Woah holy hell! this is nuts here in scotland

Originally posted by heyitsphil
Ive lived here since 98 southeast of the Denver metro area, I should have been more specific in saying that Aurora and the surrounding metro area hasn't seen winds that strong in a considerable period of time. The mountains and front range of course are a different story.

My mother in law is down in Brighton and I have noticed that the weather can sometimes be much calmer where she is, but I remember back when I was in high school it seemed that all of Denver would get pounded in the winter time while we didn't get nearly as much. But going back even further I remember when I was in elementary how bad winters would get along the front range with the wind and snow. I was talking to a neighbor a couple of years ago who spent half an hour telling me how unusual and extreme it was to have it snow, not melt, then snow more and not melt.. and build up like that. I had to force myself to not tilt my head to the side like a confused dog! When I was in elementary it was totally normal to get huge storms after huge storms and pile up high until May when it finally melted off. Turns out my neighbor had only lived in Colorado for a couple of years. It seems very cyclical, some years the wind is really really bad and others nothing at all. So it can seem unusual when we go for a few years with things being mild and then go back to the normal harsh cold winter windy Colorado weather.

I was walking the dog Tuesday. raining and windy.
all of a sudden a Strong wind comes at us through the trees!
WOW! we had to run. this was 3am. in Birmingham UK.
and they give a warning at 8:15am?
All day the wind attacked us.
its seems ok now. 1:30am

reply to post by buddha


The first Weather Warnings were issued on New Years Eve for the upcoming winds and rain. I think the problem is though that people do not pay attention to them until the weather actually arrives, at which point you get the latest weather warnings on whatever forecast you might be watching.

I was in bed ALL DAY Tuesday ill...I live in Edinburgh, how had was it? I am north west Edinburgh, just as you leave for the bridge to fife.... Glad I missed this.

"This trampoline ended up on a car in Bala, Gwynedd,
after overnight gales. Picture: Dylan Vaughan Evans"
Link move down the page.

trampoline flying all over!!!

UK wants to leave the EU. So the NWO/Illuminati is trying to send them a message by warming up HAARP. So get back in line or else. That's my theory at least.

Same here in Norway. I thought my windows were going to brake at some point at night!
Our brigde is closed many times. The wind goes up over 35 km per hour. The snow is in the way,its real slippery and many cars drive off the road, same with trucks. But its the wind thats scary

Originally posted by stumason

But, you are right. As far as the rest of the world goes, the UK is benign. We have no deadly animals, we have rather boring weather comparatively and the geology is stable compared to a lot of places. I think that is why when we get a good storm or a freak tornado, we go overboard with the "OMG! What is going on?" nonsense. Because we are so benign most of the time, when something "extreme" does happen we instantly forget that this is neither unique or a real cause of worry.

Agreed in part. But the thing to remember is that 2011 was a record breaker in terms of weather events all over the world - in some cases 'since records began'. That's different to normal fluctuation. And it IS a cause for concern imo. Google it. Here are just a few links.
ascendingstarseed.wordpress.com...
www.treehugger.com...
www.mlive.com...
news.sky.com...

That trampoline rolling down the street isn’t fake! I’m in the London area (Milton Keynes), winds only reaching 30 – 35mph here boooo I want stronger winds, we never get anything exciting here! It’s boring!

Originally posted by StealthyKat
reply to post by Raivan31

 

Whenever we have tropical storms or hurricanes, we have a game we play...I know it sounds crazy, but it's fun. We get 4 people and a sheet, and each person grabs a corner....when the wind catches it, if it'sstrong enough, it will act as a parachute! As long as it is not a really bad storm, it's fun! I know....I'm insane!

Out in the Calif desert in the US I once got rid of a junk car in a neighbor's yard by hooking a old cargo parachute to it one night when the wind was blowing about 80 mph.

The last we saw of the car was it rolling across the desert and the next day we could not find it.
There was a strange hole in the military base fence a couple miles away.???

Originally posted by stumason
reply to post by TBR47

 

As you bring it up, the UK does, very occasionally, have some quite severe Earthquakes and apparently we are "overdue" (seems to be the case with most natural disasters....)..

We do sit on a quite fractured part of the world and there are plenty of fault lines, just not of the magnitude you see at plate boundaries.

But, you are right. As far as the rest of the world goes, the UK is benign. We have no deadly animals, we have rather boring weather comparatively and the geology is stable compared to a lot of places. I think that is why when we get a good storm or a freak tornado, we go overboard with the "OMG! What is going on?" nonsense. Because we are so benign most of the time, when something "extreme" does happen we instantly forget that this is neither unique or a real cause of worry.

Speaking of Earthquakes I remember the 5.7 the other year that sent everyone mad. I thought the chair I was sat on was being attacked by a ghost or some such thing I remember being overjoyed to the point of waking up my brother, and I'm sure it was about 2 in the morning

Originally posted by Robin_Shadowes
UK wants to leave the EU. So the NWO/Illuminati is trying to send them a message by warming up HAARP. So get back in line or else. That's my theory at least.

I was waiting for somebody to make a thread about that

reply to post by JessopJessopJessop


Was that the one up near me in Cumbria? I remember feeling that one, I thought there was a lorry sitting outside.

Don't worry its 2012 happy new year.

More gales and squally showers to come tomorrow folks

(some idiot forecast last week that although continuing windy, the winds this month wouldn't be as strong as they were in December. Ooops )

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Has the windstorm died down yet?
We had the same thing a few weeks ago in S. Calif. 97mph was the peak measurement as I recall.
It's a pain but I know what you are going through.

Has anyone considered HAARP aka weather control site in Alaska? It's worth checking out. Jesse Ventura made a TV episode from his show "Conspiracy Theory" dedicated to this topic.

It's starting again. House is shaking already ..7.09pm.

Originally posted by MrMothman
It's starting again. House is shaking already ..7.09pm.

edit on 4-1-2012 by MrMothman because: (no reason given)

House has been wobbling since 6 down here... That's the last time I start drinking at lunch

I'm in Belgium and we can feel the edge of that storm you have there in the UK, worst so far was yesterday but they are expecting another storm in a couple of hours (night time).
Winds right now are coming from the south-west and It's pretty scary already, I can't imagine what you guys have over there!

Hope everyone stays safe!