, really good dry run, coming back was OK too. Powdering of snow this morning, and a half hearted effort of snow on the way to work. Wind dropped away.

VetteG

3,236 posts

245 months

Monday 19th March 2007
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No snow in Moscow, after a pleasantly sunny weekend Monday is a drizzle and about +6c.

G