snow disruption

[Tom B]

....another day with nobody from Kintyre posting. Hope everyone is alright and power back on soon....

[MurkyLitFelon]

Any news as to what's happening in the toon? We might head on up there today - is there any power, food, fuel?

Electricity board said they had four aggrekos heading there by ferry, so presumably the two 132kV towers are still being reconstructed at Crossaig?

[smokynuk]

Power just came back on there at 7.30 this morning (sunday). It went down at around 2.45pm on friday.

Never known the power to be down for so long before...

[John S]

Now that the electricity is back on some of you will have connectivity. This is an emergency situation. The generators that were shipped in last noght consume a large ammount of fuel and the road is still blocked, the fuel is only able to travel by road and the road is not yet open. do not try and use it. Please do not go to the garage for fuel it will be for emergency use only and you will not get any. Please look after one another and do anythibng you can to assist the emergency services.

[A15 NMA]

Cannot believe the powers at be have not opened the road yet even though it's been clear since yesterday afternoon.

What a joke...... Heads will surely roll for this shambles!

[Admin3]

Only certain parts of the town has power with thousaands still without.

VArious stories of when full power will be restored...

[WTC]

Still cut off at 15:30 hrs on Sunday.
Some small parts of the town have electric.
Garage only selling petrol.


Ship on the way with more generators, fuel and a Co-op lorry with fresh food.

[Pans Lass]

Still no power since Friday morning at Machrihanish and surrounding villages but know some of the town is on for I believe a short time powered by generators .

Ugadale Hotel got a generator from the SSE Hydro to run the hotel so that the workers have a warm place to stay while trying to restore the power . The Ugadale are offering free hot drinks , soup and stew for locals which is a nice gesture or if you just require a flask filled with hot water.

Spoke to one of the SSE engineers and he said its major work ahead .


Look after each other and your neighbours especially the old and the infirm .

[daisy]

Don't forget Southend, and those around the Learside road - hearing stories of lambs dying, and lots of people shivering without heat and hot food.

[Ags]

Machrihanish Golf Club also have hot water, showers and soup available for locals now that they too have power.

[Hels]

As far as I know power is still out on most of Davaar Av area, Ralston Road area, all the houses between the town and Peninver and houses out to the Sound of Kintyre as well. Not sure about the Sound itself though.

Saw this on You Tube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ooszBgQsKo (if link doesn't work search for "Clachan Hill") Can see why the road wasn't opened Saturday.

[A15 NMA]

Saw this on You Tube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ooszBgQsKo (if link doesn't work search for "Clachan Hill") Can see why the road wasn't opened Saturday.

The road was passable with care late afternoon Saturday but did not open for some time after that. For example, I know a lot of farmers etc were struggling to feed cattle and sheep but apparently this was not a priority. They did not get vital deliveries until Monday pm.

[maxmix]

Woohoo

Nightmare 5 days, power just back on in Drumlemble at 7pm tonight....

Hope everyone survived, no doubt there is more to come.... Worst 5 days / nights i've seen here in the last 20+ years

maxmix

[russanros]

Ralston road/Tomaig came back into power about 7pm ish (Tuesday)

I understand stewarton Southend is still without power?

The road was passable with care late afternoon Saturday but did not open for some time after that.

We were under the impression the road was closed - but certain emergency supplies were allowed they certainly weren't letting vehicles with passengers through , all the weekend's bus services to Glasgow were suspended as far as I know?

[A15 NMA]

Ralston road/Tomaig came back into power about 7pm ish (Tuesday)

I understand stewarton Southend is still without power?

The road was passable with care late afternoon Saturday but did not open for some time after that.

We were under the impression the road was closed - but certain emergency supplies were allowed they certainly weren't letting vehicles with passengers through , all the weekend's bus services to Glasgow were suspended as far as I know?

Yes "officially" it was but the point I was trying to make is that in (my opinion) the road could have been reopened a lot sooner than it was considering it is/was the only route into the area.

All this health and safety nonsense that the drift could fall on a car etc but yet 80 miles up the road there is a potential landslide everytime it rains which is ok to pass as long as the orange lights are flashing.