been at the ovaltine again Peter?
Just for those remarks Im gonna make you work and have to search for the info you want
>> the New Years Eve party because of 72mph gales. Can your car not go faster than 72 mph and outrun them?
Nope.. I only have a lil corsa.. and 72mph is faster than the legal speed limit.
I was supposed to be travelling over the pennines where weather can and does quite often close the road in winter. Its not pleasant going over the tops when its mildly windy - nvm in severe gales.
Now since my car was getting rocked around before Id even got out of Lancs, and visibility on the Motorway wasnt too good because of rain & spray.. I seriously didnt fancy continuing the journey for another 2.5 hours.
Seems I probably did the right thing because the news the next day was full of reports of damage
weather report said
Manchester was protected from the worst of the weather, but in other areas - particularly north of the city - winds gusted at up to 70mph during the weekend.
A Manchester Met Office spokesman said: "It was certainly wild. Gale force is 49mph, and we saw gusts much greater than that right across the area.
"Severe weather warnings were issued for almost every part of the British Isles as high winds caused disruption, particularly in hilly and exposed areas."
Bear in mind 70mph around Manchester - not at the top of the pennines.
So I went to the local instead.
