There’s a lot of sleet and a ferocious wind blowing today. So, really just a normal day in Edinburgh…
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Here in the south-eastern corner of Europe nothing unusual is going on weather-wise, but I was surprised to receive a mailing from my place of work in the Netherlands this morning telling everyone that afternoon classes today are cancelled, the building will be closed from 5pm and people reliant on public transport shouldn't bother coming in at all. I thought this storm was limited to the UK...Comment
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Amazingly, our bins (recycling) were emptied this morning, first thing, before the storm really got going. And so now they're all sprawled about on the ground - and will stay there until the strongest winds have died down, which is not expected for another couple of hours: we're still in our red zone. Hopefully there'll be a chance to wander around the district to see what damage is being done. All this has been playing havoc with my TV transmission - picture constantly pixillating or cutting out entirely, sound de-coupled from vision. Although I am dependent on an interior aerial, I never remember this occurring before I acquired a flat screen TV.Originally posted by french frank View PostOur collection was today too - I'm not sure how people were supposed to know the collection had been cancelled (and "Please take all your bins back in again!"). I suppose if they'd happened to look at the council website they would, though someone on the street WhatsApp posted the revised collection dates. Fortunately, there seems to be rather less litter blowing about than on an ordinary collection day so the message must have got around
It's grown less blustery and I think the sky has lightened a bit. Now the sun has crept out. There are some low whiteish clouds, but the sky above them is grey, which looks a bit weird.Comment
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Most weather we get transfers across to Belgium and Holland within a day or so.Originally posted by RichardB View PostComment
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The wind (and rain) has picked up considerably since this morning and is now in line with what the BBC forecast gave out for around noon. Glad now that I put the bins down the rear entry and locked the gate thus effectively sealing them off."The sound is the handwriting of the conductor" - Bernard HaitinkComment
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Eunice appears to have been somewhat of an anti-climax, at least here in Peel, the threatened flooding of the prom at high tide didn't occur tho the breakwater got the usual high volume of spray etc - very noisy though as I'm 200ft about Peel Bay and 200yd from the sea - my windows are covered in salt spray but as the wind has veered towards the north west any rain won't wash it offComment
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But only since Brexit...Originally posted by Serial_Apologist View Post
...we send them our used weather!Comment
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The underlying wind speed has stopped its upward trend and is beginning to go down the other side but the gusts remain vicious. I went out a short while ago to rearrange the front "garden" (tiny strip typical of terrace house) as the wheelie bins(have I mentioned how much I hate them?), despite being left on their sides jammed into a corner had been pirouetting around towards the next door patch so the bags of garden rubbish they had been helping to hold down were beginning to think about pastures new. I'd just about managed to get things where I wanted when a horrendous gust caught me,knocked me sideways, pinned me down and blew the bin into me. The recording station 15 miles away as the crow isn't flying clocked a 68 mph gust at 3pm, and between 1 and 5 the wind was consistently mid 40s gusting well over 60.
A fence post has snapped between the last two fence panels around my patio, so the whole lot will have to come down tomorrow - I hope my neighbour will be able to help as the panels are taller than me and heavy. It's a nuisance it's happened now as that is a lovely sheltered corner for safely overwintering my potted shrubs. Fence replacement was on the list anyway but I'd hoped to do it later in the year when I've been able to sort out the options - it isn't a straightforward job unfortunately.Comment
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Sorry to hear that, odders. Nasty experience - I hope you're feeling all rightIt isn't given us to know those rare moments when people are wide open and the lightest touch can wither or heal. A moment too late and we can never reach them any more in this world.Comment
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Yes thank you ff. My front patch is quite thick gravel rather than concrete so a "soft" landing from relatively low angle as I was just getting vertical from moving things around, and the bin only travelled a few inches to end up alongside me. No damage done but very disconcerting, it all happened so quickly and I felt completely powerless. I've had that sensation of a gust of wind suddenly stopping me in my tracks but never been pushed over like that, as if someone had cannoned into me.Originally posted by french frank View PostComment
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Well, NOW - 10.33 p.m. - rain thrashing it down on wind south-westerly.
We get it late and wetly.Comment
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