Storm Darrah

[Scottyboi]

Got all my windows open, lovely fresh air pouring in.

 

[give it to gordon]

Rag

Surrounded by them and dippers

 

[mancity2012_eamo]

They’ve just reported a tent on the M50 blowing around, out near Blanchardstown.

I blame the homeless immigrants.

 

[flook]

Yeh , all these alerts we get on phones is non stop

How many such alerts have you had?

And how many would it take for you to ignore one.

You're both kinda missing the point aren't you. Bad weather in the UK has not ever been bad enough to issue warnings like this. I can look out the window and decide if "safe" to go out. I don't need a warning on my phone or TV to make that decision for me. What next? ooh the traffics pretty bad this morning, there's more chance of you crashing your car, quick, sound the alert" We're all adults, take some responsibility for your actions ffs

 

[mancity2012_eamo]

You're both kinda missing the point aren't you. Bad weather in the UK has not ever been bad enough to issue warnings like this. I can look out the window and decide if "safe" to go out. I don't need a warning on my phone or TV to make that decision for me. What next? ooh the traffics pretty bad this morning, there's more chance of you crashing your car, quick, sound the alert" We're all adults, take some responsibility for your actions ffs

Ok. Then first things first.
Turn the alerts off on your mobile phone and stop blaming the people alerting you and you alone.

Personally I want to know if I might get hit by a tent.

 

[flook]

Ok. Then first things first.
Turn the alerts off on your mobile phone and stop blaming the people alerting you and you alone.

no need, I'm in Manchester, the only warning we get is if the scousers are coming, so I'm leaving that fucker switched

 

[Coatigan]

I quite like that we now name every weekend between November and February.

 

[BlueHammer85]

You're both kinda missing the point aren't you. Bad weather in the UK has not ever been bad enough to issue warnings like this. I can look out the window and decide if "safe" to go out. I don't need a warning on my phone or TV to make that decision for me. What next? ooh the traffics pretty bad this morning, there's more chance of you crashing your car, quick, sound the alert" We're all adults, take some responsibility for your actions ffs

strange rant for me.

Better to be safe than sorry, if an alert can help people avoid getting stuck or planning unnecessary journeys then I don’t see the harm.

Glad you’re not affected but thousands are and without power also.

As mentioned, if a alert bothers you then turn them off, not that you’ve ever likely had one.

 

[mancity2012_eamo]

I quite like that we now name every weekend between November and February.

‘Good Friday’ is already taken.
We could have ‘ok Friday’, ‘a bit drizzly Friday’, ‘muffle up Friday’ and so forth.

 

[Mazzarelli's Swiss Cheese]

strange rant for me.

Better to be safe than sorry, if an alert can help people avoid getting stuck or planning unnecessary journeys then I don’t see the harm.

Glad you’re not affected but thousands are and without power also.

As mentioned, if a alert bothers you then turn them off, not that you’ve ever likely had one.

The thing about looking out of your window is that it gives you an instant idea of the weather. If you need to know what it is tomorrow or in another location then weather forecasts are usually pretty sound.
Obviously if we get an extreme event like the storm at the beginning of the wizard of Oz, when houses are flying around the sky and witches are stealing dogs and flying around on push bikes then a mobile phone warning may be necessary.