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Previously on "Gulp - Weather moan!"

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  • Platypus
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    Windy here. Snow forecast for tomorrow. How many more inane posts do I have to make before I'm allowed to post directly instead of via the moderator? Grrrr.

    <mod>You have the limit and would normally be able to post without moderation from now on. As you have moaned though I have upped your moderation limit - you know have to post twice as much as other n00bs before you are mod free. Not really. Sorry for the delay and enjoy the forums ) </mod>

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  • PAH
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    Windy as anna here. I thought they were filming a new episode of Dr Who and the Daleks when I went out to see all the empty dustbins being blown around. They must add the special effects later.

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  • Cliphead
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    Sunny now here too, no sign of predicted snow but -7ºC forecast for tonight.

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  • d000hg
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    It's cold and windy in the North-East. It's been windy all week, gales and so on. It's been snowing since mid-morning here with no sign of letting up. Very glad I work from home, if I was at work I'd be dreading the train being delayed and the roads full of hopeless cases. If I wanted to, I could even crack open some warming whisky while I work... it is Friday after all.

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  • BoredBloke
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    Originally posted by Marina View Post
    A year or two ago there was a program about that farm. Apparently when building the M62 they wanted to clear it. But the stubborn old coot living there at the time wouldn't move out, and for some reason they couldn't legally shift them.
    Not according to look north west a few months back. They said that due to the shape of the land that the plan was always to go around the farm.

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  • basshead
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    Originally posted by Marina View Post
    A year or two ago there was a program about that farm. Apparently when building the M62 they wanted to clear it. But the stubborn old coot living there at the time wouldn't move out, and for some reason they couldn't legally shift them.
    John Shuttleworth does a great song about that farm

    http://www.last.fm/music/John+Shuttl...ves+on+the+M62

    "I feel like the man the lives,
    on that farm that sits,
    in the middle of the M62.

    I thought it would be alright,
    now I can't sleep at night,
    some things you cannot undo.
    "

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  • Ardesco
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    Bright and Sunny in Central London too.

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  • HYpno27
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    Down in Winchester, bright and sunny, best day of the week so far

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  • Cliphead
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    Despite severe weather warnings for Scotland and snow / blizzards expected overnight it's fine here in the West. No sign of any snow and the wind is dying down a bit too.

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  • Bagpuss
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    Originally posted by Marina View Post
    A year or two ago there was a program about that farm. Apparently when building the M62 they wanted to clear it. But the stubborn old coot living there at the time wouldn't move out, and for some reason they couldn't legally shift them.

    IIRC they couldn't build the motorway through the farm due to the relief of the land. So they were always going to leave the farm alone.

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  • KathyWoolfe
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    Originally posted by Wilmslow View Post
    Yes, this morning for me.

    Blizzards on the M62, signes covered in snow.

    A car got blown off the motorway into the Little House on the Prairie field (between the carriageways). I called it in, the police said would you believe the driver just called him, so at least he is still alive!

    Extreme winds on the tops there, just hoping that the predicted snow from Scotland mid-afternoon does not come for my commute home. Bad enough driving in snow blizzard, without any sticking!

    I'm in Edinburgh and it IS snowing...but only in little bursts and it's not staying. It is very cold though and the winds are quite strong.

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  • KathyWoolfe
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    Originally posted by DiscoStu View Post
    OK, own up, who is Wilmslow?

    He's not me...I mean I'm not him....oh, whatever

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  • rootsnall
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    Originally posted by Marina View Post
    A year or two ago there was a program about that farm. Apparently when building the M62 they wanted to clear it. But the stubborn old coot living there at the time wouldn't move out, and for some reason they couldn't legally shift them.
    There is a similar one on the M6 in the Lakes, the farmer was on Look North appealing for a bride a few months back !

    No severe weather on my bit of the M62 but we had a 2 hour power cut last night. I remembered I was supposed to buy some candles and a torch a few months back but never quite got round to it.

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  • MickeyP
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    Originally posted by Wilmslow View Post
    Signs on the M62 today advising of extreme weather for Friday.

    Really dreading tomorrow's commute - windy as heck today, also loads of snow up there as it is, but, thankfully not sticking on the motorway. Very twitchy as still have my light weight non ESP Fiesta for another couple of weeks!

    Dreading to see what the motorway will be like if this forecasted snowfall does appear.

    Really thinking of leaving at 5:30, get my hours in by 2 then leave.

    Not good out there, be safe all....
    Move South. The weather's fine down here.

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  • Marina
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    Originally posted by Wilmslow View Post
    Yes, this morning for me.

    Blizzards on the M62, signes covered in snow.

    A car got blown off the motorway into the Little House on the Prairie field (between the carriageways). I called it in, the police said would you believe the driver just called him, so at least he is still alive!

    Extreme winds on the tops there, just hoping that the predicted snow from Scotland mid-afternoon does not come for my commute home. Bad enough driving in snow blizzard, without any sticking!
    A year or two ago there was a program about that farm. Apparently when building the M62 they wanted to clear it. But the stubborn old coot living there at the time wouldn't move out, and for some reason they couldn't legally shift them.

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