On 20/1/07, David Savage, discombobulated, unleashed: >I've noticed their absence, & the fact that DPReview is inaccessible.
Daaaaah. Storm in a teacup. Winds peaked at 99 mph off the Needles. Gusts to about 80 or so in exposed places inland in southern England. We're lucky, it's nothing like a real hurricane, and very infrequent at these speeds. Winter gales gust to 60 regularly, but that's no problem. Atlantic low pressure systems scud in from a south-westerly direction so the air is damp and mild with temps peaking at 14C. We had a few killed by falling walls and trees. One was in a car that was flattened down the road in Berkshire. Tragic, he was in his thirties leaving a pregnant wife and young child. Otherwise, power lines down - I was filming repair crews yesterday putting up new poles in a forest. Still a few thousand not back on the grid yet, they'll all be on by Sunday night. We've had a rapid succession of lows rumbling through for weeks, but now a big high is taking up position, bringing Arctic air down on its eastern flank, so we can expect snow showers in the British Isles for a while. Some will wake to a couple of cm tomorrow, which will be nice, but bring the country to a halt. We are the worst nation in the world for preparing for it. Join me in a few minutes for the full forecast :-) -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=====| http://www.cottysnaps.com _____________________________ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
