- Location
- Fife, Scotland
Oh no..... not in a million years.
We had a puppy leave today to go to his forever home..... in Northern Island.... involving a ferry trip..... I hope they arrived safely
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- Thread starter Charlie
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We had a puppy leave today to go to his forever home..... in Northern Island.... involving a ferry trip..... I hope they arrived safely
- Location
- Sydney, Australia
Not a chance in heck
Not that bad, been on and seen worse. All credit to them though for getting it berthed. It would be an exciting trip....
- Location
- Close to Devon/Somerset border
- Location
- Andorra and Spain
Hard pass. I'm just about as good on ferries as I am on planes.
Emily_Babbelhund
Mama Red HOT Pepper
- Location
- Regensburg, Germany
No kidding. All these storms better die down before Carbon and I head off for Dublin/San Francisco. Otherwise I'm not getting on that plane.Hard pass. I'm just about as good on ferries as I am on planes.
I'm very grateful that we seem to have missed the damage and flooding that others in the UK have had (those poor people in Yorkshire!) but I'm just about done with being stuck indoors, no matter how cozy. Time for Dennis to go take himself off somewhere else.
- Location
- Fife, Scotland
Unfortunately I don’t think the weather is to improve much over the next week or two.... or at least up here it isn’t!
- Location
- Melbourne, Australia
- Location
- Malvern Worcestershire
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- Cornwall , UK
Walking in the mud , again . Mind you , I did think to myself that at least we had a dry home to go back to , so sad for all those who have suffered from flooding , poor souls x
I can only add these , thanks to the skill of the people who fly these planes and the men and women that sail a boat , ship or ferry into port safely.
If you have decided to fly instead of use the ferry, you might have second thoughts.
Plane lands sideways on at Heathrow in fierce crosswinds
If you have decided to fly instead of use the ferry, you might have second thoughts.
Plane lands sideways on at Heathrow in fierce crosswinds
- Location
- Vlaardingen, the Netherlands
Just heard over the news that storm Ellen will be here coming weekend.....
- Location
- Andorra and Spain
I bet the Eurotunnel is booked to capacity
Boogie
Moderator
- Location
- Manchester UK
Our plane was very waggly on landing. But my son tells me it’s not a problem, they won’t land unless they know they can do it safely - and first officers aren’t allowed to land in high winds, only captains.
My son starts his captains training in June. He will be doing 1000s of hours in sims in high winds before he’s let loose on the public.
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My son starts his captains training in June. He will be doing 1000s of hours in sims in high winds before he’s let loose on the public.
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- Location
- Herefordshire, UK
Thanks Fay, it has been pretty diabolical up here, but for myself it is just been inconvenient, not so for everyone. You can see where the water must have risen to in the streams overnight on Sunday, it must of been absolutely torrential. One place that is normally scarcely a trickle has been completely gouged out by the force of the water, and not just gravel but big stones and rocks deposited at the bottom.
My daughters boyfriend had a scare on Saturday, he farms on the edge of the Brecon Beacons, he got into difficulty with his 4x4 truck towing a trailer with 2 cattle in -- the force of the water, which had risen very quickly as he had not long driven through it previously, pushed his vehicle off the road and a nearby farmer had to lift it up with his telescopic handler, to safety. Scary stuff.
- Location
- Close to Devon/Somerset border
Hell, very scary, thank goodness he was helped and OK. Good you are not in the danger zone, take care you and Cassie x
Candy
Biscuit Tin Guardian
- Location
- West Yorkshire, UK
Still very blustery here, with dramatic skies from our back doorstep this evening.
- Location
- Sydney, Australia
Yay! They have just announced lifting water restrictions back to level 1 meaning we can use a hose in the garden again. Our main dam has risen from 40% to 80%!! Rain glorious rain
Meanwhile in the UK you guys are getting too much of it
Meanwhile in the UK you guys are getting too much of it
I have a serious question. My heart goes out to all the people who have had to move out due to flooding and nothing brings it home to me, is when it involves people with animals.
Watching the news, the reporter was pulled down a street in a boat and introduced to some of the people who have 'refused' to leave their homes.
One couple are upstairs and asked why they haven't moved out, as there is no electricity or heating and the downstairs under water. Their reply was because of the amount of animals they have. They had chickens which are now being kept in the bathroom and they have a couple of cats and dogs. So I can understand why they need to stay.
So my question is, what do you do in such circumstances with your animals?
Watching the news, the reporter was pulled down a street in a boat and introduced to some of the people who have 'refused' to leave their homes.
One couple are upstairs and asked why they haven't moved out, as there is no electricity or heating and the downstairs under water. Their reply was because of the amount of animals they have. They had chickens which are now being kept in the bathroom and they have a couple of cats and dogs. So I can understand why they need to stay.
So my question is, what do you do in such circumstances with your animals?