It'll be interesting to see what happens to wind turbines over the next 24 hours. Will they all shut down (Scottish ones probably will), or will enough turbines south of the border keep going like the clappers, with increased output, to compensate for those that do?
or - will they all blow to bits?
Let his noodly appendages tangle in their blades...
In message , Chris Hogg writes
Interesting day, here in Aberdeenshire. This morning was gorgeous. 6 degrees when I walked the dog. Dry, bright and absolutely still. By
15.00 the wind was throwing rain against the windows, and continues so to do. Luckily, Wifey does the pm dog walk :-)In message , News writes
We have friends who .live on Rum, currently in an old mobile home (well strapped down). They are going to have a fun night
There, I rewrote that for you :-)
Owain
How many bottles a week ? :)
Andrew
Why are they strapped down? Has anyone thought to try a medication increase?
Bill
:-)
They've weathered such storms before, but fingers crossed all the chickens, ducks etc are still there in the morning :-0
Snorf!!
In message , Chris French writes
All a bit of an anti climax in Aberdeenshire. The Met Office site showed amber warnings which were downgraded to yellow, and it is certainly windy outside, but nothing really wild. I'll take the dog out later, and see if she behaves like a kite.
In reality, Abigail didn't have any significant effect on overall wind generation, according to Gridwatch.
Incidentally, Abigail : a big gale. Probably an old and well-worn play on words by meteorologists the world over for naming hurricanes etc. but I've only just twigged it. I wonder if they have anything similar beginning with 'B' for the next storm.
"Abigail Barney Clodagh Desmond Eva Frank Gertrude Henry Imogen Jake Katie Lawrence Mary Nigel Orla Phil Rhonda Steve Tegan"
Chris Vernon Wendy
(Trying again without my name in the middle of the list)
"Abigail Barney Clodagh Desmond Eva Frank Gertrude Henry Imogen Jake Katie Lawrence Mary Nigel Orla Phil Rhonda Steve Tegan Vernon Wendy"
Chris
But none of them are descriptive, not like 'a big gale'. Mind you, I think it would be difficult. A big gale is particularly apt, although whether it was really that big relative to what we've had in the past and what we will probably have in the future, is moot.
In message , Chris Hogg writes
They aren't meant to be, the list was complied from [public suggestions, though not sure on what basis names were chosen.
I like Wendy though. When our eldest was little she loved watching Bob the Builder. One character is called Wendy, DD used to call her Windy.
So Abigail (a big gale) is appropriate purely by chance.
I like Wendy, too. Almost windy, which would be appropriate for a gale.
In article , News writes
I watched the BBC weather forecast last night before the 10:oo PM news and the presenter was almost hysterical. Presumably this is a sign of things to come.
In message , bert writes
Yes, I think it is. Been getting worse ever since the famous Michael Fish episode. They are terrified they'll miss something so put out these hysterical warnings even when they're talking about what, in reality, is no more than a possibility.
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