How's the weather ?

[Robson Valley]

Yessir. But, I do not have any pictures of real "snowbikes." Very trendy these days.
Imagine a fat Yamahahahaha but a ski on the front and a big paddle track for the back wheel.
Dealership here in the village. NOX boost bottle refills, too.

Really hot sleds need to do 90 mph for high-mark cornices and outrun avalanches (can be done).
What a snow bike can do, totted up, I have no idea. Hottest sled dyno at 450Hp.

The warm is good = helps to knit the weak snow layers together and lower avalance hazard.
Nice that nobody has been killed locally this winter. Been a few down south.
Tomorrow should be above freezing again for part of the day.
To consolidate the snow pack is a good thing.

Perfect weather for a big lazy wilderness winter camp-out. Tons of wood and any camsite you might want.
In the trees, open, both, you pick. You can stay anywhere for 2 weeks then the rule is, you are supposed to move.

 

[santaman2000]

Riding your "bike" to work Canadian style eh?

A Canadian late for work

 

[Janne]

Had some rain last night, which should not happen. A bit windy and chilly today. Blue skies and sunny though, so no gardening or being outside after work!

 

[Woody girl]

Someone heard my plea for sunshine. Had a couple of hours of weak sun and a tiny bit of blue sky.
Realy cheered me up. Nowhere near enough sun tho.

 

[Robson Valley]

Got up to a dripping roof but some snow flakes flying by in a south breeze. Still o/c but not gloomy.
OK by me. Got the roof redone about 5 years ago = 36" ice dams, extra vents and all new shingles.
Nice and tight dry.
My land is crowned, maybe 6" - 12" higher than all around me. Just as well for the big spring melt.
Quite sandy soil but deep down, a recent glacial clay base. This is the Fraser River flood plain.

 

[Edtwozeronine]

Sunny climbs and tropical heat here in South Whales.

 

[Toddy]

Lucky you
We're awaiting landfall of Storm Dennis, which is somewhere between Iceland and Scotland just now.
Heaven help the fishermen.
We're already soaken wet, thankfully it's all pouring down into the burn and the river, but I'm pretty sure the flood plains/ riverine fields nearer the city will be innundated.

M

 

[TLM]

The storm seems to be lingering closer to Iceland for a while and then moving fast eastwards. The forecast for wind on the Misty Isles seems to be somewhat ecxessive for the next days.

 

[Nice65]

Wet here in Singleton since about 14.00, the bulk of the rain due to fall on us tomorrow. The chalk is completely full, pumps have been over pumping since Ciara.

 

[Janne]

I hope all of you are safe and warm.
Nobody needs two storms this close to each other.

 

[Nomad64]

Winds easing off a bit here in mid-Wales but flooding more the issue - main A470 connecting north and south Wales is closed and the Wye is at record levels - we are lucky to be 800’ plus above it.

The geography of the S Wales Valleys and 4” plus of rainfall means that they are at real risk with red warnings issued - stay safe down there!

 

[Toddy]

Beautiful sunny day here; it's as though all that rain has washed the world clean again. Very windy which is drying off all the paths, thankfully, because otherwise mud is our lot.

Stay safe down South.

 

[Tony]

We had a flood overnight, only just got in the house, but a foot deep through the garage, 18" deep further down the garden, one fo the rabbits drowned. Must have been quite the flow, took out gas cylinders, moved a wheel barrow half full of broken tiles about 25 feet covered the chainsaws etc.
Nailed a load of stuff i had ready for the moot, quite the inconvenience

 

[Toddy]

We had a flood overnight, only just got in the house, but a foot deep through the garage, 18" deep further down the garden, one fo the rabbits drowned. Must have been quite the flow, took out gas cylinders, moved a wheel barrow half full of broken tiles about 25 feet covered the chainsaws etc.
Nailed a load of stuff i had ready for the moot, quite the inconvenience

I hope it clears up easily, and dries out quickly. I'm presuming where you are though at least you won't have sewer water in the mix. Hope not.

Timing really couldn't have been worse for you really, could it ? Best of luck getting stuff sorted for the Moot.

Sorry about the rabbit; that's a shame. It'll just have added to all the upset.

M

 

[Tony]

It's the slick mud over everything and in everything that's a pain. Yeah, no sewer stuff thank goodness.
Ha ha, Timing is bad, Shelly's going to have a very busy week with me away.
Could be worse though, we got flooded a couple of times at our old place and that was bad

 

[Toddy]

CalMac Ferry, MV Caledonian Isles....actually berthed at Ardrossan, and a little later on loaded up and set sail to Arran.
Scary footage

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-51522580

 

[Woody girl]

wow! There's a bit of rock and roll going on there. ...and elvis has left the room
I've been in a force nine in the bay of biscay for two days. Blinking scary. Don't envy those passengers one bit.

 

[petrochemicals]

We had a flood overnight, only just got in the house, but a foot deep through the garage, 18" deep further down the garden, one fo the rabbits drowned. Must have been quite the flow, took out gas cylinders, moved a wheel barrow half full of broken tiles about 25 feet covered the chainsaws etc.
Nailed a load of stuff i had ready for the moot, quite the inconvenience

Sorry to hear it tony! Wales got hammered, merthyr mawr has floodind too! I hope i clears up soon. If judging by lack of postings on here I should imagine others have also had a bad time of it.

CalMac Ferry, MV Caledonian Isles....actually berthed at Ardrossan, and a little later on loaded up and set sail to Arran.
Scary footage

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-51522580

Thats a bit like the film "Speed 2", turns into the wind. Where many cars damaged as the ferry rolls considerably, the sort of thing that leads to shifting cargo and capsizing!

 

[saxonaxe]

The problem arises as the way comes off the ship when the engines slow for entry, and the stabilizers are retracted. She's then at the mercy of any seas running into or across the harbour entrance.
At Newhaven in Sussex when the weather was rough and from the South West, the cross Channel ferries had to approach the Harbour from the South West with the sea up their stern. As the Light House was abeam the wheel is put over to Port and that with the lack of stabilizers (previously retracted inboard) would make the ship roll to 30 degrees or more sometimes. Apart from the thunder of the breaking seas the loudest noise would be the rising chorus of Hail Marys from the Spanish lorry drivers aboard...

This is a French ferry rounding the Break Water. Running in from the South West and then going hard over to Port on the wheel to line her up with the river entrance., and it was only blowing about 8 that day..


Ferry running in from the South West...To try and steer straight into the harbour with the stabilizers stowed and the big seas on the Port beam would have every Lorry and vehicle on board breaking their chains/lashings and sculling about the Car Deck...

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Hard to Port, then hard a Starboard to stop the swing, but hold on to the Starboard helm too long or take too long to spin the wheel amidships and she'd go up Seaford beach....

 

[Robson Valley]

My sympathies. You get your teeth kicked in. I watch the BBC news online.
There are no words that I can use to help you in this time.