General Chat

OFITG, i am thinking that 1968 might be the year that when we lived in the IOM the storm brought down the power lines on to the chicken shed.

The power stayed on all last night.

I know because I was awake for much of it.

I think the wind is picking up a bit now so I am not going to have a very good day or night I can see.

wind picking up here - friend just rang to say her back garden fence is down :-(

Really gusty here but with bright warm sunshine... I have just refilled all my bird feeders....bless them :-)

Still not much more than a gentle breeze here but we are keeping an eye on the forecasts as we have 16 high sided lorries due to leave at 4am tomorrow. I think the drivers are all praying for gales so that they can decline to drive :-)

Rain came in about an hour ago, very strong wind too :-(

Feeders around here would have disappeared by now, Mersey.

Coastal authorities have issued a warning that waves, possibly as high as 25ft to 30 ft, could occur along the exposed coasts of Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Hampshire, West Sussex, East Sussex and Kent, and people are being warned that due to the strength of the winds being predicted, to stay away from exposed coastal areas and cliff tops as due to the adverse weather, rescue teams may not be able to assist should anyone gets into difficulties.

No doubt some will ignore the warnings, there are always some who, for a better phrase, like to play Russian Roulette - don't be one of them, leave any sightseeing for another day, stay in doors and keep yourself & yours, safe and warm.

Still just bright and breezy in Norfolk, but we are on amber alert for between 6am and 10 pm tomorrow. We have moved all bins and garden things into the garage and shed. I don't want anybody to suffer any damage, though I 'll feel a bit disappointed if it just fizzles out to nothing!

Before we all board up the windows or arm ourselves with battery operated radios bottled water and torches ... in today's Daily Mail:

''Last night a spokesman (from the met office) insisted it was satisfied its forecast was correct - then admitting the storm could veer north or south by hundreds of miles''

Rambling Rose - roast chicken comes to mind :-D

Having personally witnessed the damage caused by several storms since the storm in 1968, and had to shore up buildings after some storms, I would rather be prepared than not be prepared.

Managed a medium sized scaffolding company for several years, when warnings of storms were issued everyone including management got out on sites to make sure all the scaffolding we had erected was securely tied to the building and all scaffolding boards were securely tied down. I have watched the devastation that 30 corrugated iron sheet can do when they break loose from a temporary roof structure. I don't believe in leaving anything to chance - prefer to be in the position of saying, what was all the hullabaloo about,

By the way before anyone asks, my company did not erect that temporary roof.

According to Weathernet, highest winds today are in Cornwall (34mph). 20mph in S Wales, which seems about right - though occasional gusts to well above that.

Tomorrow, highest winds are forecast to be in Cornwall again (29mph) and the South of Scotland (20mph). Forecast for all other areas of UK is for winds of less that 20mph (and that forecast was made lunchtime today).

I lived in Cornwall and winds of that strength on that unusual for this time of year - so perhaps we are going to get off lightly

Several train companies have cancelled the morning trains. A lot of people won't be able to commute tomorrow.

oh dear, fourteen year old boy swept off the beach in Newhaven :-(

very quiet here still, no wind at all - due to hit about 1:00 am

Well, after the strong winds earlier, we have had absolutely no wind for the past few hours...............................................
The lull before the storm?.........

Oh - and digital isn't as sturdy in a wind as analogue was :-| :-| :-P :-P

Didn't put out the clinical waste bag for collection tonight.

There are things you don't want flying around your house in the night!

A wind turbine has blown down in Luton near Teignmouth. Nobody injured.

Still fairly quiet in South Wales, but we have been on amber alert all day and I think we will catch it in a couple of hours time. :-(

I got the impression that the forecasters were back tracking a bit for this area so maybe we are going to escape the worst.

Flooding in Southampton, and, apparently, there's snow on the Isle of Wight!!! :-S