Snowmageddon!!

[Blackmac]

BBC reporting a Stanstead to Edinburgh flight is struggling to find somewhere to land having aborted landing at Edinburgh and might end up in Cologne!!! FFS how can any responsible airline put folk at risk like this? Oh ... its a Ryanair flight so perhaps that will be Cologne (Edinburgh) airport?

Surely the CAA should be looking at the actions of the operators and crew that make that decision.

[inactionman]

They can land in quite high winds, but a red weather warning should be a good indication that it's not a good idea.

The clue's really in the name. It's not the pale blue weather warning.

I've had a few flights cancelled out of Bristol Airport - which is very exposed to wind as it's on a ridgeline - because the steps to the aircraft would bang against the fuselage in high winds. The planes themselves could actually fly in those condtions, however.

[Biffer]

They can land in quite high winds, but a red weather warning should be a good indication that it's not a good idea.

The clue's really in the name. It's not the pale blue weather warning.

I've had a few flights cancelled out of Bristol Airport - which is very exposed to wind as it's on a ridgeline - because the steps to the aircraft would bang against the fuselage in high winds. The planes themselves could actually fly in those condtions, however.

It's also very much about wind direction. The wind at Edinburgh this morning was coming out of the south, so it was a 30-40 mph crosswind with 70mph crosswind gusts. That ain't going to work. Later this evening you'll have 30mph with 60 mph gusts but it'll have moved round to be a headwind, so we'll start to see planes coming in.

[Slick]

Picking up again out on the Scottish Riviera

[inactionman]

I don't know whether it's old wiring, the kids fecking about or I'm just an hysterical fanny but I swear the lights just flickered.

[Blackmac]

I don't know whether it's old wiring, the kids fecking about or I'm just an hysterical fanny but I swear the lights just flickered.

My kids used to kill themselves at the amount of kit I have in preparation for power cut. Lights, heaters, cookers, candles and enough spare batteries and gas canisters for a few weeks. I even have two old parafin lamps. The product of being brought up by a well organised father in the highlands during the 70's.

[Slick]

I don't know whether it's old wiring, the kids fecking about or I'm just an hysterical fanny but I swear the lights just flickered.

My kids used to kill themselves at the amount of kit I have in preparation for power cut. Lights, heaters, cookers, candles and enough spare batteries and gas canisters for a few weeks. I even have two old parafin lamps. The product of being brought up by a well organised father in the highlands during the 70's.

Kind of hoping we do get a bit of action to shut up the knobheads on the local Facebook groups laughing at Red warnings

[inactionman]

I don't know whether it's old wiring, the kids fecking about or I'm just an hysterical fanny but I swear the lights just flickered.

My kids used to kill themselves at the amount of kit I have in preparation for power cut. Lights, heaters, cookers, candles and enough spare batteries and gas canisters for a few weeks. I even have two old parafin lamps. The product of being brought up by a well organised father in the highlands during the 70's.

I've got a camping stove and a few torches for emergencies, I'm hoping we don't ever need candles as the kids will burn the house down.

[Biffer]

I don't know whether it's old wiring, the kids fecking about or I'm just an hysterical fanny but I swear the lights just flickered.

My kids used to kill themselves at the amount of kit I have in preparation for power cut. Lights, heaters, cookers, candles and enough spare batteries and gas canisters for a few weeks. I even have two old parafin lamps. The product of being brought up by a well organised father in the highlands during the 70's.

I'm the same - in the highlands, parents both kids/teenagers during the war, so being prepared for several days without power/food/whatever was something built in. Useful in the seventies during the three day week and in the eighties with the really harsh winters.

[Tichtheid]

I don't know whether it's old wiring, the kids fecking about or I'm just an hysterical fanny but I swear the lights just flickered.

My kids used to kill themselves at the amount of kit I have in preparation for power cut. Lights, heaters, cookers, candles and enough spare batteries and gas canisters for a few weeks. I even have two old parafin lamps. The product of being brought up by a well organised father in the highlands during the 70's.

I'm the same - in the highlands, parents both kids/teenagers during the war, so being prepared for several days without power/food/whatever was something built in. Useful in the seventies during the three day week and in the eighties with the really harsh winters.

I got rid of all my stuff in the move north.

I'm going to have to re-buy it all, hey-ho it was all very old anyway.

I do still have a lot of torches and the tyre inflator and car jump starter can act as power banks for recharging phones etc

[Blackmac]

My kids used to kill themselves at the amount of kit I have in preparation for power cut. Lights, heaters, cookers, candles and enough spare batteries and gas canisters for a few weeks. I even have two old parafin lamps. The product of being brought up by a well organised father in the highlands during the 70's.

I'm the same - in the highlands, parents both kids/teenagers during the war, so being prepared for several days without power/food/whatever was something built in. Useful in the seventies during the three day week and in the eighties with the really harsh winters.

I got rid of all my stuff in the move north.

I'm going to have to re-buy it all, hey-ho it was all very old anyway.

I do still have a lot of torches and the tyre inflator and car jump starter can act as power banks for recharging phones etc

None of it is cheap nowadays, and I've recently had to chuck out and replace about £80 worth of gas canisters that had degraded.

[tabascoboy]

Nearly 1/4 million people without power in NI

[inactionman]

I don't know whether it's old wiring, the kids fecking about or I'm just an hysterical fanny but I swear the lights just flickered.

They absolutely flickered. The kids came running into my study to tell me.

As we might expect, Dumfries and Galloway are getting it worse - 11,000 without power.

[inactionman]

Nearly 1/4 million people without power in NI

Not good, especially as there's cold weather warnings.

[inactionman]

715k without power in Republic of Ireland.

Edinburgh due for worst of it about now.

[S/Lt_Phillips]

Nearly 1/4 million people without power in NI

Not good, especially as there's cold weather warnings.

My parents are on Islay - power has been off & on all day, and they keep losing the internet. The have a weather station in the garden, winds up over 80mph (though when the power goes down they lose the reading, so could have gusted higher). Hoping the pile of fish-boxes don't fly around too much!

[Dogbert]

At 7:30 Darling Daughter all smiles & happiness after getting confirmation school was going to be closed for the day.

Her mood dramatically changed when she was informed at 08:00 that all her lessons were being held remotely via Teams.

The joys of the internet

[Hellraiser]

We have four large leylandi cypress at the end of the garden and the trunks are swaying in the wind.

Half a dozen of those went down in my parents back garden and have taken out the power lines.

[Biffer]

Tree down at the top of kirkbrae, took the traffic lights down with it and blocking the road

[Slick]

We’ve got a fair bit of localised damage, part of the bus depot roof off, part of a building wall down, quite a few fences, couple of trees.

Amazingly the council road workers left all their fences and signage lying about which is now all down the high street and has damaged some shop fronts

[inactionman]

Tree down at the top of kirkbrae, took the traffic lights down with it and blocking the road

That's not far from me. It's at the crest of the hill so probably a bit more exposed. A fair few hefty trees round that way as well.

[inactionman]

Video of a Ryanair flight from Budapest landing during the high winds.

[Blackmac]

We have four large leylandi cypress at the end of the garden and the trunks are swaying in the wind.

Half a dozen of those went down in my parents back garden and have taken out the power lines.

Tall leylandi are an absolute liability in the wind. The pricks grow far too quick and the root base doesn't keep up.

[Biffer]

[PCPhil]

Video of a Ryanair flight from Budapest landing during the high winds.

I did a lot of flying out to East Europe in the nineties and it always used to amuse me when the passengers burst into applause when the plane landed. Now that deserved applause.

[Uncle fester]

Parents in Cork were without power for most of today and it went again just as mum was settling down to watch the late late.

[Uncle fester]

We have four large leylandi cypress at the end of the garden and the trunks are swaying in the wind.

Half a dozen of those went down in my parents back garden and have taken out the power lines.

Tall leylandi are an absolute liability in the wind. The pricks grow far too quick and the root base doesn't keep up.

Ours have been topped a few times now and the trunks are massive but the sheer volume of foliage makes them like sails in strong wind.

Hope your parents are okay HR.

[fishfoodie]

Well I'm alive, and the house is okay, but day two without power, and water. The Ash tree did fall, as did two other large trees, so I won't be buying fuel for the stove for a few years.

I think I'll be shopping for a gunny next week

[dpedin]

Well I'm alive, and the house is okay, but day two without power, and water. The Ash tree did fall, as did two other large trees, so I won't be buying fuel for the stove for a few years.

I think I'll be shopping for a gunny next week

Good to hear you and house survived intact ... well apart from the trees!

[Blackmac]

Three years ago I put up a fence for a mate. 20 metres long, 6 foot high, double sided horizontal slats. The posts, after being wrapped in bitumen paper were buried 3 foot deep with about 80 kg of concrete footings in each. Basically bombproof.

During the summer the silly prick of a neighbour decided to close up the gaps with another lot of slats, basically adding 50% to the weight of the fence and creating a big bloody sail. I warned him but he didn't listen.
The whole bloody fence has now been ripped from the ground, completely intact and deposited in my mates garden.

[Tichtheid]

Three years ago I put up a fence for a mate. 20 metres long, 6 foot high, double sided horizontal slats. The posts, after being wrapped in bitumen paper were buried 3 foot deep with about 80 kg of concrete footings in each. Basically bombproof.

During the summer the silly prick of a neighbour decided to close up the gaps with another lot of slats, basically adding 50% to the weight of the fence and creating a big bloody sail. I warned him but he didn't listen.
The whole bloody fence has now been ripped from the ground, completely intact and deposited in my mates garden.

Wtf did he expect to gain with the extra slats? Hit and miss slats provide good privacy as they are.

[Blackmac]

Three years ago I put up a fence for a mate. 20 metres long, 6 foot high, double sided horizontal slats. The posts, after being wrapped in bitumen paper were buried 3 foot deep with about 80 kg of concrete footings in each. Basically bombproof.

During the summer the silly prick of a neighbour decided to close up the gaps with another lot of slats, basically adding 50% to the weight of the fence and creating a big bloody sail. I warned him but he didn't listen.
The whole bloody fence has now been ripped from the ground, completely intact and deposited in my mates garden.

Wtf did he expect to gain with the extra slats? Hit and miss slats provide good privacy as they are.

Privacy apparently. Unfortunately their respective patios were at the bottom of their gardens on opposite sides, so if they were both sitting out, against the fence you could slightly see through the slats on the angle. They didn't think about that at the time and had both agreed on the design. I personally prefer ranch style fences when there isn't a security issue.

He is now telling my mate that I need to come back and fix it as none of the other fences came down. I pointed out the obvious that none of the other fences had been turned into a 4 tonne sail and not even a professional fencing company would honour their work if it had been altered like he had.

[Tichtheid]

Three years ago I put up a fence for a mate. 20 metres long, 6 foot high, double sided horizontal slats. The posts, after being wrapped in bitumen paper were buried 3 foot deep with about 80 kg of concrete footings in each. Basically bombproof.

During the summer the silly prick of a neighbour decided to close up the gaps with another lot of slats, basically adding 50% to the weight of the fence and creating a big bloody sail. I warned him but he didn't listen.
The whole bloody fence has now been ripped from the ground, completely intact and deposited in my mates garden.

Wtf did he expect to gain with the extra slats? Hit and miss slats provide good privacy as they are.

Privacy apparently. Unfortunately their respective patios were at the bottom of their gardens on opposite sides, so if they were both sitting out, against the fence you could slightly see through the slats on the angle. They didn't think about that at the time and had both agreed on the design. I personally prefer ranch style fences when there isn't a security issue.

He is now telling my mate that I need to come back and fix it as none of the other fences came down. I pointed out the obvious that none of the other fences had been turned into a 4 tonne sail and not even a professional fencing company would honour their work if it had been altered like he had.

I was a professional fencing contractor (stock fencing for the most part) and I'd tell them to piss off. You can't be expected to guarantee someone else's work - I've never heard anyone doing so.

[Blackmac]

Wtf did he expect to gain with the extra slats? Hit and miss slats provide good privacy as they are.

Privacy apparently. Unfortunately their respective patios were at the bottom of their gardens on opposite sides, so if they were both sitting out, against the fence you could slightly see through the slats on the angle. They didn't think about that at the time and had both agreed on the design. I personally prefer ranch style fences when there isn't a security issue.

He is now telling my mate that I need to come back and fix it as none of the other fences came down. I pointed out the obvious that none of the other fences had been turned into a 4 tonne sail and not even a professional fencing company would honour their work if it had been altered like he had.

I was a professional fencing contractor (stock fencing for the most part) and I'd tell them to piss off. You can't be expected to guarantee someone else's work - I've never heard anyone doing so.

I absolutely love building fences. I do one or two every winter for family and friends. I don't have an auger or nail gun, so I'm not that quick but I over engineer everything. The biggest problem I have is the embarrassment I feel when I quote people prices because the cost of wood and cement is absolutely ridiculous and because I'm slower, my labour costs creep up, but I'm confident they get a great end product