The Wild Winds!

Edit - AKA - The Scottish Winds. Having seen other footage and pictures from the north I thought I'd change the Subject to 'Wild Winds" ....

I've been watching / reading the carnage caused by the winds in Scotland this evening and it looks insane. Buildings ruined, cars ruined, lorrys blown over, buses blown over, tree blown down, fences destroyed.

Also now Police are advising people in Scotland not to travel, as winds from 80mph and up to 165mph have left more than 30,000 people without power.

Let's hope our Scottish posters are doing okay and aren't to badly effected.

Here is some pictures of the storm...

It's been named Hurricane Bawbag by many.

fuck the scottish posters what about the nothern irish posters, all two of us! (me and ILM)
seriously though it's pretty bad here as well!
everybody who's affected stay safe! (i'm away to shift the tree out of my roof!)

Christmas Lights were blown down in Aberdeen.

(08-12-2011 19:52 )operoc25 Wrote:  Christmas Lights were blown down in Aberdeen.

Just want to point out it's solely your time and effort spent posting the pics that I've thanked, and not the pics themselves. It can only bring misery to everyone around and involved, all that destruction.

Many hits on this video on utube, posted all over facebook and twitter. Was posted by someone from Scotland today. Its made the headlines also.

http://youtu.be/3HQJcPx17OA

terence - you're right mate, I didn't think of the NI or others up in Cumbria and other places up that way. I naively saw Scotland and assumed everywhere else was okay.

It is pretty windy down in the south but nothing like what I've seen. I just hope no one gets seriously hurt by it.

It's howling here, midlands.

(08-12-2011 20:47 )mellover Wrote:  It's howling here, midlands.

Yes, even down here in Southend, Essex, the gusts of wind are causing minor problems. Nothing on the level I've seen above though.

A few more pictures of the winds...





This picture is remarkable, a wind turbine catches fire in Scotland due to the high winds!



From Northern Ireland



Blackpool