The storm doth approach

[Bender]

Getting proper windy oop North now. 

 

Beach is empty for a change 

 

 

[rennie]

It was snowing briefly in Smethwick last night! 

[S-Westerly]

Barnard Castle seems to be set for a shed load of snow. Darn sarth we are only supposed to be in for a couple of cm. Doesn't really encourage me to venture out on the bike tomorrow though. 

[manxie49]

Wind and sleet here, lost a ridge tile about an hour ago, I'm good with heights but there's no way I'm getting up on the roof in this! .... It's beyond what I class as sporty.

[onesea]

Cracking walk with dogs today...

[MikeHorton]

1 hour ago, rennie said:

It was snowing briefly in Smethwick last night! 

Yes I was out in that mini blizzard then some rain and wind while riding home and a clear sky within 20 minutes when I got back

[Mississippi Bullfrog]

Why we have followed the American habit of giving bad weather a name is beyond me 

 

Then we follow them with Black Friday sales on a day that has no significance in our calendar.

 

Next thing we'll go and elect some buffoon to run the country.

[Bender]

Bleaching snow now, still very wet so no problems with it laying so far. 

 

It's playing havoc with the fire though it's not drawing at all..... 

[S-Westerly]

17 minutes ago, Mississippi Bullfrog said:

Why we have followed the American habit of giving bad weather a name is beyond me 

 

Then we follow them with Black Friday sales on a day that has no significance in our calendar.

 

Next thing we'll go and elect some buffoon to run the country.

Strong storms have been given names globally for years, its not a uniquely American thing. When there's several different storms sharing an ocean it makes it easier for us to keep track on which one is of particular interest.

 

Couldn't agree more with so-called Black Friday - complete waste of time.

 

As to electing a buffoon we didn't elect Corbyn.

[Bender]

Naming storms is fine, black friday is a bad joke, which said less than 10% of the stuff they checked was remotely worthy of being cheaper than it was originally. 

[Bianco2564]

Few years back, Robinson's foundry were having 20% off everything on Black Friday, I'll have one of them RGV cranks thanks, should have been £700, got it for £560.

Edited November 26, 2021 by Bianco2564

[Gerontious]

I don't care. I'm well stocked up on weetabix.

[MikeHorton]

1 hour ago, Bender said:

Naming storms is fine, black friday is a bad joke, which said less than 10% of the stuff they checked was remotely worthy of being cheaper than it was originally. 

I did manage to bag a bargain with wife's new phone its her bday next week £140 off with black Friday and an extra 15%. I don't go mad as you say a lot of the prices ain't that good but there are the odd bargain out there

[Bender]

It don't need to be called black friday, Xmas sale would do  

[S-Westerly]

TBH I'm surprised we're allowed to call it Black Friday at all. Surely it must upset someone's safe place? 

[Bender]

36 minutes ago, S-Westerly said:

TBH I'm surprised we're allowed to call it Black Friday at all. Surely it must upset someone's safe place? 

I know, what with Friday being named after a lady god, very un pc these days 

[Mississippi Bullfrog]

53 minutes ago, Bender said:

I know, what with Friday being named after a lady god, very un pc these days 

I thought it was named after Robinson Crusoe's companion.

[Bender]

1 minute ago, Mississippi Bullfrog said:

I thought it was named after Robinson Crusoe's companion.

Who, Tom hanks  

[Bender]

Few trees down, we lost one fence panel, but..... 

 

Supposed to be getting train today, cancelled, looks like road trip..... 

[Stu]

Had a power cut from 8.15 till just before 10!

 

Had to talk to the wife for a bit! 

 

She seems nice! 

[Bender]

Half way to glasgee, lots of trees down on west coast too.... 

[Steve_M]

It’s quite breezy up here. A few trees down around the roads according to DPD driver who delivered to us this morning. One small tree down across the burn in the garden - I’ll deal with that some point, no hurry. I had to clear quite a lot of brash off the drive as well as a smallish branch off the sequoia. Not as much damage as I anticipated. 
 

My daughter’s driving home to the Midlands later, here’s hoping the wind drops in the next couple of hours…

[Bender]

Fair bit of devastation on the ne coast, mate has had roof tiles on his 3 day old car. 

[Steve_M]

2 hours ago, Steve_M said:

It’s quite breezy up here. A few trees down around the roads according to DPD driver who delivered to us this morning. One small tree down across the burn in the garden - I’ll deal with that some point, no hurry. I had to clear quite a lot of brash off the drive as well as a smallish branch off the sequoia. Not as much damage as I anticipated. 
 

My daughter’s driving home to the Midlands later, here’s hoping the wind drops in the next couple of hours…

Oh ‘eck.

 

I should have investigated further down the drive. We have a large tree down, luckily away from the drive, not across it. 
 

Still, lots of firewood for a couple of years’ time.

[Bender]

24 minutes ago, Steve_M said:

Oh ‘eck.

 

I should have investigated further down the drive. We have a large tree down, luckily away from the drive, not across it. 
 

Still, lots of firewood for a couple of years’ time.

Hmmmm firewood