byegad
Legendary Member
- Location
- NE England
Pretty wild in NE England, snow higher up than us and rained hard for a while. Thankfully we suffered no damage.
Storm 'Doris'
- Thread starter PeteXXX
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vickster
Squire
So it would seem
spen666
Legendary Member
Never Strava'd it? Then it never happened
John the Monkey
Frivolous Cyclist
- Location
- Crewe
A very stiff headwind and a lot of rain as I was riding to the station - a bit like cycling up a very steep hill (I was barely making six miles per hour riding into the strongest gusts). Delays on the morning trains due to the speed limits in place - mine was about 20 min late.
In Manchester, very gusty - I walked to the library thinking that it was quite calm, only to be swiped sideways by a gust as I walked out of the shelter of the buildings to cross a side road.
Evening trains were far more disrupted, with a lot of cancellations and delays. Should have taken Mrs M's advice and stayed home!
As I rode from the station, there was lots of debris around - one large tree had fallen in one of the farms in Crewe Green, blocking the householder's drive, and part of the road.
In Manchester, very gusty - I walked to the library thinking that it was quite calm, only to be swiped sideways by a gust as I walked out of the shelter of the buildings to cross a side road.
Evening trains were far more disrupted, with a lot of cancellations and delays. Should have taken Mrs M's advice and stayed home!
As I rode from the station, there was lots of debris around - one large tree had fallen in one of the farms in Crewe Green, blocking the householder's drive, and part of the road.
Accy cyclist
Legendary Member
- Location
- The hills of Accrington
Yes but accidents like that happen everyday. She was hit by a flying object the size of a small table i believe. Ok the object was projected through the air by the wind,but people are hit by things falling from buildings or off wagons etc. No disrespect to the woman who died,but would you sit outside with high buildings around you while 60-70mph winds are happening? I know i wouldn't. I stayed inside yesterday until the "storm" subsided. We've got to a point now where these "storms" are talked about days before they happen, putting the fear of god into people. It's not like when we see towns and cities in America being evacuated,with those choosing to stay behind boarding up shops and houses. Once of a day it was a case of "get your brollies out for this coming Wednesday,as there's some tricky weather on its way". Now it's "BATTEN DOWN THE HATCHES AND BE PREPARED TO MEET YOUR MAKER,AS STORM(whatever stupid name they choose)IS ON ITS WAY"!!!!!
vickster
Squire
Maybe some people have lives to lead, jobs to do, people to care for etc, A hospital, care home worker etc wouldn't be able to sit at home until the storm subsided when they have a job to go to.Yes but accidents like that happen everyday. She was hit by a flying object the size of a small table i believe. Ok the object was projected through the air by the wind,but people are hit by things falling from buildings or off wagons etc. No disrespect to the woman who died,but would you sit outside with high buildings around you while 60-70mph winds are happening? I know i wouldn't. I stayed inside yesterday until the "storm" subsided. We've got to a point now where these "storms" are talked about days before they happen, putting the fear of god into people. It's not like when we see towns and cities in America being evacuated,with those choosing to stay behind boarding up shops and houses. Once of a day it was a case of "get your brollies out for this coming Wednesday,as there's some tricky weather on its way". Now it's "BATTEN DOWN THE HATCHES AND BE PREPARED TO MEET YOUR MAKER,AS STORM(whatever stupid name they choose)IS ON ITS WAY"!!!!!
There's a school girl fighting for her life following a roof collapse, she was inside at the time which rather deflates your argument. A number of her classmates were also injured while indoors
The US might have hurricanes and tornadoes etc and they are somewhat prepared for those in the areas where they have them more than once in a century, however, yesterday's storm was pretty extreme for the UK with 100mph winds as the damage and human impact shows
Accy cyclist
Legendary Member
- Location
- The hills of Accrington
They might've had 100 mph winds in the north of Scotland or Northern Ireland but around here it was 50 mph at best. Yet they gave the impression that we were going to get 70-90 mph winds. That's why i say they were bigging it up.
vickster
Squire
Who's 'they'?
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User482
Guest
It was complete gridlock around Temple Gate at 6pm last night. Fine on the bike though...
A work colleague attended to a driver whose car had been struck by a falling tree - she was completely uninjured but absolutely terrified, as you might expect.
Accy cyclist
Legendary Member
- Location
- The hills of Accrington
The way over manned Met' Office,or whoever does the forecasting now.They must have about 20 weather reporters on the BBC books alone!
vickster
Squire
They don't just cover Accrington you know
Hugh Manatee
Veteran
I was around to the local fence panel supplier this morning. They were expecting a lot of customers today.
