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"John Ross Mc Master" wrote in message ... On Sun, 27 Oct 2013 18:39:32 -0000, "Christina Websell" wrote: Similar to the 1987 one, overnight. Boyfie and myself are tucked up safely in the house, so no need to worry about us. Whether it will happen, I don't know. It might do, our weather forecasters are quite good. I'll tell you tomorrow. If I have power.. Tweed According to My Fair Lady, won't happen http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUQpoyfbWJ0 Well, it did, John. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/ |
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"Jack Campin" wrote in message ... I think the point of the post was we should be sending purrs to folks in the UK. They're not used to "hurricanes". *Parts* of the UK. This one hasn't got anywhere near Scotland. It's been a normal autumn day here, near Edinburgh. Well, aren't you the lucky one then! I can't believe you said that, no sympathy for the bereaved just "it's been a normal day here near Edinburgh" I won't say any more otherwise I will regret it. |
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The Other Guy wrote: On Sun, 27 Oct 2013 14:07:14 -0700, "EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque)" wrote: How can ANYONE deny climate change? Climate change itself ISN'T the point of contention. Human CAUSED climate change IS, and should be. If humans possess the technology to COMBAT it, whether the cause is human or natural should be moot, don't you think? |
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"Christina Websell" wrote in message ... "Jack Campin" wrote in message ... I think the point of the post was we should be sending purrs to folks in the UK. They're not used to "hurricanes". *Parts* of the UK. This one hasn't got anywhere near Scotland. It's been a normal autumn day here, near Edinburgh. Well, aren't you the lucky one then! I can't believe you said that, no sympathy for the bereaved just "it's been a normal day here near Edinburgh" I won't say any more otherwise I will regret it. ~~~~~~~~ I think I can understand Jack's message, and I don't think he intended for it to be rude or unsympathetic. I live in Texas, which is a very large state (larger than some countries). There have been occasions when my aunt--who lives in Ohio--will call me because she has read about a large storm in Texas. My answer often has been, "No, we don't have any problem here. The weather has been beautiful." A major storm in one area may not have any effect in another area, and that appears to be the situation that Jack described. I really am very happy to learn that none of our rpca friends have suffered major damage. MaryL |
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On 10/28/2013 3:59 PM, Judith Latham wrote:
In article , Christina Websell wrote: "Jack Campin" wrote in message ... I think the point of the post was we should be sending purrs to folks in the UK. They're not used to "hurricanes". *Parts* of the UK. This one hasn't got anywhere near Scotland. It's been a normal autumn day here, near Edinburgh. Well, aren't you the lucky one then! I can't believe you said that, no sympathy for the bereaved just "it's been a normal day here near Edinburgh" I won't say any more otherwise I will regret it. I don't think Jack meant it that way. He was just saying hurricane Jude (Got to like the name) hadn't hit scotland. I don't think Jack meant it in a bad way, either. We were lucky too. It was very windy with heavy rain here in the West Midlands yesterday afternoon but that was our lot. We were lucky. The news reports are quite a different matter. Purrs and prayers for those lost and those that love them and for those with damage too. Judith Many purrs for those affected. Would it be bad form if I said the weather here has been just lovely the last couple of days? (And I live in a hurricane zone in the USA!) Jill |
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According to latest local (US) news, death toll is now 14.
The BBC hasn't had much to say about what's been happening in the rest of Europe - most of those deaths were in the Netherlands and Germany. http://www.aljazeera.com/news/europe...132894270.html http://www.n-tv.de/panorama/Schon-si...e11622226.html People often assume that if the UK is affected by godawful weather, it's going to be at its godawfullest in Scotland. That's often true but not this time. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- e m a i l : j a c k @ c a m p i n . m e . u k Jack Campin, 11 Third Street, Newtongrange, Midlothian EH22 4PU, Scotland mobile 07800 739 557 http://www.campin.me.uk Twitter: JackCampin |
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"Judith Latham" wrote in message ... In article , Lesley wrote: It was starting to rain when I went to bed last night, something woke me up at 5.10am and it sounded windy out but I went back to sleep. Woke up at 6.30 this morning and the wind was howling and it was pouring but by the time I had a shower and got dressed it had calmed down a bit. No problem getting to work although some lines were suspended but I got my usual train and was in on time. Its starting up again now so I bet when its time to go home the trains will be playing up Lesley Slave of the Fabulous Furballs I do hope your journey home was ok. I had to go to go into work this morning (just to take something in) even though I'm on holiday and saw no damage to anything. We were very lucky in Lye and Dudley in the West Midlands. Judith I also missed the worst of it here and count myself lucky. There were a few branches off my trees but the chicken huts weathered it OK. Boyfie & I were tucked up safely. I haven't been out today as due to the torrential overnight rain, it's unlikely I could get down to the village anyway because the bridge will be flooded. I was very happy to receive the weather warning to ensure our safety. |
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On Tue, 29 Oct 2013 00:08:37 +0000, Christina Websell wrote:
"Judith Latham" wrote in message ... In article , Lesley wrote: It was starting to rain when I went to bed last night, something woke me up at 5.10am and it sounded windy out but I went back to sleep. Woke up at 6.30 this morning and the wind was howling and it was pouring but by the time I had a shower and got dressed it had calmed down a bit. No problem getting to work although some lines were suspended but I got my usual train and was in on time. Its starting up again now so I bet when its time to go home the trains will be playing up Lesley Slave of the Fabulous Furballs I do hope your journey home was ok. I had to go to go into work this morning (just to take something in) even though I'm on holiday and saw no damage to anything. We were very lucky in Lye and Dudley in the West Midlands. Judith I also missed the worst of it here and count myself lucky. There were a few branches off my trees but the chicken huts weathered it OK. Boyfie & I were tucked up safely. I haven't been out today as due to the torrential overnight rain, it's unlikely I could get down to the village anyway because the bridge will be flooded. I was very happy to receive the weather warning to ensure our safety. The folks in Hounslow (west London) were particularly unfortunate, since a falling tree ruptured a gas main, resulting in an explosion that left two people dead, three houses destroyed, and two other houses damaged. -- John F. Eldredge -- "Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that." Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. |
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