Beautiful picture 
Weekend activities! (old thread reanimated)
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Iâm jealous
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Lol your kid would love. Still coming down but it probably wonât stick
Nice pics @paulstevenewing
Itâs a lazy day for us⊠just had our brunch and a slow startâŠ
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Thanks @Shenoy
Canât beat a lazy day sometimes.
The other half is out tonight so that continues my lazy day.
Few beers and appall asleep in front of the TV.
Enjoy your day.
Storm Ciara is bearing down tomorrow on UK. It is not itâs windspeed or rain which is an issue, it is the fact it is so big, the geographic impact will be broad. That means a finite capacity to repair systems (power, transport) will be spread thin so the average repair time will be higher.
So:
- Powercore all charged
- Bolder LC40/90/130 all charged
- hours of boxsets downloaded
- wait our turn without complaint, in no hurry means those who are in a hurry get priority.
- bins sealed and securied so no blowing down the street
- gas heaters turned off so their pilot lights blown out wonât gas us as we sleep
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Might want to get some water bottles in case a of water line breaks because of a fallen tree or something.
There is a storm announced here for some parts of Germany.
No fears.
Those forecasts are mostly more for âheadlinesâ only.
âMonster Sturmâ bad choice of words as usual in journalism.
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Looks like it could hit big @professor
Think Iâll plan a lazy day for tomorrow until it all blows over.
A few local outdoor attractions have already announced they will be closed (mainly the ones with wooded areas)
Some reports say we could get a monthâs rain in a day.
We are further south (Norfolk) and doesnât look like we will be hit as hard as some.
Wherever youâre located, keep safe 
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Some of these dramatised reports are crazy.
I like the ones where they say âwe could get huge rainfallâ and âthis could be the worst storm in historyâ.
Inevitably nothing happens, but it makes good headlines.
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Yes indeed, but thats journalism.
Creating headlines, the rest is without of content.
Of course it might be more dangerous at the shores.
You all should stay at home.
Preparing a meal?
If you need a recipe for âSchweinsbraten mit Knödelâ
let me know.
The roasted pork is easy but these âKnödelâ (bred balls) are tricky. 
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I am in a continual preparedness for a few days of things not working well, physically it is not difficult. In winter it is easier than summer as water is heavy
I then ignore the doom merchants, usually tabloid who want your eyeballs to then sell you something from advertisers. Whereâs there is fear, helped by ignorance, there is profit.
At least storm Ciara is on a Sunday, so fewer people are ignoring their inate senses and bullying through to work.
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Itâs winter so donât need much water, but yes, filled the kettle and some water bottles, and the kitchen sink to be for flushing toilet. The chances of anything major is tiny but if it does happen probably down for a day+
The UK is different to you in US, the water is mostly below ground so water is not disrupted, BUT the water is pumped continually needing electricity, not like many in US who use water towers so gravity handles short power outages. The UK keeps most of electrical cables underground so its only big major storm bring the the national grid down, not the odd fallen tree.
The most common UK problem is sheer human stupidity, people driving in conditions which makes emergency services do more work than they should.
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That looks yummy
It tastes better than it looks.
Of course you can buy those âKnödelâ already ready prepared.
(prefabricated?)
But home and handmade are the best!
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Guys stay safe through the storm! Stay home !
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The only thing I have to do after those storms
is collecting the things from our neighbor kids blown into our garden.
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Same here.
Oh, and also going outside making sure everyone has their correct wheelie bins!
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