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posted on 1 Dec 2006 by Will Hand
I would like to add:

Where's Orkney?

Is that the far north :-)

You'll probably miss it actually. But I know that what folk call a
gale in the SE is really only a strong breeze up there. A real island
gale blows cement mixers around and blows over stone walls. At least
that what a lighthouse man from Muckle Flugga once told me!

It's surprising some of those lighthouses were ever completed, given
the prevailing weather in the locations.

If you come across a book called "The Lighthouse Stevensons" it's a
goodly read.

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