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Dropped to 1.3 C and big flakes coming down.
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Just in from leuchars- whiteoot on the way through Kilmany on the A92, again in Leuchars, couple of flashes just past Dairsie then quite a bit of lying snow in Cupar. Not much in Muchty though, but the hound has just come in from the garden and he's white, so it's on again.
Off to Kirkcaldy noo as my exhaust just fell off. -
I'm confused, do I go down to get the 4x4 in preperation for hauling hapless drives out of snowdrifts, or do I put my feet up and relax and take the chance of getting caught out in a breakdown van on summer tyres..?
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After Forfar it wasn't too bad, just a lot of surface water but no real flooding (well on the roads, plenty of flooding in the fields, especially the river Earn between Perth and Stirling). Luckily by the time we came back up, in the dark, the road had been cleared of both floods and debris. Hats off to the maintenance crews and police who must have had a rather busy day.
Ravelin
Please don't forget us breakdown guys too- we've had quite a week.. I'm off until Boxing day morning now, and am so glad to have dry feet! Take care out there folks, and Merry Christmas.
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Just in- 15 hour shift yesterday and 13 today pulling people out of floods and water related breakdowns. Parcel van floating in Strathmiglo, Ka submerged in 'Muchty and a VW Phaeton doing a boat impression on the Cupar road, and lots of bumps,accidents and electrical faults everywhere. Was down in Galashields yesterday and heavy rain, but not as bad as Fife. Wasn't raining in Edinburgh and M90 was closed due to an accident. Seems to have stopped now but the landscape has certainly changed. Strangely had very few calls to the East or North of Fife? Hope thats the worst over as I'm knackered!
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Snowing here. 0c.
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Nothing in 'Muchty yet- not had a single call out today, and finish my week at 8am. Hope I don't get any through the night as no winters on my van
Temp -0.1. risen from -2.1 since 9PM
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Just read this which was posted on a breakdown/recovery forum. I'm a breakdown driver and need to get prepared for what everyone says is coming..
http://www.exactaweather.com/uploads/PW2012-13.pdf
Our 4WD's are prepared and ready to roll, but reading this they may not do much good... worst for a century??
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I've never got that saying about turd-polishing, always seemed one of the least likely activities, even among softies
... Eeeugh I think it comes from the fim "Christine" where the garage owner is referring to the car, and its poor condition, and the lads happiness of owning an old clunker...
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Tay Road Bridge is completely closed again according to their website. On XC Weather, however, Riverside is reading gusts of less than 50 mph???
Long way home for me again this evening... twice in a week. Very gusty here in Dundee just now, with horizontal rain..
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For those of you in the north, enjoy and stay safe!! It's going to be the best storm for a long while for you northerners!!
For those of us in the south, don't worry, there is always Hurricane Maria!!!!
Seems everyone has a short memory, just a couple of months back we had 108mph gusts in Eastern Scotland. Made for an "interesting" journey back from Dundee to Fife.
http://www.thecourier.co.uk/News/article/14455/tay-road-bridge-recorded-winds-of-nearly-110mph.html
Off to Kirkcaldy noo as my exhaust just fell off.
Snowing here. 0c.
... Eeeugh 
Scotland Regional Discussion - Sunday 20th >>
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Snow in Kirkintilloch..... in 1947...
http://ssa.nls.uk/film.cfm?fid=1070