Scared tulipeless about this evening…..

[PAH]

Do you not have power steering then? How weedy do you have to be to be aching from steering a car?

He forgot to disengage the steering lock.

[PAH]

BBC weather warning m62 closed due to Gale force laughter coming from merseyside

A perfect storm.


I missed out on a superb plan B idea: sails for cars.


Edit: Just seen on the BBC website that there are now gusts up to 165mph.

The wind's also too strong for the wind turbines:

http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/image...ireturbine.jpg

[Spacecadet]

Do you not have power steering then? How weedy do you have to be to be aching from steering a car?

Happened to me once when driving fast along a very twisty, although open bnnnn road with a very bad surface (it was close to being unpaved). I was literally having to constantly adjust the steering and battle against the various bumps and pot holes whilst also accommodating a gusty cross wind. After about 20 minutes my arms were f**ked.

[BoredBloke]

Happened to me once when driving fast along a very twisty, although open bnnnn road with a very bad surface (it was close to being unpaved). I was literally having to constantly adjust the steering and battle against the various bumps and pot holes whilst also accommodating a gusty cross wind. After about 20 minutes my arms were f**ked.

Well don't drive so fast on a dodgy road in poor conditions!

[doodab]

I once came over the St Bernardino pass and when I rejoined the motorway and came down the other side towards Lugano there was a massive storm with lightning striking the ground 100m or more below where I was. That was pretty spectacular.

[d000hg]

Do you not have power steering then? How weedy do you have to be to be aching from steering a car?

I think less the physicality, as the stress causing you to grip very tight and be tense the whole time.

[EternalOptimist]

How did it go Wilmsy ? are you still in one piece ?
I saw a car being blown over the houses from the Leeds direction with some bloke singing 'chitty chitty bang bang' as he zoomed past


was that you?

[EternalOptimist]

there goes another one

oops

[Wilmslow]

How did it go Wilmsy ? are you still in one piece ?
I saw a car being blown over the houses from the Leeds direction with some bloke singing 'chitty chitty bang bang' as he zoomed past


was that you?

Probably, I usually sing along to Radio 2.

Made it in less than an hour.

A very surreal journey – local flooding joining the motorway, but once on the road, it was very empty – most were put off.

Lanes 2 and 3 were totally empty, and found it bizarrely easier to drive at speed coming back – must be because I was heading into the wind coming over, but wind was behind me going back!

Sleet and slow forecast for this evening though

[billybiro]

My arms are aching...

Gotta do something to relieve the boredom of bench time, eh?