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Christmas Eve notes
Morning all, from a sunny but cold Stornoway. It's only 4C / 39F outside, but nice and sunny. The weather radar shows widely dispersed showers coming in from the Atlantic, and glancing outside shows several anvil clouds in the vicinity. A hard frost is expected for mainland Scotland tonight. Not a bad day in other words. It is very wet in western England and Wales though. There is a chance of a White Christmas in the mountains, when hillsnow pushes across tonight.
Snow storms in the central US have claimed 11 lives, as a major cold front pushes east, dumping large amounts of snow. I hope no further fatalities will occur.
Following the death of 16 people in a ferry incident on the River Nile in Egypt a day or so ago, another accident is feared to have claimed more lives. A 12-storey towerblock has collapsed in the northern city of Alexandria. There are no definitive numbers of casualties. Many buildings in Egypt are not constructed according to regulations.
"A Very Merry Christmas",Guido ;-)
ReplyDeleteThere always seem to be tragedies at Christmas. Glad the weather is not to bad up your way. Merry Christmas again.
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As childish as this sounds, I've always thought why can't tragedy take a break at Christmas.
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My former neighbors called from Missouri and they are happily snowed in. They have not lost power and have plenty of provisions and have their daughter, son in law, and two grandkids right next door to them. He said that there are 4-5 foot drifts of snow in their back yard. It's really a shame that some countries haven't gotten the message about construction standards. So many people have to die needlessly. The powers that be should be prosecuted. Linda in WA
ReplyDeleteI do feel bad for people caught in these killer storms. Then I am thankful for life in Arizona. I kept thinking about those men drowning in the Clyde River. Do have a merry merry, Guido. Gerry
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