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Hi, Saturday, August 28, 2004, 2:51:08 AM, Paul wrote: > I was in London during a hurricane that hit with considerable force. > The weather bureau failed to post any kind of warning. I guess the > storm gained strength right before it came out of the Atlantic. I think > it was 1987. I was in a room on about the 20th floor of a hotel. i [...] That was the 'Great Storm' of October 1987. An embarrassing failure of our Meteorological Office. Our best-loved and most famous weatherman of recent years, one Michael Fish, said just before the storm broke "Apparently a woman phoned the Met Office earlier today to say shed heard there was a hurricane on the way. Well, if youre watching dont worry, there isnt. It is going to be pretty windy though". The most upsetting aspect of it for me was the destruction it caused in Kew Gardens. They have recovered now though. http://www.bbc.co.uk/paintingtheweather/csv/painting/distant.shtml -- Cheers, Bob
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It's usually referred to simply as "the '87 hurricane". It did so much damage that it even put the BBC off the air. John On Fri, 27 Aug 2004 21:51:08 -0400, Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I was in London during a hurricane that hit with considerable force. The weather bureau failed to post any kind of warning. I guess the storm gained strength right before it came out of the Atlantic. I think it was 1987. I was in a room on about the 20th floor of a hotel. i believe it was at the southwest corner of Hyde Park. I awoke in the middle of the night to see the big picture window blowing in and out with lightning flashing all around. The window must have been moving an inch or two in each direction. I told myself it was nothing but a storm and went back to sleep. The next morning I awoke and looked out the window. The huge and ancient Plane trees of Hyde Park had been ripped from the ground and tossed about. Some buildings had lost their roofs. A few cars were overturned. My coworkers told me that they had spent the night in the bathtub of their rooms. I guess they felt somewhat sheltered there. For the next week I had to walk to some business meetings in Soho. The cabs couldn't navigate the streets. Lots of excitement, but I've always felt bad about those huge trees that were lost to the park.Very sad. On Aug 27, 2004, at 5:22 PM, mike wilson wrote: Cotty wrote: On 27/8/04, mike wilson, discombobulated, unleashed: 8-) Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Sounds like typical English weather. . . In its changeability, yes. In its extremity, no. At one point there was just over 1" of rain in 2 hours. Not severe by the standards of some parts of the world but pretty fierce for the UK. As my tent was new, I spent most nights listening to the unfamiliar noises it was making in the gales, rather than sleeping. The next day's sailing of the catamaran was cancelled. Apparently it was the remnants of a hurricane that had bounced across the Atlantic. There have been several. I think we've had the remnants of Alex and Bonnie if I'm not mistaken? And Danielle, or am I dreaming? It feels like I've camped through them all. I think I've gone rusty. Had a similar experience in 1986 with the remnants of hurricane Charlie. mike -- Using M2, Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/m2/
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mike wilson wrote: Malcolm Smith wrote: Well, obviously my concern is for the camera equipment in such conditions (ahem, cough splutter). My eldest son was invited on a school camping trip last term; when I asked him if he wanted to go, he gave me a look of horror normally reserved for the prospect of going shopping with my wife for clothes for her and my daughter. Depends on the location, I suppose. Waking up in the Outer Hebrides and, from the comfort of my sleeping bag, watching Gannets diving for fish was one of my best memories ever. Especially if you remember going to bed in London! Or Toronto! Or even Cleveland!! keith That had been a "dark and stormy" night, too. mike
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ROFLMAO ! Nicely put ;-) In my life I met only one woman that was fun to go shopping with. Malcolm Smith wrote: he gave me a look of horror normally reserved for the prospect of going shopping with my wife for clothes
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Malcolm Smith wrote: Well, obviously my concern is for the camera equipment in such conditions (ahem, cough splutter). My eldest son was invited on a school camping trip last term; when I asked him if he wanted to go, he gave me a look of horror normally reserved for the prospect of going shopping with my wife for clothes for her and my daughter. Depends on the location, I suppose. Waking up in the Outer Hebrides and, from the comfort of my sleeping bag, watching Gannets diving for fish was one of my best memories ever. That had been a "dark and stormy" night, too. mike
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mike wilson wrote: > No sense of adventure, Malcolm. 8-) Well, obviously my concern is for the camera equipment in such conditions (ahem, cough splutter). My eldest son was invited on a school camping trip last term; when I asked him if he wanted to go, he gave me a look of horror normally reserved for the prospect of going shopping with my wife for clothes for her and my daughter. Malcolm
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No sense of adventure, Malcolm. 8-) Malcolm Smith wrote: mike wilson wrote: As my tent was new, I spent most nights listening to the unfamiliar noises it was making in the gales, rather than sleeping. The next day's sailing of the catamaran was cancelled. Camping in the UK?? On the two occasions I have *endured* this, I abandoned the tent in the awful weather and slept in the car. If I ever get conned into such a thing again, I won't bother to pack the tent Malcolm
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I was in London during a hurricane that hit with considerable force. The weather bureau failed to post any kind of warning. I guess the storm gained strength right before it came out of the Atlantic. I think it was 1987. I was in a room on about the 20th floor of a hotel. i believe it was at the southwest corner of Hyde Park. I awoke in the middle of the night to see the big picture window blowing in and out with lightning flashing all around. The window must have been moving an inch or two in each direction. I told myself it was nothing but a storm and went back to sleep. The next morning I awoke and looked out the window. The huge and ancient Plane trees of Hyde Park had been ripped from the ground and tossed about. Some buildings had lost their roofs. A few cars were overturned. My coworkers told me that they had spent the night in the bathtub of their rooms. I guess they felt somewhat sheltered there. For the next week I had to walk to some business meetings in Soho. The cabs couldn't navigate the streets. Lots of excitement, but I've always felt bad about those huge trees that were lost to the park.Very sad. On Aug 27, 2004, at 5:22 PM, mike wilson wrote: Cotty wrote: On 27/8/04, mike wilson, discombobulated, unleashed: 8-) Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Sounds like typical English weather. . . In its changeability, yes. In its extremity, no. At one point there was just over 1" of rain in 2 hours. Not severe by the standards of some parts of the world but pretty fierce for the UK. As my tent was new, I spent most nights listening to the unfamiliar noises it was making in the gales, rather than sleeping. The next day's sailing of the catamaran was cancelled. Apparently it was the remnants of a hurricane that had bounced across the Atlantic. There have been several. I think we've had the remnants of Alex and Bonnie if I'm not mistaken? And Danielle, or am I dreaming? It feels like I've camped through them all. I think I've gone rusty. Had a similar experience in 1986 with the remnants of hurricane Charlie. mike
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mike wilson wrote: > As my tent was new, I spent most nights listening to the > unfamiliar noises it was making in the gales, rather than > sleeping. The next day's sailing of the catamaran was cancelled. Camping in the UK?? On the two occasions I have *endured* this, I abandoned the tent in the awful weather and slept in the car. If I ever get conned into such a thing again, I won't bother to pack the tent Malcolm
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What was the hurricane that hit London almost full force in 87 or 88? I was in a room on about the 20th floor of the hotel that sits at what must be the southwest corner of Hyde Park. I woke up in the middle of the night and the window was pushing in and out. It must have been moving an inch or two. I told myself it was just a storm and went back to sleep. When I awoke in the morning and looked out the window, I saw that dozens of the huge Plane trees in the park were uprooted and tossed about. Several buildings adjacent to the park had lost their roofs and some cars were overturned. My colleagues told me that they had spent the night cowering in the bathtub, which I suppose provided some sanctuary. For the next several days I had to walk all the way to Soho for some work meetings because the taxis couldn't get through the rubble. Paul On Aug 27, 2004, at 5:22 PM, mike wilson wrote: Cotty wrote: On 27/8/04, mike wilson, discombobulated, unleashed: 8-) Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Sounds like typical English weather. . . In its changeability, yes. In its extremity, no. At one point there was just over 1" of rain in 2 hours. Not severe by the standards of some parts of the world but pretty fierce for the UK. As my tent was new, I spent most nights listening to the unfamiliar noises it was making in the gales, rather than sleeping. The next day's sailing of the catamaran was cancelled. Apparently it was the remnants of a hurricane that had bounced across the Atlantic. There have been several. I think we've had the remnants of Alex and Bonnie if I'm not mistaken? And Danielle, or am I dreaming? It feels like I've camped through them all. I think I've gone rusty. Had a similar experience in 1986 with the remnants of hurricane Charlie. mike
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Cotty wrote: On 27/8/04, mike wilson, discombobulated, unleashed: 8-) Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Sounds like typical English weather. . . In its changeability, yes. In its extremity, no. At one point there was just over 1" of rain in 2 hours. Not severe by the standards of some parts of the world but pretty fierce for the UK. As my tent was new, I spent most nights listening to the unfamiliar noises it was making in the gales, rather than sleeping. The next day's sailing of the catamaran was cancelled. Apparently it was the remnants of a hurricane that had bounced across the Atlantic. There have been several. I think we've had the remnants of Alex and Bonnie if I'm not mistaken? And Danielle, or am I dreaming? It feels like I've camped through them all. I think I've gone rusty. Had a similar experience in 1986 with the remnants of hurricane Charlie. mike
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On 27/8/04, mike wilson, discombobulated, unleashed: >8-) > >Daniel J. Matyola wrote: >> Sounds like typical English weather. . . > >In its changeability, yes. In its extremity, no. At one point there >was just over 1" of rain in 2 hours. Not severe by the standards of >some parts of the world but pretty fierce for the UK. > >As my tent was new, I spent most nights listening to the unfamiliar >noises it was making in the gales, rather than sleeping. The next day's >sailing of the catamaran was cancelled. > >Apparently it was the remnants of a hurricane that had bounced across >the Atlantic. There have been several. I think we've had the remnants of Alex and Bonnie if I'm not mistaken? And Danielle, or am I dreaming? Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|www.macads.co.uk/snaps _
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8-) Daniel J. Matyola wrote: Sounds like typical English weather. . . In its changeability, yes. In its extremity, no. At one point there was just over 1" of rain in 2 hours. Not severe by the standards of some parts of the world but pretty fierce for the UK. As my tent was new, I spent most nights listening to the unfamiliar noises it was making in the gales, rather than sleeping. The next day's sailing of the catamaran was cancelled. Apparently it was the remnants of a hurricane that had bounced across the Atlantic. mike
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Sounds like typical English weather. . .
