RawB93 Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 If you go to @Newbornbairn's house - don't eat the soup. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falkirktheinvincible Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 1 hour ago, RawB93 said: If you go to @Newbornbairn's house - don't eat the soup. A nice mug of oxtail soup on a cauld day... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fullerene Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 2 hours ago, badgerthewitness said: Which begs the question: Which kitchen utensils would be most effective at repelling attack by crocodile, snake or jobby? Absolutely no need. Just get yourself a Mongoose. Everybody knows that. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Jean King Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 9 hours ago, kennie makevin said: Getting where ? Unable to sleep cos it's still light at 11pm and light again at 4am ? Not for me, Clive. Away from 16 hours darkness at least. Horses for courses like most things in life. If firmly a summer person. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alert Mongoose Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 44 minutes ago, Fullerene said: Absolutely no need. Just get yourself a Mongoose. Everybody knows that. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derry Alli Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 Took an hour to reply. Slightly alert Mongoose, IMO. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peil Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 Anyone slightly bemused by the fact that the Faroes and Norway just took a Cat 3 hurricane at the back end of January? That seems like a lot of energy in the system, that far north, at this time of year. I thought hurricane systems were driven by warming in tropical waters in the summer. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highlandmac Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 8 hours ago, Peil said: Anyone slightly bemused by the fact that the Faroes and Norway just took a Cat 3 hurricane at the back end of January? That seems like a lot of energy in the system, that far north, at this time of year. I thought hurricane systems were driven by warming in tropical waters in the summer. Was it the media that were referring to a hurricane?they've been known to be somewhat slapdash with their reporting 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molotov Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 9 hours ago, Peil said: Anyone slightly bemused by the fact that the Faroes and Norway just took a Cat 3 hurricane at the back end of January? That seems like a lot of energy in the system, that far north, at this time of year. I thought hurricane systems were driven by warming in tropical waters in the summer. It’s about terminology. Journalism is often lazy. These storms likely had “hurricane-force” winds (of at least 74 mph). I’m not even going to bother checking as they may not have got that right. As part of my Advanced Meteorology Course back in the early 90s I studied tropical cyclones as part of my research examination topic. I still have the bound booklet we had each had to produce. It really was a highly interesting topic. On my course were two “students” who went on to work at the BBC. John Hammond and Helen Young. I knew John fairly well for a number of years. Good guy. I swore too much on my screen test. “It’s fcuking freezing ootside today so stick a hat and scarf on ya daft cnuts” 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peil Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 (edited) 1 hour ago, highlandmac said: Was it the media that were referring to a hurricane?they've been known to be somewhat slapdash with their reporting Sustained wind speeds reported on the Norwegian coast of 122 mph, that's a CAT 3 on the hurricane scale. Edited February 2 by Peil 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TxRover Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 4 hours ago, Molotov said: It’s about terminology. Journalism is often lazy. Hurricane’s require 79+F waters, so they WERE lazy bast**ds. Should have been referred to as a bomb cyclone. (Interestingly, Apple attempted to autocorrect that to Bone Cyclone, which sounds like a fetish porn video). 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molotov Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 7 hours ago, TxRover said: Hurricane’s require 79+F waters, so they WERE lazy bast**ds. There is a lot more to the formation of tropical cyclones (besides water temperature) than I could be arsed writing about this morning (or this evening for that matter. I did say they were likely to be reporting on “hurricane force” winds. Class me as a lazy b*****d too by all means. Back when I was researching this for my practical examination there was no internet available. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Molotov Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 I was working at the Met Office when this happened: https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/learn-about/weather/case-studies/great-storm Had a few drinks in company of Mike Fish. Our HQ bar was called the Isobar. Good times. “Technically, Michael Fish was right: the great storm was not a hurricane, but an extratropical cyclone. Hurricanes are driven by warmer water in the sea below, while storms like this one are driven by conditions in the upper atmosphere. However, hurricane-strength winds were experienced, with a high speed of 115mph measured in Shoreham, West Sussex, and 94mph gusts in London between 3am and 4am.” https://amp.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/oct/11/michael-fish-would-not-dismiss-great-storm-of-1987-today-says-met-office The developments in data collection, recording, storage and super computing technology were unbelievably important in the decade I worked there. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TxRover Posted February 2 Share Posted February 2 24 minutes ago, Molotov said: There is a lot more to the formation of tropical cyclones (besides water temperature) than I could be arsed writing about this morning (or this evening for that matter. I did say they were likely to be reporting on “hurricane force” winds. Class me as a lazy b*****d too by all means. Back when I was researching this for my practical examination there was no internet available. I was simply agreeing with the observation. No problems with hurricane force winds, that’s fine and accurate. Your post was fine, as was the complaint about lazy TV b*****ds. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highlandmac Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 Wind howling all night in Inverness last night&power out for a fair few hours 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 2 hours ago, highlandmac said: Wind howling all night in Inverness last night&power out for a fair few hours Very windy in Ballifeary but no power cut. Hope it dies down for the Clach game. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richey Edwards Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 All trains departing from Glasgow have been replaced with horsedrawn carts. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 12 minutes ago, Richey Edwards said: All trains departing from Glasgow have been replaced with horsedrawn carts. Do they tie crayons to their hooves? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newbornbairn Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 1 hour ago, Richey Edwards said: All trains departing from Glasgow have been replaced with horsedrawn carts. 1 hour ago, welshbairn said: Do they tie crayons to their hooves? 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highlandmac Posted February 3 Share Posted February 3 8 hours ago, welshbairn said: Very windy in Ballifeary but no power cut. Hope it dies down for the Clach game. Turns out it was very localised,an issue with a substation down by me 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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