A Lark Ascending Posted December 25, 2013 Report Posted December 25, 2013 (edited) The Xmas Blitz spirit - Xmas Eve in Tonbridge: No matter the weather, we've got to have our pigs in blankets. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-25512391 Tory strongholds hit by Biblical-style floods. Should we read anything into this? Given that God has consistently voted Tory, no. [Omnipresence is a wonderful superpower to posses in order to assist ballot rigging] Edited December 25, 2013 by A Lark Ascending Quote
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted December 25, 2013 Report Posted December 25, 2013 It's a beautiful morning here in Tonyrefail. Rain scheduled for this evening, about 8 or 9. Happy Christmas to all our readers! MG Quote
A Lark Ascending Posted December 26, 2013 Report Posted December 26, 2013 My goodness, they are having it bad in the South: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-25517504 Quote
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted December 26, 2013 Report Posted December 26, 2013 Another lovely day here today. Strange - it usually rains here. MG Quote
Jim Alfredson Posted December 26, 2013 Report Posted December 26, 2013 Just got our power back on after 4 1/2 days of outage. The house was down to 37F. We spent Christmas mainly at my mother-in-law's and had the annual extended Alfredson family dinner at my sister's, who is 8 months pregnant. We're finally back home, safe and sound. It could be worse. Flooding... yikes! Quote
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted December 26, 2013 Report Posted December 26, 2013 Struth! I guess it's not your electricity that's running the board, Jim. Glad to hear you're at least warm now, if damp. MG Quote
medjuck Posted December 26, 2013 Report Posted December 26, 2013 I hate to admit that it's 75 and sunny here today. But we do have to worry about brush fires. Quote
BruceH Posted December 26, 2013 Report Posted December 26, 2013 Unseasonably warm and sunny here, but we do have to worry about catastrophic earthquakes. Quote
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted December 27, 2013 Report Posted December 27, 2013 Bloody breezy today. People's recycling blown all over the road. Gotta say thank you to the collection team who cleared it all up. MG Quote
Head Man Posted December 27, 2013 Report Posted December 27, 2013 VERY windy here today...lost the power for a while this morning. Fingers-crossed the worst has happened. Quote
BeBop Posted January 2, 2014 Report Posted January 2, 2014 Ugh. London's just miserable. Rainy, cold... Actually, I'm kidding. This was about as nice a January day as I've seen in London...not to jinx us tomorrow.... Quote
A Lark Ascending Posted January 2, 2014 Report Posted January 2, 2014 (edited) Today was beautifully clear - but we've had a few of those in between recent storms. Forecast is 'Exceptional weather' to hit UK. Doesn't look good, especially in the West Country: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/ Edited January 2, 2014 by A Lark Ascending Quote
paul secor Posted January 2, 2014 Report Posted January 2, 2014 Snowing all day here but, so far, light and fine snow. Supposed to get heavier. Hope not. Quote
stephenrr Posted January 3, 2014 Report Posted January 3, 2014 15 inches of snow over the past 36 hours with temps tonight around zero. Get ready as the storm moves towards east coast. This storms for real and Chicago has slowed to a cold icy crawl. Quote
kinuta Posted January 3, 2014 Report Posted January 3, 2014 About 8C, clear skies. This winter has been great so far, fine almost everyday and not very cold. Quote
sidewinder Posted January 3, 2014 Report Posted January 3, 2014 (edited) Today was beautifully clear - but we've had a few of those in between recent storms. Forecast is 'Exceptional weather' to hit UK. Doesn't look good, especially in the West Country: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/ Quite the storm overnight but clear skies and flat calm this morning. Now heading North - enjoy ! Edited January 3, 2014 by sidewinder Quote
A Lark Ascending Posted January 3, 2014 Report Posted January 3, 2014 (edited) Lots of rain overnight but also getting the clear skies here. Seems like the West got the worst of it: Edited January 3, 2014 by A Lark Ascending Quote
sidewinder Posted January 3, 2014 Report Posted January 3, 2014 (edited) Not round here it didn't. Coastal areas have been badly affected. Cornwall in particular (no suprise). Edited January 3, 2014 by sidewinder Quote
Jazzjet Posted January 3, 2014 Report Posted January 3, 2014 Lots of rain overnight but also getting the clear skies here. Seems like the West got the worst of it: It was pretty grim earlier on but brightening up now (here in Cornwall). The south coast seems to have fared worst. Luckily we're on the north coast and uphill from the sea. We have had several spectacular thunderstorms, two this morning and one almost exactly at midnight on New Years Eve. Lost power every time. Quote
A Lark Ascending Posted January 3, 2014 Report Posted January 3, 2014 That picture seems to be Newquay. There's a bit of amateur video on the BBC News site. Assume it's down in the harbour area. Will have to do my house hunting in Cornwall in 18 months time a bit up hill! Quote
Scott Dolan Posted January 3, 2014 Report Posted January 3, 2014 -4 here this morning when I woke up. Already forecasted for -12 this Sunday. In other words, really fucking cold! Quote
sidewinder Posted January 3, 2014 Report Posted January 3, 2014 (edited) -38C in Quebec City and -30C in Toronto acording to latest reports ! I'll take the rain storms.. Will have to do my house hunting in Cornwall in 18 months time a bit up hill! Good move. I suspect that there will be an increasing premium placed on location vis a vis flood risk and as some homes become un-insurable. Roads were clear on my commute today. It got worse the further West you went - some of the fields in the Somerset levels were predictably under water. Edited January 3, 2014 by sidewinder Quote
A Lark Ascending Posted January 3, 2014 Report Posted January 3, 2014 I know our worries are minor compared with other parts of the world that experience real devastation from cyclones, tsunamis etc but I can't help feeling for those whose life gets turned upside down by all of this. The outlook? Quote
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