Storm Imogen

On 07/02/2016 21:19, Vir Campestris wrote:
On 07/02/2016 20:57, charles wrote:
In ,
Northern wrote:
On 07/02/2016 08:37 pm, George wrote:
Right we saw how those Northern poofs couldn't cope with a little drop
of water. Watch and learn from how us Southerners how to do the job
properly over the next few days.

Oh Really, if a tree blows over in London expect to see it on BBC NEWS
24/7 for the next two days...

Limp-wristed faggots!


I remember 1987.

Ah yes, the famous Great Storm of Fleet Street...

It mostly did damage not by sheer strength, but because it was unusual.
Much in the south was not designed/grown for it.

Andy

I remember walking through Hyde Park two days afterwards and seeing
several trees where the trunk had been snapped at around head height.
They were decent sized trees with trunks about a foot in diameter at the
break, and snapping green wood that size takes a lot of leverage.

Jim

Its not the water its the wind.
Brian

"George" wrote in message
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Right we saw how those Northern poofs couldn't cope with a little drop
of water. Watch and learn from how us Southerners how to do the job
properly over the next few days.

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On Sun, 07 Feb 2016 20:57:50 +0000 (GMT), charles
wrote:

I remember 1987.

No sign of dementia then.

I too remember 1987, 2015 not so much.
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On 07/02/2016 21:47, GB wrote:
Our insurers asked questions about how close to a river we are, but not
about the spring that gurgles up in our front garden whenever it rains
heavily.

Surely there is nothing wrong with a spring as long as the water has
some where to go after it gurgles up.

On Mon, 8 Feb 2016 09:28:00 -0000, "Brian Gaff"
wrote:

Its not the water its the wind.
Brian

"George" wrote in message
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Right we saw how those Northern poofs couldn't cope with a little drop
of water. Watch and learn from how us Southerners how to do the job
properly over the next few days.

is it the wrong kind of wind or the wrong kind of water?


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On 08/02/2016 11:16, Nick wrote:
On 07/02/2016 21:47, GB wrote:
Our insurers asked questions about how close to a river we are, but not
about the spring that gurgles up in our front garden whenever it rains
heavily.

Surely there is nothing wrong with a spring as long as the water has
some where to go after it gurgles up.

As we are on a hill, it's really our neighbours who need to tell their
insurers about the spring.

On 08/02/2016 08:53, Woody wrote:
"charles" wrote in message
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In article ,
Northern Powerhouse wrote:
On 07/02/2016 08:37 pm, George wrote:
Right we saw how those Northern poofs couldn't cope with a little
drop
of water. Watch and learn from how us Southerners how to do the
job
properly over the next few days.

Oh Really, if a tree blows over in London expect to see it on BBC
NEWS
24/7 for the next two days...

Limp-wristed faggots!


I remember 1987.



Ah, when Sevenoaks became Oneoak?



Shepherds Bush became Shepherds

On Mon, 08 Feb 2016 13:19:06 +0000, Peter Duncanson
wrote:

His head might explode.

At least there won't be much debris from the contents...

Then we will be mourning the late Mr Pounder Esquire.

....except maybe a bit of cheese.

On 08/02/2016 08:59, Indy Jess John wrote:

I remember walking through Hyde Park two days afterwards and seeing
several trees where the trunk had been snapped at around head height.
They were decent sized trees with trunks about a foot in diameter at the
break, and snapping green wood that size takes a lot of leverage.

The trees that grow half-way up Cairn Gorm are little stubby things with
fat trunks. They've had wind all their lives; they're used to it. They'd
have laughed at the wind that those soft southern trees couldn't take.
(in fact, as there was a gust of 140 at the top last week they'd better
be strong).

The trees in the lowland south aren't use to summer gales, and have
evolved to grow fast in woodland. Grow slow and you get no light; you're
dead.

Andy

On 07/02/2016 20:44, Northern Powerhouse wrote:
On 07/02/2016 08:37 pm, George wrote:
Right we saw how those Northern poofs couldn't cope with a little drop
of water. Watch and learn from how us Southerners how to do the job
properly over the next few days.

Oh Really, if a tree blows over in London expect to see it on BBC NEWS
24/7 for the next two days...

I was surprised last night, it took about 20 minutes before there was
a report on the BBC 10pm news, although of course we still had to have
a reporter on the Hampshire coast showing us how difficult it was to
stand up, aided by other passing organ donors.

Then when the local news came on, it was pushed down the running order
behind a murdered couple from Chichester, and a story about female
genital mutilation (repackaged stuff to fill airtime from a documentary
earlier yesterday evening)

Limp-wristed faggots!

You're too kind.

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