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OlberJ

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14,101 posts

264 months

Tuesday 3rd January 2012
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This is braw eh?

Let's see the damage this time.

I'm off out with my big jacket on to stick it over my head and take a wee trip to Europe.

deadslow

8,800 posts

254 months

Tuesday 3rd January 2012
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already lost a few roof tiles, but seems to be dying down. Great start to the new year!

jshell

12,107 posts

236 months

Tuesday 3rd January 2012
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Hah! Was due to make a drive to Aberdeen and then a flight today... forget that! Been fixing fences and righting wheelie bins this morning. Even a tree down on my road in Edinburgh. Every time I've been outside there's endless sirens going off in the background. Hope there's no injuries!

andym1603

1,885 posts

203 months

Tuesday 3rd January 2012
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Only rain up here in Inverness at the moment. Not a breath of wind.
Take care down there.

oobster

7,711 posts

242 months

Tuesday 3rd January 2012
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3 of my neighbours have fences down, doesn't look like there are any tiles down (yet) but its still pretty wild outside just now (10am)

tvrolet

4,769 posts

313 months

Tuesday 3rd January 2012
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On the coast in Fife- house getting pummelled and huge chunks of spindrift racing down the Forth from the bridges. Wouldn’t want to be out there certainly. Where we are, this is worse than Hurricane BawBag on the RTR scale [roof tiles rattling].

Was curious if Edinburgh Airport was open as I would normally be going down to London on Tuesdays, but changed it to Thursday this week. Had a wee peek on FlightRadar http://www.flightradar24.com/ (hours of pointless fun) and the KLM AMS to EDI and GLA are both going round in circles over South Shields (click on the wee plane and you see the path), and the EZY to EDI has just done a big circle near Penrith then headed out over the North Sea. Judging by the winds here though I’d be inclined just to turn around and go home.

Editied - fun of watching planes over - looks like they're all going in to Newcastle.

Edited by tvrolet on Tuesday 3rd January 10:07

oobster

7,711 posts

242 months

Tuesday 3rd January 2012
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tvrolet said:
Had a wee peek on FlightRadar http://www.flightradar24.com/ (hours of pointless fun)
What a great wee site! Saved into favourites.

Famous Graham

26,553 posts

256 months

Tuesday 3rd January 2012
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Weather station on Blackford Hill just clocked 102mph gust apaprently.

AndrewEH1

4,922 posts

184 months

Tuesday 3rd January 2012
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tvrolet said:
Was curious if Edinburgh Airport was open as I would normally be going down to London on Tuesdays, but changed it to Thursday this week. Had a wee peek on FlightRadar http://www.flightradar24.com/ (hours of pointless fun) and the KLM AMS to EDI and GLA are both going round in circles over South Shields (click on the wee plane and you see the path), and the EZY to EDI has just done a big circle near Penrith then headed out over the North Sea. Judging by the winds here though I’d be inclined just to turn around and go home.
Edited by tvrolet on Tuesday 3rd January 10:07
Nice idea to look at that.

Seems two planes that were heading from London to Glasgow & Edinburgh got very close to final and then returned to London...

RDM

1,860 posts

238 months

Tuesday 3rd January 2012
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Lost two chimney pots so far, collected by wifes car, minor panel damage. A few slates and theres a length of roof apex thing in the garden. Could actually be worse, got a lot of old stuff on the roof thats still there...........so far! A few more chinney pots and they are big heavy bds, could be fun if they come down.

M1KEY

1,092 posts

315 months

Tuesday 3rd January 2012
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A couple of slates off the roof and a tree down but seems to be calming down a bit now. At least I haven't got to drive to work today!

S2red

2,557 posts

222 months

Tuesday 3rd January 2012
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Roof felt from garden shed missing and got new car last week came out to find sat dish under front bumper OH NO! I thought bracing for worst - not a scratch on it

AmiableChimp

3,674 posts

268 months

Tuesday 3rd January 2012
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We lost a ridge tile during bawbag which fell onto conservatory and left 2 nice dents in the roof.

Got it fixed, lost another 2 this morning and my daughter;s trampoline (which was anchored using a kit) is seemingly on final approach at Edinburgh airport...I live in Penicuik biggrin

Had to drive around 4 different trees to get to work this morning, big one down on queensferry Road just next to my office.

Still, looking at some of the pics on BBC news, we got off lightly.

St. Anger

1,125 posts

212 months

Tuesday 3rd January 2012
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Destruction in Irvine... again!

zb

4,239 posts

195 months

Tuesday 3rd January 2012
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Audi at Braehead.


Famous Graham

26,553 posts

256 months

Tuesday 3rd January 2012
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Bin going for a little wander down Leith Walk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedd...

OlberJ

Original Poster:

14,101 posts

264 months

Tuesday 3rd January 2012
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Famous Graham said:
Bin going for a little wander down Leith Walk
No, no, where your wheelie bin?

St. Anger

1,125 posts

212 months

Tuesday 3rd January 2012
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Famous Graham said:
Bin going for a little wander down Leith Walk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedd...
OH MY GOD. SLIDING BIN! SLIDING BIN! hehe

Kays vRS

2,006 posts

207 months

Tuesday 3rd January 2012
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St. Anger said:
OH MY GOD. SLIDING BIN! SLIDING BIN! hehe
hehe



OlberJ

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14,101 posts

264 months

Tuesday 3rd January 2012
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"Blackbin!.......Blackbiiiin!....Jesus Christ!"