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[oldwheels]

Windy is an understatement here. Oban seems to be mostly cut off. Railway line washed away somewhere south of Crianlarich with it appears an inadequate bus replacement. Service bus travel seems in doubt and car drivers are turning back as one said “ too feart “. I certainly would not take a high sided vehicle over the Rest and be Thankful as a tour bus got blown off the road at Loch Restil last year. This is a noted danger spot and a cyclist would certainly not survive there in a high wind. Ferries of course are off and I got a blizzard of text messages from Calmac this morning.
This is forecast to last for several days. Weather patterns are definitely changing.

 

[deptfordmarmoset]

Hmm, a crow just flew backwards past my window. It was headed south, going north.

 

[Milzy]

Just a bit blowy now. Must be sheltered by the penines.

 

[DaveReading]

Weather has just knocked out the BBC from Salford.

 

[Globalti]

Ribble is only 500mm short of Storm Desmond level at Ribchester bridge and still rising.

The rain has stopped but there's a hell of a lot of water yet to come down from The Dales.

 

[Vapin' Joe]

It's eased right off here in west Wales.

 

[iandg]

Fortunately no damage.

 

[cyberknight]

cat went out , turned around and came back in asap after nearly falling off the fence

 

[cyberknight]

force 10 here atm with rainstorm , currently nik washing my commuter coat and gloves

 

[winjim]

Check out the windsock in the Dutch headwind cycling championships.


View: https://twitter.com/putzelmann/status/1226505859070447616?s=19

 

[HLaB]

The forecast as usual was overhyped as usual. We were supposed to have biblical rain all day I think we only got 15mins of it

 

[DRM]

Not overhyped here, being raining hard all day, wind was actually blowing the rainwater uphill coming out of Leeds, with flooded bits of Geldard Road being used by kayakers

 

[PeteXXX]

Check out the windsock in the Dutch headwind cycling championships.


View: https://twitter.com/putzelmann/status/1226505859070447616?s=19

But the return leg!!! 😁

 

[PeteXXX]

I saw only one person riding a bike, today, as I popped to the shops to buy more paint.
He was on a Gumtree full sus BSO, riding no hands with a joint clamped firmly between his teeth as he was texting or sorting out the music for the headphones he was wearing.

This is true, BTW, not a made up thingie 😂

 

[Cuchilo]

I saw only one person riding a bike, today, as I popped to the shops to buy more paint.
He was on a Gumtree full sus BSO, riding no hands with a joint clamped firmly between his teeth as he was texting or sorting out the music for the headphones he was wearing.

This is true, BTW, not a made up thingie 😂

Actually i was watching a film , not texting !