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  • Posts: 19,339
    Ow that's hot !!

    That would turn an Englishman like me into a lobster in 5 mins.
  • Posts: 19,339
    The first Autumn storm is coming tonight to Britain,peeps :

    UK faces first named storm of season as 'Aileen' set to hit Britain with 75mph winds

    Britons are braced for winds of up to 75mph as forecasters warn the UK faces its first named storm of the season.

    Storm Aileen is set to batter parts of Britain overnight and risks damaging trees and buildings as fierce winds sweep across the nation.

    An amber warning for wind has been issued for North Wales, England's eastern coast and areas of the Midlands, which are likely to be worst affected, the Met Office said.

    Road, air and rail services are also expected to be disrupted and power cuts may occur, with less serious yellow warnings in place from Tuesday evening across the UK.
    Chief forecaster Frank Saunders said: “Storm Aileen is expected to bring strong winds of up to 75mph to a central segment of the UK and an amber weather warning has been issued.

    "As well as the strong winds, there will be some heavy rain pushing eastwards overnight which could see accumulations of 30-40mm.

    "The low pressure system that is bringing these strong winds will move fairly swiftly from west to east over the UK and although there will still be some disruption through Wednesday morning, the winds will ease by the afternoon leaving a day of blustery showers.”
    The Met Office dismissed any link between Storm Aileen and the hurricanes across the Atlantic which have pummelled islands in the Caribbean and parts of the US in recent days.

    Met Office Deputy Meteorologist Chris Tubbs said: “There are no links between the very strong winds we expect to see here in the UK and the hurricanes affecting the United States and the Caribbean at present.

    “This system originated well north in the Atlantic Ocean, independent of the current Caribbean hurricanes. It is a fairly typical autumnal low pressure system often seen here in the UK especially later in autumn.”
    The Met Office began naming storms in 2015 to raise awareness of their dangers and prevent confusion of different weather systems. Brian, Caroline and Dylan will follow Aileen as autumn tightens its grip and the UK descends into winter.
  • Last_Rat_StandingLast_Rat_Standing Long Neck Ice Cold Beer Never Broke My Heart
    Posts: 4,360
    So hurricane Irma came and went. Headed up to the northwest part of Florida. Came home super early this morning after a 9 1/2 hour trek home to no power loss and 2 shingles off my roof. Lucked out here but there's plenty here who have it much worse. It was horrifying seeing people at rest stops in the middle of the night Thursday going into Friday. It was something out of a disaster film. Gas became super short. People waiting hours on the highway for gas. People had to abandon their cars because they ran out of gas. That's the problem with Florida. If you live in the southern part there's only one way out and with millions trying to leave it becomes a huge problem in so many ways.
  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
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    Glad to hear you're alright, @Last_Rat_Standing, and that it won't take much for you to get back to normal at your home base. Quite lucky, indeed.
  • 007Blofeld007Blofeld In the freedom of the West.
    Posts: 3,126
    hot upper 80s low 90s here
  • edited September 2017 Posts: 19,339
    At least it's good news for you personally, @Last_Rat_Standing ,thats some consolation.
    007Blofeld wrote: »
    hot upper 80s low 90s here

    That's hot hot hot for a Brit like me !
  • PropertyOfALadyPropertyOfALady Colders Federation CEO
    Posts: 3,675
    barryt007 wrote: »
    At least it's good news for you personally, @Last_Rat_Standing ,thats some consolation.
    007Blofeld wrote: »
    hot upper 80s low 90s here

    That's hot hot hot for a Brit like me !

    And any guy.
  • Posts: 19,339
    The sky here in London is pure yellow with dust from Africa and Southern Europe :

    Why did Storm Ophelia turn the sun red?

    Parts of England have experienced an unusual side effect from Storm Ophelia: a blood red sun.

    The former hurricane's powerful winds have pulled air and dust up from southern Europe and Africa - with the spectacular sight prompting "lots of calls" to the Met Office.
    Forecaster Grahame Madge explained: "It's all connected with Ophelia, on the eastern side of the low pressure system air is coming up in the southern direction.

    "It's most likely the appearance of sunset at midday is caused by the particles scattering the light and giving the appearance of a red sun."

    Sharon Derrick was one of those admiring the dramatic skyline, saying: "Bristol looks like the film The Red Planet... the weather is bizarre."


    The Bristol Nomad - a part-time photographer - also took pictures of the "very freaky sky" over the city.
    Over in Ireland, hundreds of birds were in the darkening skies.


    Sarah in Cork tweeted: "Ummmm... think they know there's something big coming?"
  • Posts: 5,761
    Right now, we're experiencing summer temperatures (24° Celsius here in the Paris area, hotter in the south) and the clear skies and the sun that go with them. It looks like summer has come back. And it will last for a little while, until thursday.
  • edited October 2017 Posts: 19,339
    Gerard wrote: »
    Right now, we're experiencing summer temperatures (24° Celsius here in the Paris area, hotter in the south) and the clear skies and the sun that go with them. It looks like summer has come back. And it will last for a little while, until thursday.

    That's the air from Africa that the hurricane is blowing into Western Europe,as well as the ash from the fires in Portugal and Spain.
    This was at 3pm this afternoon peeps !!

    London :

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    South Gloucestershire :

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    Cardiff Castle :

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    Nottinghamshire :

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    Gloucester Docks :

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    Great pictures!
  • CASINOROYALECASINOROYALE Somewhere hot
    edited October 2017 Posts: 1,003
    In Texas I go to work around 5:30am and during the winter it will be around 28-40 degrees + super windy. Then in the afternoon it’s 80 degrees. Typical.
    Last Christmas was 90 degrees. :(
  • PropertyOfALadyPropertyOfALady Colders Federation CEO
    Posts: 3,675
    In Texas I goto work around 5:30am and during the winter it will be around 28-40 degrees + super windy. Then in the afternoon it’s 80 degrees. Typical.
    Last Christmas was 90 degrees. :(

    Somewhere hot indeed.
  • edited October 2017 Posts: 19,339
    That must be terrible..it would turn an Englishman into a lobster within minutes.

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  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
    Posts: 28,694
    barryt007 wrote: »
    That must be terrible..it would turn an Englishman into a lobster within minutes.

    lobster_450x388.jpg

    Surely the remnants of Churchill's England could stand up to it?
  • Posts: 19,339
    barryt007 wrote: »
    That must be terrible..it would turn an Englishman into a lobster within minutes.

    lobster_450x388.jpg

    Surely the remnants of Churchill's England could stand up to it?

    If we are fighting for Queen and Country,of course we can,dear boy.
    We won the Africa campaign after all,in WWII. ;)

  • Major_BoothroydMajor_Boothroyd Republic of Isthmus
    Posts: 2,721
    Here in Thailand it's 29 degrees and not a cloud in the sky.
    Should be similar weather tomorrow...when I'm off to James Bond Island...
  • Posts: 19,339
    Enjoy yourself today ,its a surreal moment when you see that 'mushroom shaped rock' !!
  • Posts: 12,506
    Here in Thailand it's 29 degrees and not a cloud in the sky.
    Should be similar weather tomorrow...when I'm off to James Bond Island...

    Consider me jealous Major! Enjoy it and take a few pics for us all!!!
  • Major_BoothroydMajor_Boothroyd Republic of Isthmus
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    RogueAgent wrote: »
    Here in Thailand it's 29 degrees and not a cloud in the sky.
    Should be similar weather tomorrow...when I'm off to James Bond Island...

    Consider me jealous Major! Enjoy it and take a few pics for us all!!!

    Thank you @RogueAgent and @barryt007 - will definitely put up some pictures as soon as I'm home! Really excited (it's less than 12 hours away now) I've been to many Bond locations - but this is the first I'm really going out of my way to see - the next will be piz Gloria - maybe in a year or two. Have been on the road for a month now - went to the Golden Gate Bridge three weeks ago, got married in Italy and had 'We Have All The Time in the World' as our first dance and now on honeymoon in Thailand and going to see James Bond Island (my wife is a very patient woman ;-) ) I love traveling and love Bond so have managed to see many 007 locations over the years.
  • Posts: 19,339
    RogueAgent wrote: »
    Here in Thailand it's 29 degrees and not a cloud in the sky.
    Should be similar weather tomorrow...when I'm off to James Bond Island...

    Consider me jealous Major! Enjoy it and take a few pics for us all!!!

    Thank you @RogueAgent and @barryt007 - will definitely put up some pictures as soon as I'm home! Really excited (it's less than 12 hours away now) I've been to many Bond locations - but this is the first I'm really going out of my way to see - the next will be piz Gloria - maybe in a year or two. Have been on the road for a month now - went to the Golden Gate Bridge three weeks ago, got married in Italy and had 'We Have All The Time in the World' as our first dance and now on honeymoon in Thailand and going to see James Bond Island (my wife is a very patient woman ;-) ) I love traveling and love Bond so have managed to see many 007 locations over the years.

    Wow ,what a great journey,and married to boot....Congrats indeed !!

  • Posts: 12,506
    RogueAgent wrote: »
    Here in Thailand it's 29 degrees and not a cloud in the sky.
    Should be similar weather tomorrow...when I'm off to James Bond Island...

    Consider me jealous Major! Enjoy it and take a few pics for us all!!!

    Thank you @RogueAgent and @barryt007 - will definitely put up some pictures as soon as I'm home! Really excited (it's less than 12 hours away now) I've been to many Bond locations - but this is the first I'm really going out of my way to see - the next will be piz Gloria - maybe in a year or two. Have been on the road for a month now - went to the Golden Gate Bridge three weeks ago, got married in Italy and had 'We Have All The Time in the World' as our first dance and now on honeymoon in Thailand and going to see James Bond Island (my wife is a very patient woman ;-) ) I love traveling and love Bond so have managed to see many 007 locations over the years.

    Huge congrats on getting married Major! I too have an amazing future wife who likes Bond, not as much as me mind, but she too wants to travel to various locations to which their are plenty. And spookily enough we are also having "We have all the time in the world" for our first dance too! Enjoy the rest of your trip and stay safe the pair of you!
  • edited October 2017 Posts: 17,235
    RogueAgent wrote: »
    Here in Thailand it's 29 degrees and not a cloud in the sky.
    Should be similar weather tomorrow...when I'm off to James Bond Island...

    Consider me jealous Major! Enjoy it and take a few pics for us all!!!

    Thank you @RogueAgent and @barryt007 - will definitely put up some pictures as soon as I'm home! Really excited (it's less than 12 hours away now) I've been to many Bond locations - but this is the first I'm really going out of my way to see - the next will be piz Gloria - maybe in a year or two. Have been on the road for a month now - went to the Golden Gate Bridge three weeks ago, got married in Italy and had 'We Have All The Time in the World' as our first dance and now on honeymoon in Thailand and going to see James Bond Island (my wife is a very patient woman ;-) ) I love traveling and love Bond so have managed to see many 007 locations over the years.

    Congratulations! What a song for the first dance as well!
  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
    Posts: 28,694
    I don't know about anyone else, but playing "We Have All the Time in the World" at a wedding would always make me have OHMSS and the tragedy of Tracy in the back of my mind, and how our favorite chap's wedding didn't exactly go so well in relation to the song. I think it'd be too ominous a thing to dance to, as a Bond fan, like you're inviting a quick severance of marital ties, by whatever means. ;) The song is ironical for a reason...
  • Major_BoothroydMajor_Boothroyd Republic of Isthmus
    Posts: 2,721
    Hehe - no worries @0BradyM0Bondfanatic7 - we're both aware of its tragic implications ;-) but I just made sure we were not getting married in Portugal, driving an Aston and saying it with flowers and everything worked out fine. Although I'm sure she loves me indubitably...
  • RichardTheBruceRichardTheBruce I'm motivated by my Duty.
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    It's good a fine song like "We Have All the Time in the World" gets used in its positive light.
    That must have been an awesome moment during the wedding, @Major_Boothroyd.
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  • Major_BoothroydMajor_Boothroyd Republic of Isthmus
    Posts: 2,721
    It's good a fine song like "We Have All the Time in the World" gets used in its positive light.
    That must have been an awesome moment during the wedding, @Major_Boothroyd.
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    Was indeed! Thank you very much for the support fellow Bond fans. It was a magical day. And the song has a new, added meaning for me now. Now - off to James Bond Island! Will report back in an hour...better make that seven...
  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
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    There certainly must be an aspect of dancing to that song that adds a special something if you're a Bond fan, maybe even an emotional angle. The realization you're grasping what Bond never could with your new spouse, despite his best efforts, etc.
  • Posts: 19,339
    It's good a fine song like "We Have All the Time in the World" gets used in its positive light.
    That must have been an awesome moment during the wedding, @Major_Boothroyd.
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    Was indeed! Thank you very much for the support fellow Bond fans. It was a magical day. And the song has a new, added meaning for me now. Now - off to James Bond Island! Will report back in an hour...better make that seven...

    Enjoy !!

    It's been a while since I was at James Bond Island so I hope its not too commercial now !!
  • Posts: 19,339
    Here comes another one !
    This one will hit my area tomorrow...oh what joy !!!......................not :

    Storm Brian: UK braces for 'weather bomb' set to bring 70mph winds and heavy rain.

    Storm Brian is expected to batter Britain's coast just days after Storm Ophelia wreaked destruction.

    Heavy rain and gusts of 50mph are expected across southern England and the west of Wales on Saturday, and winds could reach 70mph in exposed areas.

    The wild weather, caused by a "weather bomb" over the Atlantic Ocean, may cause coastal flooding and affect transport, the Met Office said. Spokesman Grahame Madge said: "Dramatic waves could pose a threat to life and there will be quite hazardous conditions along the seafront."

    He warned thrillseekers not to risk their safety by posing for "storm selfies" along the coast.

    A yellow weather warning for wind has been issued in affected areas, valid from 4am to midnight on Saturday. Wide parts of the country could see between 15mm and 25mm of rainfall, with deluges of up to 60mm in isolated areas.

    Northern Ireland, one of the areas worst-affected by Storm Ophelia, is also braced for further disruption when a band of rain moves in from the west on Thursday.

    A yellow weather warning for rain has been issued across the region, valid from 3pm to midnight.

    Met Office forecaster Helen Roberts warned that heavy rain would be falling on already saturated ground and could cause flooding and affect properties.

    She said: "It will be fairly patchy to begin with but then it looks like through the afternoon and into the evening it becomes heavier and more persistent and more widespread."

    Around 40mm of rain is expected in parts of Northern Ireland and 60mm is possible over the mountains.
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