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Places I've Worked

This is just a quick round up of the places I've worked or visited through my work over the last 18 years or so!

me, Machrihanish,1982

Click on the weather report for more detailed info about the actual and forecast weather, as well as site and location details. A brief account of each place I've worked at.  As my site develops there will be more links to pages about each location. Click on the maps to zoom in and out as well as move around!

This report is automatic, the station has been "de-manned" by the Met office. 

Machrihanish was the start of my career.  I worked at Machrihanish for almost 3 years, it's on the West coast of Scotland, near Campbeltown, a surprisingly remote but beautiful place. Map by Expedia.com Travel

This report is automatic, the station has been "de-manned" by the Met office.

I once worked at Boulmer, in Northumberland for 4 weeks! during which I stayed in a pub in Alnwick, a long up & downhill cyle that was!  My days off were often spent in Newcastle. Map by Expedia.com Travel

The Met office here has closed, reports are produced by ATC using automatic equipment.

Stansted, outside London was home for 2 years, I lived in the village and cycled to the Airport where I worked.  While I was there I spent much of my time off in and around London, where I went to Church. Cambridge was another favourite day out. Map by Expedia.com Travel

The Met office here has closed, reports are produced by ATC using automatic equipment.

While at Stansted I spent a month or so at Gatwick. While I worked at the Airport, I was staying in Coulsdon, only cycled a couple of times! Map by Expedia.com Travel

Gütersloh is now the sole British Met office remaining in Germany, servicing the needs of the remaining British Army units throughout Germany.

 

Gütersloh has been my home, 3 times (1986-90, 6 months in 1992, and 1998 - present), I also worked at nearby Detmold (which has now closed) for a year or so.

With the demise of all the RAF bases in Germany and their Met Offices, Dusseldorf is the nearest regular weather report.

I spent another year at Wildenrath which has also now closed, as well as short spells at nearby Brüggen and Laarbruch (which are also now closed). Map by Expedia.com Travel

RAF Leuchars website

After leaving Germany the first time I moved to Leuchars on the East coast of Scotland, near St Andrews.  I lived in Cupar and I went to church in Dundee.  This as close as I've ever managed to get to my home in Glasgow! Map by Expedia.com Travel

 

While I was at Leuchars I did several trips "down South" to the Falkland Islands, 7 trips in all, from 7 weeks to 7 months in duration!  Although I lived and worked at Mount Pleasant I was a regular visitor to the church in Stanley. Map by Expedia.com Travel

Although many maps show the Falklands as "disputed", the people that live there are in no doubt that they are 100% British. Diplomatic relations are now much better with Argentina although they still maintain their claim on the "Malvinas", and other British S Atlantic territories such as S Georgia and the S Sandwich Islands. 

The Army have now pulled out of Grytviken, currently the nearest weather report is a automatic report from the British Antarctic Survey base at Bird Island at the extreme Western end of South Georgia. 

The highlight of my trips down south was my visit by ship to South Georgia! it might not be the end of the world, but you can see it from here! There is a brilliant book about South Georgia you can buy. Map by Expedia.com Travel

Some 70% of South Georgia is permanently covered in snow and ice.

click for latest radiosonde (these are not done routinely, but as required)

RAF Kinloss website

 

Back in Scotland I've also spent a month or two at Kinloss on the Moray Firth, before I returned to Germany. The few nights I stayed up North, I stayed in Forres. Map by Expedia.com Travel

This report is automatic, the station has been "de-manned" by the Met office.

Another month or so was spent at Manston on the English South coast, near Ramsgate, where I stayed.  Map by Expedia.com Travel

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The official Belfast Airport site.

This report is automatic, the station has been "de-manned" by the Met office.

In Nov 2000 I moved to Belfast Airport in Northern Ireland, however the Met Office screwed up again and my post was rapidly disestablished leading to another move in July 2001

Map by Expedia.com Travel

This report is automatic, the station has been "de-manned" by the Met office.

Between Belfast and Lossiemouth I spent a month on Tiree, a very beautiful island in the inner hebridies of Scotland

MAP - Click to center

There is a 1 in 4 (ish!) chance that the report above was originated by myself!..

Since August 2001 I have been living and working here in Lossiemouth.  I go to church in Elgin.

MAP - Click to center
All the above weather reports are from Weather Underground Me?

I'm from my mum and dad.

:-)

All the above maps are from 

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This page was last updated on 10/05/02 .