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WeatherCat => Development Blog => Topic started by: WCDev on March 23, 2013, 11:26:26 AM

Title: Hello From Southern Scotland!
Post by: WCDev on March 23, 2013, 11:26:26 AM
Here we are somewhere in the south of Scotland - we've had a bit of a disaster in that the when we set up and fired up the water pump it was leaking very badly - indeed it managed to pump about two gallons into the under-bed area before I realised what was happening! Whipped it out and looked like the seal between the motor and pump body had gone. Couldn't do much about it so we survived the night on a bottle of water. Managed to get a new pump in Irvine (?106!!!) and now we're all sorted.

Weather is snow, temperature just above 0?C, wind gusting 20 to 30 MPH with a wind chill of circa -7 to 10?C - lovely :) Most of the region is suffering the same weather at the moment - various roads are closed. We'll be out later today looking about (got a big tow rope in the back of the car just in-case :) ).

Here's a picture from when we arrived - should be back in the office next week.

Happy camping!


 
Title: Re: Hello From Southern Scotland!
Post by: jace on March 23, 2013, 01:35:51 PM
You pick your time to go on holiday Stu !  [cold1]

Hope you didn't make too much noise celebrating to footie match last night  :'( :'(

JC
Title: Glad it all worked out okay!! (Re: Hello From Southern Scotland!)
Post by: elagache on March 23, 2013, 08:59:48 PM
Howdy Stu and WeatherCat "adventurers"  . . . . .

Here we are somewhere in the south of Scotland - we've had a bit of a disaster in that the when we set up and fired up the water pump it was leaking very badly

 ;) Awe shucks Stu, you aren't supposed to report these sorts of problems   . . .   Isn't owning a caravan just bliss and happiness?  . . . . .

NOT!!


Couldn't do much about it so we survived the night on a bottle of water. Managed to get a new pump in Irvine (?106!!!) and now we're all sorted.

Glad, you were able to recover so quickly and continue on your adventure!

Weather is snow, temperature just above 0?C, wind gusting 20 to 30 MPH with a wind chill of circa -7 to 10?C - lovely :) Most of the region is suffering the same weather at the moment - various roads are closed. We'll be out later today looking about (got a big tow rope in the back of the car just in-case :) ).

 ;) Gosh Stu, how do you brave conditions like that without an air-conditioner!?!??   [lol2]

should be back in the office next week.

If the roads are passable!!

We'll mind the store while you having  . . . . . . fun!!  [cold1]

Cheers, Edouard  [cheers1]
Title: Re: Hello From Southern Scotland!
Post by: jf-i2r on March 24, 2013, 07:21:48 AM
hi

 [freeze] [freeze] [freeze] too cold for me :)

i prefer  [sun2]

look today ; Stu there it'll warm up

(http://img593.imageshack.us/img593/4743/capturedcran20130324081.jpg) (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/593/capturedcran20130324081.jpg/)

cheers
jean frederic

Title: Re: Hello From Southern Scotland!
Post by: WCDev on March 24, 2013, 09:05:22 PM
You pick your time to go on holiday Stu !  [cold1]

Hope you didn't make too much noise celebrating to footie match last night  :'( :'(

JC
What is this 'footie' you speak of? :)
Quote from: elegache
Weather is snow, temperature just above 0?C, wind gusting 20 to 30 MPH with a wind chill of circa -7 to 10?C - lovely :) Most of the region is suffering the same weather at the moment - various roads are closed. We'll be out later today looking about (got a big tow rope in the back of the car just in-case :) ).

 ;) Gosh Stu, how do you brave conditions like that without an air-conditioner!?!??   [lol2]

Interestingly, with the winds being so strong, we both have chapped lips - very little moisture in the air!

hi

 [freeze] [freeze] [freeze] too cold for me :)

i prefer  [sun2]

look today ; Stu there it'll warm up

(http://img593.imageshack.us/img593/4743/capturedcran20130324081.jpg) (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/593/capturedcran20130324081.jpg/)

cheers
jean frederic



We have nothing like that unfortunately :(

We have been driving over a lot of snow however - this was yesterday as we were trying to find a pub for lunch. About half way across with about a metre difference between the left and right wheels I had that horrible moment where I had to decide whether to stop and try to reverse out, or continue onwards and pray the car would stay upright. Luckily, it stayed upright and we got our lunch :)

(http://trixology.com/images/Snow.JPG) (http://trixology.com/images/Snow.JPG)
Title: Re: Hello From Southern Scotland!
Post by: jf-i2r on March 25, 2013, 01:24:48 PM
hi

it's not a joke but the previsison for 1 april   [freeze] :

(http://img526.imageshack.us/img526/7496/ecm0216.gif) (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/526/ecm0216.gif/)

ECP ffrom météociel

cheers

jean frederic

Title: Re: Hello From Southern Scotland!
Post by: Randall75 on March 25, 2013, 03:28:01 PM
Hi WeatherCat fans
 Well it is till winter here in most parts of the USA and it looks like winter over across the big pond even if the calendar says it's Spring [goofy] weather


cheers
 [cheers1]
Title: Glad you are braving the conditions! (Re: Hello From Southern Scotland!)
Post by: elagache on March 25, 2013, 07:11:12 PM
Howdy Stu and WeatherCat adventurers, . . . .

We have nothing like that unfortunately :(

We have been driving over a lot of snow however - this was yesterday as we were trying to find a pub for lunch. About half way across with about a metre difference between the left and right wheels I had that horrible moment where I had to decide whether to stop and try to reverse out, or continue onwards and pray the car would stay upright. Luckily, it stayed upright and we got our lunch :)

*Gulp*  That was a close call!!  :o

Was the food good at the pub and how about the fermented beverages?   [beer]  You haven't given us any reports on that yet!  ;D

Hope your journey home is more mundane!

Cheers, Edouard  [cheers1]