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Time to batten down the hatches ..........

dark_castle1 — Thu, 08 Jan 2015 21:47:34 GMT

because we are in for a bit of a blow here tonight on the west coast of Scotland and again tomorrow night according to the forecasts.

Stay safe folks and hope you and your property come out the other side unscathed.

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cee-dee — Thu, 08 Jan 2015 23:27:52 GMT

I've just been out with the dog and it's certainly howling here.

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margaret*e — Thu, 08 Jan 2015 23:42:38 GMT

Same here in the NE.

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cee-dee — Thu, 08 Jan 2015 23:48:33 GMT

Ooooo, Margie's up late?

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bankhaunter — Fri, 09 Jan 2015 00:54:11 GMT

It can't get me this year, I've moved.

Did get me last year though, the window in the middle was my bedroom window.

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al**bear — Fri, 09 Jan 2015 05:31:04 GMT

Gale force winds, all night , right now 65mph +

Why do storms always strike on Blue bin day,

can see & hear all the recyclables blowing along road

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cee-dee — Fri, 09 Jan 2015 16:31:07 GMT

Yes, there's been all sorts of stuff blown from "recycling" bins here too.

I've not long come back from walking the dog and the wind was howling round the lake and all the Ducks were seeking shelter either on the island or in what bit of the lake wasn't subject to wind and waves.

At times, there was rain "on the wind" and I keep telling myself not to moan about it as those no longer with us would surely have loved to have been walking round like me, wind and rain or not?

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evoman3957 — Fri, 09 Jan 2015 19:12:54 GMT

God been eating Beans again has He ?.

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calibra101 — Fri, 09 Jan 2015 20:40:42 GMT

Its blowing a hooley here in S.Wales. My greenhouse door just blew off. Pfffttt.

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bitsnknots — Fri, 09 Jan 2015 21:33:22 GMT

The wind is getting stronger by the minute here on Merseyside and it's set to get worse tomorrow.

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wskneil — Fri, 09 Jan 2015 22:31:07 GMT

For once I'm glad we are not doing the Rallymans bike rally this weekend. Don't think we would even have got the family tent up, let alone get it to stay up! Ah for the good old days of just the two of us and a mountain tent

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margaret*e — Fri, 09 Jan 2015 22:44:23 GMT

Ours blew off a few days ago, the wind,s getting stronger now.

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cee-dee — Fri, 09 Jan 2015 22:51:06 GMT

Margie's up late again?

The wind's howling here but about an hour ago a bunch of lads went down the lane and some had only got short-sleeved tee-shirts on, no sweater or coat, brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.

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margaret*e — Fri, 09 Jan 2015 22:54:40 GMT

No later than usual , just on here later .

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cee-dee — Fri, 09 Jan 2015 22:55:56 GMT

A likely story.

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margaret*e — Fri, 09 Jan 2015 23:00:36 GMT

It's getting louder.

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wskneil — Fri, 09 Jan 2015 23:07:05 GMT

WHAT????Can't hear you for the wind blowing down the chimney

Just hoping the roof stays on the conservatory, never seen it flexing this much before!

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al**bear — Sat, 10 Jan 2015 05:41:09 GMT

Another night of gale force winds, with driving rain, also very cold 1°C

Expecting another storm later today, this time with snow

I went out yesterday, when it got light and found that my front hedge was covered in tinsel and paper Xmas decorations, which had blown out of someones bin

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cee-dee — Sat, 10 Jan 2015 10:41:26 GMT

Are you leaving them there for next year?

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aernethril — Sat, 10 Jan 2015 12:14:51 GMT

We knew it was not just going to be very windy, but also that along the path between the houses it creates a natural wind funnel at the best of times and still, my neighbour will not make sure her collection of plastic plant pots are locked away in her flippin ugly garden store box!

So I got up this morning to find her pots all over my little bit of garden and it's not easy for me with the arferitus to get into the borders to pick them all up.

Next time I'm going to put them all her bin!

Was kept awake last night too as the wind kept buffeting the sides of the dormer window something fierce.