Batten down the hatches winter storm chat 2011-12

[Analoguesat]

Various reports of trees down in the area but the dishes are still pointing in (approximately) the right directions!

 

[Ratchet]

Arrived home to find the dish unaffected by the storm. :-righton

I noticed when passing the BBC that they had their 'monster' dishes pointing almost straight up. I assume this was deliberate to minimise the dish exposure to the wind.

 

[sonnetpete]

"Oh my god!! Trampoline!!!"

Isn't it a pirated clip from the new Quentin Tarantino movie, "Invasion Of The Killer Trampolines"?

 

[Analoguesat]

I can tell christmas is coming - the impaled fairy forum logo has reappeared

 

[2cvbloke]

I can tell christmas is coming - the impaled fairy forum logo has reappeared

hehe, I noticed my fairy earlier, had a good chuckle at it...

 

[Analoguesat]

Oh dear - signal problems are appearing.

9/10E seems to have disappeared completely, the offset 7E lnb still has the strongest stp's

13E the BER has shot up although the stronger tp's arent too bad.

16E is ok atm as is 19E.

 

[Analoguesat]

From the chat on facebook the storm has got the nickname of Hurricane Bawbag

 

[Vipersan]

Oh my God ...
Scary thought ...
Scotsman on a trampolene ...wearing a kilt ..and wi'out his breeks...
Nooooooooooooooooooooooo

 

[Analoguesat]

A turbine blew over near Coldingham!

-http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-16084013

 

[Topper]

I can tell christmas is coming - the impaled fairy forum logo has reappeared

Only briefly......... it would appear to have been blown away

 

[Vipersan]

A turbine blew over near Coldingham!

-http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-south-scotland-16084013

..Hmm more than a little scary that such a construction wasn't built to withstand a 50mph gust ...
Makes you wonder if they have the numbers wrong ...or if the design was underestimated.
VS

 

[Topper]

Light sprinkling of snow overnight currently heavy hailstone falling....

 

[fergyc]

The wind's done something to the setup at home. Just got a phone call telling me that all channels are gone!

 

[pgh13]

..Hmm more than a little scary that such a construction wasn't built to withstand a 50mph gust ...
Makes you wonder if they have the numbers wrong ...or if the design was underestimated.
VS

It's getting late! just stick a couple of bolts in and we'll do the rest tomorrow.....

 

[Analoguesat]

The avenue of beech trees along the road from us has suffered again. One down and two split in half

Thats 4 fallen this year alone - 3 went in the summer gales. :-crying

 

[2cvbloke]

The avenue of beech trees along the road from us has suffered again. One down and two split in half

Thats 4 fallen this year alone - 3 went in the summer gales. :-crying

Just think on the positive side, free firewood!!!

Chop it up into logs, leave it in the wood store to season for a year or two, and there you have wood for those cold winter nights...

 

[wod]

The avenue of beech trees along the road from us has suffered again. One down and two split in half

Thats 4 fallen this year alone - 3 went in the summer gales. :-crying

does that improve your sat reception on the west side ?

you took a saw to them in the night and blame it on the wind

 

[Analoguesat]

Sadly not. Its a shelter belt around the cottages in the way of the west sats, these big beeches are a beautiful line of mature trees running down one side of the road half a mile down the lane.

 

[Analoguesat]

So much for tweaking the alignment on the 2 dishes that moved in the gales - its snowing atm

 

[Lazarus]

Just spoken to a neighbour to let him know we're back after our hol and he said it was really terrible here on Thursday - so I am glad I learnt the lessons of last year and weighed my TD110 base down with bags of B&Q Sand.

Worked a treat!