If you are planning to do anything today which involves travelling into or through any area of the British Isles where Babet reigns supreme - don't do it. I promise you, to put one foot outside your front or back door invites trouble. You will be battered by an East wind blowing a gale, drenched by a solid downpour which has not ceased in its ferocity since before daybreak and - if you are not already depressed by the weather believe me you will be bowed down low after a hundred yards. And if you ever envied anyone living down the East coast of England try battling your way there today and that envy will turn to joy that you don't live there in a very short space of time.
Of course there are, as always, idiots about. I have just watched the one o'clock Lunchtime News. Shots show the top being washing off a lighthouse by huge waves battering the coast and at the same time idiots walking their dogs close to the promenade fence as giant waves crash over. Like watching 'Saving Lives at Sea' - one of the few 'watchable' programmes on at the moment - the only thing it does is raise one's respect and admiration for those wonderful volunteer Lifeboatmen who daily risk their lives - sometimes for folk who have thought they could beat the sea in a foul mood. The sea in a howling gale is not a force to be reckoned with.
And if you are retired and wondering what to do on this miserable stormy day you could you could do no better than switching on your electric blanket, and going to bed for the afternoon with nothing more sexy than a hot toddy and a good book. Enjoy.
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22 comments:
Wise suggestions, Pat! Maybe add some background music to the cozy bed/book experience.
It defies logic for people to "brave" the elements in a storm as intense as Babet1 and to endanger their dogs, too, is unacceptable.
Hugs!
It's good to know you're
safe and at home,stay warm and in touch,Mary
Yes, make the most of it - nothing to "miss" out there today, is there!
It's windy and wet here, too, but nothing like what you describe.
I get angry when I hear of people who think they are above everything and know things better than the locals, for instance about the weather in the mountains. Then they need to be rescued, and others risk their lives for them.
Heating on, kettle on, blanket on and definitely lights on over here today.
Some people are their own worse enemy. I do not quite understand their thinking. Why take the risk when there is no absolute need. Stay warm and cozy in your lovely home. The storm will be over and all will soon be well again.
Isn't it called Storm Baguette?
It's tipping it down and miserable in Suffolk.Poppy andI are cosied down in the lounge with Fire on Hoodie on,(me)Large coffee and a Wispa bar, me that is. I'm catching up with the Archers and Poppy is snoosing on her throw on the settee. She does not like the rain. Stay safe Pat. I hope you have enough Kit Kat bars to see you through.Can you smell my chicken casserole in my slow cooker? I must get up and pop dumplings in it for my tea xx
It is also dumping down in toronto, but no wind.. my dog refuses to go out in the rain unless there is a squirrel to chase. I am just about to cook my lunch/dinner then will turn on the bed heater and have a nice long afternoon nap after I eat. People that mess with the sea are off their rockers. The sea always treated me well and I respected it..Enjoy the rest of your day, and keep warm.
Lots of flooding here in Suffolk, it's coming off the early sown fields onto roads rather than into ditches. I should think all the seeds are washed away. My village has been cut off most of the day for small cars.
We had a lot of luck here on Sheppey. While the Storm went past as and we had rain all night and all morning, it wasn't very heavy rain and no wind. We seemed to be on the bottom edge of the Storm and being tucked into the Thames Estuary we didn't get the full force of it like East Anglia has. The last half of the afternoon was blue skies and sunshine.
Good luck to all you people further up the East Coast, stay safe.
I'm familiar with the Yorkshire Dales, not because of visiting there, but because of James Herriot. Such beautiful countryside everywhere one turns! I'm sorry about the strong storms that are impacting your part of the world right now.
We are on the Isle of Lewis at the moment, no torrential rain, just 60mile an hour wind gusts!
So sorry that some parts are having such severe conditions and I hope everyone will be safe. It is ridiculously mild for this time of year down here, but we have had a lot of rain, but not the gales . Should I say 'yet' perhaps. On Wednesday I dressed for the weather and was boiling hot when I got home.
Snuggle down, keep warm and dry, and safe. Sleep well.
Stay safe. I like watching storms.
Stiff weather is no fun wherever encountered.
It was quite pleasant and sunny here yesterday, but this morning it's very blowy with some rain. I hope it stops before I have to take Billy out.
Some blue sky this morning - not much - not enough to make a pair of sailor's trousers as we used to say!
Thanks everyone - seems the worst is over round here but poor Scotland, especially the East has suffered badly. Here we suffer worse when gales are blowing from the West as it washes the water down from the Pennine streams into our Rivers.
Think of East Anglia. Many homes flooded. I can't get out of my house as all exit roads impassable. Norfolk is virtually cut off from the rest of the country. All trains out are cancelled. No gales, just rain, rain, rain.
The "brave" individual on Look North last night who said she was staying put had to eventually be rescued - thereby wasting the flood workers' valuable time.
It's made the news here with many scenes of rescues, and accounts as described in the comment above where rescuers had to go back to retrieve those who would not leave earlier.
Some dramatic scenes indeed. - Pam. Sth Aust.
It'll be interesting to see what Aid all those people will get from the government in order to help them clean their houses, etc.. We're very good at quickly sending Aid all round the world but always seem shy at doing the same here to disasters.
I just can't think what I would do if I was literally washed out of my house. At my age the prospect of 'a clean up' is too much to contemplate. Insuramce helps but not everyone can afford to insure these days - the premiums are high and of course as climate change gets more and more scary then there will no doubt be more and more floods and insurance premiums will rise accordingly. But all the money in the world doesn't mean one can cope with the devastation. Then I think of Gaza - coming back to that sort of devastation makes our flooded homes pale in comparison.
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