Storm Eunice

[KeyserSoze]

How we all holding up then? I'm working from home sat next to my balcony door with a creeping dread that the wind might rip it off the hinges at some point.

Folks trying to get up to Edinburgh from Bolton today. Optimistic.

Stay safe, everyone!

[Bruce Rioja]

How we all holding up then? I'm working from home sat next to my balcony door with a creeping dread that the wind might rip it off the hinges at some point.

Folks trying to get up to Edinburgh from Bolton today. Optimistic.

Stay safe, everyone!

I'm in Manchester. How will we know the difference?

[Abdoulaye's Twin]

Oddly enough, apart from a lack of sun, it is lovely up here. Not even a breeze!

We've had storm after storm since the New Year. So much so the locals don't reckon they've seen it so constant for so long in their lifetimes. Glad to be sitting this one out

Stay safe down there.

[Gooner Girl]

Thanks Storm Eunice. The one time I try and visit Bolton!

I had booked the train for travel north after the kids school today originally (West Sussex half term where they are in school is next week, East Sussex where I work in school is this week). Anyway, school was closed thanks to the storm so thought we would sack off home learning and try going up earlier. Got a train ok at Haywards Heath late morning but ended up sitting outside London Bridge on it for ages due to something on the line. Then had to get 2 tubes (with 3 kids and the worlds heaviest bag in tow) across London to Euston where they then declared no trains were going north anywhere at all. We waited for a couple of hours but nothing changed. Made the whole journey back as far as a station 30 min north of home where the train terminated but luckily Mr GG was there to pick us up. Came back home exhausted to a broken fence and a power cut. It’s been grim down south! Anyway, hoping to head up north by car very early tomorrow morning so if anyone sees a haggard looking southerner with 3 kids in tow at the wimbledon match say Hello! I still hope to make it even if park run plans are off!

[nicholaldo]

There were a few in our office today going home mid-afternoon "in case they cancel the trains".

It had nothing to do with wanting an early start to the weekend, of course...

[TANGODANCER]

There were a few in our office today going home mid-afternoon "in case they cancel the trains".

It had nothing to do with wanting an early start to the weekend, of course...

After reading G.G's nightmare day, I think I may well have joined them (back a ways of course).

[nicholaldo]

There were a few in our office today going home mid-afternoon "in case they cancel the trains".

It had nothing to do with wanting an early start to the weekend, of course...

After reading G.G's nightmare day, I think I may well have joined them (back a ways of course).

Yes, but these were almost all people travelling from one side of Manchester to the other. I think the furthest any of them were travelling was to Bolton.

Colour me sceptical.

[Abdoulaye's Twin]

There were a few in our office today going home mid-afternoon "in case they cancel the trains".

It had nothing to do with wanting an early start to the weekend, of course...

When I lived in that there London 2 hours each way often ended up being 3 or 4 hours each way - without extreme weather. Many a time I had to go on a completely different train line and get someone to drive cross country to come and get me.

I don't blame them scarpering tout suite.