Storm Doris...

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surveyor

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17,768 posts

183 months

Wednesday 22nd February 2017
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Anyone else watching with interest?

My phone has been dinging away with travel alerts as I'm due to fly Dublin to Manchester then get the train back to Doncaster tomorrow.

So far, I think I'm ok... As long as arrivals don't get stuffed in Dublin (which would obviously knock on to departures).

The South seem to be worse - or at least gearing up to be more affected....

Dogwatch

6,222 posts

221 months

Wednesday 22nd February 2017
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Is this the same Doris as last time or a different one?

BossHogg

5,973 posts

177 months

Wednesday 22nd February 2017
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I'm on patrol over Shap/Tebay Gorge tomorrow afternoon, I could be for a busy duty. wink

jonnyb

2,590 posts

251 months

Wednesday 22nd February 2017
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surveyor said:
Anyone else watching with interest?

My phone has been dinging away with travel alerts as I'm due to fly Dublin to Manchester then get the train back to Doncaster tomorrow.

So far, I think I'm ok... As long as arrivals don't get stuffed in Dublin (which would obviously knock on to departures).

The South seem to be worse - or at least gearing up to be more affected....
Looking at the forecast the morning should be ok, but the afternoon is touch and go.

Birmingham on the other hand look like it could be very "interesting"!!!!!

WindyCommon

3,354 posts

238 months

Wednesday 22nd February 2017
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Dogwatch said:
Is this the same Doris as last time or a different one?
There was no Doris last time, other than in a few over-excited tabloids. The MetO didn't attribute the name then, so it's being used for the first time now.

treehack

997 posts

238 months

Wednesday 22nd February 2017
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Looks like I may have an interesting day, we have contract for emergency call outs with highways for a county council.

talksthetorque

10,815 posts

134 months

Wednesday 22nd February 2017
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Working from home tomorrow, so I have double checked the gates are bolted so they don't make the occasional bang.
Looks like a bit of weather.
Sad days when even the weather forecast is chasing ratings.

Sparkyhd

1,792 posts

94 months

Wednesday 22nd February 2017
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treehack said:
Looks like I may have an interesting day, we have contract for emergency call outs with highways for a county council.
Is that a Doris Day?

Willy Nilly

12,511 posts

166 months

Wednesday 22nd February 2017
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It will be hard work pedalling to work tomorrow.

iphonedyou

9,234 posts

156 months

Wednesday 22nd February 2017
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surveyor said:
Anyone else watching with interest?
Just some more wind and rain, in a county that has generally windy, rainy weather.

ChocolateFrog

24,852 posts

172 months

Wednesday 22nd February 2017
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Willy Nilly said:
It will be hard work pedalling to work tomorrow.
Coming home will be a breeze then.

55palfers

5,893 posts

163 months

Wednesday 22nd February 2017
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Just luxuriating in a few days in Barmouth at the moment.

It's a bit blowy and wet, but on the whole not exactly Armageddon yet



battered

4,088 posts

146 months

Wednesday 22nd February 2017
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BossHogg said:
I'm on patrol over Shap/Tebay Gorge tomorrow afternoon, I could be for a busy duty. wink
I'm there on Friday, I'll wave. Tomorrow is Kent to Leeds, leave about 3, home by 730, then Friday is Glasgow for lunchtime, back to Leeds that evening.

BossHogg

5,973 posts

177 months

Wednesday 22nd February 2017
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I'm there on Friday too! don't know what I've done to deserve 2 consecutive days in hell! laugh

battered

4,088 posts

146 months

Wednesday 22nd February 2017
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You a copper then, or AA? If the former, let me know which bridges you are staking out and around them I'll stick to <78 or whatever the magic figure is now. :-p

BossHogg

5,973 posts

177 months

Wednesday 22nd February 2017
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Neither - Highways England Traffic Officer. wink

Some Gump

12,671 posts

185 months

Wednesday 22nd February 2017
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wonder how much sleep cc's eye will get tonight. Will he be beating to quarters?

fttm

3,666 posts

134 months

Thursday 23rd February 2017
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Some Gump said:
wonder how much sleep cc's eye will get tonight. Will he be beating to quarters?
Roger that , full comms with the Optrex tonight over . Don't mention the Walts rofl

sebhaque

6,402 posts

180 months

Thursday 23rd February 2017
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Over the past year one of the trees in my garden has started to get a bit of a lean on. I'm wondering whether this new storm (why are they getting names now? And how are we only on the 4th one?!) will be enough to topple the tree. With some luck it'll land in my pond and help expel some of the ste that's accumulated over a few months of disuse.

I'm also looking forward to seeing how the planes cope - I work on the Heathrow site - and it's always nice to see engineering in action. I suspect some of the 767s with the enormous winglets will be impersonating a hummingbird on their way into the sky.

WindyCommon

3,354 posts

238 months

Thursday 23rd February 2017
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sebhaque said:
...I'm wondering whether this new storm (why are they getting names now? And how are we only on the 4th one?!)...
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winter_storm_naming_in_the_United_Kingdom_and_Ireland