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Post by aubrey on Feb 15, 2020 9:54:20 GMT
Why have we adopted the silly idea of giving bad weather people's names? Wiki:
The United Kingdom's Met Office, in collaboration with its Irish counterpart Met Éireann and, since 2019, its Dutch counterpart the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute, decided to introduce a storm naming system following the St Jude's day storm on 27–28 October 2013 which caused 17 deaths in Europe and the 2013–14 Atlantic winter storms in Europe to give a single, authoritative naming system to prevent confusion with the media and public using different names for the same storms.
The objectives behind the decision were to:
Raise awareness of the dangers of storms Ensure greater public safety Avoid confusion if the name of the remnant of a tropical storm is used, for instance “the ex-hurricane Joaquin that reached Europe earlier this month.” Involve the public Operate with a common cross border system
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Post by rondetto on Feb 15, 2020 9:58:52 GMT
We were having a laugh in Nero's this morning about storm Dennis. Suggestion for upcoming storms. One said Nigel for the N storm another said Gertrude for the G storm and so on.
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Post by jimmy20 on Feb 15, 2020 13:35:03 GMT
Why have we adopted the silly idea of giving bad weather people's names? I agree, I would just call them a non stop pain in the proverbial
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Post by jimmy20 on Feb 15, 2020 13:36:59 GMT
Why have we adopted the silly idea of giving bad weather people's names? Wiki:
The United Kingdom's Met Office, in collaboration with its Irish counterpart Met Éireann and, since 2019, its Dutch counterpart the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute, decided to introduce a storm naming system following the St Jude's day storm on 27–28 October 2013 which caused 17 deaths in Europe and the 2013–14 Atlantic winter storms in Europe to give a single, authoritative naming system to prevent confusion with the media and public using different names for the same storms.
The objectives behind the decision were to:
Raise awareness of the dangers of storms Ensure greater public safety Avoid confusion if the name of the remnant of a tropical storm is used, for instance “the ex-hurricane Joaquin that reached Europe earlier this month.” Involve the public Operate with a common cross border system
In other words a classic job for the boys"
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Post by aubrey on Feb 15, 2020 14:02:39 GMT
I really doubt it, Jimmy. They'd still be working anyway, tracking the storms and weather systems but without a name to link them.
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Post by jimmy20 on Feb 15, 2020 14:26:15 GMT
I have an "interest" in a horse that is running at Haydock on Saturday. Young Bull. The trainer says he will be going flat out in this race to see If he is good enough to go to Cheltenham in March, well worth a gamble, the horse is fighting fit. What time is your race Ron?
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Post by rondetto on Feb 15, 2020 14:46:59 GMT
3.50pm at Haydock Jimmy
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Post by jimmy20 on Feb 15, 2020 15:19:14 GMT
Good luck
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Post by rondetto on Feb 15, 2020 15:30:14 GMT
Trainer's taken him out. It's far too muddy for him. If they decide to take him straight to Cheltenham I will let you know.
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Post by jimmy20 on Feb 15, 2020 15:51:06 GMT
Trainer's taken him out. It's far too muddy for him. If they decide to take him straight to Cheltenham I will let you know. I watched the TV coverage from Haydock and Ascot, was very heavy at both Saw one brave horse run away with the race at very long odds, It's entered for the National so will keep an eye on that one We uses to regularly go racing at Newton Abbott but stopped when they sold the car park off resulting in a long drive around one car width lane to finish up right at the back or on the middle of the course. Getting in was bad enough but getting out was a nightmare Always too a packed lunch and flask of coffee and just 6 one pound coins for a win bet on each race so no chance of getting carried away.Used to queue at the bookies to place my bet i amidst people betting more pond notes than I see in a month, bur always came away with a profit just by fancying a name. For instance if there was say a Hello Ron I would back him Good luck for next time
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Post by rondetto on Feb 15, 2020 16:13:02 GMT
I also have an "interest" in a horse called Cloth Cap. He will make into a Grand national horse hopefully, he's young at the moment but improving at long distance chasing. We're hoping he might be ready next year for a crack at the big races.
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Post by althea on Feb 15, 2020 16:55:13 GMT
Thanks Althea, I am finding things out now slowly. I just can't get the right button to turn on the tv, sky box and sound bar all together, he did show me but there was so much to take in. Morning all: Quite mild here at the moment, I was expecting gales but they haven't arrived as yet. I don't have a sound bar but I use the button top left(stand by) to turn the TV and box on.The button on the actual side of the remote is the one you press then speak to to the TV to ask for what you want. I hardly use anything else now. Once you get used to Q,you will find it is so handy. It is very similar to the Amazon Firestick TV.
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Post by rondetto on Feb 15, 2020 17:15:53 GMT
Thanks Althea, this one they've put in for me is just slightly different, my guess is they bring out new models all the time. The buttons are in a different place and the blue talk button is in the centre. I'll try just using the on off and see if it works. It takes a minute or two for ir to come on, with the old Sky+ box it came on instantly, do you find that?
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Post by rondetto on Feb 16, 2020 6:17:02 GMT
Morning all: Perhaps we will see the worst of storm Dennis today, half term and hundreds of flights cancelled. It's awful for families but better to be safe than sorry.
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Post by jimmy20 on Feb 16, 2020 8:04:34 GMT
Morning everyone. The wind has howled through the night here, died down now - just raining, again
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