Author Topic: St Jude's Stormwatch (mainly for shandy-drinking southerners) (Read 12505 times)

Ewan Houzami · « **on:** 27 October, 2013, 07:10:08 pm »

Here in SE London, there's nary a breeze, and at the moment it feels like there's a lot of media fuss over what could amount to nothing. What's it like on the South Coast or down in the deep SW?

Juan Martín · « **Reply #1 on:** 27 October, 2013, 07:18:17 pm »

About 35 miles South, it is a little breezy but I am reliably informed by the media that we are doomed.

cycleman · « **Reply #2 on:** 27 October, 2013, 07:21:28 pm »

not a lot happening in slough although i was quite windy this afternoon .

rogerzilla · « **Reply #3 on:** 27 October, 2013, 07:23:06 pm »

Hatches battened down in Swindon. Calm atm but it's not supposed to hit until midnight, peaking at 6am. Will be a fun trip to work.

http://youtu.be/EJ9oHLqO0Vc

mattc · « **Reply #4 on:** 27 October, 2013, 07:28:23 pm »

I'm expecting this http://youtu.be/H8qgjyqibwY?t=46s

(and the car has a flat battery

)

Hot Flatus · « **Reply #5 on:** 27 October, 2013, 07:31:52 pm »

Eerily calm here.

I've got a fuken huge velux in my bedroom. Dont think I'll be betting much sleep

perpetual dan · « **Reply #6 on:** 27 October, 2013, 07:41:17 pm »

Its wet and windy here, but its been like that for a day or so. Tidied up all the loose stuff in the garden though.

Ewan Houzami · « **Reply #7 on:** 27 October, 2013, 07:52:34 pm »

Since the enormous lime tree outside my flat thoughtfully blew down away from the building during the last great storm, my roof is now my main worry. I can imagine being up in the loft in the early hours trying in vain to lash the roof down to the joists, like a sailor rounding Cape Horn, as it tries to take off.

clarion · « **Reply #8 on:** 27 October, 2013, 08:01:43 pm »

There were some very strong winds earlier in Edenbridge, but it's a bit calmer back home now.

Gus · « **Reply #9 on:** 27 October, 2013, 08:05:46 pm »

Looking forward to feel it tomorrow afternoon when it hits Denmark.
Hopefully I'll be inside with a nice cup of tea watching it go by. $:-\$

Eccentrica Gallumbits · « **Reply #10 on:** 27 October, 2013, 09:17:53 pm »

Very rainy in Edinburgh, and gusty enough that I've brought the window boxes in, in case it gets worse overnight. But as St Jude hits England, I think it's time to remind ourselves of the best bit of Hurricane Bawbag

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/v/U326Vm3XHFg&rel=1" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/v/U326Vm3XHFg&rel=1</a>

little miss mac · « **Reply #11 on:** 27 October, 2013, 09:25:24 pm »

I was on the West Sussex coast today and it was pleasingly windy. Lots of kite surfers out having a blast, and fun battling the wind along the beach.

Back in the wilds of SW London this pm it's calm, and tomorrow's promised public transport pandemonium seems oddly disconnected.

Pingu · « **Reply #12 on:** 27 October, 2013, 09:30:08 pm »

Quote from: mattc on 27 October, 2013, 07:28:23 pm

I'm expecting this http://youtu.be/H8qgjyqibwY?t=46s

That's Windy's commute.

spesh · « **Reply #13 on:** 27 October, 2013, 09:30:16 pm »

I've done the horticultural equivalent of taking in the sails when running before a storm, by giving the inappropriate¹ rose bush a vigorous pruning.

The fence posts have been fixed to the low boundary wall behind them with BFCSs² since the last lot of autumn gales a few years back.

¹ One of the previous inhabitants saw fit to plant a Mme Alfred Carrière climbing rose next to the boundary fence, with only a 6ft trellis to support it. It can grow to 20ft.

Keeping it under control is Sysiphean, to say the least.

² Big Frikkin' Coach Screws.

Pingu · « **Reply #14 on:** 27 October, 2013, 09:32:57 pm »

C4 News reckons that E&W will be part of Denmark by tomorrow afternoon.

spesh · « **Reply #15 on:** 27 October, 2013, 09:34:18 pm »

Quote from: Juan Martín on 27 October, 2013, 07:18:17 pm

About 35 miles South, it is a little breezy but I am reliably informed by the media that we are doomed.

Well, after Michael Fish's classic faux pas, it's understandable that erring on the side of ~~caution~~ panicking like feck is the order of the day.

mcshroom · « **Reply #16 on:** 27 October, 2013, 09:35:21 pm »

Quote from: Pingu on 27 October, 2013, 09:32:57 pm

C4 News reckons that E&W will be part of Denmark by tomorrow afternoon.

But the bits that will be are the bits that weren't part of Denmark in the past

Wowbagger · « **Reply #17 on:** 27 October, 2013, 09:41:23 pm »

Greater Anglia have cancelled all trains tomorrow before 9am.

Cudzoziemiec · « **Reply #18 on:** 27 October, 2013, 09:46:40 pm »

Quote from: mattc on 27 October, 2013, 07:28:23 pm

I'm expecting this http://youtu.be/H8qgjyqibwY?t=46s

(and the car has a flat battery )

And that's 'only' a Force 7. A proper hurricane is Force 12! Mind you, their bikes probably only weigh about tuppence halfpenny.

Some gusts here, but nothing out of the ordinary so far.

Andrij · « **Reply #19 on:** 27 October, 2013, 09:56:41 pm »

Quote from: Pingu on 27 October, 2013, 09:32:57 pm

C4 News reckons that E&W will be part of Denmark by tomorrow afternoon.

So some good will come from this storm.

Pingu · « **Reply #20 on:** 27 October, 2013, 10:58:33 pm »

Quote from: spesh on 27 October, 2013, 09:34:18 pm

Quote from: Juan Martín on 27 October, 2013, 07:18:17 pm
About 35 miles South, it is a little breezy but I am reliably informed by the media that we are doomed.

Well, after Michael Fish's classic faux pas, it's understandable that erring on the side of ~~caution~~ panicking like feck is the order of the day.

Poor old Michael Fish. Every time it gets a wee bit breezy in the environs of Surrey & Kent this gets trotted out and every time it transpires that he said that there wouldn't be a hurricane (correct), but that it would be very windy (also correct).

simonp · « **Reply #21 on:** 27 October, 2013, 11:00:19 pm »

Well it's 11pm in Somerset and it's not windy here but rather wet. Calm before the storm?

Wowbagger · « **Reply #22 on:** 27 October, 2013, 11:00:59 pm »

The two words that condemned him were "Don't worry". There was massive damage to buildings and woodland all over SE England. There was plenty to worry about.

Quote from: simonp on 27 October, 2013, 11:00:19 pm

Well it's 11pm in Somerset and it's not windy here but rather wet. Calm before the storm?

Looking at local forecasts, the SW is not likely to be so badly affected as Kent & Sussex.

rr · « **Reply #23 on:** 27 October, 2013, 11:11:31 pm »

Meant to be on the ferry to France in the morning. Could be fun.

Wowbagger · « **Reply #24 on:** 27 October, 2013, 11:12:48 pm »

How are you getting to Dover? GA have cancelled all trains before 9am. Don't know about Southern/South-Eastern.