Metropol

It's started up again in Cornwall, as forecast. It might give me the excuse I need to skip a meeting tonight.

Pefectly OK here in the North West. Just a bit of rain and wind. Nothing out of the ordinary.

Alexia wrote:I'll see your rooftiles Nick and Rob (although I suspect Rob stole Nick's rooftile and attempted to pass it off as his own) and raise you a fence.

This is nothing today, the storm last month turned mr hyma's fence into a giant flyswatter which snapped and threw my BBQ across his garden at high speed destroying it. It was a bit rainy up here last night, otherwise it's been not bad.

I've been noticing with interest that a fair few of the recent extreme* weather events affecting the UK mainland are coming in from the Atlantic and pass over Ireland, either wholly or partially, but without as much severity* as that witnessed on your side. I'm sure there is a very simple meteorological explanation for this, but it almost seems as if the winds, floods and snow skip over us very briefly and then willfully decide to dump their deluge on GB.

Sorry.

*Your definitions of 'extreme' and 'severity' may vary depending on the tabloidy-ness of the media organisation whose broadcasts you subscribe to.

Warning: This post may contain hyperbole

Well a tree fell over across a path near where I live. All the school kids had to walk around it.

All the school kids had to walk around it.

My God, the poor dears.

Sounds like it would have been fun to visit the beach today. Alas, I did not have the opportunity to dig out my sandals. Instead, I sat in my makeshift office and contemplated how overrated this whole bloody thing was.

Connor Sephton wrote:Sounds like it would have been fun to visit the beach today. Alas, I did not have the opportunity to dig out my sandals. Instead, I sat in my makeshift office and contemplated how overrated this whole bloody thing was.

I was actually disappointed. Don't know why - I knew nothing would happen. Worst it got was some thunder at lunch.

Connor Sephton wrote:Sounds like it would have been fun to visit the beach today. Alas, I did not have the opportunity to dig out my sandals. Instead, I sat in my makeshift office and contemplated how overrated this whole bloody thing was.

It's quite a trek to Morcambe* from Skem isn't it? Although I don't think any beach would've been particularly nice today.
*assuming Morcambe is the nearest beach

StuartPlymouth wrote:It's quite a trek to Morcambe* from Skem isn't it?
*assuming Morcambe is the nearest beach

Don't know how far it is, I just know it's spelt "Morecambe", with an 'e' in the middle, as well as at the end.

Jamez wrote:Why is everyone wetting themselves over some wind a bit more rain than usual?

I honestly think that people in this country have mostly become utterly useless. God help us if there was a proper crisis.

I honestly believe you're right, Jamez. I sometimes wonder - considering what I read and hear about what people today regard as hardship - how this country would cope with going through two World Wars as our recent generations managed to with probably less complaint.