Wind Amber Warning Thursday

[ChrisB]

Time to check your mooring. There is an amber warning for wind in an area covering The Broads. Forcast is for wind 35+ mph gusting to 60 mph.

[quo vadis]

What two weather warnings now

[Chelsea14Ian]

We spoke with Grahams dad yesterday  he told us three trees had come down  on the Ant  one on the chet. Also last  night  on look east trees on the line affecting Wroxham.

[Vaughan]

Trees on the railway are Network Rail's own fault. In the days of steam there were never trees on the sides of railway lines. They were kept clear, in case the steam engines set fire to them.

That also means, of course, that there were never "the wrong kind of leaves" on the track!

[Bound2Please]

Sadly thats quite true Vaughan, in the early 70's, Britsh Rail were even stopped killing under growth under cable runs that previously was always DDT applied. All in the name of nature conservation. This i believe also applied to banks no more grass and undergrowth cutting, this in tern has lead to numerous trackside fires even in my time on there, in turn causing delays. Lets not go onto leaves and wrong type of snow.

Charlie

[Poppy]

24 minutes ago, Bound2Please said:

Sadly thats quite true Vaughan, in the early 70's, Britsh Rail were even stopped killing under growth under cable runs that previously was always DDT applied. All in the name of nature conservation. This i believe also applied to banks no more grass and undergrowth cutting, this in tern has lead to numerous trackside fires even in my time on there, in turn causing delays. Lets not go onto leaves and wrong type of snow.

Charlie

DDT was/is an insecticide.  It would have had no effect on undergrowth.

[Vaughan]

At the risk of getting off the subject I would suggest that as almost all railways are now electrified by overhead wires, it is just as important as ever, to keep trees away from them??

[Bound2Please]

Very true Vaughan if they were allowed to

Charlie

[Poppy]

It was so windy I decided to take refuge in the pub.   Is it safe to venture outside yet ?

[JennyMorgan]

3 minutes ago, Poppy said:

It was so windy I decided to take refuge in the pub.   Is it safe to venture outside yet ?

Should you venture outside now then the froth on your Euro-Phizz should stay in place.

[Vaughan]

I have just had a weather prediction for next week :

"Me an ol' Arny, we 'er bin hair fer thutty foive yars, man an boy. Thass loik wot oi keep a'tellin on yer - yew int sin nuthin yit!"

[ExSurveyor]

10 minutes ago, Vaughan said:

 

"Me an ol' Arny, we 'er bin hair fer thutty foive yars, man an boy. Thass loik wot oi keep a'tellin on yer - yew int sin nuthin yit!"

Google Translate was no help 

[JennyMorgan]

32 minutes ago, psychicsurveyor said:

Google Translate was no help 

Blest furiners wot dun't unerstan proper Inglish as it shud be spook!

[ExSurveyor]

Ah,  that helps  not. 

Λυπάμαι, δεν έχω ιδέα τι λέτε

Its all Greek to me. 

[ExSurveyor]

Just realised that blooming Doris has run off with my NBN burgee, bug#er 

[JennyMorgan]

I'm quite certain that Admiral John will happily supply you with another. You might get a quantity discount!

[ExSurveyor]

Already ordered