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[Misc] Naming storms
- Thread starter HeaviestTed
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pasty
A different kind of pasty
I think they alternate between male and female names as well don’t they ?
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
It seems ironic that this storm was given an Irish name and Ireland is getting the brunt of it. I was awake in the night, and fascinated by flights trying to get into Dublin. The RyanAir Newcastle flight gave up & returned to Newcastle. Some of the trackers looked like a child’s crayon drawing.
Given that storms are never local and usually trans-national, I think that's appropriate.
Is the trip to the King and Queen likely to be troublesome? Are they all holed up in Palmieri Square, praying for respite?
ManOfSussex
We wunt be druv
This one is Met Éireann's.
It helps later on as well.
Since I have been working up here, we have had a number of severe storms that have damaged infrastructure - which has led to funded projects to repair stuff. I can tell you it's a lot easier in retrospect to refer to Storm Arwen damage, Storm Desmond damage and so on, as opposed to 'the storm we had in 2009' or 'the windstorm without rain in around 2005'.
darkwolf666
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When I worked for Kent Police we had a daily phonetic alphabet In our office.
It would be animals one day, football teams the next, then countries, etc., livened up our days!
Jaguar Bison sounded so much more interesting than Juliet Bravo (in our heads)…
darkwolf666
Well-known member
I think you may be confusing the BBC and Met Office with Radio Norfolk…Just another sign of dumbing-down and infantilisation. And also anthropomorphising the weather.
Doesn't affect me personally, of course, but I do think it is a little sad that we need to treat much of the population like children.
Indeed, the Met Office and BBC now seem to dramatise or sensationalise all sorts of weather to grab people's limited attention:
a bit of snow is invariably 'a killer blizzard', 5 minutes of moderate rain is a 'torrential downpour', a couple of claps of thunder is 'a violent thunderstorm', a couple of days with temperatures of 4 C is described as 'bitterly cold', or 'a big freeze'
Thunder Bolt
Silly old bat
Live watching these on days like today…….old Mr BigJetTV at Heathrow can’t compete with Dublin atm
portlock seagull
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- Jul 28, 2003
- 17,931
Anyone else had a piece of patio furniture blown over? It’s crazy out there, has COBRA been called? G-Force? The Magnificent 7?
So far we’ve lost the felt off a shed, some glass in the greenhouse, part of a chimney, and quite a few branches off trees. It’s still blowing a hoolie.
Not yet, but one of the covers was partially removed. CARNAGE. I very bravely went out (in flip-flops, shorts and a tee shirt), ignoring the warnings, and replaced it.
Spot on
BrightonCottager
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I know someone who works in communication of flood and storms. It's her job to raise awareness of the risks associated with them. Naming storms does just that.
- Oct 12, 2022
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It’s rubbish until a storm arrives bearing the name of a good friend or close relative.
Then each time said friend/relative breaks wind for ever after that point, the entire family can take it in turns to say something along the lines of “Storm (person name) still causing problems I see.” Or “Met office warning that Storm (person name) brings risks of follow-through.” Etc etc.
We’re a classy bunch here.
Then each time said friend/relative breaks wind for ever after that point, the entire family can take it in turns to say something along the lines of “Storm (person name) still causing problems I see.” Or “Met office warning that Storm (person name) brings risks of follow-through.” Etc etc.
We’re a classy bunch here.
I'm calling it storm Darren . . . Its a grey 70's one
It does? Really?
A storm is a storm; giving it a name doesn't tell me the strength of the wind or the level of precipitation. Naming storms is childish and pathetic; right out of CBeebies. And don't forget, someone is being paid to dream up these names.