GoatSarah
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There are football matches scheduled for tomorrow which at the moment are still going ahead.
Bet they don't.
There are football matches scheduled for tomorrow which at the moment are still going ahead.
I would think anyone who thinks otherwise is being rather optimistic.Does anyone know if services on Monday will be affected too?
It's a lovely sunny day here in the south east with barely a breath of wind, perhaps understandably some people are having difficulty comprehending how the weather is going to be so bad tomorrow that trains won't be able to operate. There are football matches scheduled for tomorrow which at the moment are still going ahead. Obviously we don't cope well with extreme weather in this country as we very rarely have any.
One would hope that Car drivers, would see sense and drive at a slower speed ! but no doubt they won't and still crash into trees, and say it wasn't my fault !
That's your opinion, which you're entitled to no matter how wrong it may be.Unfortunately it's the Michael Fish incident that's caused the hysterical over reaction to tomorrow's anticipated weather. We're going to get some rain and it might be a bit windy for a bit, big deal! That's no excuse for TOCs to fail to provide an adequate service for their customers.
Unfortunately it's the Michael Fish incident that's caused the hysterical over reaction to tomorrow's anticipated weather. We're going to get some rain and it might be a bit windy for a bit, big deal! That's no excuse for TOCs to fail to provide an adequate service for their customers.
There is no need to insult someone who was doing their job based upon information they were given. Sad that language like that is acceptable here.Every time we get news of a storm I always think back to the one we had in 1987 when that prat Michael Fish really did drop one on TV.
storm force 10 gusting violent storm force 11. Coastal communities are used to this but it’s going to be country wide. It will bring trees down and damage property. I took all the sails off my boat today. This is not an overreaction.
Not everybody is in your neck of the woods.According to the met office website the average wind speed in my neck of the woods (South Yorkshire) will be a mere 27mph, with the occasional gust of around 50mph. Anyone who seriously thinks an average wind speed of 27mph is "extreme weather" and an excuse to cancel hundreds of trains clearly doesn't understand meteorology.
According to the met office website the average wind speed in my neck of the woods (South Yorkshire) will be a mere 27mph, with the occasional gust of around 50mph. Anyone who seriously thinks an average wind speed of 27mph is "extreme weather" and an excuse to cancel hundreds of trains clearly doesn't understand meteorology.
And of course lorries might be prohibited from moving in some areas, although less of an issue on a Sunday.Anyone who makes comments like this clearly doesn't understand how weather conditions can vary across relatively short distances and the threat to life such weather can bring to ttrains moving at high speed on the operational railway.
Its one day, make other plans for it. Not a big ask.
As suggested by some yesterday Network Rail have imposed a blanket 50mph limit on the whole network tomorrow.
According to the met office website the average wind speed in my neck of the woods (South Yorkshire) will be a mere 27mph, with the occasional gust of around 50mph. Anyone who seriously thinks an average wind speed of 27mph is "extreme weather" and an excuse to cancel hundreds of trains clearly doesn't understand meteorology.
The BBC has rather higher figures gusting Force 11 not 9. And it is the Met Office that has issued the amber warning.According to the met office website the average wind speed in my neck of the woods (South Yorkshire) will be a mere 27mph, with the occasional gust of around 50mph. Anyone who seriously thinks an average wind speed of 27mph is "extreme weather" and an excuse to cancel hundreds of trains clearly doesn't understand meteorology.
In Scotland - Ullapool to be precise - when we were hit by a September hurricane when I think the average speed over three hours was nearly a ton (gusts stronger of course) and it destroyed my camp-site with caravans on that ended up as boats! Was around the early 70's though, I was just a (very frightened) wee laddie!!When did *Average* winds ever cause problems ? It's the gusts that cause problems.
There is no need to insult someone who was doing their job based upon information they were given. Sad that language like that is acceptable here.
They only have to be right once and this could be the oneUnfortunately it's the Michael Fish incident that's caused the hysterical over reaction to tomorrow's anticipated weather. We're going to get some rain and it might be a bit windy for a bit, big deal! That's no excuse for TOCs to fail to provide an adequate service for their customers.