good idea to stay at home Thursday and Friday?

rowyn

What storm?
( Berkshire)

You’re very lucky, it’s been dreadful for many.

nanna8 BBC news this morning.

What storm?
( Berkshire)

BlueBelle

Nana8 I have a grandaughter travelling Sydney Darwin way all seems fine there and another one Perth area
where abouts are you ?

This is Victoria, I believe.

nanna8

It is awful in the state where I live. It is so upsetting, brings it all back from our previous experience. Many have lost their homes and we are now described as a ‘state of disaster’. Not that anyone hears about it except within our country.

I'm really surprised it hasn't been on our news nanna8

The trouble is with much of our news bulletins is that they concentrate on one topic and only briefly mention others.

I'm very sorry to hear that nanna8

Nana8 I have a grandaughter travelling Sydney Darwin way all seems fine there and another one Perth area
where abouts are you ?

Deedaa

My friend in Cornwall now has a large tree across the top of her house, and no electricity.

I hope she's ok - that sounds dreadful.

It is awful in the state where I live. It is so upsetting, brings it all back from our previous experience. Many have lost their homes and we are now described as a ‘state of disaster’. Not that anyone hears about it except within our country.

No mention of people drowning, thank goodness. There were quite a few over the festive period. Hopefully, people are using their common sense.

My friend in Cornwall now has a large tree across the top of her house, and no electricity.

Whilst north of Scotland has had a substantial amount of snow it's just about the same as 2010 and there wasn't so much media news about it. It's winter!) The south west of England has been hit with wind and wet, very difficult to manage and cope with. Ray of hope in that forecast is showing temps of 9° next week.

Here in NE Scotland , residents, including myself, still can’t get our cars out of our street. Rain has been forecast, which might have helped to shift some snow, but none has arrived yet. Having said that, if it rains then freezes again, we’ ll still be in difficulty.

In my part of the East Midlands, we seem to have been let off reasonably lightly compared with many parts of the country. It has been cold and we had a light dusting of snow earlier in the week but, apart from not seeing daylight for the past two days and heavy rain this morning, we had had business as usual. Windy days are common here and I quite enjoy them (as long as the wind is not too strong) as it reminds me of growing up in Norfolk, where it was not at all unusual to feel as if I were being blown to school.

We had black ice on Wednesday morning but then it cleared so I was able to get to my theatre booking. The forecast kept changing yesterday so my choir was cancelled , unfortunately and unnecessarily in the end. It is dark and gloomy today, no snow, no ice, just dismal. Our local weather forecaster on FB was more accurate than all of the TV weather people. Curling up with a good book now 👍

MissDeke I m further up in East Anglia and the same as you just a normal dark, wet, a bit windy, winters day looks like it’s going to be like this for a week or so

Light snow here earlier in the week and I was so excited that I walked into a window - fortunately no injuries though, it would have been entertaining in A&E if I had to explain how snow had caused my injuries.....

I've just been out and it's light rain and a strong breeze but that's all, from all the weather maps I've looked at over the last few days I think we are well placed in my area of Essex to miss all the heavy winds, torrential rains and snow. I hope you all get through Goretti without mishap.

Very wet snow during the night here, now all gone.

On the other hand I have a cousin in Cornwall who narrowly escaped a huge tree crashing into his house. It clobbered a neighbour's house two doors down, It has been truly horrific down there.

Another load of snow on top of what we've already had. I live in the hilly regions of North Wales so used to snow up here.
I'm staying inside as don't want to risk falling at my age.

I much prefer my cosy home to the rain and wind outside.

Five inches of snow, and the world peaceful and carpeted with white.Most schooled closed, but because its only one day and a half at the very most before the thaw, and the main roads/ambulances etc gritted and open, deliveries not stopped

a day for peaceful reflection and music.

Terrible here in Normandy. Wind recorded at 132 miles per hour near Cherbourg. We are lucky to have had only minor damage, but the noise kept me awake all night.
Count yourselves lucky.

Nothing much where I am in spite of all the warnings, some rain and windy but nothing more than you would expect at this time of year.

Report from the BBC

www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cevnxz24rldo

A bit of wind, snow and ice here is preferable, I think.