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Wicked weather in Britain...
In like a lion, out like a lamb... Glad spring is coming
Incredible pics of storms today in southwest Scotland, northern England and north Wales...









More pics here.

EDIT: Apologies... didn't intend to post in Gear & Maintenance. My bad.
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Looks a bit windy over there.
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It's blowing 47 kph outside my windows right now (in London). In fact, one of our windows keeps blowing open.

I'm glad we were on the boat last weekend and double-checked mooring lines and fenders, but some chafe is appearing... Maybe next weekend we can sail.
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47 KPH is nothing... On the 9th, we had gusts up to 50 MPH or 80 KPH or so...
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It's blowing 47 kph outside my windows right now (in London). In fact, one of our windows keeps blowing open.

I'm glad we were on the boat last weekend and double-checked mooring lines and fenders, but some chafe is appearing... Maybe next weekend we can sail.
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You should be in Swansea! 95mph Sunday night on the cliff top, insurance assessor out today to work out how we stick the tiles back on the roof before the next one :-(
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95 mph... now we're talking some serious wind...
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