Not Gone With The Wind (part 1)
With UK named storms all the rage (see what I did there?) and the Met Office keen on scaring folk into futile carbon compliance I take another squizz at historic wind speed for our inshore waters
Down here in the deep south of Engerlund we’ve just experienced Storm Henk. Before Storm Henk we experienced Storm Gerrit. Before Storm Gerrit we experienced Storm Fergus. Before Storm Fergus we experienced Storm Elin. Before Storm Elin we experienced Storm Debi. Before Storm Debi we experienced Storm Ciaran. Before Storm Ciaran we experienced Storm Babet, and before Storm Babet we experienced Storm Agnes. Coming up next will be Storm Isha.
During all these storms I can report that our twin wheelie bins (a green one for household refuse and a brown one for garden waste) have not moved one inch. Neither have our brown kerbside food waste bin, our green box for bottles, our black box for cardboard, and our blue bag for plastic waste all gone sailing down the road. I shall prove this with photographic evidence taken at 12:12GMT on Wednesday 3 January 2024 using the Dee mobile:
