oh no, this weather blows. or *****.

Harden up Rico, its only weather even if there's a lot of it out there today.

J.

There do seem to be rather a lot of keys. What are they for?

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Originally posted by JonR:
There do seem to be rather a lot of keys. What are they for?

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I think they indicate wind direction and speed. The tail points in the direction the wind is coming from and the number of 'flags' indicates the strength.

The last time we had a storm like this a ferry sunk and over 50 people died. Now all ferries are cancelled, the airport is off line and the trains are stopped.

Also there are: slips, trees down, power lines down, traffic lights out, traffic lights facing the wrong way, busses cancelled from some locations, raw sewerage flowing down a city street, glass all over footpath and a road in city, no power to my suburb now apparently (might as well stay at work then), pump stations closed, flooding in various locations, many road closures including main roads in places.

Otherwise it's not a bad day.

Steve

Just getting round the fact that in the southern hemisphere cyclones run clockwise



Regards,

Steve.

Who knows, it might even get on English telly.

Its usually the only way we get any coverage.

Wont stop me running today. We would need a tsunami and the second coming for that.

Hope I dont get hit by roofing iron.

Worst still, we get a power outage and the hi fi cools down!

PS. Arent those keys the saint logos?

Johno, best you don't go running around here then. Saw plenty of roofing iron being torn off in this suburb when I ventured out to pick up milk and a paper. Some of our trees have fallen down in a slip out front.

It'll be a field day for antenna installers... mine's now "secured" with a bungy until the wind abates, or the bungy breaks, whichever occurs first.

Rico - SM/Mullet Audio

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Originally posted by Jonathan Hales:
Who knows, it might even get on English telly.

Its usually the only way we get any coverage.

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You might have done, but I'm afraid your timing is lousy.

Just yesterday a sweet little Cornish village called Boscastle was virtually washed away by torrential floods following a massive downpour. It has the slight misfortune of being situated at a meeting point of two rivers. Luckily no-one was killed but onlookers were apparently treated to the sight of their cars floating merrily out on to the Atlantic Ocean.

Regards,

JonR

It's such a shame. I love Boscastle and usually get to visit every year at some point. I can't imagine what it must be like for the villagers.

Anyone know if the Witchcraft Museum survived???

PS - Stevea's right about the wind markings on that weather chart

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Interesting historical coincidence - Boscastle occured almost exactly 52 years after a very similar event at Lynmouth in Devon on 15th Aug 1952 - on that occasion 34 people lost their lives.

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