Grundy Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 Lol, this thread has caused a chain email at work with images of the 'massive storm' I may have nabbed some from this thread Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 On the way into work there was a rather large branch in the middle of the road on a country lane. Bloke in a van ahead of me carefully inched his way past it on one side, probably got a few nasty scratches down the panel for his troubles. I simply parked the truck across the road, chucked the hazards on and then got out of the cab and pulled the branch out of the way into a nearby ditch, thus making life easier for both myself and other road users. My point is not how wonderful I am at doing this, but more what the bloody hell was the bloke in front thinking of??!! It's surely obvious that it would be better just to move the obstacle rather than try to avoid it. *****. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fodder Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 Lol, this thread has caused a chain email at work with images of the 'massive storm' I may have nabbed some from this thread Be careful, a lot of companies ban such behaviour and can lead to disciplinary up to dismissal... I know as I've been called to provide logs on the past. I only say as I just read your thread about getting the job and it being your first permanent position. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMballistic Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 Battened down the hatches here in West Wales expecting the worst, but sod all wind, just the usual rain Same here in the South 350zedd. Just rain & more rain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wmr1980 Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 I was at Abbey this morning and it took me nearly 4hrs to get to my office in Canary Wharf.... The office is a ghost town, so many people stuck and some people still are only just getting in now! What a joke... If they were expecting such harsh conditions you'd have thought they would be running maintenance trains up and down during the night to clear debris. Can't believe a little bit of wind, snow, rain, leaves, sun can cause so much chaos to this country. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docwra Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 Totally overplayed just like everything is in Britain. I have seen more wind come out of my arse! Every time the BBC predict huge snow fall or events like this we get nothing! Yep, the wheely bins that bounced off my GTI-6 and the tree that had fallen onto our MR2 this morning was just a figment of my imagination. Fortunately car is alright (well, the 6 was a bit dented already ), my prized almond tree wont be going anywhere other than "the fire" though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATTAK Z Posted October 28, 2013 Author Share Posted October 28, 2013 Nothing here at all apart from a bit of rain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beavis Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 Totally overplayed just like everything is in Britain. I have seen more wind come out of my arse! Every time the BBC predict huge snow fall or events like this we get nothing! Yep, the wheely bins that bounced off my GTI-6 and the tree that had fallen onto our MR2 this morning was just a figment of my imagination. Fortunately car is alright (well, the 6 was a bit dented already ), my prized almond tree wont be going anywhere other than "the fire" though But nowhere near bad as predicted and nothing like the storm of 1987 that wasn't predicted that blew down 17 million trees.! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docwra Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 I dunno, a lot of places saw ~100mph gusts and I believe the best part of 200,000 homes were without power this morning, most of the rail network closed down and 3 people have died, its pretty bad. I think you might be suffering East Anglia syndrome, where the rest of the country gets 20ft of snow and we dont even get a dusting of frost but still have to watch endless pictures of snow related suffering and hear about days off work from everyone else Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhackyWill Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 I dunno, a lot of places saw ~100mph gusts and I believe the best part of 200,000 homes were without power this morning, most of the rail network closed down and 3 people have died, its pretty bad. I think you might be suffering East Anglia syndrome, where the rest of the country gets 20ft of snow and we dont even get a dusting of frost but still have to watch endless pictures of snow related suffering and hear about days off work from everyone else Believe its now 5 people dead, still 60,000 without electricity, a large branch came off a tree by my house missed my conservatory and went straight through my neighbours, Tree branches everyhere, not as bad as 87, but still bad enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATTAK Z Posted October 28, 2013 Author Share Posted October 28, 2013 not as bad as 87, but still bad enough. whereabouts are you ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhackyWill Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 (edited) BEWARE THEY ARE OUT THERE...ON TWITTER..!! Edited October 28, 2013 by WhackyWill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leonk Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 On the way into work there was a rather large branch in the middle of the road on a country lane. Bloke in a van ahead of me carefully inched his way past it on one side, probably got a few nasty scratches down the panel for his troubles. I simply parked the truck across the road, chucked the hazards on and then got out of the cab and pulled the branch out of the way into a nearby ditch, thus making life easier for both myself and other road users. My point is not how wonderful I am at doing this, but more what the bloody hell was the bloke in front thinking of??!! It's surely obvious that it would be better just to move the obstacle rather than try to avoid it. *****. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leonk Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 Hope you had your high vis on Dan, notified highways, had the adequate insurance and done/filled in all the risk assesment forms before even exiting your vehicle! Lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhackyWill Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 not as bad as 87, but still bad enough. whereabouts are you ? North London. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glrnet Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 On the way into work there was a rather large branch in the middle of the road on a country lane. Bloke in a van ahead of me carefully inched his way past it on one side, probably got a few nasty scratches down the panel for his troubles. I simply parked the truck across the road, chucked the hazards on and then got out of the cab and pulled the branch out of the way into a nearby ditch, thus making life easier for both myself and other road users. My point is not how wonderful I am at doing this, but more what the bloody hell was the bloke in front thinking of??!! It's surely obvious that it would be better just to move the obstacle rather than try to avoid it. *****. Obviously not his van. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ebized Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 Hope you had your high vis on Dan, notified highways, had the adequate insurance and done/filled in all the risk assesment forms before even exiting your vehicle! Lol H & S, rules common sense these days aided and abetted by weather forecasters who would often do better holding a wet finger in the air Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 Hope you had your high vis on Dan, notified highways, had the adequate insurance and done/filled in all the risk assesment forms before even exiting your vehicle! Lol Got worse than that: On the way home I stopped to help a couple of coppers clear a fallen tree from the side of the road (same road, too!), so felt like an awesome citizen doing my civic duty to help others. I did actually put my hi-vis on that time as it was pitch black, so seemed the sensible thing to do. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glrnet Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 "Step aside copper, this is a job for SuperDan!!" 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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leonk Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 "Step aside copper, this is a job for SuperDan!!" Now we know why he's really put all those blue and red stripes on the 911. He'll be listening in on the emergency services frequencies next. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMballistic Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 ^^ Brilliant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronzee Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 Lol, you lot you should try living on a fairly narrow isthmus in the South Pacific without any land mass within a couple of thousand kms away. Tropical storms. Still nothing in comparison to living in Tornado Alley in the US. Bit sad that a few people were squashed by trees though, in all seriousness. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ekona Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 Lols at whoever changed my sig! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fraktion Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 Nothing happened in Portsmouth...apart from a few wheelie bins overturned (in my street anyway) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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