On 04/12/2013 23:53, Joe Egginton wrote:
On 04/12/2013 23:41, Adam Lea wrote:
On 04/12/2013 21:31, Joe Egginton wrote:
So it's "Be prepared" for strong winds tomorrow. None of us can change
the weather. Heaven help if it goes up to Meto's Defcon 1 "TAKE
ACTION!". Does the MetO expect people to have a day off, and reinforce
fence panels, climb onto the roof, to secure chimneys from collapsing,
or maybe shore up large trees from falling down?

Secure loose objects, avoid exposed routes if driving a high sided
vehicle, expect travel disruption so plan for longer
journeys/alternative routes, avoid the immediate seafront due to
dangerous battering waves. I'm sure people can think of other things.

It is not about "changing the weather" it is about anticipating the
problems that such weather will bring and planning contingency measures.

Exactly. And the conditions today are pretty bad up here and worse
further north. Traffic was unusually light on the A19 since a big crash
this morning has already closed down one of the main feeds.


That's all obvious and plain common sense.

You mean like the "common sense" people use when they crash into
stationary traffic queues at 70+mph on motorways in dense fog.

You have to assume that the general public are morons these days
otherwise the "No win no fee" lawyers will be on your back.

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Regards,
Martin Brown