Good Morning Wednesday

We all sound like the 'three little pigs!' Stay safe everyone.

Can I just say hi

Weather just arrived here in East Sussex. It's dreadful. My daughter in red weather area of north Wales.

Hi pinot - are you new on here? If so, welcome to Gransnet.

Yes freshly minted

Red wind warning this afternoon here in NW Wales. 100 mph gusts due. Staying indoors.

Everyone keep SAFE.

Dreading the school run.

Welcome Pinot

oo-er. Really blowing now even though we are in a sheltered spot. 105 mph recorded on the Lleyn Peninsula. A red warning really means it.
University closed, schools closed, Britannia bridge closed to lorries, trains cancelled and very little traffic passing us. I guess lots of businesses have sent staff home as well.
Poor old Aberystwyth is going to get another hammering.

It's quite wild round here. Great big oak trees surround my little house and I can hear them creaking. I saw the park workmen working their way through the surrounding woods an hour ago. We usually see the odd tree come down in weather like this.

roses yes, you have to use the old bridge but the roads are sold with traffic back towards Instow. However, Theseus used the Old Barnstaple road, cut through East the Water and was terribly pleased with himself for avoiding it all!

Hello *pinto". Excuse the Specsavers needing ones.

Cocked that up didn't I! pinto

(What you think you see is not always what is)

It all sounds dreadful. My thoughts are with you all.

How are district nurses getting through or are neighbours rallying to administer injections - medications etc?

As a former DN sister I am very aware of necessary drugs that require to be administered for relief of pain etc.

Jess Take care! Trains are not running through Staffordshire at present. It's bad here in Cheshire.

There's a huge pine tree several feet away from my house; I can't see it swaying in the wind, thankfully. Most of the branches are on my side of the three so, if it did come down it would crash right through my roof. Being a conservation area no one will fell it. Farmer says 'it will outlive me'. I point out that, if it doesn't I won't know much about it . Will just carry on pretending ostrich like that it's not there.

Same here, Tegan. Ancient oak trees and others in the woodland, noticeably swaying. The two at the end of my front garden are 20 feet away (gulp)! I'm sleeping in my back bedroom tonight if it hasn't died down......not that another 12 feet would make one iota of difference if a tree came down.

We've been downgraded to Amber alert, so goodness knows what it's like for those of you in Red? Hope you're all ok.

Just had a power cut; thankfully only lasted 5 minutes.