Originally posted by CheeseSlice
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Previously on "So, how bad is the weather going to be..."
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This is utter rubbish from the BBC:
BBC - UK storm: Planes wobble on way into Heathrow
Compare this with:
Aborted landing (with touchdown) in crosswind - YouTube
or
Plane Avoids Disastrous Landing*Video - YouTube
edit: the last two videos are old and nothing to do with the current storm.Last edited by CheeseSlice; 28 October 2013, 23:00.
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Originally posted by SueEllen View PostLuckily for you it wasn't a proper one.
Some people have been killed and injured by falling trees.
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Trees uprooted and roads flooded as storm hits Plymouth | Plymouth Herald
Police were called to the Hoe after reports of something in the water, feared to be a person, but it turned out to be a stick.
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Originally posted by mudskipper View PostBit blowy round these parts. Up early to survey the devastation. Plastic garden chairs have all blown over. Bins still standing. Birdfeeders swinging rather than swaying.
(Does sound like there's some pretty strong gusts though.)
Some people have been killed and injured by falling trees.
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Originally posted by KentPhilip View PostOne quote caught my eye:
A power station needing power? I thought they generated power.
Of course not very eco friendly. Would be far better to just let the reactor cores melt down. If it's good enough for the Japanese!
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Originally posted by Churchill View PostYou might be laughing, but some poor fckers have been hit by trees!
BBC News - Two die as storm hits southern UK
Both reactors in Dungeness power station's B units have been automatically shut down after power to the site was cut off. The site's own generators are providing power to the site
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Originally posted by Churchill View PostYou might be laughing, but some poor fckers have been hit by trees!
BBC News - Two die as storm hits southern UK
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Originally posted by doodab View PostI'm going outside. Wish me luck, there may be low flying crisp packets and leaves obstructing the pavement.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-24699748
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I'm going outside. Wish me luck, there may be low flying crisp packets and leaves obstructing the pavement.
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