And will this wind be so mighty as to lay low the mountains of the earth?
Asking for a friend.
Not bad weather for a one way ride.... :DOnly if the ride was dead straight with a tailwind and no chance of side-gusts, or falling debris due to the predicted powerful gales.
Storm Git is predicted to reach us Saturday night, so I'm hoping it won't be to bad for a pootle by Sunday afternoon.Bugger! She's slowed down. Not due in West Wales until Sunday morning now.
That jet looks mean. Tornadic wind speeds at the core.
The PV has been so strong this winter, i
What's the significance of PV? (Potential vorticity?)
What's the significance of PV? (Potential vorticity?)
Polar vortex.
I am supposed to be doing the 100k Rutland and Beyond audax on Sunday. I suppose that the 61mph gusts that are forecast will make a nice change from last year's torrential rain or the year before's hail, blizzard and murder enquiry.
Never thought I'd say it but here goes "I'm missing the wind".
Amber warning for most of the south now. Batten down the hatches.
Pretty stormy here and we're about to head out into it. Wish us luck :-\
https://twitter.com/stormkees/status/1226435268535824385?s=20;D ;D :thumbsup:
Dutch headwind cycling.......
https://twitter.com/stormkees/status/1226435268535824385?s=20
Dutch headwind cycling.......
https://twitter.com/stormkees/status/1226435268535824385?s=20
Dutch headwind cycling.......
Gust forecasts touching 100 steady around 60, fine if you're riding into it or with it on a segregated path that's nowhere near the bigger heavier faster vehicles.
But I'm still slightly freaked out by my issues at Achnasheen in December and Drummochter the other week.
Forecast to reach that here soon, but need another 28k on the gusts to shut the bridge, means I don't have to go to Glenrotten to shop. phew.
I thought I had secured everything in the garden yesterday but woke up today to find a very large plant pot on its side. Still trying to work out how, as it's in a pretty sheltered position.
Today's entertainment is provided by watching birds attempting to land on the various hanging feeders ;D
I noted that BA were cancelling "hundreds" of flights because Wind. Whoever drives the Met's helichopter is made of sterner Stuffs, as the wretched thing was still out and about at hours 03:30 of the clock this morning.
I noted that BA were cancelling "hundreds" of flights because Wind. Whoever drives the Met's helichopter is made of sterner Stuffs, as the wretched thing was still out and about at hours 03:30 of the clock this morning.
It's the cross winds that are difficult (and more dangerous). Can be riding along no problem then a side gust hits you and takes you across the road or into the ditch.
I noted that BA were cancelling "hundreds" of flights because Wind. Whoever drives the Met's helichopter is made of sterner Stuffs, as the wretched thing was still out and about at hours 03:30 of the clock this morning.
Was looking on Flightradar24 - Luton appears to be deserted - when I noticed the BA flight from Haneda miss its landing and do a go-around.p :o They’ve now stacked them over Reigate wait for another slot to be free.
I noted that BA were cancelling "hundreds" of flights because Wind. Whoever drives the Met's helichopter is made of sterner Stuffs, as the wretched thing was still out and about at hours 03:30 of the clock this morning.
https://twitter.com/stormkees/status/1226435268535824385?s=20
Dutch headwind cycling.......
It's the cross winds that are difficult (and more dangerous). Can be riding along no problem then a side gust hits you and takes you across the road or into the ditch.
Aye, I left that unsaid, when I lost the shelter of the trees at the Ledgowan I was pretty lucky nothing was oncoming as I narrowly avoided hitting the kerb on the offside.
Then at the circle my attempt to turn the bike up the Kinlochewe road resulted in the bike turning towards inverness and my correction had it pointing back to Strathcarron.
My retreat to the Ledgowan was neither stylish nor without difficulty, despite having been on top of Mt Keen with an MTB in gale force winds I've never had the wind lift the bike up like that before.
If I'd made the turn I'd have had 26km of misery pushing into it; was only barely able to walk the bike until I got a lift.
Similar issue to that last one on Drummochter the other week, Coire an Tuirc was being a bit of a funnel which had be pushed to a standstill a couple of times between the Cottage and getting into the shelter of the Boar. If I hadn't worked out that funnel and that I wasn't too far from topographical shelter I suspect I'd have turned round and gone to Dalwhinnie for a train.
Oh aye that's something else those wind charts don't allow for, Topographic funnelling
Woke up to this in the back garden:
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EQVUr0gW4AExt4Z?format=jpg&name=medium)
Forgot I got it in the Argos sale two years ago.
https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/british-airways-fast-flight-scli-intl-gbr/index.htmlTrying to get my head around this...
London (CNN) — A British Airways (BA) flight has broken the record for the fastest-ever subsonic flight between New York and London, reaching a top speed of more than 800mph (1,287km/h).
The Boeing 747 aircraft flew overnight from Saturday to Sunday and reached its destination in four hours and 56 minutes, as Storm Ciara sped towards the United Kingdom.
The plane landed at Heathrow airport at 4.43 a.m., almost two hours earlier than scheduled. Its top speed during the flight was 825mph (1,327km/h), according to Flightradar24, an online flight-tracking service.
Ground speed not air speedWhat?
Ground speed not air speedWhat?
Well if we're doing Fun Facts ...
Unlike light the speed of sound isn’t fixed either, depends on medium and temperature as well etc.
Well if we're doing Fun Facts ...
Unlike light the speed of sound isn’t fixed either, depends on medium and temperature as well etc.
Actually light isn't fixed to one speed. The "speed in a vacuum" - or the "c" in the E=mc^2 is the MAXIMUM it can travel. Send it through glass or water, say, and you slow it down. Which leads to refraction and other fun stuff :)
Which is why they take off and land into the wind. You get the same airspeed at lower ground speed, so you start flying quicker, which is safer than going at that speed on the ground.Of course.
Woke up to this in the back garden:Need some context, but to me it looks like a perfectly normal kiddy bouncy trampoline in a garden.
(https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EQVUr0gW4AExt4Z?format=jpg&name=medium)
Forgot I got it in the Argos sale two years ago.
The problem with dead straight roads in your part of the world is that they are often accompanied by ditches or drains full of water. 😁https://twitter.com/stormkees/status/1226435268535824385?s=20
Dutch headwind cycling.......
seen that before, we have a road near us, 10 miles or so dead straight into a south-westerly. I suggested we could give it a go here.
Dutch National Headwind Championships abandoned … due to the wind (+ video) http://road.cc/271009 #cycling
The first cyclists heading out on the course at 10am this morning, with the start time brought forward to noon due to the storm being forecast to worsen as the day went on, with gusts of up to 10 kilometres an hour predicted.
Dutch National Headwind Championships abandoned … due to the wind (+ video) http://road.cc/271009 #cyclingQuote from: Road CCThe first cyclists heading out on the course at 10am this morning, with the start time brought forward to noon due to the storm being forecast to worsen as the day went on, with gusts of up to 10 kilometres an hour predicted.
Huh?
We have a winner! https://twitter.com/kisseswithamor/status/1226530918657077251
The problem with dead straight roads in your part of the world is that they are often accompanied by ditches or drains full of water. 😁https://twitter.com/stormkees/status/1226435268535824385?s=20
Dutch headwind cycling.......
seen that before, we have a road near us, 10 miles or so dead straight into a south-westerly. I suggested we could give it a go here.
Am I the only one a bit fucked off at peoples selfish stupidity after seeing the news footage of the Hastings lifeboat nearly capsizing as it put to sea today to rescue a surfer? Surfing in these conditions? Should have been left to drown.As someone who has always been attracted to and participated in dangerous sports I have no criticism of him 'giving it a go'. Did he ask to be rescued or even need rescuing ? I also don't have a problem with your 'Should have been left to drown' comment, presumably if the rescue services had deemed it too risky to mount the rescue then they would have left him or her to perish, and that is fair enough too. He or she probably knew the risks and were happy to take them.
Am I the only one a bit fucked off at peoples selfish stupidity after seeing the news footage of the Hastings lifeboat nearly capsizing as it put to sea today to rescue a surfer? Surfing in these conditions? Should have been left to drown.As long as they had their safety belts done up they would be fine - the Shannon class is designed to gently roll over and self right, but it was a long way from that. The dangerous part is later when they do the actual rescue.
Did he ask to be rescued or even need rescuing ? I also don't have a problem with your 'Should have been left to drown' comment, presumably if the rescue services had deemed it too risky to mount the rescue then they would have left him or her to perish, and that is fair enough too. He or she probably knew the risks and were happy to take them.
but it was yourself who made the comment "Should have been left to drown"!As someone who has always been attracted to and participated in dangerous sports I have no criticism of him 'giving it a go'. Did he ask to be rescued or even need rescuing ? I also don't have a problem with your 'Should have been left to drown' comment, presumably if the rescue services had deemed it too risky to mount the rescue then they would have left him or her to perish, and that is fair enough too. He or she probably knew the risks and were happy to take them.
I certainly have a lot more respect for that surfer, than the idiot I seen today risking the lives and well being of others by driving his oversized SUV at stupidly high speeds on a minor country road. Presumably if he had piled into another road user and killed them it would be put down as some sort of act of god.
I think that shows that you don't understand either the feelings of the persons family and friends, nor the dedication of the volunteer unpaid lifeboat crews and coastguard.
like to exaggerate everything out of all proportions
might be interesting today, geting to LHR by train and then flying north. Trains to London seem OK so far, but Heathrow Express is a reduced service
We just had a mega squall with rain and the office lights went out momentarily. I think we're off grid power now.
might be interesting today, geting to LHR by train and then flying north. Trains to London seem OK so far, but Heathrow Express is a reduced service
Seems OK at the mo. I’m on my third attempt to go transatlantic :thumbsup:
Yesterday I discovered that exiting an airport when you haven’t actual flown in from anywhere is not at all straightforward. :facepalm:
might be interesting today, geting to LHR by train and then flying north. Trains to London seem OK so far, but Heathrow Express is a reduced service
Seems OK at the mo. I’m on my third attempt to go transatlantic :thumbsup:
Yesterday I discovered that exiting an airport when you haven’t actual flown in from anywhere is not at all straightforward. :facepalm:
We just had a mega squall with rain and the office lights went out momentarily. I think we're off grid power now.
A Royal Navy warship has been dispatched to help in an urgent search for a man in the sea off the Kent coast.
Lifeboats and the coastguard helicopter are scouring the sea near Margate Harbour after reports of a man overboard, HM Coastguard said.
Sixty-gun frigate HMS Winchester is believed to have responded to a relay call and is in the area, according to ship tracking data.
Apparently, assorted media outlets would have us believe that Storm Dennis has opened a portal back to the 17th century. ;D :facepalm:QuoteA Royal Navy warship has been dispatched to help in an urgent search for a man in the sea off the Kent coast.
Lifeboats and the coastguard helicopter are scouring the sea near Margate Harbour after reports of a man overboard, HM Coastguard said.
Sixty-gun frigate HMS Winchester is believed to have responded to a relay call and is in the area, according to ship tracking data.
https://www.itv.com/news/2020-02-15/royal-navy-warship-and-lifeboats-searching-for-man-in-sea-off-kent-coast/
A few seconds with a search engine would have told the useless hack that there is no ship bearing that name in service, and it's only the first ship so named (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMS_Winchester_(1693)) (launched in 1693 and lost off Florida in 1695) that was packing 60 guns* - which made it a fourth-rate (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourth-rate) ship of the line, not a frigate. :demon: ::-)
H/T: https://twitter.com/NavyLookout/status/1228679518442881025
* The HMS Winchester launched in 1822 was designed for 60 guns, but carried 52 - an early case of "fitted for, but not with".
I am a bit annoyed by the BBC courage of Dennis. They decided before hand where the trouble was going to be and reported from there. Their Welsh correspondent seemed to be the only one who reported where the actual floods were. (He was confined to Wales). So the floods in Herefordshire and Shropshire were hardly reported on at all.
Dundee's been cut off, it's officially windy.
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I heard on the radio that an estate being built in South Wales (by one of the big housebuilders)At least 3 new estates near us, is being build in the valley floodplains. On the latest one they are just preparing the ground erm I mean moving mud around in a lake. I can see the headlines to come for the next many a year. If it has taken more than eight years talking and nada regarding getting a food bridge over a busy A road, I don't think any time soon we will see an update to the flood defense up and down valley. Heck they closed one road for 7+ months to update the flood defense there, to only flood 3 weeks after it re opened.
has been flooded before it has been completed. Who in their right mind will buy a property on it?*
*Landlords and property investors trying to increase their portfolios?
People were warned well in advance about the storm. Those who get caught out, whilst out and about
But being out in the storm was invigorating.
People were warned well in advance about the storm. Those who get caught out, whilst out and about
But being out in the storm was invigorating.
should really have heeded the warnings. No sympathy, especially for those whose vehicles become
stranded.
If those people were told they'd be shot if they ventured out in such conditions I'm sure they
:demon:
There was a waterspout in the Menai Strait.
Feel sorry for the fish. They thought that had found new water but now they are trapped frantically swimming in every decreasing puddles.
Eunice on the way. Forecast 65-70mph gusts around here midday Fri. :o
Fort William, recorded a gust of 101mphapparently...
On the plus side - all those wind turbines are chucking out 15GW of electricity at the moment, which if they keep it up will help to lower energy bills.
On the plus side - all those wind turbines are chucking out 15GW of electricity at the moment, which if they keep it up will help to lower energy bills.
Except for the one in Wales that b0rked in half and fell over the other day (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-60390094).
The sailing club have advised that we should ensure the boats are tied down : -
Windy (https://www.windy.com/) is currently forecasting south westerly winds rising to 38kt gusting 70kt at midday on Friday then veering westerly and easing. Like Tim said - if you can, look to securing your boats.
I see those In the far south are getting a red warning for what's normal up here.Which is what you would expect. Buildings & trees in the south are not accustomed to >70 mph gusts and are therefore more likely to be damaged than buildings & trees which regularly meet such conditions.
Dudley proved to only be a two pegger round here but then it was from the west, and the west coast has been hit quite hard.
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On the plus side - all those wind turbines are chucking out 15GW of electricity at the moment, which if they keep it up will help to lower energy bills.
Ours demonstrated they aren't good at 100mph northerlies either, take wrsterlies in their strode they'd never get a chance to grow if they didntI see those In the far south are getting a red warning for what's normal up here.Which is what you would expect. Buildings & trees in the south are not accustomed to >70 mph gusts and are therefore more likely to be damaged than buildings & trees which regularly meet such conditions.
Dudley proved to only be a two pegger round here but then it was from the west, and the west coast has been hit quite hard.
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Will this wind be so mighty as to lay waste the mountains of the earth?
Bin day here and about 75% of houses seem to have put them out. Mine are only half full so they can shelter behind the fence for another week.
UK windmap shows it picking up quite nicely down south.
https://www.xcweather.co.uk/GB/observations (https://www.xcweather.co.uk/GB/observations)
I think you're on the wrong side of the country for this one, Wow. The "red zone" according to what I've seen is south Wales and north Cornwall (and maybe Bristol).They've added a whole chunk in the London area too.
The wind is playing this old house like a musical instrument.
I've often stopped at the bakers in Bude (best pasties in Cornwall according to a friend who introduced me to them). I've sat with friends in the little gardens opposite when riding the Kernow & SW 600 permanent. In this tweet the baker is just out of view on the left.
https://twitter.com/BBCDevon/status/1494624248379461639 (https://twitter.com/BBCDevon/status/1494624248379461639)
They've had
https://www.youtube.com/embed/vPQh1FrbOc0?autoplay=1
Live stream of heathrow planes trying to land...
J
In these blustery conditions I'm always afraid that my tv aerial will getblown offdetached from
its wall bracket and come crashing through my bathroom window (directly below it).
I think you're on the wrong side of the country for this one, Wow. The "red zone" according to what I've seen is south Wales and north Cornwall (and maybe Bristol).They've added a whole chunk in the London area too.
See this Beeb piece - https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-60426382
It's getting a bit mental here.
I think you're on the wrong side of the country for this one, Wow. The "red zone" according to what I've seen is south Wales and north Cornwall (and maybe Bristol).
At The Needles on the Isle of Wight, an exposed wind gust of 122mph (196km/h) has been recorded:o
QuoteAt The Needles on the Isle of Wight, an exposed wind gust of 122mph (196km/h) has been recorded:o
Live from Heathrow https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPQh1FrbOc0 The fella just told a TV station to standby as there was a big A380 landing LOL
Live from Heathrow https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPQh1FrbOc0 The fella just told a TV station to standby as there was a big A380 landing LOL
That's cairngorm summit stuff...QuoteAt The Needles on the Isle of Wight, an exposed wind gust of 122mph (196km/h) has been recorded:o
Live from Heathrow https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPQh1FrbOc0 The fella just told a TV station to standby as there was a big A380 landing LOL
I think we're over the worst here.
Some recklessness here:
Coastguard officers tell swimmers to get out of the sea
(https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/live-experience/cps/624/cpsprodpb/vivo/live/images/2022/2/18/6b940cc2-6953-4e66-b1e4-c94b8a107cc1.jpg)
7 floors up, and the wind is making the building shake rather a lot.
Had to move to laying in bed as trying to watch stuff on the screen in the living room was not working too well cos the screen was shaking too much.
J
Some recklessness here:
Coastguard officers tell swimmers to get out of the sea
(https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/live-experience/cps/624/cpsprodpb/vivo/live/images/2022/2/18/6b940cc2-6953-4e66-b1e4-c94b8a107cc1.jpg)
Just dicovered we have no mobile. I can see the mast from the kitchen window, it is still standing.
Some wee shites were throwing snowballs at the hoose earlier, I stood at the window and realised I haven't learnt how to make the angry old man at the window gesture yet.http://snowball.chunk.co.uk/
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I no longer have a fence at the bottom of my garden.
No matter.
It was overdue for replacement.
I've just saved Gary (my tame fencist) the trouble of taking it down.
O2 London dome has lost part of roof...I wonder if the company that sponsors the dome will pair for repairs? Wind damage isn't covered
https://twitter.com/trevor_fowler/status/1494654723676327939?s=20&t=Yg7rgZ07c6qjXjXV0vf4nA (https://twitter.com/trevor_fowler/status/1494654723676327939?s=20&t=Yg7rgZ07c6qjXjXV0vf4nA)
edit. Wonder how much will be left by later this pm.
Foolhardy, especially if the advice is not to go out (in those conditions). No matter how good theSome recklessness here:
Coastguard officers tell swimmers to get out of the sea
(https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/live-experience/cps/624/cpsprodpb/vivo/live/images/2022/2/18/6b940cc2-6953-4e66-b1e4-c94b8a107cc1.jpg)
If they are experienced surfers or swimmers, those conditions aren't too bad. I've swum in worse.
We haven't even lost a recycling box so far. All a bit of a let down really! I've concluded that not only is Bristol in the wind shadow of the Brecon Beacons etc, but this particular house is sheltered because it's on the northeast slope of a (small) hill. I expect it's getting a bit blowy up on El Dub and round the Purdown transmitter tower though.Went up to the Downs later and it was much windier. No trees down though and lots of people about, including a woman on an e-bike. But on the other side of the Downs several fences down. Not only is that west facing, it's an area of large houses with spacious gardens, so much less urban buffering effect than the terraces down here.
Pretty much all of Suffolk is without power. UK Power are suggesting they’ll get it back in the early hours, but I’d be surprised if the wind drops enough for them to work on the HT transmission lines that have come down. I’m guessing those of us in the more rural parts will be unelectrified for a couple of days. That’s a bummer when your house is electric only!Isn't your house thatched? So at least you've got a plentiful supply of fuel... :o
Will this wind be so mighty as to lay waste the mountains of the earth?
Pretty much all of Suffolk is without power. UK Power are suggesting they’ll get it back in the early hours, but I’d be surprised if the wind drops enough for them to work on the HT transmission lines that have come down. I’m guessing those of us in the more rural parts will be unelectrified for a couple of days. That’s a bummer when your house is electric only!
October: Scotland gets battered by Arwen. Not much of a dent in the UK media.Only because it affected London.
Today: England gets a similar storm and we get a C4News storm Eunice special ::-)
October: Scotland gets battered by Arwen. Not much of a dent in the UK media.Only because it affected London.
Today: England gets a similar storm and we get a C4News storm Eunice special ::-)
October: Scotland gets battered by Arwen. Not much of a dent in the UK media.Only because it affected London.
Today: England gets a similar storm and we get a C4News storm Eunice special ::-)
To be fairOctober: Scotland gets battered by Arwen. Not much of a dent in the UK media.Only because it affected London.
Today: England gets a similar storm and we get a C4News storm Eunice special ::-)
London! Car...
Omnes: Shut! Up!
I've just been watching a video on FB of a guy kitesurfing over Southend Pier.
To be fairOctober: Scotland gets battered by Arwen. Not much of a dent in the UK media.Only because it affected London.
Today: England gets a similar storm and we get a C4News storm Eunice special ::-)
London! Car...
Omnes: Shut! Up!
A gust record offshore of 122mph is a normal day at the top of the massively in land cairngorm.
If that London built their l houses properly and their trees grew proper roots a piddly westerly like this would barely worry them
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To be fairOctober: Scotland gets battered by Arwen. Not much of a dent in the UK media.Only because it affected London.
Today: England gets a similar storm and we get a C4News storm Eunice special ::-)
London! Car...
Omnes: Shut! Up!
A gust record offshore of 122mph is a normal day at the top of the massively in land cairngorm.
If that London built their l houses properly and their trees grew proper roots a piddly westerly like this would barely worry them
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Pretty much all of Suffolk is without power. …. …. I’m guessing those of us in the more rural parts will be unelectrified for a couple of days.
Big jet:
Holy carp, if this footage is for real, I really didn't need to know the pilot is 'steering' one handed
https://twitter.com/AlexInAir/status/1494730533082963975?t=gjsguUDFuR40GehFpBwNZg&s=19
Oh I didn't even think about feet. Is it like one of those big organs?
Doubtless TimC will be along when he gets his electricity back but AFAIK Airbuses are always driven one-handed coz they use a side-stick instead of the yoke used by Boeing.
Big jet:Some modern jets have replaced the yoke with a side mounted joystick ;D
Holy carp, if this footage is for real, I really didn't need to know the pilot is 'steering' one handed
https://twitter.com/AlexInAir/status/1494730533082963975?t=gjsguUDFuR40GehFpBwNZg&s=19
Our fence is slightly wonky. Neighbours is largely gone between her and the next garden. Well The Hazel privacy screen is gone the lower chain link is still there. The owner about three owners back put up the higher one as wanted privacy and then moved. The one on the other side of that garden is undamaged which I'm glad about as helped the owner before the current one replace the panels about two years ago.
Not sure what will happen as pretty sure the fence that's taken the hammering is the responsibility of my Neighbour who rents from a penny pinching landlord and technically there is still a fence and the other house was sold just waiting to move so not sure how bothered they will be. It's a nice neighbourly road and qe all chat over fences so a low one would actually be better
This ^. He would not want to put himself in the position where he would have to let go with one hand in order to add or remove power.Doubtless TimC will be along when he gets his electricity back but AFAIK Airbuses are always driven one-handed coz they use a side-stick instead of the yoke used by Boeing.
And one hand on the throttles, ready for either go-around or full reverse thrust
Quarter of a million houses without power, and 4 dead.
Just in case anybody tries to say it was nothing.
Doubtless TimC will be along when he gets his electricity back but AFAIK Airbuses are always driven one-handed coz they use a side-stick instead of the yoke used by Boeing.
Big jet:Some modern jets have replaced the yoke with a side mounted joystick ;D
Holy carp, if this footage is for real, I really didn't need to know the pilot is 'steering' one handed
https://twitter.com/AlexInAir/status/1494730533082963975?t=gjsguUDFuR40GehFpBwNZg&s=19
Pretty much all of Suffolk is without power. …. …. I’m guessing those of us in the more rural parts will be unelectrified for a couple of days.
Same for parts of Essex. I spoke with a UK Power engineer at a job earlier where about a hundred metres of HT cables were on the ground and entangled in/under a row of fallen trees. He wasn’t expecting power to be restored for at least 24 hours, maybe more. He was just intent on making it safe for now. Not sure it’s a competition with other parts of the UK given differences in geography and population density. Essex Fire and Rescue Service are saying it has been their busiest day for 30 years which gives some perspective even if every man and his dog has a mobile and that means any highly visible incident generates far more calls than it would have done in 1992.
Doubtless TimC will be along when he gets his electricity back but AFAIK Airbuses are always driven one-handed coz they use a side-stick instead of the yoke used by Boeing.
Feet do the rudder via two pedals, which I believe becomes particularly important just before touchdown...
They don't live at the needles either do they
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This ^. He would not want to put himself in the position where he would have to let go with one hand in order to add or remove power.Doubtless TimC will be along when he gets his electricity back but AFAIK Airbuses are always driven one-handed coz they use a side-stick instead of the yoke used by Boeing.
And one hand on the throttles, ready for either go-around or full reverse thrust
Drop in wind speed on landfall is pretty rapid and you'd think somewhere as exposed as that would be built to stand it...They don't live at the needles either do they
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Well, Totland is about a mile away, so pretty close.
Quarter of a million houses without power, and 4 dead.Considering the population and density of the areas hit it could have been much much worse.
Just in case anybody tries to say it was nothing.
I wonder where the trampoline ended up?They are, apparently, magnetically drawn to railway lines, where they cause all manner of havoc. Especially electrified routes.
(https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/976/cpsprodpb/53C1/production/_123314412_073970892.jpg)
This ^. He would not want to put himself in the position where he would have to let go with one hand in order to add or remove power.Doubtless TimC will be along when he gets his electricity back but AFAIK Airbuses are always driven one-handed coz they use a side-stick instead of the yoke used by Boeing.
And one hand on the throttles, ready for either go-around or full reverse thrust
I thought the co-pilot would handle the throttles.
@TimC: out of curiosity, what did flight engineers do on FOREIGN airlines back in the Olden Days?
@TimC: out of curiosity, what did flight engineers do on FOREIGN airlines back in the Olden Days?
Having watched the engine room of PS waverly in operation how in fuck did that work in something as dynamic as a plane?
@TimC: out of curiosity, what did flight engineers do on FOREIGN airlines back in the Olden Days?
Bowed and scraped to BRITONS' aircraft passing, of course.
It's the though, speak, react delay I was thinking about.
P: Throttle down please
FE: yes sir, sir yes
P: we could alnd so much better and safer if there wasn't this 5 second delay
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https://twitter.com/hildedejong/status/1495061089561817100Very good. :thumbsup: Every storm has a silver slider and all that.
J
I note that when Franklin has gone home to bed the next storm name is Gladys, who will shortly be followed by Herman, Imani , Jack and Kim.It's the fridges I fear for.
Storm Kim….. the rubbish bins of Silly Oak are in for a hard time…
I was at Birmingham University during the 1987 "hurricane". I walked up to Tesco in the middle of it. It wasn't all that bad up there; I don't remember any damage at all. It was worse down south
I was at Birmingham University during the 1987 "hurricane". I walked up to Tesco in the middle of it. It wasn't all that bad up there; I don't remember any damage at all. It was worse down south
From this, we can conclude that even storms try to avoid Birmingham.I was at Birmingham University during the 1987 "hurricane". I walked up to Tesco in the middle of it. It wasn't all that bad up there; I don't remember any damage at all. It was worse down south
I’m about 25 miles north of Birmingham. The 87 hurricane bodily lifted next door’s wooden stable and blew it over our roof.
The horse was left unharmed, looking very confused on the floor of what had been the stable
Bit blowy here the day, bridge down to cars only so that's >60mph
Antiquated building has harmonicas for window vents though, currently looking for some way of getting the building condemned so I can go home, any ideas?
Bit blowy here the day, bridge down to cars only so that's >60mph
Antiquated building has harmonicas for window vents though, currently looking for some way of getting the building condemned so I can go home, any ideas?
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I lost the cowl from the lum of my outdoor pizza oven.
It took me an hour to find it: I'd almost given up, expecting it to fetch up somewhere in Stonehaven when I unexpectedly came across it.
It had been blown over the roof of the nearby summerhouse, and landed in some rough ground beyond!
We have a lot of native and introduced willows on the riverbanks.
As well as removing wind damage, we routinely cut some down to the ground to let new growth thrive. Many look better coppiced, and another advantage is that the younger shoots don't flower and seed everywhere!
A mix of older tall plants for singing posts and seeds for the birds, and lower coppiced plants for cover for small mammals and inverts as well as birds is good.
I'm sure you know that if you want more willows, just stick the cut branches in situ and stand back.
It's Liverpool FC. Home defeat by Inter Milan is a bit of a shaker.
I no longer have a fence at the bottom of my garden.
No matter.
It was overdue for replacement.
I've just saved Gary (my tame fencist) the trouble of taking it down.
They look nice but holy carp, was that £780 for 2 panels?I no longer have a fence at the bottom of my garden.
No matter.
It was overdue for replacement.
I've just saved Gary (my tame fencist) the trouble of taking it down.
So I've gone from this: (Viddy the old panels supine behind the bench)
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To this:
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In the space of two and a half weeks and £780.00
No, the entire span is 4850mm (Half of which is behind the shed, half of which you can see)They look nice but holy carp, was that £780 for 2 panels?I no longer have a fence at the bottom of my garden.
No matter.
It was overdue for replacement.
I've just saved Gary (my tame fencist) the trouble of taking it down.
So I've gone from this: (Viddy the old panels supine behind the bench)
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To this:
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In the space of two and a half weeks and £780.00
You also have a lot of spray cans (paint?) in your shedde...
The cans in the shed contain a butane/propane mix.
It's not a named storm, but it's a tad breezy in Liverpool at the moment. Doors rattling & there is something creaking.
If I were you Jurek, I'd move the cans from direct sunlight and put them somewhere in the shade. Keep them in the shed though.That shed window is north-facing (you can see my weather station sensor under the shed eave, in the top rh corner of the first pic) so it's in the shade pretty much always.
Can't be too careful.
Bickleigh castle has lost a tower (https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-67865381).
My device recorded a gust of 68kph at 4.58pm. That's stronger than anything throughout 2023, and in reality a lot stronger than that as the anemometer isn't high enough to avoid shelter from our house and next door's yew tree.
It was pretty windy here in Warwickshire but we were disappointed that a large flexy bough on a tree in the cul-de-sac at the end of our plot that overhangs our garden didn't fall off - the bloody tree is massive but has a TPO so can't be lopped without planning permission. It's, allegedly, the largest walnut tree in Warwickshire - and blocks the light.
It was pretty windy here in Warwickshire but we were disappointed that a large flexy bough on a tree in the cul-de-sac at the end of our plot that overhangs our garden didn't fall off - the bloody tree is massive but has a TPO so can't be lopped without planning permission. It's, allegedly, the largest walnut tree in Warwickshire - and blocks the light.
Neighbours applied for planning permission to fell a huge beech tree in their back garden, but also part of protected woodland. They bought the house a year or two earlier and of course it blocks the light, has done for decades and little sun reaches the back garden. Local opposition to the application was very loud and successful. I watched the tree in Storm Henk, it is very tough and was shielded by the rest of the wood.
They have a front garden which is sunny but they paved it over completely to make car parking - it has no greenery whatsoever, not even a plant pot!. I am sorry to say it floods just in front of their front door step :demon: Before they moved in it had car parking for one car next to quite a nice front garden.
My ancient chestnuts in France were my favourite bit of the garden.
Fairly well ventilated up here.
Fairly well ventilated up here.
It's not properly windy unless it's resulted in a garden trampoline being booked in for a speed awareness course. :P
My former in-laws live in Longhoughton. If it's anything like it was when I lived in Plymouth, everything will be covered in sea salt this morning. You can be half a mile from the nearest inlet but the spray travels that far.
Congratulations to today’s winner, Brizlee Wood.
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Potted Xmas tree is reclining on the patio...
Congratulations to today’s winner, Brizlee Wood.
Just had a phone call from family members, diverted off the M6 southbound at Shap, on account of fallen over lotteries. Lots of crisp packets blowing everywhere too...
Just had a phone call from family members, diverted off the M6 southbound at Shap, on account of fallen over lotteries. Lots of crisp packets blowing everywhere too...
Do you know if any of the fallen lotteries contained winning numbers?
Another Manchester-Dublin Ryanair flight went back and forth between the UK and Ireland for over three hours, appearing to circle but abandon landing at Dublin, attempt to get on the ground at Belfast (where it made a go-around) and circling over Glasgow before landing in Liverpool – just 31 miles away from the departure airport.
Storm Jocelyn brings 97mph wind gusts to UK
The UK has recorded winds gusting to 97mph this morning during Storm Jocelyn, significantly higher speeds than what the Met Office had forecast.
The highest wind speed recorded in the UK was in Capel Curig in Wales, at 97mph, while other regions experienced wind gusts of around 70mph, the Met Office said.
I’ve just received several messages & pictures from my sister. A tree was blown down in the back garden last night. Luckily it didn’t hit anything. Guess who’s going to have to cut that up & get rid of it…AndrewC, this weekend:
I’ve just received several messages & pictures from my sister. A tree was blown down in the back garden last night. Luckily it didn’t hit anything. Guess who’s going to have to cut that up & get rid of it…AndrewC, this weekend:
His handle is on upside down. wtf?I’ve just received several messages & pictures from my sister. A tree was blown down in the back garden last night. Luckily it didn’t hit anything. Guess who’s going to have to cut that up & get rid of it…AndrewC, this weekend:
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I've been told to leave it alone until the spring. She's worried about the birds having nowhere to perch. A recip saw should get the branches off easily & with a long enough blade cut the trunk into portable chunks. A lot of work though. The expensive alternative is to get the tree surgeons back (they told her it was rotten last year).
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Storm causes Ryanair flight to land near actual destination (https://www.thedailymash.co.uk/news/business/storm-causes-ryanair-flight-to-land-near-actual-destination-20240122244822).
I've been told to leave it alone until the spring. She's worried about the birds having nowhere to perch. A recip saw should get the branches off easily & with a long enough blade cut the trunk into portable chunks. A lot of work though. The expensive alternative is to get the tree surgeons back (they told her it was rotten last year).
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It’s in their back garden, it’s down & when I checked the trunk it was like a sponge in the centre. The council will have no interest.
An ordinary cherry tree in the back garden of a 1960’s detached in Huyton. Definitely not a conservation area…..