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« on: October 20, 2017, 19:29:41 » |
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Brian is on its way.
The first rail related incident is the usual cancellation of CrossCountry Voyagers beyond Exeter St Davids. That was actioned at 1800 this evening.
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"Build a man a fire and he'll be warm for the rest of the day. Set a man on fire and he'll be warm for the rest of his life."
- Sir Terry Pratchett.
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Red Squirrel
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There are some who call me... Tim
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« Reply #2 on: October 20, 2017, 20:11:07 » |
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Brian, the breeze they call Brian
It blew, blew blew and blew
Blew up to to be...
Blew up to to be
A wind called Brian...
It had gusts and wafts, puffs and draughts
The wind whose name was Brian
It blew, it blew and blew
Blew up to be, yes it blew up to be
A gale called Brian
...and so on
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Things take longer to happen than you think they will, and then they happen faster than you thought they could.
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JayMac
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« Reply #3 on: October 20, 2017, 20:17:11 » |
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Brian, the breeze they call Brian
It blew, blew blew and blew
Blew up to to be...
Blew up to to be
A wind called Brian...
It had gusts and wafts, puffs and draughts
The wind whose name was Brian
It blew, it blew and blew
Blew up to be, yes it blew up to be
A gale called Brian
...and so on
Brilliant. Can't help singing that in a Shirley Bassey stylee. |
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"Build a man a fire and he'll be warm for the rest of the day. Set a man on fire and he'll be warm for the rest of his life."
- Sir Terry Pratchett.
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« Reply #4 on: October 20, 2017, 20:38:01 » |
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Great,
Except on the way home from work Today, on Arriva Train Wales was warned today from 7.00 am that tomorrow they are going to run a limited service because od Brian.
I swear the was a cheer on the service because all week it's been it turn up sometime.
At 59 I think I learn to drive.
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« Reply #5 on: October 20, 2017, 22:22:28 » |
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At 49 I'm having similar thoughts. Does look tricky though....
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« Reply #6 on: October 20, 2017, 22:40:14 » |
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Anyone with half a Brian could have predicted trouble from a storm.
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« Reply #7 on: October 21, 2017, 18:13:48 » |
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It's been pretty disappointing from here, though I did hear there was a tree on the line somewhere between Portsmouth and Southampton.
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« Reply #8 on: October 21, 2017, 18:16:02 » |
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A bit of a storm in a teacup if you ask me.
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« Reply #9 on: October 21, 2017, 18:52:41 » |
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I think overall the yellow warning issued by the Met office was the right one and no more. Remember it was the Irish Met office that named this storm because of them issuing an amber warning for the Irish Republic.
I'm down on the Dorset coast this weekend and it's pretty breezy down here with some big waves but I've seen worse here.
By the looks of it Wales looks to have borne the brunt of this storm.
I'm also seeing reports of flooding in parts of Lancashire following heavy rain probably because they've had quite a bit of rain in that part of the world of late.
Talk of temps back in the 20s in parts of the south next week!
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« Reply #10 on: October 21, 2017, 19:20:21 » |
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Pretty brutal surveying on Melksham Station tonight! Final northbound train left half an hour ago ... just two more southbounds to go.
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« Reply #11 on: October 21, 2017, 19:45:24 » |
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Pretty brutal surveying on Melksham Station tonight! Final northbound train left half an hour ago ... just two more southbounds to go.
I can imagine......I've often heard it said that a breezy day in Melksham brings the Siberian tundra to mind (must be those howling wolves and 6' of snow) and prospective Everest candidates are advised to spend a few hours enduring its savage conditions on an Autumn Saturday to see if they're up to the challenge! (The local WI act as sherpas!) 😉 |
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« Reply #12 on: October 21, 2017, 20:07:51 » |
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The wolves are running, Master Ellis.
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Waiting at Pilning for the midnight sleeper to Prague.
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JayMac
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« Reply #13 on: October 21, 2017, 20:10:34 » |
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Turns out Brian wasn't a very naughty boy after all. You know what they say:
Some storms in life are bad. They can really make you mad. Other winds just make you swear and curse. When you're chewing on life's gristle, don't grumble; give a whistle, and this'll help things turn out for the best. And... always look on the bright side of life...
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"Build a man a fire and he'll be warm for the rest of the day. Set a man on fire and he'll be warm for the rest of his life."
- Sir Terry Pratchett.
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« Reply #14 on: October 21, 2017, 20:28:54 » |
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Well I can certainly testify to the line of the yellow weather warning that said 'Short term loss of power and other services is also possible.'
Been sitting in the dark since 7pm. SSE‡ saying power should be back on around 9pm.
A lesson to us all to pay attention even to the yellow warnings cos ya never know!
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