It's a bit windy out today

[andrewducker]

There's a lot of wind out there right now. All of the Edinburgh schools are shut, and my work sent home all non-essential staff at 1:30. I had been out at a Christmas team lunch, but not drinking (as we were intending to return for the afternoon), but was very happy to just head home rather than stay out. This is the kind of weather where people die from things blowing off of roofs onto their heads.

On the way home I stopped once to help someone push a giant bin back out of the road (one of these things), found another one blown over near the flat, and was generally very happy to get in out of the wind.

And then bracknellexile posted this picture on FB:

which is of the next street over from me, and shows a roof lying in the middle of the road (and the bits of remaining roof on the right hand side).

The original plan had been to go out tonight for dinner. I think we'll put that one on hold...

Comments

[iainjcoleman.livejournal.com]

Hurricane Bawbag, they're calling it on Twitter.

[andrewducker]

I was very amused by this:
http://entertainment.stv.tv/opinion/286086-scotlands-hurricane-bawbag-raises-twitter-storm-the-top-reactions/

[alitheapipkin.livejournal.com]

I'm hoping my roof isn't going to look like that by morning! I don't think it's quite as bad up here in Dundee but it's a mite scary in my flat with the windows howling in the wind and the roof creaking :(

Stay safe!

[andrewducker]

Glad I'm ground floor!

Hope your roof stays on!

[alitheapipkin.livejournal.com]

Me too! I am never buying a top floor flat again. We've survived other storms and a lightning strike so hopefully this won't be the straw that breaks the camel's back but it's getting worse as I type and my floor is vibrating now :(

[erindubitably.livejournal.com]

Hi! This is going to sound strange, maybe, but I am a friend of Andy's who has recently moved to Dundee (my top-floor flat has also sounded quite creaky today!) and I'm on the lookout for cool people who live around here. You seem quite nice and suitably geeky so... would you mind if I friended you? I don't write often on LJ but I still read every day and am a reasonably active commenter. Anywayyyy if you're up for another reader let me know!

[alitheapipkin.livejournal.com]

Not strange at all, go right ahead :) I shall friend you so you can read all my ramblings.

I don't know if you're into roleplaying or LARP but if so, there's a whole bunch of us non-students who belong to the Dundee University Roleplaying Society if you fancy coming along to meet geeky types :)

[erindubitably.livejournal.com]

Awesome, thanks!

And yes, I (and my partner, who will be moving here in a few weeks) are both big gamer geeks and we're hoping to find some like-minded folk to game with. Definitely interested in coming along and seeing what's going on!

[alitheapipkin.livejournal.com]

Marvellous :) My other half is the society president at the moment so you can be assured of a warm welcome. I'll PM you the society forum details.

[undeadbydawn.livejournal.com]

I had an exam cancelled today. Electronics
Irritatingly I very much wanted and was ready to sit it. I only need 20% to pass the semester.

I'm now sort-of hoping the next one [Mech Eng Science] will also be postponed, as I'm not confident of passing it yet at all...

[http://users.livejournal.com/la_marquise_de_/]

That's scary. Stay safe.

[kashandara.livejournal.com]

See facebook for the glorious (and shaky, it was cold and I was stressed) shot of the front door to my flat covered in police tape and the road strewn with roof/chimney debris. I've had to decamp to James Street and only after a standup 'debate' about whether I could get overnight stuff from my flat which I eventually only convinced them of by mentioning essential medication being in there...

[andrewducker]

Good Lord. Congratulations on not being dead!

[kashandara.livejournal.com]

Thanks. Thank goodness I was still at work when it came down. My landlady called to let me know about the situation just as work was telling us that we could leave if we absolutely had to. I kinda felt that I absolutely had to!

[missedith01.livejournal.com]

I always think of Patrick Troughton in Omen. It's not worth the risk!