Storm Dennis - are we mad?

[Springiscoming20]

Have had a day out in London planned for months for all the family (12 people in total including children). It will require a 2 hour journey each way including car, an hour pn the train and then tube. We have non refundable tickets for something that cost a bloody fortune - hence a little pressure to try and still go.

Have visions of us stuck at Paddington with no way of getting home later this evening! That’s if we even make it in.

Are we made to try?

Mini eggs. Perfect. Good luck! We’re driving 100 miles west to see step kids for dinner (grownnup) we didn’t want to drop out, ive packed blankets and haribo, just incase!

Wind at the local mid anglia aerodrome is at 22 knots, thats around 25 MPH so breezey, with one or two light rain showers..

I'm in Surrey and it's blowing like crazy. Easily as bad as last week.
I would also have driven into somewhere like Northolt and got the tube

Gosh, I'm in Surrey too KizKiz but whilst it's breezy, it's nothing like last week.

Hope OP is OK and has trains homeward.

East coast of Scotland here. Not even close to as bad as last week. Pretty much normal for this time of year. Wet and windy.

So journey in was easy least. Travelling around london fine. We’re half way home on the train and whilst I don’t want to tempt fate the trains at full speed. So far, not a patch on last Sunday where the fence panel blew out and we had a 5 hour power cut!

However..not sure Tutankhamen was even worth it! Sacrilegious to say I know, but too many people crammed in like sheep in a pen so you couldn’t see anything without a long queue and elbows coming at you as people jostled for a look. Ready for bed now :) Hope everyone else travelling today had safe journeys

You really should have posted a thread about whether it was worth it before going op

You really should have posted a thread about whether it was worth it before going op

Ahh yes, it is busy and there are queues to look at the exhibits . When DH and I went there were some very bored children there (who were utter pains in the arse but I ignored them)

Many years ago we went to Cairo and I fainted in the Museum. So DH didn't get a chance to look properly .

The exhibit in London is fascinating in the detail and the work involved to bring them to one place .

But if you expect to see the most famous exhibit .....well prepare to be underwhelmed .

yes, lots of buildings in london to shelter from any wind.
not bad at all.
the trains were running,
the drive home was pretty scary but got home safe
the trains were pretty busy so people were not changing their plans

Always sensible to be prepared but don't overthink it. It's storm Dennis not Hurricane Dennis. UK weather trying to sexy up forecasts. It started when they started doing feels like - 5 instead of just the actual temperature

I’m sure my neighbour agrees with you waking up to a house under water and horrific winds to boot sorry you are insensitive to those who have faced the brunt of theses storms meanwhile I’ll sit here praying we are still dry in the morning

But it wasn't nationwide

@Vynalbob to those of use in South Wales who last night and for much of the morning were on a RED weather warning - with hundreds of houses flooded out (including some which as far as I know have never flooded and others who haven't been flooded for 20 years since they changed the flood defenses) with the river waters up above cars etc this has been horrendous - the strom itself wasn't/hasn;t been that bad - the aftermath is huge here

we were talking at school about the storm they told me it was called Trevor thus time, to be told it was Dennis. 😵😵 Chinese whispers. Caroline Flack is now more important than a storm I think😢😢 Snow as well is more hassle, how did you get on in the end? Springscoming20 ? 💙

Oh sorry read the thread it looks like everything went well and springiscoming20 you got home ok.

The last storm began with C so the next was never going to be called Trevor?

Its alphabetical* and usually alternates with boy / girl name
*apart from a few letters that aren't used.

Its actually fascinating how and why they name storms and the public can now get involved.

www.google.co.uk/amp/s/www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/amp/34581210

Pray to the weather gods for good weather on that day. And just that day. Bring rain ponchos, and still go. But have a back up plan on how to get back in case the train line is stuffed.

Listen... I'm. Heading to Dubai, Singapore, Malaysia, Cambodia and Vietnam in 4weeks but I'm not worried about corona so please don't worry about Dennis.

@whostoletheeyeoutyourteddybear you know Storm Dennis was last week don't you? No one's worried about it