Storm Ciara hits the UK

[chrism]

Apologies for your post preceding mine I was editing when you posted!

No probs, it's odd though - I would have expected a post to retain its original timestamp, even after editing.

I think it could be down to the fact I deleted by mistake! 

LOL, that would explain it - and I must have already hit the quote button so your original text was in either my edit box or post before you deleted the original.

It's true what they say - to err is human but to really foul things up you need a computer 

[The Q]

I spent Saturday morning taking down the marquee sides and then wrapping the sailing boat up in plastic. The marquee is so in normal weather I can continue working on the boat all winter..  By the end of Saturday we were hitting 45mph, Sunday it reached 70Mph, needless to say my winter sailing club didn't have their normal sailing..
As far as I know we've had no damage but a full garden inspection won't happen till I get home..

On the way in Ciara lowered the water on the broads quite considerably in places by up to 4 foot grounding many boats.  On the way out Ciara is now piling the water down the North Sea, raising the water level. So that most of the broads is on an amber warning but the southern broads is on a red warning.. this ties in with a spring tide which will make it worse..

[cycletrak9]

Pretty bad up here in Nidderdale - at one point Pateley Bridge had the only severe flood warning in the country. Our village street was blocked by cars that thought it was a good idea to drive into door-handle deep water at 30 mph and then wondered why they got stuck. We ended up with three across the road. All quiet this morning but still a lot of water about.

[Newportnobby]

the channel (La Manche if your French)
Earlier a rouge wave

(red wave if you're French)
Couldn't decide if it was an incorrect spelling of 'rogue' or perhaps 'rough'.
Whichever way, I wouldn't have kept anything down in that

[acko22]

Hi all,

Well the storm has err well kind of cleared up t'north, although yesterday was testing to say the least on the network. At work we had plenty of operations come to a halt. It took me 4 hours to get home with things becoming hit and miss even with insider knowledge trying to dodge the flooded sections, trees fouling lines and well services unable to run as stock and staff are misplaced.
One thing that honestly annoyed me was some peoples attitude moaning that trains weren't running and the age old quote "it doesn't happen in europe" which it does but we just don't see it! I know that on one flooded section a large rock had been washed onto the tracks which would of without a doubt derailed a train which just doesn't bear thinking about!

But time for work and it's snowing Crewe so things look like they are going to be interesting again!

[Newportnobby]

I promise not to mention the wrong kind of snow on the lines.........honest!

[guest311]

hate to be smug 

but quite nice in Sussex - at the moment

showers promised, but not yet here, though wind is rising, and clear skies and sun this morning, though a bitter wind when I walked the beast 

if only I could find the zip, I'd use his fur coat, and let him get cold for a change 

[acko22]

I promise not to mention the wrong kind of snow on the lines.........honest!

Only one type of right snow and that revolves around a holiday with a snowboard! 

[Papyrus]

hate to be smug 

but quite nice in Sussex - at the moment

showers promised, but not yet here, though wind is rising, and clear skies and sun this morning, though a bitter wind when I walked the beast 

if only I could find the zip, I'd use his fur coat, and let him get cold for a change 

Quite nice in this bit of Sussex too.

We got off lightly yesterday. All our fences and roof tiles are still where they were (even the fence that wobbles...), although neighbours had their joint fences turn into a T-shaped kite. The trees in the wood behind us are still all vertical. We are on the top of a hill, so no flood risk. Even our rotten asbestos garage roof is still attached, dammit - I need an excuse to replace it!

Hope those of you who suffered damage are OK, and that you get back to normal soon.

Cheers,

Chris

[Railwaygun]

the neighbours

[guest311]

are they ok ?

[joe cassidy]

The streets of Paris were littered with broken flower pots this morning

[Newportnobby]

Winds over 50mph at present and not expected to drop below 45mph until Weds!

[chrism]

Winds over 50mph at present and not expected to drop below 45mph until Weds!

Sounds worse outside now than it did over the weekend.

[The Q]

Anyone for Dennis?