The end of the UK

[Tango589]

Originally Posted by Tribesman

Just got the panic phone call from the wife, she isn't looking forward to her flight home out from Luton tonight
I pity the poor bugger who gets to sit next to her

Tell her to take an antihistamine (certerazine, not loratadine), she'll sleep right through it!

[STEED]

Luton is a real dump.

Originally Posted by Tango589

Tell her to take an antihistamine (certerazine, not loratadine), she'll sleep right through it!

But where is the fun in that?

Originally Posted by STEED

Luton is a real dump.

So I have heard, but it does have an airport.

[Oberon]

Well, back in the land of Eastern Angles now, sure enough Greater Anglia have shut down trains tomorrow until at least 9am, and then on a pretty random scheme afterwards. So made the right call in bugging out today, I think.

Can't blame the railways for not wanting to risk it, trains and trees do not mix well:

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by Oberon

Well, back in the land of Eastern Angles now, sure enough Greater Anglia have shut down trains tomorrow until at least 9am, and then on a pretty random scheme afterwards. So made the right call in bugging out today, I think.

Can't blame the railways for not wanting to risk it, trains and trees do not mix well:

Just watched the 9pm news Jamie and it looks par for the course with the majority of rail companies.

[Oberon]

Originally Posted by Jimbuna

Just watched the 9pm news Jamie and it looks par for the course with the majority of rail companies.

Yeah, well they've got to run track testing trains on all of the lines before passengers can use them, and then after that it's a case of trying to run to some kind of timetable. Of course, the real fun comes for those trains who rely on overhead power lines, because if they're knocked down in multiple places then kiss goodbye to that line for a good part of the day as it has to be repaired.

[mapuc]

Take care my english friends

Markus

[Herr-Berbunch]

I think the weather forecasters were again being over eager - I'm not saying that it's not going to be bad in places but just recently (years) they appear to make worst-case forecasts only for reality to be totally different. This has reduced the local economy for my area as the likes of BossMark will look at the weather and no longer jump on the train and come for the day - despite many of those days being gorgeous sunshine (earlier in the year, obviously) with the odd high-cloud or small shower.

Yesterday the forecast I read for here was for pretty similar as the south coast, but later and with slightly less wind. Now we're due heavy rain about 6 am for a short period, and a strong breeze with occasional gusts.

[BrucePartington]

Originally Posted by Herr-Berbunch

I think the weather forecasters were again being over eager - I'm not saying that it's not going to be bad in places but just recently (years) they appear to make worst-case forecasts only for reality to be totally different. This has reduced the local economy for my area as the likes of BossMark will look at the weather and no longer jump on the train and come for the day - despite many of those days being gorgeous sunshine (earlier in the year, obviously) with the odd high-cloud or small shower.

Yesterday the forecast I read for here was for pretty similar as the south coast, but later and with slightly less wind. Now we're due heavy rain about 6 am for a short period, and a strong breeze with occasional gusts.

Even with all the technology available today - satellites, weather stations, super-computers - weather forecasting is still quite fallible. There are simply too many variables to consider.
Now imagine you are a supreme commander, responsible for thousands of lives, anxious to get a reasonably accurate weather forecast for the very next day, say, around June 6 1944.

[BossMark]

Hurricane in the US: Board up the windows, get the sandbags in place, stock up on supplies, hide in the cellar and pray for salvation.
Hurricane in the UK: Ooh, better bring in the washing off the line.

[TarJak]

Stay safe poms. Don't get blown away.

[BrucePartington]

So, is everyone ok there?

[Herr-Berbunch]

Originally Posted by BrucePartington

So, is everyone ok there?

Two dead from falling trees, another swept away, a few hundred thousand people without power. Some transport disruptions. All in the south, up here the predicted heavy rainfall lasted for about half an hour (but it was heavy) with normal rain after it. Had to drive to work in my sunglasses as it was really sunny but clouding over again now.

Edit - just looking through the BBC's storm highlights and came across this one. Can anyone else spot the irony?

Both reactors in Dungeness power station's B units have been automatically shut down after power to the site was cut off. The site's own generators are providing power to the site

[STEED]

Where was the great storm of 2013 I ask?

This was nothing I repeat nothing like 1980's one. About 6:55am the wind picked up here and was all over by 7:30am, just wind no rain no thunder no lightning what a bloody joke! I would stand more chance being blown over by standing behind a hippo while it farted.

[danasan]

So today I found some roof tiles in my front yard. Who is missing them? They are red ones.