@slimfern posted:

Well that goes in it's favour...and a good director
It's my youngest son's birthday on Tuesday, and although he will be 31, the excitement is just the same as if he were 13 , so by the time 23.05 comes round I may not have the energy left to watch ...I'll record it for another day

A happy birthday for your son on Tuesday

@El Loro posted:

A happy birthday for your son on Tuesday

Aw Thank you..that's very sweet of you El ...I shall pass on your best wishes when he gets home from work

Night night, sleep well, sweet dreams Buddies

A peaceful night to one and all…

night EL moonsieeee slim

Good morning everyone it's a very wet and windy day today with maybe some sunny intervals.

Enjoy your day everyone

Good morning everyone

Cloudy here and a band of rain passing over this morning.

I hope everyone has a good day

Good morning Buddies

Cold, very wet and quite breezy. Set to last all day

So I won’t be going out

Have a great day everyone

@Moonie posted:

Good morning Buddies

Cold, very wet and quite breezy. Set to last all day

So I won’t be going out

Have a great day everyone

And the forecast for tomorrow is worse than today with Storm Barra (bad but current forecast not as bad as the one a week ago)

@El Loro posted:

And the forecast for tomorrow is worse than today with Storm Barra (bad but current forecast not as bad as the one a week ago)

Yes, we have a yellow warning for wind tomorrow but as you said not as bad as the previous storm. You have to feel sorry for the people who still don’t have power after the last storm with another one looming

@Moonie posted:

Yes, we have a yellow warning for wind tomorrow but as you said not as bad as the previous storm. You have to feel sorry for the people who still don’t have power after the last storm with another one looming

Yes
The Met Office say that the affected coastal areas could get gusts in the 60-70 mph range, so about 20 mph below those of the storm a week ago.

@El Loro posted:

Yes
The Met Office say that the affected coastal areas could get gusts in the 60-70 mph range, so about 20 mph below those of the storm a week ago.

That’s something to be thankful for

This looks like a storm if those isobars are correct.

Take care ye all. Love - you are all good. I won't pretend to be judge and jury though   

How did Salmond get off? Or did he?

For the much missed @Yogi19     

Hi Velvet

Hows you?

Keeping safe and healthy, I hope

I dunno Moons     

We'll see.

Back from a routine dental hygienist appointment. They've gone back to using the equipment used pre-lockdown including polishing which had been suspended.

@velvet donkey posted:

I dunno Moons     

We'll see.

@El Loro posted:

Back from a routine dental hygienist appointment. They've gone back to using the equipment used pre-lockdown including polishing which had been suspended.

Give us a smile then El

@slimfern posted:

Give us a smile then El

@El Loro posted:

The reason why tomorrow's storm is named Storm Barra rather than Storm Bella is because it's been named by the Irish equivalent of the Met Office. It's expected to be a lot worse in the south west part of Ireland and red wind warnings have been issued for Counties Cork, Kerry and Clare with gusts along the coast of 130km/h (80 mph).

@El Loro posted:

The reason why tomorrow's storm is named Storm Barra rather than Storm Bella is because it's been named by the Irish equivalent of the Met Office. It's expected to be a lot worse in the south west part of Ireland and red wind warnings have been issued for Counties Cork, Kerry and Clare with gusts along the coast of 130km/h (80 mph).

Is Barra Irish for Bella El?
That's some winds they're in for
Don't think we're getting them that bad in Devon are we?

Night night, sleep well, sweet dreams Buddies

night EL moonsieee slim velvet

Good morning everyone it's already very windy and we're just waiting for Storm Barra to pounce. The forecast winds for this part of the country are every bit as fierce as Storm Arwen and that caused chaos.

Enjoy your day everyone

Good morning everyone

Very cloudy here, heavy rain forecast during the day and gusts in the mid 40s mph expected.
Squiggle, I hope the storm doesn't cause the same level of damage as Storm Arwen

I hope everyone has a good day

@slimfern posted:

Is Barra Irish for Bella El?
That's some winds they're in for
Don't think we're getting them that bad in Devon are we?

Barra is Gaelic for "fair-haired". It originates from the word "fionbharr" = "Finbar" and became popular since the 6th century when St Finbar came to an area of Cork which was being tormented by a snake and he was able to drive it away.

Bella = beautiful.

@El Loro posted:

Barra is Gaelic for "fair-haired". It originates from the word "fionbharr" = "Finbar" and became popular since the 6th century when St Finbar came to an area of Cork which was being tormented by a snake and he was able to drive it away.

Bella = beautiful.

Well this weather is neither fair-haired nor beautiful

@slimfern posted:

Well this weather is neither fair-haired nor beautiful

True

My son told me to say ''Thank you for the birthday wishes'' El
He has the day off work ...I think he may be having a lie in to prepare himself for copious amounts of cake consumption later

Good morning Buddies

A cold, wet and windy day here already and more to come too tomorrow too

Stay safe and have a good day everyone

@slimfern posted:

My son told me to say ''Thank you for the birthday wishes'' El
He has the day off work ...I think he may be having a lie in to prepare himself for copious amounts of cake consumption later

Thanks to your son

Of course St Finbar isn't the best known Irish saint to have banished a snake, St Patrick is far better known.

What you may not know is that St Paul is credited with banishing snakes from Malta. That's based on the passage from the Bible - Acts chapter 28 v 1-6.

@El Loro posted:

Of course St Finbar isn't the best known Irish saint to have banished a snake, St Patrick is far better known.

What you may not know is that St Paul is credited with banishing snakes from Malta. That's based on the passage from the Bible - Acts chapter 28 v 1-6.

It is only legend though isn't it....In fact, research suggests snakes never occupied the Emerald Isle in the first place. There are no signs of snakes in the country's fossil record.
Again...because there are no signs, does not mean it didn't happen...we both have seen reports of new fossils being found

@El Loro posted:

Of course St Finbar isn't the best known Irish saint to have banished a snake, St Patrick is far better known.

What you may not know is that St Paul is credited with banishing snakes from Malta. That's based on the passage from the Bible - Acts chapter 28 v 1-6.

Only the poisonous ones

@slimfern posted:

It is only legend though isn't it....In fact, research suggests snakes never occupied the Emerald Isle in the first place. There are no signs of snakes in the country's fossil record.
Again...because there are no signs, does not mean it didn't happen...we both have seen reports of new fossils being found

As you say, it's legend

I see 'Scrooge-A Christmas Carol' with Alastair Sim is on 18th Dec @ 5.55pm....have made a note in my diary

on C5 that is...

@slimfern posted:

I see 'Scrooge-A Christmas Carol' with Alastair Sim is on 18th Dec @ 5.55pm....have made a note in my diary

on C5 that is...

You may find that Channel 5 shows the film twice, once in colour, the other in the original black and white. They've done that in previous years,
Talking Pictures channel is also showing it on Christmas Day at 12.45.

@El Loro posted:

You may find that Channel 5 shows the film twice, once in colour, the other in the original black and white. They've done that in previous years,
Talking Pictures channel is also showing it on Christmas Day at 12.45.

I did see that C5 were showing it twice, but that one they said is the original...so I'm assuming they mean the black & white version ?
I won't get chance to watch it on Christmas day...not at that time

Bad news for your team El