Is anyone else a little bit anxious about the storm tomorrow?

I'm anxious for all those people who are expected to go to work irrespective of awful weather conditions like medical staff, bus, train & lorry drivers. It's all very well doing lip service to everyone to 'stay safe' but how our feathers get ruffled if one of our 'conveniences' goes awry.

Yes. We have no trees but we are on the top of a hill near the coast. I saw a house with bricks blown off on the news.
I think I might not walk the dog tomorrow, in case she takes off.
Stay safe everyone.

Amber zone here, I cant say I am worried at the moment.

Be careful Shinamaae when you are on your way to work tomorrow.

My local weather report says snow as well for here tomorrow!

Amber zone (southeast Cornwall). We have lifted the clothesline out of the ground and moved anything that might blow about. Also parked the car away from the house in case of flying tiles. I have filled a large pan with water and before I go to bed all flasks will be full of boiling water. We've both had showers (just in case we lose water/power). DS2 in California was without power or water for 9 days just after Christmas. We have just had a new fence put up, it would be a shame if it blew away.

I'm in a new build toobut I don't think it's immune from storm damage. Let's hope we are all ok whatever kind of house we live in.

We’ve only just had our roof repaired after Arwen. Our car still has many dents from the falling roof tiles. Two weekends ago the fence blew down in the storm. This time we are only in yellow area. I still worry about falling trees though. I do hope everyone manages to keeps safe. It is calm here currently.

We are battening down the hatches on the west coast of Anglesey. The car and all garden furniture now in the garage. We have enormous 100 year old trees along our border and are quite nervous.
In the 1987 storm we were living in a caravan on the headland while we renovated our house. Just as we dealt the playing cards to amuse the younger boys our eldest son opened the door and the roof of the caravan blew clean off, like sardine can. Playing cards probably landed on the moon and we ended up bedding down with a very kind neighbour.
Hope all of you are okay.

I've just watched the news Shinamae, take a bag in case you have to stay the night. It's going to be a monster, I think it will be as bad as 87.

Amber zone but very near the red zone. We have secured the garden, gathered torches and candles and DH has got the primus stove ready for a morning cup of tea if there is no power.

I am working online, DH is retired. Adult DC and partners are all safe and have made sensible precautions.

Take care everyone.

Shiname hopefully you’ll be OK in the morning, but there might be debris in the road on your way home. Take care and keep safe.

I am. We live on very flat land and tbh I hadn't take it very seriously and have left our garden furniture outdoors etc and now feel like a idiot

Amber zone but still feeling nervous. I’ve secured all the bins and anything else that might move. According to the Met Office site the storm will peak around midday so I think it will be okay to sleep upstairs. I’m not moving from home tomorrow. It’s half-term for the GC so that’s two journeys saved. Hoping everyone, those in the red zone in particular, will be safe and not suffer any structural damage.

I’m in the red zone and on the way to my work in the care home we have a very windy road with lots of trees but have to go to work can’t let people down..

Cancelled going to visit a friend tomorrow to avoid driving. We are in the amber area. DH battened everything down.

I hope we don’t lose any of the regular birds in our garden that visit every day.

There is a high spring tide due up the River Severn too tomorrow.
There could be a lot of flooding.

? Stay safe

I assume it’s the children getting to school that’s the issue rather than their safety once they arrive Josieann. The advice is not to leave your house unless essential because of the risk of debris hitting you or your car, and in those circumstances I wouldn’t want to risk my children. I’m worried about my daughter driving to get to work, her car was hit by a pool noodle on the Prince of Wales Bridge as she was driving home tonight, which at least was light.

Is it still half-/term in some areas?
I think many areas in the red zone have half-term next week so tomorrow is a day tacked on.

I think it's a bit poor of schools not in the red zone to close. Once inside the school the children are usually as safe as anywhere, though break times outside could be cancelled.

I always worry when it's windy as we are surrounded by woodland ???

Both GC’s schools are dithering whether to close or not, Hampshire, Amber, whereas Southampton have made a decision, closing, not helping parents/guardians who’ll have to arrange cover.
We’re prepared as we can be, not rural, no trees close.
Take care all.

I’m hoping that our customers postpone their orders and that our supplier who is coming Wales also postpones our delivery on us!
I don’t want any drivers ? having to take risks on the rural tree ? lined roads around these parts,

I am pessimistically expecting disruption on the trains tomorrow so am now not going to London to look after DGS, fortunately his London grandpa is free and can step into the breach. I feel dreadful about it but the thought of getting stuck at Watford or worst of all a bus replacement service and a four hour journey home was more than I could face

Sorry, Red Zone

Sara1954

We are in a red zone, school are all closed, my husband says he’s going to get into work really early to try and beat it, I shall see what I think in the morning.
My daughter has just come home, and she stays it’s eerily calm out there.
Really must be the calm before the storm.

Sara1954 Is he in the kind of job where he can work from home? I think it's due to start in the early hours in the Reed zone.