The UK is supposed to be battered tonight by the worst storm of the year. It could be close to a hurricane as it gets here with winds over 80mph. What will you be doing to keep safe?
http://uk.news.yahoo.com/24112006/344/britain-braced-stormy-weather.html
2006-11-24 05:03:37 · 4 answers · asked by lollipoppett2005 6 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Weather
There is always that possibility that roofs will disappear. I hope my satellite dish don't take off.
2006-11-24 05:11:41 · update #1
Stop splitting hairs limey, I knew what I meant was a typo ok?
2006-11-24 05:19:15 · update #2
snowboy - gee thanks. If living on the flatest part of the UK ain't bad enough *sob sob sob!
2006-11-24 09:15:48 · update #3
Not going out in it, and hoping we don't end up roofless!
2006-11-24 05:06:41 · answer #1 · answered by pompeii 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not over here,we shouldn't because in Georgia in the Southeast U.S.A where i live at 5:02 PM there's not a cloud in the sky.You should move to
higher ground and get into a sturdy building and be prepared for
flash flooding,power outages,and even isolated tornadoes.
2006-11-24 09:04:35 · answer #2 · answered by snowboy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
LOL, the word is "batten" not button. It means to-
Prepare for trouble, as in Here comes the boss--batten down the hatches. This term originated in the navy, where it signified preparing for a storm by fastening down canvas over doorways and hatches (openings) with strips of wood called battens. [Late 1800s]
I hope that you guys will be ok. Listen for the news reports. Keep fresh batteries and food and water in case you lose electricity.
2006-11-24 05:19:14 · answer #3 · answered by QuiteNewHere 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
If your hatches are only held in place with buttons I would be afraid, very afraid.
Otherwise I'd get a nice take-away and a bottle of fizz.
PS the phrase is 'batten down the hatches'
2006-11-24 05:13:28 · answer #4 · answered by limey_not_lime 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋