Barney

[poliphilo]

We've recently taken to naming our bigger storms. I don't quite see the point, but perhaps it facilitates discourse to personalise these things. Last night a storm called Barney blew accross. There's something faintly amusing about a storm called Barney- Barney being such a genial, fat-faced sort of a name. Anyway it suited him. He made a bit of a noise and then was gone; something of a non-event, really. I was going to say he hadn't done any damage but then Ailz noticed that one of the ornamental trees in the front garden was leaning sideways.

P.S. Matthew says the tree has always leaned like that. Maybe. I'm not so sure.

Comments

[heleninwales.livejournal.com]

There was quite a bit of damage here in North Wales. Not down in town where we are, fortunately, but a friend who lives up in the mountains said there was a terrific thump at one point and a shed roof landed in front of the house and half the road was blocked by fallen trees as she tried to drive into town. I am so glad I only have a 5 minute walk to work these days and not a long commute.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

It seems as though you bore the brunt of it- and it had quietened down a bit by the time it reached the South East.

[davesmusictank.livejournal.com]

We do seem to be following the Americans on this.

[poliphilo.livejournal.com]

As with so many other things.