Cairngorm summit weather station is showing 111 mph average windspeed.
http://cairngormweather.eps.hw.ac.uk/current.htm
http://cairngormweather.eps.hw.ac.uk/current.htm
Bit windy
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About the wind turbines.....
One has caught fire:
http://news.stv.tv/scotland/west-ce...flames-as-hurricane-force-winds-hit-scotland/
Another toppled over:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-16084013
One reason I don't fancy them near my house (400m min distance in the planning regs for Aberdeenshire council). Imagine if the blades came flying off and what damage they could do...I think that happened a few weeks/months ago.
One has caught fire:
http://news.stv.tv/scotland/west-ce...flames-as-hurricane-force-winds-hit-scotland/
Another toppled over:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-16084013
One reason I don't fancy them near my house (400m min distance in the planning regs for Aberdeenshire council). Imagine if the blades came flying off and what damage they could do...I think that happened a few weeks/months ago.
resnikov
Bushcrafter (boy, I've got a lot to say!)
Lol, none unfortunately, I'm on call
Can commiserate with that I do on call to
. How big is your on call region?Can commiserate with that I do on call to
From Bristol up to Motherwell potentially, most of the "issues" happen in the warehouses around Sheffield/Doncaster/Leeds/Bradford.
Spent two hours at tea time dialled in rebooting third party switches to try and fix their RF
resnikov
Bushcrafter (boy, I've got a lot to say!)
And I thought mine was bad, I'm only the north of England, mainly Leeds and Manchester. But do you have to go to site? If I'm called I got to go to site as the remote method has failed
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And I thought mine was bad, I'm only the north of England, mainly Leeds and Manchester. But do you have to go to site? If I'm called I got to go to site as the remote method has failed
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The Cisco kit we have these days is pretty reliable, compared to the old Synoptics and HP stuff we rarely get any failures. RF going in everywhere in the last few years has kept us a bit busier, but like you most of it's doable from home though. If we get a bad one and a site has ground to a halt then we tend to go straight in and show face.
Yeah, the BBC News Website has a photo of one of them, lying on its side. It's one of my next-door neighbour's curtain-sided artics. :yikes:
Bit windy again
I've just followed a couple of trucks down the A1 and they were nearly blown over a couple of times on the higher ground.
140mph on Ben Nevis I heard
The recycling bin has spewed it's contents all over the back garden which I'll have to tidy up when I get home tonight.
Hope everyone is okay, it looks like the east coast is in for some impressive weather, stay safe folks
I've just followed a couple of trucks down the A1 and they were nearly blown over a couple of times on the higher ground.
140mph on Ben Nevis I heard
The recycling bin has spewed it's contents all over the back garden which I'll have to tidy up when I get home tonight.
Hope everyone is okay, it looks like the east coast is in for some impressive weather, stay safe folks
I think we're going to be ok over here in west Wales,little breeze but nothing at all compared to the East, hope it doesn't get any worse than bins going over for you Shewie
resnikov
Bushcrafter (boy, I've got a lot to say!)
On my way to the station this morning found this tree blown over.
No way to the station no work for me hurrah! Then some kind sole says they will give me a lift in
Had to clear some other fallen branches of the road on the way in as well.
Its recycling day today here, reclcling and the containers being blown all over the place, very strong winds easily a beaufort 9
gusting 75mph round my way, some guttering has come off, trailers wanting to flip over, car shelter's fubar..... should settle by late afternoon they reckon...
Yeh it is just a bit. Just had my chimney pot come crashing down this morning, smashing quite a few tiles on its way down.
Glad I didn't go into work either as one of the main roads are blocked by a fallen tree.
Glad I didn't go into work either as one of the main roads are blocked by a fallen tree.
On my way to the station this morning found this tree blown over.
No way to the station no work for me hurrah! Then some kind sole says they will give me a lift in
Had to clear some other fallen branches of the road on the way in as well.
Is that a bridge parapet in the background and the fallen tree a willow?
They don't seem very wind resistant; we had loads down around here recently. I guess it's because they stay in leaf and are thus big sails?
Blowing a hoolie here in the east. Had a branch come down on the car this morning. Luckily no damage just a little scratch. Just put my hatchet, saw and rope in the boot to help keep the roads clear. Usually end up clearing the way down some of Norfolks notorious back roads when the wind picks up
resnikov
Bushcrafter (boy, I've got a lot to say!)
Yes and Yes.
Funny thing was I was joking with a friend saying I was going to trim the leaves/branches that hung over the pavement and where in the way for anyone over 5 ft, now I don't need to
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Funny thing was I was joking with a friend saying I was going to trim the leaves/branches that hung over the pavement and where in the way for anyone over 5 ft, now I don't need to
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