Tiger
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Yesterday was windy as hell here, this storm is supposed to be really bad and arriving tonight.
The weather here has got calmer all day and its blue skies and the wind has stopped.
So, is it really the calm before the storm?
Ben
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SVM 286
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Where are you at the mo Ben?
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DannyB
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Probably yeah, been bad here..raining all day then stopped and sunny for about 2 hours then more rain, stupid weather.
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Mike
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We've had some rain today, it's gone calm now tho and blue skies
I'm really not looking forward to driving the van tomorrow 
[Edited on 09-03-2008 by Mike B]
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Tiger
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13 Miles SW of Leicester
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Aaron
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I'm quite looking forward to it
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Tiger
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quote: Originally posted by Aaron
I'm quite looking forward to it
Me too
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SVM 286
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quote: Originally posted by Tiger
13 Miles SW of Leicester
Ah, sorry mate. I thought you were still on yer travels. Had image of you in a straw hat in a shack on some remote island with a laptop and a car battery getting blown form arsehole to breakfast time and soaked with rain water.
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Tiger
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Nah - my days of being stuck on islands with no power, Tsunami's threatening and Cylones lashing my hut are over..........til next year
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Doug
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Im on the mid wales coast. Are we getting it?
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Tiger
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quote: Originally posted by Doug
Im on the mid wales coast. Are we getting it?
Fuck yeah - wait til around midnight if the experts are correct.
Supposed to be as bad as the '87 storms, they scared the shite outta me.
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CorsAsh
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If you don't like the UK... [/Steve]
(I'm trying to steal his thunder )
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Steve
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Tiger
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Lawrah
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now you mention it, its very nice here.
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Steve
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it is here too, sunny and very quiet, the calm before the storm
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Hammer
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quote: Originally posted by Lawrah
now you mention it, its very nice here.
Blue skies, you can see right to the campsies
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Ben G
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as others have said, was overcast earlier, then pissed down just after i washed and dried the car then was blue skies and lovely driving weather.
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A1EX
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should be nothing compared to what we have been through ben lol
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Ben G
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well us pansy southeners get scared when 2 icicles fall from the skies so i reckon this will cause complete extinction in the south east area if this is a good storm 
should get rid of all those essex chavs
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Doug
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What sort of storm will this be? High winds and driving rain?
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Tiger
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quote: Originally posted by Doug
What sort of storm will this be? High winds and driving rain?
Well, there's Severe Weather Warnings including Flood Warnings for all of the UK for the start of the week with disruptions forecast for both transport and power.
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Tiger
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quote: Originally posted by A1EX
should be nothing compared to what we have been through ben lol
Even that storm at your place in Phuket while I was there was pretty extreme!
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Doug
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I cant see it being bad. Just checked weather on BBC and it just says light rain and 5mph winds
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Tiger
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quote: Originally posted by Doug
I cant see it being bad. Just checked weather on BBC and it just says light rain and 5mph winds
It was also the BBC site that issued the severe weather warning
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