Hurrican Gonzalo

[blackdog]

stay safe folks

 

http://www.express.co.uk/news/nature/524703/Hurricane-Gonzalo-weather-warning-UK-hit-hours

[andy Burgess]

had a piece of a ridge tile tumble down the roof yesterday Kieth. hope the rest stay in place tonight

[THE FIFER]

was on HMS Sheffield 1951, in Bermuda we had to get out to sea as a hurricane was blowing up, we were 10 days at sea in it, and when we got back into Bermuda it was a wreck, boats up the main streets etc, I never thought a ship could fight those massive waves, one of the Royal Marines duty while at sea was Lifebuoy sentry, very sacary in that weather through the night on the poop deck all alone,

[paddymac]

Just hope that any damage is minimal, I have spent this morning putting the perpex windows back up on front of the loft to keep the driving rain out

[BIGPETE]

was on HMS Sheffield 1951, in Bermuda we had to get out to sea as a hurricane was blowing up, we were 10 days at sea in it, and when we got back into Bermuda it was a wreck, boats up the main streets etc, I never thought a ship could fight those massive waves, one of the Royal Marines duty while at sea was Lifebuoy sentry, very sacary in that weather through the night on the poop deck all alone,

 

That sounds horrific mate and can only imagine what it would have been like to be there in the middle of it.

 

Fingers crossed this latest crazy weather will not hit the UK too hard.

[THE FIFER]

That sounds horrific mate and can only imagine what it would have been like to be there in the middle of it.

 

Fingers crossed this latest crazy weather will not hit the UK too hard.

 

think the west will get the worst of it,

[Tony C]

was on HMS Sheffield 1951, in Bermuda we had to get out to sea as a hurricane was blowing up, we were 10 days at sea in it, and when we got back into Bermuda it was a wreck, boats up the main streets etc, I never thought a ship could fight those massive waves, one of the Royal Marines duty while at sea was Lifebuoy sentry, very sacary in that weather through the night on the poop deck all alone,

I guess that's how it got the name 'poop deck'

[THE FIFER]

I guess that's how it got the name 'poop deck'

 

, some old sailors will know about them, the poop deck is technically a stern deck, which in sailing ships was usually elevated as the roof of the stern or "after" cabin, also known as the "poop .,