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Smooth Hound · Posted: Sun Nov 01, 2009 11:08 pm Post subject:

bit of a wind blowing

im a bit worried about thse thin spruces bending over.

monkey nuts · Posted: Sun Nov 01, 2009 11:27 pm Post subject:

There is a single track road between my house and the nearest main road where you pass over a (usually) small stream. The stream is a huge river and has washed a car off the road!! Dread to think how bad some of the other roads are. Worst we have seen in the 4 years we have stayed here.
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DiddleDeDum · Posted: Sun Nov 01, 2009 11:28 pm Post subject:

wildgarlic · Posted: Mon Nov 02, 2009 12:01 am Post subject:

andybebbington · Posted: Mon Nov 02, 2009 12:28 am Post subject:

iam home at last what a day
took 12 and a half hours to do prestwick and back 4 and a half there 8 back going not to bad
two and a half dundee to aberdeen, seen many accidents and abandoned cars along the way. major hold up this side of glasgow just got past half on central reservation one car with water up past windows, then after dundee police had blocked the road and were letting one car a time through about 18 inches of water at the shallowist, then just befor brechin were they have that concrete central reservation the water was a couple of foot deep were i squeezed through, diverted trough larenckirk but still had water up to the sills on the way to rejoin the road, there was half a fied of stones and soil around the mary kirk road that was just washing of the hills could feel the power of it crossing the road as i drove through radio was reporting masses of roads closed was woundering how we wpould get up from aberdeen toll of birness was block back road from through newburgh closed rivers burst its banks mintlaw to peterhead closed ellon to new deer closed in places looked like we might have to back road it from ellon to new deer dodging flooding then head to fraserburgh then got reports thatroad was no blocked and the fraserburgh to peterhead road was closed as it was just got through at toll of birness as it had stopped raining deep flood at boddam, river ugie has burst its banks but high tide was a while of yet even saw paramedic cars and unmarked police cars with flashing lights warning off the worst floods. more rain forcast dont know were its gonna go though and the wind if blowing like mad the sea is afa choppy just glad we are home safe and dont need to go out firstthing
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Ina · Posted: Mon Nov 02, 2009 7:34 am Post subject:

I saw a bit of it on my way home last night (from Aberdeen to Bervie, via Stonehaven), but thankfully I missed the worst. One car had left the road at the turnoff to Catterline; looked like they hit the floods at full speed (difficult to see there) and lost control. And something was up at the filling station just out of Aberdeen; several fire engines, police, ambulance...

But there were still plenty of idiots going full speed past me, producing masses of spray - they were ok in their bloody 4x4s, of course, but little cars like mine were totally blinded! I just hate the selfishness of drivers in these conditions.

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IainC · Posted: Mon Nov 02, 2009 9:09 am Post subject:

Yeah, my wife was working yesterday and it took her well over two hours to get home (rather than the 40-odd mins it would normally have taken)... she was quite worried about not actually being able to get home and was being overly worried about the fact that she only had a couple of quid on her... she relaxed a bit when I said that I could easy book a hotel (at worst) if she couldn't get home, 'cos I could have phoned... she hadn't thought about that

She made it in the end, but sounds like only just as she had water coming over the bonnet of the car going thru' one "puddle", and I've heard from a couple of guys who know people who have "lost" cars due to the weather and trying to get home.

lachlanandmarcus · Posted: Mon Nov 02, 2009 11:01 am Post subject:

Thrawnquine · Posted: Mon Nov 02, 2009 11:13 am Post subject:

You had a real nightmare journey, Andy. Glad you made it home safely. There will always be selfish, thoughtless drivers, Ina, but there will always be courteous ones who make up for them.

Ina · Posted: Tue Nov 03, 2009 7:47 am Post subject: