We're used to this

The British Met Office [weather buro] has issued a severe weather warning for southern parts of the UK. Over the weekend, winds could reach force 8 to 10, even 11. This could cause structural damage, bring down powerlines as well as trees. Naturally, people need to be aware of that. You always have idiots who'll go to a promenade and play chicken with the waves. Remember those people that got swept away on the southern coast of England a few weeks ago?

Says us up north: We had that last week, and did we get a warning? Barely. We don't get sombre-faced weathermen, soberly warning us of high winds. Nah. We're just the peasant cousins oop north.

Here is the text of the warning

Severe Gales Expected from 21:00 Fri 24 Nov to 15:00 Sat 25 Nov The Met Office is expecting a vigorous depression to move north across the United Kingdom Friday night into Saturday morning. There still remains some doubt as to the exact track and depth of the low, but it now appears that southern and eastern parts of the United Kingdom are most at risk from disruption. Gusts of 65-75mph are expected. Gusts to this strength are infrequent across the southeast and likely to lead to disruption to transport and power supplies. The strongest winds are expected later Friday into Saturday morning, with winds easing through the afternoon. This warning is expected to be superseded by Flash messages, otherwise an update will be provided by 1030am tomorrow, Saturday 25th November 2006.