December destruction

In common with other places, we've had some naughty weather here in the TZ.

This pic is of one of the "Churchill Barriers", built during WW2 to keep German submarines out of Scapa Flow naval base. They now carry the roads which link "my" island (South Ronaldsay) to the Orkney Mainland - i.e., we have to cross these every time we go to town.



Last week, the weather ripped the crash barriers right off the second of the four causeways, resulting in the police having to close the road altogether.

At high tide, the road surface is only about six feet above the water, and when things get wild, the water can shoot up forty feet or more. Cars get wrecked there quite frequently, and the local joke is that your car doesn't need an MoT - it needs a Certificate of Seaworthiness!

Snorri

Car's-eye view of the same Barriers, not at their worst, by any means!

Snorri

Bloomin heck

Scarey!!!

OMG, you can get completely cut off!!

Yep, technically, although the last time the island had to rely on helicopters was before I came here.

The worst bit is that the seawater bursts over, carrying rocks with it. The rocks put in the windscreen, and the car floods. I know a few people who have experienced that!

Snorri

Were quite a timed lot down here on the South Coast Snorri, and are pretty protected by the South Downs!!
I have even got to go away for snow!!

Nice to see you back on here x

In these islands, we aren't protected by anything, so we have to accept the full force of whatever gets thrown at us! We don't get snow all that often, but when we get it, we get it in spades!



Snorri

Welcome Back Snorri, wonderful to have you online again

Heck, that's the last time I complain about our weather and being isolated!!

Blimey , bet its a scary experince driving over those i must say