Flooding
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Thankfully the north seems to have escaped the worst of it but South Aberdeen and Deeside are very badly hit. The last I heard there was only 1 bridge open in to the city from the South
Ah, that's good of you. I'd offer to help today but hangover most definitely says no. Not sure I'm even legal to drive yet 
Anyways, the punto would most likely break down on the way and I'd just add to the list of those needing help :lol:
Nice to see one of ours (@lewisp) was doing his bit by checking submerged cars for occupants last night. Not sure I approve of him wading through deep flood water without ropes etc but he's a good lad for caring enough to make sure folks are ok.
Anyways, the punto would most likely break down on the way and I'd just add to the list of those needing help :lol: Nice to see one of ours (@lewisp) was doing his bit by checking submerged cars for occupants last night. Not sure I approve of him wading through deep flood water without ropes etc but he's a good lad for caring enough to make sure folks are ok.
More trouble on it's way by the looks of it. High winds and rain are due to hit us this evening and last throughout the weekend. The poor folks out Deeside way get it a bit later and it's not going to be as bad as Storm Frank but yeah, more weather warnings have been issued
Looks like you and your L200 are still going to be needed when you get home
Looks like you and your L200 are still going to be needed when you get home
The rain is fairly hammering down now and it's constant with no let up. Tomorrow's not looking much better either so we're in for some interesting times
Well Ellon appears to be getting off lightly for now. Just been down to see how high the river is and I've seen it an awful lot worse - although with the rain not letting up until Friday it may still break records and reach some of the houses near it.
Fubar's doing a sterling job of keeping us up to date with what's happening elsewhere https://www.facebook.com/FubarNews/ Plus the usual bickering of course :lol:
Fubar's doing a sterling job of keeping us up to date with what's happening elsewhere https://www.facebook.com/FubarNews/ Plus the usual bickering of course :lol:
You can always count on Fubar for a bit of entertainment :lol: Some of them can be pretty obnoxious and I bet they are as quiet as anything when they step away from the keyboard.
Just spotted that Abergeldie Castle is close to being washed away by the Dee
https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/ne ... line-1228/
Just spotted that Abergeldie Castle is close to being washed away by the Dee
https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/ne ... line-1228/
Aberdeen and surrounding areas are an absolute mess tonight and we're still getting battered by wind and driving rain. Angus and Tayside are not much better from what we're hearing. Aberdeen is probably going to get cut off with even the airport stopping flights due to a bloody great big hole appearing on the runway. A90 is shut, side roads are shut and rail services are also cancelled. Any roads still open have large amounts of standing water and are only passable with care. One poor sod even had their car flipped over due to manhole covers lifting up.
Stay safe folks and check in if possible cos you know I'll worry about you all
Stay safe folks and check in if possible cos you know I'll worry about you all
Home - vid of Sauchen on facebook
Alfa did ok today but a LOT of deep water - making a slight rattling which I'm convinced/hoping like buggery is just a shot heat shield or similar.
Alfa did ok today but a LOT of deep water - making a slight rattling which I'm convinced/hoping like buggery is just a shot heat shield or similar.
Harper said:
We're not. Angus especially is hellish. Some of the images from Aberdeen and the area are just unreal, I'd say worse but there's not much in it in certain areas of angus.
Ok, we're not too bad road wise around the centre of Dundee, a few roads near impassable but the vast majority are passable with care. we're as damn near cut off by it though because outside the centre it's just chaos, and people that live outside the centre are stuck here for the night. Perth is a complete no go, as is Arbroath, Montrose, Brechin, Kirriemuir, Alyth (especially bad again) etc etc. Can get across into fife but again, bad over there and random parts of random roads are just no go. Down in the town centre, riverside drive is scary, a few parts standing water very deep then look to your right and see just how high the tay is, lapping up against the wall, you realise it's actually about a 2 ft higher than the road and all that is stopping it is that last bit of the wall and if that gets breached, we're really in the s*** too.
I work at an animal shelter about a minutes walk from the river and we're in serious trouble as it is, the pens are pissing in water faster than we can bail it out (we're currently using over 100 giant towels a day on one block alone), the places are all structurally weakened and were swaying in the wind, creaking, groaning, the animals are all s*** scared, several of the pens roofs have been damaged... then there's the actual building itself which has started to fall down with the weight of water in the leaking roof. Then there's the retaining wall behind the place which if it goes.... which there was serious worry about in the summer, forget all this rain.... i shudder to think of what would happen
, that's just what's coming from the sky already before we consider the risk the tay coming to meet it...........I'm effectively on 24hr call as the fast response. Yeah and the cinq is my transport... and it's complaining, noticed quite a few little coughs, especially off throttle, not sure if it's just a sensor getting wet (likely crank) or what, it's running fine the majority of the time so just need to keep my fingers crossed it starts useable for now. And to think people thought i was weird when i said i was going to design my induction setup to work in all weathers.....
And now it's turned to snow inland. @Stuart, are you home yet? There's a chance for your L200 to get some proper exercise locally
Didn't you hear about the runway at Dyce?
All hell is breaking loose.
All hell is breaking loose.
Martyn said:
Yup, even posted it above but didn't know if Stuart was back home or not hence asking the question ;p
Anyways, Ellon has been hit pretty bad with the river nearly a metre over the last record high. Just been down to check my folks are ok as they live by the river but at the top of a steep bank. Normally I don't worry about them but after Abergeldie nearly got washed away last week nothing's certain. Thankfully the bank held but the river is far higher up it than I've ever seen and we've lived here since I was 5 years old.
Unfortunately the other side of their estate has not been so fortunate and they are under water and without power. Missed a call at 3 am from a mate who lives close to the river but usually far enough away not to be affected. I suspect this time she's not escaped but can't get hold of her to find out and was not risking it on foot in the dark.
I didn't get into work this morning, police closures were still in place with ticker-tape across the road.
Funnily enough that was frowned upon as 'the village is fine'
Funnily enough that was frowned upon as 'the village is fine'
