Storrsy
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It will be a waste of time- nowhere near as bad as the hype- always is.
Storrsy
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We had a red warning here for wind a few months back- really was nothing spectacular. Sure gusty and a few trees down, tiles off roofs etc but that's just a standard winter storm isn't it!?
TiltyShaun
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As I have said before, the accuracy of forecasting has become very bad. Based on the “95% chance” of it completley lashing down from 9am yesterday I cancelled a 3.1 bricklaying gang. It did rain heavily at 12noon. For 30mins. 4 blokes sat at home twiddling there thumbs when they would have easily got a fulls day pay after taking an early lunch!!
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LKSF
Pennine Hillbilly
I've circled the salient points and the irony for you:
I don't know why you're telling me what the weather is like 12 hrs before the storm peaks, it's irrelevant.
This isn't anything to do with some so called 'nanny state', we've always had the choice of how stupidly we want to act, it's never been taken away from you completely. Apart from some road closures to keep the lemmings from stretching the emergency services too much, you can put yourself at as much or little risk as you like. It doesn't matter to me, i'll still be here at the end of today, some won't be, not my problem.
Lancs Lad
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Storrsy
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Haha poor bloke- never gonna live that one down is he!I guess history will be the judge ...
But so far I don't feel like Michael fish
V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
think we got away at the edge-ish again ... not that it hasn't been a wild night - the gusts at half four this morning were seeeeerious - woke me up and'd only just gotten to sleep
.... but could've been a lot worse damage wise ...big tree down at the bottom of our access road/lane .. was upright at ten when I passed it ... in the bloody way at twenty past - glad it waited for me to get by earlier
I just pulled in and waited 5 minutes for the farmer, who's up and down the road like a blue arse fly, to find it ... didn't take him long to turn it into 'gutter rubbish'
if I was feeling more 'me' I'd've chucked a trailer on, grabbed a saw and gone back and creatively relocated a load or two .. sadly CNBA ATM
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Lancs Lad
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Lovely day here blue sky if a tad breezy. Certainly nowt worse than we've had recently
Left hooker
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Had a tornado 
down here yesterday
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down here yesterday
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Today a tornado hit Cornwall
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V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
nice here - but wild
Lancs Lad
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Nowt to write home about
Yes sounds like Ireland had a bit of hoolie but seriously how much do they want to hype it up now?
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Pennine Hillbilly
Where Lancs lad tells everyone he lives:
Where he actually lives:
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Where he actually lives:
528K views · 1.6K reactions | This is the moment a tree fell on a moving car in Lancaster this morning. Thankfully nobody was hurt! https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvge88k22ejo | BBC Lancashire
This is the moment a tree fell on a moving car in Lancaster this morning. Thankfully nobody was hurt! https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cvge88k22ejo
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TiltyShaun
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s**t happens every day. Sometimes it is just more concentrated when nature is involved.
My only problem is what appears to be the complete lack of accuracy in current forecasts. I am wondering if there is some form of conspiracy involved!!
My only problem is what appears to be the complete lack of accuracy in current forecasts. I am wondering if there is some form of conspiracy involved!!
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Pennine Hillbilly
When the Met issues coloured warnings
roads and schools get closed it's time to take it seriously. Not the time to take a drive through the nearest woods or go pick up your high sided vehicle and take it for a drive on some exposed roads through an Amber warning 
To get the best accuracy always use the Met Office and consult it the night before, not the week before.
Even then they use computer simulations to make educated predictions and do get it wrong, but as said, not with severe weather like that.
In between the two extremes of telling everyone they're wrong and packing up the picnic hamper, tent or running round like a headless chicken is the sensible ground.
Quattromike
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Somebody trying to tell me yesterday if a red weather warning issued and you're out in your car unnecessarily insurance won't pay out if there's been sufficient warning. Anyone heard anything like this before we surely they won't get away with that.
V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
TiltyShaun
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Rubbish!!
The only time you would have a problem is driving recklessly through flood water unless you had just cause!! If the. They are on difficult ground!!
V8Druid
do it as well as you can,but learn to do it better
I'd agree, but you know what the T***s are like .... any excuse to wriggle and they bloody well will ...
only a military law dictat would prevent you from going about your lawful ..
advice not to, is a totally different level
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6feetdown
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Yes heard the same a cpl years ago
Lancs Lad
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agreed and very hard for them to prove.....I've had a short block on insurance from "optimistic fording" just made sure we towed it a decent way from the location to a A Road before AA turned up..." Deep puddle mate" ...
You just need to be creative with insurance ...the twats will screw you at any opportunity
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