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  • Lou67
    Lou67 Online Community Member Posts: 8,702 Championing

    @Teigr
    Definitely not your imagination we have been getting them for ages now. 
    And who thinks up the names lol 
  • Albus_Scope
    Albus_Scope Posts: 9,376 Scope Online Community Coordinator
    I can actually answer that question @Lou67 :)

    The UK Met Office and Irish service Met Éireann launched their first "Name our Storms" campaign in 2015.

    Most years, they draw the names from a shortlist of favourites submitted by the public. And since 2019, they have been joined by the national weather service of the Netherlands, which also chips in a few suggested names each year.

    For the 2023-24 season, the Met Office has slightly changed its methods and has named a number of storms after prominent scientists, meteorologists and, in its words, others "who work to keep people safe in times of severe weather".

    In the past, storms have alternated between male and female names but that has altered this year in order to honour the right people.



    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-67135325
  • Lou67
    Lou67 Online Community Member Posts: 8,702 Championing

    @Albus_Scope
    Thank you for that because I genuinely wondered were the names came from ❤️
  • Sandy_123
    Sandy_123 Scope Member Posts: 62,554 Championing
    I'm hoping power don't go off here, the squirrel must be sea sick in the big tree at the bottom 9f the garden swaying like mad  
  • Sandy_123
    Sandy_123 Scope Member Posts: 62,554 Championing
    Yes full force here at 6pm lots of disruptions to flights, trains ferries etc  stay safe everyone 
  • Albus_Scope
    Albus_Scope Posts: 9,376 Scope Online Community Coordinator
    Hope everyone manages to stay safe and their garden gnomes are glued down!

    My mothers partner is supposed to be on a plane this evening, but I doubt that's going to be happening now.

    I'm praying the fence stays in one piece. 
  • Sandy_123
    Sandy_123 Scope Member Posts: 62,554 Championing
    I've secured my gate that won't be banging tonight. I bet ghd flight is cancelled @Albus_Scope or diverted
  • Albus_Scope
    Albus_Scope Posts: 9,376 Scope Online Community Coordinator
    Fingers crossed your green house will be spared @ada.

    I've got tomorrow off, so you can have all the hot cross buns until Tuesday. ;) 
  • Sandy_123
    Sandy_123 Scope Member Posts: 62,554 Championing
    Enjoy your day off @Albus_Scope
  • Albus_Scope
    Albus_Scope Posts: 9,376 Scope Online Community Coordinator
    Haha, thanks @Beaver79, you've all been keeping me on my toes today. Make sure you keep the others in the team busy tomorrow. ;)

    And thank you @Sandy_123, by the sounds of things I'll be spending the day putting the garden back together.  :D 
  • Marydoll5
    Marydoll5 Online Community Member, Scope Member Posts: 658 Championing
    Evening everyone 

    Had nice afternoon with son and daughter in law. Great to have their company. 

    We don't see them much so it was lovely. I was a bag of nerves but kept it under control (I think).

    Wind is whipping up here now and is strong. 
  • Grinchy
    Grinchy Online Community Member Posts: 1,953 Championing
    Hey Everyone, wind is picking up here, i hope you all have a good night, take care all!
  • Teigr
    Teigr Online Community Member Posts: 4,886 Championing
    I think the next storm should be called Lulubelle.
  • Teigr
    Teigr Online Community Member Posts: 4,886 Championing
    Picking up here too @Grinchy,supposed to reach 90mph by 9 o'clock tonight.
  • Teigr
    Teigr Online Community Member Posts: 4,886 Championing
    Will she go outside on her own @Ada?

    Scout won't,she needs a pee partner.
  • Lou67
    Lou67 Online Community Member Posts: 8,702 Championing

    Oh really bad here to they have cancelled trains and ferry’s, and the colleges have to be closed tomorrow. 
  • Teigr
    Teigr Online Community Member Posts: 4,886 Championing
    My parents had a cat that refused to go outside if it was raining @Ada,she used to wee on the doorstep with one paw in the utility room.
  • Teigr
    Teigr Online Community Member Posts: 4,886 Championing
    The roof on our extension tried to fly away in weather like this back in 2013.

    Good times.
  • Sandy_123
    Sandy_123 Scope Member Posts: 62,554 Championing
    Well the fences are still standing 
  • Autism_at_40
    Autism_at_40 Online Community Member Posts: 899 Pioneering
    Evening all, bit blustery out there - still haven't gone out to shut the banging gate..

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