UK Storms

[GodAtum]

Seeing the devastation thats happened in the Philippines its sad to think we though our storm was bad.

 

[jon0844]

If we had a storm like that here, I'm sure TOCs would still be getting moans on Twitter.

 

[Rich McLean]

If we had a storm like that here, the network would be down for at least a week

 

[ainsworth74]

I think more than the rail network would be down...

 

[infobleep]

You'd be very lucky to get access you twitter. Unless you had a satellite phone perhaps.

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[jon0844]

My comment wasn't supposed to be taken too seriously. I don't wish to make light of what happened either, which is probably pretty unimaginable.

 

[Xenophon PCDGS]

You'd be very lucky to get access you twitter. Unless you had a satellite phone perhaps.

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It was said this morning by a man who had had just one such type of telephone call from his brother over there that calls on that mode were being limited to three minutes,

 

[Muzer]

And this is why we should all become radio amateurs

(No reliance on infrastructure that might be destroyed or swamped with activity in a natural disaster. Used very effectively in America after Katrina and probably other hurricanes.)

 

[edwin_m]

What about all the people who would be injured by falling aerials?

 

[South Western]

If Britain had 200 mph wind speed the whole country would be at a standstill. Britain is just not organised well enough to cope. Not only would the railways cease to function but also most of the road system would be blocked, there would be no electricity consequently water supply and sewage disposal also paralyzed because both are pumped using electric motors. There would be no food supply because that comes by road, so total national disaster would ensue.

People who survived the catastrophic effects of the wind would then die of thirst and hunger, hospitals could not function so anybody in theatre would die as would the majority of patients.

I suggest we should all contribute to the Philippines Relief Fund. I speak regularly to Filipino people because they are the ones who operate the computer rescue services. Many are experts in this field, indeed some are talented Classical musicians like the pianist Cecille Licad.

They are vulnerable, educated and civilised folk just like us and now need our help very badly.

 

[YorkshireBear]

If Britain had 200 mph wind speed the whole country would be at a standstill. Britain is just not organised well enough to cope. Not only would the railways cease to function but also most of the road system would be blocked, there would be no electricity consequently water supply and sewage disposal also paralyzed because both are pumped using electric motors. There would be no food supply because that comes by road, so total national disaster would ensue.

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Tell me a country that is?