Sounds very strange to me. It will be interesting to see how this develops.
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pmac
#627
Assuming the car left the road it would have had pretty much zero initial vertical velocity, so he would have around 6 seconds to get out and the car (and he) would be travelling at approximately 60m/s when they hit the rocks below.
Yet he walked away relatively unscathed? Not buying it.
BobC
#630
I think he is supposed to have jumped out at the top of the cliff. It would be a cracking excuse to cover up an insurance claim, ahemā¦
pmac
#632
Report says
it is thought the driver managed to escape the vehicle as it was hurtling towards a beach below.
ZiggyMarley
#633
hmmmm burping out bad spiritsā¦
I hear someoneās been farting out bad spirits for years
BobC
#634
Lol, they thought wrong. I bet he jumped out while it was going slowly, at the top of the hill. Perhaps less of a falling out as āa tripped over whilst pushingā event 
browellm
#636
āNan, did you get me that Breville toastie maker I wanted for my birthday?ā
āNo, I made you the Earl of Forfar instead.ā
āFuckās sake, nan.ā
pmac
#637
Very sad to hear of this
Fortunately, my friend and his family, who are the wardens there, are all safe.
mickbald
#639
Thatās bad news, proper scientific data on the effects of climate change and how we are fucking up the planet is essential.
pmac
#640
Primarily itās a bird observatory, but yes, the data they collect is an important pointer to climate change too.
It was the first place I visited in Shetland in 1998. Something must have made an impression as several more visits to the Isles followed and thenā¦ well, you know the rest 
pmac
#641
Latest news is that the entire Obs has now collapsed and is a total write off.
Very sad.
It was only opened in 2010 at a cost of Ā£4m to replace the old one. They will certainly rebuild, but it will take time.