Stormy Weather

[eighthobstruction]

Yes I was hoping that the PM team who were to go to an arboretum would be inconvenienced....seems you only have to SAY gold and red +Tulip tree to some people and they go week at knees....

[Nick Armstrong]

I watched a reporter standing on a promenade with waves close behind informing us of coastguard warnings not to stand on promenades with waves close behind...

[Veronika]

Rather apocalyptic scenes in St. Albans. Lots of trees and huge branches down (always sad to see these vast limbs split off from these ancient trunks ), roads filled with tree debris, fences down...

I guess we got hit harder than elsewhere.

I'm also grateful for the efficiency of the weather warnings, which should be separated from the hyperbolic media coverage.

Oh. I haven't ventured out at all today, what with having a horrible cold. I imagine the slope south-west of the cathedral would have been particularly exposed.

[Serial_Apologist]

There was no storm here, as I said yesterday by 7pm the wind had dropped completely and the rain stopped. Overnight it certainly was rainy, and there has been some localised flooding of roads but generally it was a calm night and winds no higher than around 15-20mph. Decidedly chilly though and only 11.8° Not sure if the forecasters were being over-cautious or the storm changed course.

Yes - turns out the storm centre passed just south of you, Anna.

Surprising quantity of large branches strewn about the garden here from one of the sycamores. Oops! Just now a large flash of lightning!

[Stillhomewardbound]

A staff reporter writes:-

"The South of England is this morning recovering from its worst Media Storm in almost a decade. Not since 1987 has so much hot air been seen to cross much of the country with forecasts and projections being whipped up in places to near saturation levels. Television viewers and newspaper readers were repeatedly battered by 'We're all going to die. NOW. Tonight!' predictions while the cabinet met to discuss buying in extra tea, milk and sugar. Elsewhere retired weather forecasters were pushed into service to help feed the frenzy. A spokesman for the Met Office said, 'Yes, it was a bit blowy, wasn't it?' "

[Thropplenoggin]

A staff reporter writes:-

"The South of England is this morning recovering from its worst Media Storm in almost a decade. Not since 1987 has so much hot air been seen to cross much of the country with forecasts and projections being whipped up in places to near saturation levels. Television viewers and newspaper readers were repeatedly battered by 'We're all going to die. NOW. Tonight!' predictions while the cabinet met to discuss buying in extra tea, milk and sugar. Elsewhere retired weather forecasters were pushed into service to help feed the frenzy. A spokesman for the Met Office said, 'Yes, it was a bit blowy, wasn't it?' "

You should work for Private Eye, sir.

I am reminded of one of the most fatuous things I ever heard a weather presenter say: 'There's a lot of weather around today.'

[salymap]

A staff reporter writes:-

"The South of England is this morning recovering from its worst Media Storm in almost a decade. Not since 1987 has so much hot air been seen to cross much of the country with forecasts and projections being whipped up in places to near saturation levels. Television viewers and newspaper readers were repeatedly battered by 'We're all going to die. NOW. Tonight!' predictions while the cabinet met to discuss buying in extra tea, milk and sugar. Elsewhere retired weather forecasters were pushed into service to help feed the frenzy. A spokesman for the Met Office said, 'Yes, it was a bit blowy, wasn't it?' "

Here the trees that replaced the really bigones I saw sliding done the middle ofthe road 25 years ago
were replaced by trees more suitable for kerbside.- they just lost leaves this time

[amateur51]

You should work for Private Eye, sir.

I am reminded of one of the most fatuous things I ever heard a weather presenter say: 'There's a lot of weather around today.'

Perhaps the weather presenter was referring to the observation that Britain does do climate; we have weather

[vinteuil]

Here the trees that replaced the really bigones I saw sliding done the middle ofthe road 25 years ago
were replaced by trees more suitable for kerbside.- they just lost leaves this time

... ah well, let bigones be bigones, I say.

[amateur51]

... ah well, let bigones be bigones, I say.

You must have cajones to say that, vints

[Thropplenoggin]

... ah well, let bigones be bigones, I say.

I feel the same way about begonias.

[Thropplenoggin]

Perhaps the weather presenter was referring to the observation that Britain does do climate; we have weather

Yes, perhaps there is some profound philosophical truth in this blindingly obvious statement. I keep looking for it, but...

[amateur51]

Yes, perhaps there is some profound philosophical truth in this blindingly obvious statement. I keep looking for it, but...

Ah, tis the gift to be simple

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XiLTwtuBi-o

[Serial_Apologist]

I feel the same way about begonias.

Smallonias take up less space.

[eighthobstruction]

... ah well, let bigones be bigones, I say.

Yep there's no doubt you should be tolerant of such types in this day and age....no matter what your inclination....